Your House Counsel (“YHC”), the national consortium of insurance and corporate liability insurance defense law firms, has appointed Joseph F. Nicholas, Jr., the president and managing partner of Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., the organization's first group chair, a newly created position.

“Joe and his law firm represent what Your House Counsel is all about,” said Howard S. Shafer, the president and founder of Your House Counsel, which currently has over 30 member law firms across the country. “The skills, energy, and reputation for servicing that Joe brings to the group chair position will serve YHC well in our marketing and engagement programs,” Mr. Shafer added, referencing the position's primary areas of focus.

“I am delighted and honored to have been selected as YHC's first group chair,” Mr. Nicholas said. “From the first day that our firm joined Your House Counsel,” Mr. Nicholas continued, “we've seen it as a critically important way to meaningfully expand the firm's awareness among prospects beyond our own market. But of equal importance are the advantages YHC has given us to interact with and learn from our fellow Your House Counsel member firms.”

The appointment of Joe Nicholas as YHC's first group chair, “marks a turning point in the organization's history,” Mr. Shafer said, adding, “We've grown substantially over the last few years, adding new member firms and new clients.” With the addition of a group chair, said Mr. Shafer, “Your House Counsel is assured that our growth, reputation, and abilities to service clients on a national basis will continue and expand.”

Victoria Spears

Victoria Spears

Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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