Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Sarah B. Baker is the newest member of the firm, effective January 1, 2015.
Baker focuses her practice on Litigation, Employment and Labor, Oil and Gas and Administrative Law, including Tax Appeals and Ohio High School Athletic Association Eligibility Appeals. Baker joined Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. in the summer of 2009 and is based out of the firm’s Wooster office.
“It is both gratifying and rewarding to see a home-grown person come back and succeed in her chosen profession,” said Robert C. Gorman, Managing Member of Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. “We are delighted to have Sarah as an important player on the team for more years to come.”
Baker is a member of the Wayne County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and American Bar Association and is licensed to practice in Ohio and in front of the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Baker received her Bachelor of Science in psychology from BaldwinWallace University and a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron. She received her Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Baker’s corporate and civic involvement includes being a graduate of Leadership Wooster (2014), serving as a Board Member for the Rotary Club of Wooster, the YMCA of Wooster, and the Montessori School of Wooster, and as an Advisory Board Member of the Foundation for Hospital Art. She is also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wooster. Sarah resides in Wooster with her husband Charlie and two children.
Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. has 41 attorneys in its five offices in Ashland, Medina, Millersburg, Mount Vernon and Wooster. The firm, with a history dating back to the post-Civil War era, offers a sophisticated array of legal services. Principal areas of practice include general corporate/business, real estate, banking, estate planning and administration, litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property and oil and gas.