Book elected to District 8 OSBA Board of Governors
Attorney Thomas Todd Book of Portsmouth has been elected to serve a three-year term as District 8 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA).
District 8 includes 342 attorneys who reside or practice in Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties.
Book, a partner in the Portsmouth firm of Harcha, Book & Beck, LLC, and four-term member of the Ohio House of Representatives, was elected to his new post by area lawyers at an OSBA district meeting several months ago. He succeeds retiring District 8 representative Mark McCown. Book will also serve as a member of the OSBA Board of Governors’ Government Affairs Committee.
The 21-member Board of Governors meets monthly to manage the association’s business affairs, set policy, review pending legislation and conduct other business on behalf of the 25,000 Ohio lawyers who are OSBA members.
Book received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Michigan University and his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. In his community, he is a member of the Portsmouth Civic Forum and a trustee of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Book is married to his wife, Emily, who tutors dyslexic students. They have three children: Cassidy, Avery, and Meredith.
The Ohio State Bar Association, founded in 1880, is a voluntary association representing approximately 25,000 members of the bench and bar of Ohio as well as nearly 4,000 legal assistants and law students.
Through its activities and the activities of its related organizations, the OSBA serves both its members and the public by promoting the highest standards in the practice of law and the administration of justice.
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