Tony Cooper Merry

Background

Merry, Tony Cooper was born on October 16, 1951 in Dell Rapids, South Dakot. Son of Howard Jerome and Reda May (Schuldt) Merry.

Education

Sioux Falls College (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1989). Deputy State Auditor, 19791981, Commissioner of State Planning Agency, 1981-1983 and Governor's Chief of Staff, 1983-1986, South Dakota.

Career

Elementary music teacher, Beresford (South Dakot) Public Schools, 1973-1975; assistant executive director, South Dakot Municipal League, Pierre, 1975-1979; deputy state auditor, State South Dakot, Pierre, 1979-1981; commissioner state planning agency, State South Dakot, Pierre, 1981-1983; chief staff Governor South Dakot, State South Dakot, Pierre, 1983-1987; associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH., 1989-1993; partner, The Benefits Department Law Firm, Pittsburgh, 1993-1994; private practice, Blacklick, Ohio., 1994-1995; partner, McCarthy, Palmer, Volkema, Boyd and Thomas, since 1995.

Achievements

• Tony Cooper Merry has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

City commissioner City of Pierre, 1980-1982. Member American Bar Association, ATLA, Columbus Bar Association.

Connections

Married Margaret Ann Gizzi, May 27, 1997. 1 child, Megan Elizabeth.

Father:

Howard Jerome Merry

Mother:

Reda May (Schuldt) Merry

Spouse:

Margaret Ann Gizzi

child:

Megan Elizabeth Merry