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HAMILTON — Marianne Pressman is a wife, mother and a grandmother who has been a police officer, a litigator, a local television news producer and a mayor.

So last summer when she was set to retire from Ohio Attorney General's Office, Pressman was looking forward to a little down time.

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones had a different offer.

Pressman is now working part time at the sheriff's office as an in-house counsel of sorts. For 20 hours a week, she assists in personnel matters, fulfills requests from attorneys and news media, and helps prepare for civil litigation — all of which she has first-hand experience in. Pressman's salary is $37,500.

In the 1960s, Pressman was one of the first nine women to complete Cincinnati police training. She served in the juvenile section for two years. When Pressman and her husband, Hal, moved to California, she worked for the state.

Pressman also spent several years producing a call-in show for consumer problems at Channel 5 in Cincinnati. She earned her law degree in 1992. While in law school, Pressman interned at the attorney general's office and after graduation was hired full time.

"I (worked) 16 years at the attorney general's office doing corrections litigation, representing prison officials in civil rights cases," Pressman said. She retired from there July 31.

She also served as a council member and mayor for Amberly Village .

Pressman, who lives in Deerfield Twp., said she likes to keep busy.

Jones said Pressman's background makes her a perfect fit for the office.

"She is just what I was looking for, an attorney with a background in corrections, a police officer, worked in the news media," Jones said.

"You know it takes an attorney to deal with attorneys," he said. "She knows her way around the courtroom and personnel matters."

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