Stephanie Hand-Cannane
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Whether my client is an established financial institution or a small mom and pop shop, they need and deserve legal representation customized to achieve the best possible result. Accordingly, my approach is different for each client and each matter. I always make sure to discuss with my client the strengths and weaknesses of their case in order to form a strategy that will provide them with the best outcome.

Stephanie Hand-Cannane represents a wide range of financial institutions in a variety of litigated matters. She defends lending and servicing clients against alleged violations of a number of regulatory statutes, including TILA, RESPA, HOEPA, FDCPA, FCRA. She also represents corporations and small businesses in corporate, transactional, real estate, and commercial liability matters. From clients ranging from small limited liability companies to large multistate corporations, she provides guidance on complex matters such as commercial contract negotiations, corporate governance, real estate development, and mergers and acquisitions.

Stephanie partners with her clients to form an approach that’s a unique hybrid of practicality and sensitivity. With respect to the former, she analyzes each matter in a no-nonsense way. She counsels clients with a focus on identifying and pursuing practical, business-minded positions while still zealously representing their interests.

She is also skilled at sizing up and evaluating the personalities engaged in a dispute, and the specific legal positions of each, and crafting workable solutions based on them.  In emotionally loaded situations, Stephanie’s patience, tact, and sensitivity will produce a first-rate outcome.

Regardless of the approach or the situation, Stephanie’s attention to detail combined with her resourceful attitude enable her to devise successful plans of action for each client. Stephanie’s goal is unchanging: the best possible result for her clients.

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  • Am I subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?

    Civil Liability for Criminal Act Buddenberg v. Weisdack, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3832 In this case, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a criminal conviction is not a condition precedent to filing a claim under R.C. 2307.60 for a civil cause of action based on injuries sustained due to a criminal act. The Bullet Point: PursuantMore

  • Did I properly verify income under the Truth-in-Lending Act’s Ability to Repay Rule?

    Ability to Re-pay Rule Elliott v. First Fed. Community Bank of Bucyrus, 6th Cir. No. 19-3690, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 21470 (July 8, 2020) In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the district court’s decision to grant a lender summary judgment, holding that the bank’s failure to verify and documentMore

  • Am I bound by an arbitration agreement I did not sign?

    TCPA Government-Debt Exception Barr v. Am. Assn. of Political Consultants, ___U.S.___ (2020) The United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, striking down the 2015 government-debt exception to the TCPA and upholding the ban on robocalls made to cell phones. The Bullet Point: Congress passed theMore

  • Am I a party entitled to enforce a promissory note?

    Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Aungst v. Light, 9th Dist. Summit No. 29349, 2020-Ohio-3347 In this appeal, the Ninth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, finding that when a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit is based upon acts beyond a corporation’s authority (i.e., an ultra vires act) that have already been committed, the shareholder must demonstrate that itsMore

  • Am I a third-party beneficiary under a contract?

    Third-Party Beneficiary Santagate v. Pennsylvania Higher Edn. Assistance Agency (PHEAA), 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-705, 2020-Ohio-3153 In this appeal, the Tenth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision in part, holding that student loan servicing is not a consumer transaction under the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) and that the consumer was not anMore

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Education

  • University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 2013)
  • Kent State University (B.A., Communications, 2010)

Admissions

Bar Admissions
  • Ohio

Honors

  • Who’s Who in American Law
  • Member of the Year, The Junior League of Stark County, Ohio, Inc.

Affiliations

Professional

  • Ohio State Bar Association: Corporate Counsel, Litigation, Women in Law, and Young Lawyers Sections
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Member
  • Ohio Women’s Bar Association, Member
  • Akron Bar Association: Business & Corporate Law and Women in Law Sections
  • Portage County Bar Association: Grievance/Ethics Committee and Community Legal Services Committee
  • Stark County Bar Association, Member
  • Home Builders Association of Portage and Summit Counties, Member
  • American Association of Professional Landmen, Former Member

Community

  • Kent State University, Hyde Park Forum Judge, 2019
  • The Junior League of Stark County, Ohio, Inc. Executive Board of Directors - Treasurer, 2016-2018
  • The University of Akron School of Law, Trial Team Coach, 2013-2016

Outside the Office

In her free time, Stephanie enjoys traveling and immersing herself in new cultures and new places. She also volunteers with various charitable organizations, including women’s shelters and centers for people with disabilities.