ANN MARIE HAWKINS

ANNMarieHawkinsispresidentof Hawkinsand Company, LLC, a law firm in Cleveland. Also a CPA,herpracticeareasaretaxation,probate,estate and trust, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and a general business practice. Hawkins is licensed as an attorney and CPA in both Ohio and Florida, and as an attorney in Wisconsin. Hawkins earned a BA, with honors, from the University of Notre Dame. She was part of the university’s first class of women. She received a JD from Marquette University. Hawkins has been married to David Hodgson for 36 years and they have seven children: Dara, Ann Marie, Davey, Patrick, Timmy, Shane and Cuchulainn. Hawkins traces her ancestry to counties Sligo, Mayo and Cork. She is the president of the Irish American Law Society of Cleveland, and the past chairman of the board of Trustee of Notre Dame College.