Employee of the Year

Ohio family law attorneys focusing on Divorce and Custody.

2025 Employee of the Year Winner

The law firm of Barr, Jones & Associates LLP is proud to award the honor of Employee of the Year to:

Congratulations to Kate Venable in our Columbus Office on being named Employee of the Year! Kate is a highly self-directed professional with an exceptional record of client satisfaction and no reported complaints. Known for a collaborative approach that fosters seamless interoffice relations, she consistently ranks in the top third of the firm for billable hours, delivering high-value, efficient results.

Kate is a big sports fan and loves the Detroit Lions and Chicago Cubs. Since she is an Alabama native, it’s only right that she is a fan of her alma mater, The University of Alabama… Roll Tide! She also has a Master’s in Theology and loves spending time with her three fur babies.

Congratulations Kate, on a job well done!

Kate Venable

Senior Associate Attorney

Columbus Metro Office
kvenable@barrjoneslegal.com

2025 Winners

Employee of the Year: Kate Venable

January	Dominic Roeder	July	Noelle Day
February	Christiana Liff	August	Alex Petraglia
March	Corrina Lewis	September	Abigail Simpson
April	Devonaire Hargrow	October	Mitchell Stowers
May	Kyle Bowling	November	Meghan Brooks
June	Jeffrey Wren	December	Ashlee Wozniak

Previous Winners

2024 (click to view)

Employee of the Year: Monica Welker

January	Unavailable	July	Abi Simpson
February	Dev Hargrow	August	Tami Harmon
March	Kyle Bowling	September	Shannan Dillen
April	Alex Petraglia	October	Scott Martin
May	Kate Venable	November	Mitch Stowers
June	Monica Welker	December	Dirk Kaufman

2023 (click to view)

Employee of the Year: Noelle Day

January	Abi Simpson	July	Abi Simpson
February	Dev Hargrow	August	Becky Davis
March	Noelle Day	September	Michael Vest
April	Meghan Brooks	October	Alex Petraglia
May	Anna Castellini	November	Noelle Day
June	Sara Noble	December	Rachel Forrest

2022 (click to view)

Employee of the Year: Abigail Simpson

January	Abi Simpson	July	Sam Warnecke
February	Charlyne Adams	August	Kyle Bowling
March	Scott Martin	September	Kate Venable
April	Larry Levinson	October	Abigail Simpson
May	Monica Welker	November	Mitchell Stowers
June	Sara Noble	December	Andrew Brasse

2021 (click to view)

Employee of the Year: Sara Noble

January	R. Mirdamad	July	R. Cockran
February	Jared Reckard	August	Eric Ricker
March	Abi Simpson	September	Abi Simpson
April	Sara Noble	October	Monica Welker
May	C.J. Nunley	November	Andrew Brasse
June	Meg. Schmucker	December	R. Mirdamad

2020 (click to view)