about ron
Ron Koehler
Ron Koehler grew up in the Firestone Park area of Akron and what is now New Franklin and attended Northwest High School, then the University of Akron, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He attended Akron University’s School of Law and received a Juris Doctor degree in 1986. While in law school, Ron worked as a law clerk and bailiff in Stark County Common Pleas Court.
After graduating, Ron worked as an associate attorney for one law firm in Canton, then another law firm in Akron, before starting his own law practice in 1989. Ron served as a Springfield Township trustee from 2002 through 2005, deputy director, then director, of the Summit County Board of Elections from 2010 to 2012, and served on Summit County Council from 2017 through 2020. Ron participates in the Akron Bar Association, where he was chairman of the Probate Law Section, Municipal Court and Fee Arbitration Committees. Ron is married to Susan, and has three children and five grandchildren. Ron is a member of Christ Community Chapel in Hudson, a trustee of the Ohio Christian Alliance, and member of the Akron South Gideons. He follows the Browns, Indians, Cavs, Zips, and Buckeyes, and enjoys gardening, bicycle riding, and the beach.
