Background
McKay, Hugh Emerson was born on January 18, 1956 in Cleveland. Son of Ellis H. and Caroline (Emerson) McKay.
McKay, Hugh Emerson was born on January 18, 1956 in Cleveland. Son of Ellis H. and Caroline (Emerson) McKay.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Ohio and United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Member: Cleveland Bar Association (Member, Board of Trustees, 1991-1994). Life Member, Eighth District Judicial Conference.
Master Bencher and President, Harold Burton Inn of Court. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Deposition Program.
Leadership Cleveland, Class of 1998.
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur is a nationally known Business law firm delivering creative solutions for large, mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses. Porter Wright"s Cleveland presence traces to 1983 and emphasizes complex litigation issues, business transactions, commercial and municipal finance, bankruptcy and debt, estate planning and probate. The Firm, which traces its origins to 1846, has over 250 lawyers practicing in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio.
Washington, District of Columbia
And Naples Florida.
Board trustees Heights Cmty. Congress, Cleveland, 1988-1993, Tom Evert DanceCo., Cleveland, 1989-1994. Board directors American Red Cross Greater Cleveland (Ohio) Chapter, since 1995.
Member Cleveland Bar Association (board of trustees 1992-1994), American Inns of Court (masterof bench Burton Inn).
Married Sue Gidley, October 13, 1984. Children: Jacob, Andrew.