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KWGD Announces Legal Scholarship Award Recipients

07.31.20 written by

Canton, Ohio: The Law Firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that its annual “Samuel Krugliak Legal Student Scholarship” has been awarded to Michael T. Callahan II and Nathan Newcomer. “The recipients of these awards represent the characteristics exemplified by our late founding attorney, Sam Krugliak, whom this annual scholarship honors,” said Director, Ronald W. Dougherty, member of the firm’s Scholarship Committee. “We believe their academic achievements and deep commitment to civic involvement, along with the strong desire to practice in the area after completing graduation, are commendable.” The scholarship is awarded annually to assist law students who exemplify the firm’s ethics and who intend to practice law in any one of the geographic regions served by the firm within the counties of Stark, Wayne, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Summit, Holmes, Mahoning, or Columbiana. 

Michael T. Callahan II, a Summit County native, received his B.A. Degree in Economics and is currently a Juris Doctor candidate at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he is an Associate Editor of the Ohio State Business Law Journal. 

Nathan Newcomer, a Stark County native, received his B.A. in Business Management from Maranatha Baptist University and currently is currently a Juris Doctor candidate at The University of Akron School of Law. 

Established in 1958, the firm provides representation across 25 various practice areas of law, including Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate and Construction, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Lending and Finance, Taxation, Health Care, Environmental Law, OSHA, Probate and Estate Planning, and Litigation in all areas. The firm has over 50 attorneys with offices in Canton, Akron, Alliance, New Philadelphia, and Sugarcreek. For more information visit www.kwgd.com.