From left: Ted Mohler and Renisa Dorner

From left: Ted Mohler and Renisa Dorner

The Ohio Supreme Court board that investigates the unauthorized practice of law has elected its 2018 leadership.

Renisa Dorner, a partner at Spengler Nathanson in Toledo, will serve as chair, becoming the first woman to be elected in that role. She served as vice chair last year.

Ted Mohler, an attorney at Nationwide Insurance, also from Toledo, will serve as vice chair.

Established by Rule VII of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, the board consists of 13 members who are appointed to three-year terms by the Supreme Court. The board conducts hearings, preserves the record, and makes findings and recommendations to the Supreme Court in cases involving the alleged unauthorized practice of law.

The board is also authorized to issue informal nonbinding advisory opinions on matters concerning the unauthorized practice of law.