George Pilat Of Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Elected To Chair The Solon Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors For 2019

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., LPA (MRR) is proud to announce that attorney George V. Pilat has been elected Chair of the Solon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Voting took place in December with officers beginning their term on January 1, 2019. The Solon Chamber serves as advocates for the business community by supporting and fostering vibrant economic growth. George has been a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors since 2015, a Vice Chair since 2017, and has served on the Membership, Finance, and Governance Committees.

Mr. Pilat, a Partner at the firm’s Cleveland office, focuses his practice on business and commercial law, and insurance defense. He is Chair of the firm’s Business & Commercial Law Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Insurance Agents & Brokers Practice Group. He represents small and medium-size businesses and business owners as well as national and regional insurance companies, agencies, and agents, in all forms of transactional and litigation matters. George has also been selected as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for 2018 and 2019 in the field of insurance law.

For over 30 years George has built up his role as the “Legal Business Advisor” to all his clients, helping them to properly structure their organizations and operations, identify and address risks and challenges they face, provide sound counsel advice, and develop and implement cost-effective solutions to run their organizations better.

In addition to his service with the Solon Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Pilat is also a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Great Lakes Funding Network, and the Insurance Board of Northern Ohio (IBNO). George was also presented the “Friend of the Insurance Industry” award by the IBNO in 2013.