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BMD Member Bob Hager Receives 2026 St. Thomas More Award

Press Release
November 9, 2026

CLEVELAND, OH – Brennan Manna & Diamond (BMD) is pleased to announce that Member Bob Hager has received the 2026 St. Thomas More Award from the Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

The St. Thomas More Award recognizes outstanding personal integrity, professional excellence and community service. Bob has a longstanding connection to the Lawyers Guild, having played an instrumental role in reestablishing the organization with the Reverend A. James Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, and reinstating the Red Mass in 2001. Bob is also a past president of the Lawyers Guild.

Beyond his work with the Lawyers Guild, Bob has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to his faith and community through service to numerous Catholic and Jesuit organizations. His involvement has included leadership and board service with John Carroll University, the Jesuit Retreat Center and Walsh Jesuit High School.

Named in honor of St. Thomas More, the patron saint of lawyers, the award reflects the values of integrity and service that have defined Bob’s career and community involvement.

Robert A. Hager
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BMD Promotes Jennifer Shankleton to Chief Growth and Development Officer

June 28, 2023The business law firm of Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys in 11 offices across the country – has announced the promotion of Jennifer Shankleton to Chief Growth and Development Officer.Press Release

BMD Enters Joint Venture with Colombian Law Firm

January 20, 2023ORLANDO, FL – the business law firm of Brennan, Manna, Diamond (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys and ten offices across the country – entered into a joint venture with Colombian law firm AZC Abogados.Press Release

Cleveland Law Firm Joins the BMD Business Family

January 6, 2023The business law firm of Brennan, Manna, Diamond (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys and eight offices across the country – has announced The O’Brien Law Firm, LLC, joined BMD effective January 1, 2023.Press Release

Brennan, Manna, & Diamond Relocates Jacksonville, Florida Office to Southpoint

June 15, 2022JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – June 15, 2022 – Brennan Manna Diamond, a business law firm serving Northeast, Central and Southwestern Florida, is proud to announce that on June 16th its Jacksonville office is relocating to 5210 Belfort Road, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida. BMD is shifting its downtown office to Southpoint. The new location, centralized in the heart of Southpoint’s growing business, retail and restaurant area, will allow us to better serve our clients with easier accessibility. The new space will allow BMD to continue to grow and support our clients and the communities in which we work. “We are thrilled to relocate to the growing business district of Southpoint. This move will give us a better opportunity to accommodate our clients and our team of attorneys and employees. We will continue to support our community and the businesses we serve,” said Matthew T. Jackson, Managing Partner of the Jacksonville office.Press Release

Press Release: Fluresh Completes Historic Cannabis Industry Financing With $48 Million in Engagements From Federally Chartered Bank

April 18, 2022Fluresh LLC, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis operators in Michigan, announced today the closing of a senior secured note with a federally regulated commercial bank headquartered in southeast Michigan. The secured Bank Note closed on December 28, 2021, and is for aggregate gross proceeds of $25 million. The Bank Note has a variable interest rate and, at the time of closing, bore an interest rate of 5.75% per annum with 50% of the aggregate proceeds capped at 7.0%.
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