Michael Vennum

Michael Vennum serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Pittsburgh CLO since January 2016 and has been Of Counsel at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP since November 2015. As an Adjunct Instructor at California University of Pennsylvania since August 2013, Vennum teaches in the Legal Studies Program. Previously, Vennum was a Partner at Burleson LLP from July 2010 to November 2015, focusing on natural gas land use and title practice. Vennum also held positions as Legal Counsel for Cricket Communications from January 2001 to March 2010 and as Corporate Counsel for Crown Castle, Inc. from September 1995 to December 2000, where responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and litigation management. Earlier experience includes serving as an Appellate Judicial Law Clerk at the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania from April 1994 to September 1995. Vennum holds a Master of Arts in Leadership and Liberal Studies from Duquesne University, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Political Science from Penn State University.