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BMD Announces Jessica K. Hew Promoted to Partner

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(Akron, Ohio and Orlando, Florida) - Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) is pleased to announce Attorney Jessica K. Hew has been promoted to Partner, effective March 15, 2024. Jessica joined the firm’s Orlando office in early 2023, returning to private practice after working as in-house general counsel after working as a Vice-President, Underwriting Counsel managing the Florida Commercial Division Agencies for a national title insurance underwriter and managing international legal expense contracts for an international cloud-based business payment solution company. She has more than 30 years of experience as a litigation and appellate attorney.

Throughout her career, Jessica has worked on multi-faceted cases involving general civil, commercial, business, and real estate issues. She is a civil litigator, appellate attorney, arbitrator, and mediator, with experience in complex litigation with document intensive case management, including electronically stored information. Her legal practice areas include administrative law, corporate and business law, labor/employment, derivative actions, real estate and construction, mortgage and deficiency, HOA and condominium associations, declaratory actions, bankruptcy, torts, discrimination, insurance defense, intellectual property, family, probate, slander/defamation, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, professional licensing, professional negligence, Constitutional, adversary proceedings, local council, local government, and qui tam actions.

Jessica has been designated a “Best Lawyer” by Best Lawyers in America© and Orlando® The City’s Magazine. She is also an author and speaker with professional, community, and charitable organizations, including Orange County Bar Association, Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association, East Orlando Chamber of Commerce, and various mentoring programs. As a member of BMD’s Empowerment and Opportunity Committee, she helped facilitate the Diversity Speaker Series for the firm in 2023 and moderated the Asian American Heritage webinar.

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Brennan, Manna & Diamond was founded in 2000 with the goal of combining highly skilled, talented attorneys with practical experience in business matters, to create a new way to provide legal and business services to its clients. BMD’s access to a network of successful business entrepreneurs, consultants and developers allows for innovative solutions, symbiotic partnerships, and sound legal and business advice. BMD serves clients of all types and sizes in numerous industry sectors nationwide, in the areas of: Business and Corporate; Construction Law; Employment and Labor; Finance; Government Affairs; Healthcare; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; M&A; Real Estate; Tax, Estate, Asset Protection and Wealth Management and more. For additional information, please visit www.bmdllc.com.


Ohio Super Lawyers® Recognizes 23 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2026 Lists

Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) celebrates the inclusion of 23 attorneys in the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars lists. This recognition highlights outstanding attorneys through a rigorous evaluation of professional achievement and peer recognition.

Brennan, Manna & Diamond Shares Promotion Announcements in 25th Anniversary Year

BMD promotes Mathew Doney with the Akron office and Alicia Kupcinskas with the Jacksonville office to Member. Brennan, Manna & Diamond, a multi-regional business law firm, celebrates the promotion of two attorneys to Member. As BMD reflects on its strong 25-year history, these promotions reaffirm the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit for continued growth and success over the next 25 years.

BMD Named to the 2026 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Brennan Manna & Diamond (BMD) is recognized among the leading law firms in the nation according to the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers®  "Best Law Firms." The firm is recognized in the metropolitan areas of Akron, Cleveland, Fort Myers (Bonita Springs office), Jacksonville, and Orlando.

Best Lawyers Recognizes 35 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2026 Edition

BMD proudly announces that 35 of our attorneys have been named to the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. We are especially honored to share that Jack T. Diamond has been recognized as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year® for Health Care Law, Akron, OH.

Justin Alaburda Named BMD’s Next President

Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) is proud to announce that Justin M. Alaburda has been appointed President of the firm, effective May 1, 2025. A longtime leader within BMD, Justin brings over a decade of legal and strategic leadership experience to this new role, while continuing to serve as Managing Partner of the Akron office. His appointment follows the impactful tenure of Matthew A. Heinle, who now serves as President Emeritus and Founding Partner. This leadership transition marks an exciting chapter for the firm as it continues to grow and evolve.