Portage County Prosecutor's Office Civil Division

The Civil Division provides legal representation to all County elected officials and their respective offices. It also provides legal representation to all County Boards and Commissions, the County's eighteen Townships, their Trustees, Clerks, and Zoning Boards. This Division represents all of these entities in matters of litigation in State and Federal Courts, contracts, personnel matters, collection of real estate and personal property taxes owed the County, and rendering general legal advice to all of the County and Township officials. This Division is staffed by nine attorneys, law clerks, an investigator, and their support staff.

Attorneys

Denise Smith: Division Chief. Represents County Commissioners, Board of Elections, Civil Rights, Common Pleas, Domestic Relations, Juvenile/Probate and Municipal Court Judges, Labor & Personnel, Probate, Sheriff, Port Authority

Theresa Scahill: Represents Adult Protective Services, Building Department, Clerk of Courts, County Engineer, Health District, Mental Health and Recovery Board, Board of Developmental Disability, Regional Planning, Solid Waste District, Probation Department, Water Resources

Allison Manayan: Represents Department of Human Services, Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency.

Charmine Ballard: Represents Department of Human Services, Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency.

Chris Meduri: Represents Airport Authority, Liquor Hearings, Tax Incentive Programs, Townships, Zoning

Jared Smiley: Represents County Auditor, County Treasurer, Board of Revision, Coroner, Data Processing, Audit Reviews, Board of Tax Appeals, Budget Commission, Records Commission, Emergency Management Agency, Veterans’ Services

David Brode: Represents Library Boards, County School Board (Education Service Center), Dog Warden, County Recorder, Park District, Workers’ Compensation, County Nursing Home (Non-Personnel Issues), Schools, Welfare Fraud

Support Staff

Barbara Ruonavaara, Paralegal

The Portage County Prosecutor's Office
241 South Chestnut Street
Ravenna, Ohio 44266

Phone Numbers:
Office: (330) 297-3850
Victim/Witness: 1-800-201-3857
FAX Lines:
Criminal Division: (330) 297-3856
Civil Division: (330) 297-4594

E-mail: prosecutor@portageco.com

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

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