George Aronoff, senior partner at the law firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, has been named honorary chair and James Koehler, partner at the law firm Gallagher Sharp Fulton & Norman, has been named chair of the CWRU School of Law's current $25 million comprehensive fund-raising campaign, "Leading the Way in Legal Education."

"We are honored to have two of our most distinguished graduates as alumni leaders of our Leading the Way campaign," said Gerald Korngold, dean and McCurdy Professor of Law. "Their input will be extremely important and will help ensure success of this ambitious campaign."

Aronoff graduated cum laude with his bachelor's degree in 1956 from Western Reserve University (predecessor to CWRU). He was first in his class when he graduated Order of the Coif from CWRU School of Law in 1958, where he was associate editor of the Law Review.

He served as director of several public companies and is a trustee of CWRU and the Cleveland Orchestra. He also is a member of the law school's Visiting Committee and a member of the school's honorary Society of Benchers.

Koehler earned his bachelor's degree from the College of Wooster and graduated Order of the Coif from the CWRU School of Law in 1973, where he also was associate editor of the Law Review and editor of the Journal of International Law. He was inducted into the law school's Society of Benchers in 1997 and has been vice-chair and co-chair of the law school's annual fund campaigns.

He has served in numerous roles in the Law Alumni Association, most recently as president from 2000-2002. Koehler currently is a member of the law school's Visiting Committee.

The Leading the Way in Legal Education campaign, which began in 1999 and was made public last fall, is the largest in the school's history and has raised $18.7 million to date.