Managing Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
When Deborah Read became Managing Partner of Thompson Hine in 2012, she was the first woman to lead a Cleveland-based national law firm. She has also served as Hiring Partner, Chair of the Tax, Benefits, and Planning Department, and Chair of the Lawyer Personnel Committee. During her tenure as Hiring Partner, she created a unique hiring and integration program which led the firm to be listed as one of the top firms of its size for lateral partner satisfaction and integration. In 2016, the ABA named Deborah a "Legal Rebel" for redesigning the firm's approach to practice and client service. She is also Director of the Greater Cleveland Partnership and Co-Chair of the Commission on Economic Inclusion.
Diversity efforts at Thompson Hine include diversity fellowships for 1Ls and 2Ls, a robust women's initiative, and programs for diverse law students, including an externship in Washington, DC that provides students with practical work experience and one-on-one mentoring. The firm has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index every year since 2013.
Joined LCLD 2020
Highlights of LCLD Participation
Fellows Program
Fellows nominated:
2023: Tanya Nesbitt; 2022: Layla Lumpkin; 2021: Philip Sineneng; 2020: Tarnetta Jones
Pathfinders Program
Pathfinders nominated:
2023: Matthew Harris, Anna Stark; 2022: Michael Steele, Austin Alexander; 2021: Jasmine Hurley, Kaoru Suzuki; 2020: Christina Rather, Jason Carruthers
1L LCLD Scholars Program
Scholars hosted:
2022: Daniela Foltz, Marah Bae, Christelle Tchaou, Delali Nenonene; 2021: Stephanie Darville, Brianna Watkins, Vanessa Boddy, Anthony Long
Success in Law School Mentoring Program
Mentors provided: 2021, 2020
Member: Deborah Read
Diversity Professional: Nirvana Dove, Kiara Watkins, Jill Atkisson, Sabrina Denton, Justine Lewis
