Sarasota Attorney Becomes First Female Leader of National Law Firm

SARASOTA, FL. — Sarasota Attorney Jennifer B. Compton will become the first woman to lead the Shumaker Law Firm—a national firm with offices in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The announcement comes after the Shumaker Management Committee voted to promote Jennifer to Chair and Jaime Austrich to Vice Chair of the Management Committee. 'On behalf of Shumaker, we are honored to have Jennie and Jaime lead the firm and are confident they will help achieve our goal of making a difference for our clients, in our communities, and to our culture,' said Thomas P.