CHERYL THORPE MAIMONA, ESQ.  Mrs. Cheryl T. Maimona was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and was raised on a farm in Delaware County, Ohio. She graduated from Centerburg Local Schools and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The Ohio State University, cum laude and with distinction in political science. After graduation from Capital University Law School, Mrs. Maimona practiced law in Bellefontaine, Ohio, during which time she served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, including First Assistant Prosecutor and Chief of the Civil Division for Logan County, and represented all of the Logan County school boards for several years. She also was a partner in the Logan County law firm of MacGillivray, O'Connor & Thorpe concurrent with her role as Assistant Prosecutor. During that time, she was also President of the Logan County Bar Association and was the solicitor for the Villages of Belle Center, Quincy and West Mansfield, Ohio. During her twenty years of experience in the practice of public law, Mrs. Maimona has also served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and as an attorney with a law firm in Hammond, Indiana. While with the law firm, she served as special counsel to the City of Hammond and was the attorney for the Hammond Redevelopment Commission. Mrs. Maimona was legal counsel to the City of Hammond Redevelopment Commission for the financing and construction of a new city marina, and worked on several economic development projects and labor law matters for the city. Mrs. Maimona worked as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Summit County handling school and labor law matters prior to joining the law firm of Pepple & Waggoner, Ltd. In addition to her public law practice, Mrs. Maimona also has experience in corporate and business law. Currently, Mrs. Maimona concentrates in representing school districts in special education, sexual harassment matters, and general representation issues. Mrs. Maimona has been admitted to practice in the state courts of Ohio and Indiana, Federal Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, Northern District of Indiana, and the United States Supreme Court. Mrs. Maimona is a member of the American, Ohio State, Cleveland and Akron Bar Associations and the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys. She is currently a member of the Education Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association and also serves on the Employment-Labor Law Committee of the Akron Bar Association. Email: cmaimona@pepple-waggoner.com |
