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18 LEGAL MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE AQUIRES BUCKLEY MADOLE OFFICES McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (MRLP), a multistate law firm that handles "a full range of regulatory compliance issues, legislative issues, residential and commercial foreclosures, retail closings, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, bankruptcies, evictions, and related litigation matters for many of the nation's largest financial institutions," announced that it had acquired the regional offices of Buckley Madole in several states. e acquisition includes regional offices in the states of California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC will continue to go by the same name, but former Buckley Madole shareholders Larr y Buckley, Luke Madole, Michael Gonzales, Rich Haber, Anthony Risalvato, and Adam Womack have joined MRLP as Partners. LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATES Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss (LSR) announced it is welcoming two new Associate Attorneys to the firm's robust litigation department. William (Scott) P. Leaman and Charles (Chuck) Rust have joined the ranks of LSR's veteran team of lawyers, whose combined professional experience spans over 400 years. With a concentration on default and complex litigation resolution in Ohio and Kentucky, LSR's attorneys and staff personify the firm's strong business acumen and commitment to superior customer service. rough the highest quality legal work and efficient production, LSR continues to adapt to the ever-changing industry. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS Potestivo & Associates, P.C. announced Art Sriratana has been promoted to Supervising Attorney in the firm's Chicago office. Sriratana first joined Potestivo & Associates, P.C. in 2014. Prior to this promotion, he most recently served as the Associate Attorney for the Foreclosure Department at the firm's Chicago office. Sriratana received his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004. In addition, the firm has promoted Alexander Potestivo to Associate Attorney. He will also serve and represent the firm in the Chicago office, assisting with matters related to creditors' rights litigation and foreclosure. Potestivo initially joined Potestivo & Associates, P.C., in 2008 as a File Clerk in the Firm's Rochester, Michigan, office. He was subsequently promoted to a Law Clerk position in the Chicago office. TROMBERG LAW GROUP EXPANDS Andrea Tromberg, Esq. has acquired Gladstone Law Group, the firm at which she has served as Managing Partner since 2011. Now branded Tromberg Law Group, the firm is 100 percent woman owned. "I don't view myself as any kind of pioneer," Tromberg said. "I have worked for some of the largest servicers and investors in the industry, and I am looking forward to continuing a leadership role in our field. I believe it is the best firms with the best attorneys that ultimately succeed. at's what we already have at Tromberg Law Group. But if I can help pave the way just a little bit, I am proud to be a part of it." "I don't view myself as any kind of pioneer. … I believe it is the best firms with the best attorneys that ultimately succeed. That's what we already have at Tromberg Law Group. But if I can help pave the way just a little bit, I am proud to be a part of it." – Andrea Tromberg, Esq., Tromberg Law Group WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS COMPLIANCE OFFICER TO SERVE ON MAP COMMITTEE Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA (WWR), a full-service creditors' rights law firm now in its 87th year of client service, announced that Compliance Officer Eileen M. Bitterman has been selected to serve on the 2017-18 ACA International Member Attorney Program (MAP) Committee. Bitterman is based in WWR's Brooklyn Heights office. She is a Shareholder and the firm's Compliance Officer, and holds more than 20 years' tenure with the firm. She has been selected as an Ohio Rising Star, and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest available rating for legal ability and professional ethics. MOVERS & SHAKERS Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Keep up with who's doing what and who went where