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| | Address | 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Suite 300 | | Naples, Florida 34108-2709 | | (Collier Co.) | | | |
| | | Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Agricultural Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business and Corporate, Complex Litigation, Construction, Employee Benefits, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Federal Administrative Law, Federal Contracting and Procurement, Financial Institutions, General Practice, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology, Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1846 | Firm Profile:
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is a nationally known business law firm delivering creative solutions for large, mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses. Porter Wright's Naples presence began in 1987 and serves permanent and part year residents and many businesses in southwest Florida. The Firm's Florida attorneys emphasize estate planning and probate, estate litigation, real estate, title insurance, change of domicile, personal planning, business and general tax matters, corporate law and securities, and commercial litigation. These attorneys also work with local businesses and finance law. The firm, which traces its origins to 1846, has over 250 lawyers practicing in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Naples, Florida. | | Firm Size: 250 |
Other Office Locations of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | W. Jeffrey Cecil (Partner) born Wheeling, West Virginia, September 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1993, Florida. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Pi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Collier County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Title Insurance Law; Title Opinions Law; Finance; Commerce; Financial Institutions. Email: W. Jeffrey Cecil | | Mary Beth M. Clary (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1994, Florida. Education: Xavier University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member: Collier County and American (Business Law Section, Publications Board) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Law Institute; American Bar Foundation; Collier County Women's Bar Association (Immediate Past President; Secretary, 2005—); American Business Women's Association. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Securities Offerings; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business and Securities. Email: Mary Beth M. Clary | | Ellen A. Goldman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., May 2, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Boston University (A.B., cum laude, 1971); Boston College Law School; University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). President, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) of Southwest Florida. Steering Committee Member, "Florida Condominium and Community Association Law," (First Edition) published by LexisNexis. Member: Collier County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Condominium and Planned Development Committee). Practice Areas: Real Property; Condominium Law; Leasing; Real Estate Development Law; Lender Representation. Email: Ellen A. Goldman | | Jeffrey S. Kannensohn (Partner) born Jackson, Michigan, November 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., high honors, 1974); University of Florida (J.D., with high honor, 1977). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Creditor Rights; Commercial Loan Transactions and Workouts; Finance; Commerce. Email: Jeffrey S. Kannensohn | | Dixon F. Miller (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1996, Florida. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1969); Bowling Green State University (M.Ed., 1973); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Kappa Delta Pi. Member: The Florida Bar; Columbus, Ohio State and American (Antitrust and International Law Sections) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified International Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: German. Practice Areas: International Business; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Dixon F. Miller | | William H. Myers (Partner) born Pleasantville, Iowa, November 1, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Iowa; 1976, Florida. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1961); Drake University Law School (J.D., 1964). Lecturer: "Corporate Trustees, Co-Trustees, Special Trustees and Advisors-Planning Considerations for the Family Business Owner," Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises, 1996; "Ethical Considerations in Trust Drafting," Florida Bar, 1992; "Ethical Considerations of the Lawyer Acting as a Fiduciary," Florida Bar, 1990. Former Member, Trusts and Estates Magazine Mini-Advisory Editorial Board on the Economics of the Profession. Member: Collier County, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Trust Law Committee; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Estate Planning Council of Naples. (Board Certified Wills, Trust and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Trusts; Wills; Taxation. Email: William H. Myers | | Jean A. Ryan (Partner) born Binghamton, New York, September 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Florida. Education: Broome Community College (A.A., 1977); Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Personal Injury; Probate Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Jean A. Ryan | | Robert J. Stommel (Partner) born St. Clair, Michigan, May 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida and Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan, Dearborn (B.B.A., 1970); The Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards for Contracts and Research and Writing; Certificate of Merit Awards for Estate and Gift Taxation, Business Planning and Computer Assisted Legal Research. Author: "Deductibility of S Corporation Losses Often is Needlessly Restricted," Taxation for Lawyers, Vol. 18, No. 5, March/April, 1990. Co-Author: "Planning to Maximize the 2013 Credit", 72 Florida Bar Journal 66, January 1998. Member, EP Council of Naples. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law; Taxation); The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. (Board Certified Wills, Trust and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate. | | Gary K. Wilson (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1972; M.S., 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Collier County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Corporate Law; Wills and Probate; Condominium Law; Business; Securities; Trusts and Estates. Email: Gary K. Wilson | | RESIDENT SENIOR ASSOCIATE | | Joseph G. Foster (Senior Associate) born Southfield, Michigan, July 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2000, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Collier County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Joseph G. Foster | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Joshua M. Bialek (Associate) born Bronx, New York, August 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1996); University of Miami (J.D., 1999). Member: Collier County Bar Association; State Bar of Florida. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Litigation. Email: Joshua M. Bialek | | Linda R. Minck (Associate) born Indiana, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 2000, Florida. Education: Columbus Technical Institute, (A.A., cum laude, 1983); Franklin University (B.S., 1986); Capital University (J.D., 1990). Member: Columbus, Collier County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Collier County Womens Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. [Ohio Air National Guard, 1979-1985]. Practice Areas: Business; Labor and Employment. Email: Linda R. Minck | | Javier A. Pacheco (Associate) born Lima, Peru, February 17, 1982; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2005). Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Stephanie M. Scharrer (Associate) born Hinsdale, Illinois, July 12, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2007, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., honors, magna cum laude, 2003); University of Notre Dame Law School ( J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephanie M. Scharrer | | David J. Slenn (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1999); Capital University (J.D., 2002); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Member: The Florida Bar; Jacksonville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: David J. Slenn | | RESIDENT OF COUNSEL | | Harry L. Henning (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1994, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1960; J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Articles Editor, Notre Dame Lawyer, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor of Law, Capital University Law School, 1972-1984. Coauthor: Ohio Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publishers, 1994—. Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. [Pilot, U.S. Air Force, 1960-1965; Pilot, Rhode Island National Guard, 1967-1969]. (Retired). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Financial Law; Litigation. Email: Harry L. Henning | | Patrick G. White (Of Counsel) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Environmental Design and Biology, 1976); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (Chapter Justice). Member: Civil Practice Clinic; Trial Advocacy Society. President, Environmental Law Society. Member, City of Cape Coral Contractor Regulatory Board, 2001-2004. Co-Chair, Flight 93 National Memorial Task Force. Vice President, Families of Flight 93, Inc. Member: Collier County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Land Use Law; Real Property and Probate Trust Law; City, County, Local Government Law). (Board Certified City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Acquisition and Development; Affordable Housing; Regulatory Representation; Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Environmental Permitting; Underground Storage Tanks; Government Contracts; Contract Negotiations; Government Affairs; Agency Liaison; Lobbying; Litigation; Construction; Government Enforcement; Real Estate; Architect/Contractor Agreements; Commercial Leasing; Fair Housing; Industrial Revenue Bonds; Oil, Gas and Minerals. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Columbus, Ohio Office: 41 South High Street, 43215-6194. Telephones: 614-227-2000; (800-533-2794). Fax: 614-227-2100. Internet: columbus@porterwright.com.
Dayton, Ohio Office: One Dayton Centre, One South Main Street, Suite 1600, 45402-2028. Telephones: 937-449-6810; (800-533-4434). Fax: 937-449-6820. Internet: dayton@porterwright.com.
Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 250 E. Fifth Street, Suite 2200, 45202-5117. Telephones: 513-381-4700; (800-582-5813). Fax: 513-421-0991. Internet: cincinnati@porterwright.com.
Cleveland, Ohio Office: 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700, 44115-1483. Telephones: 216-443-9000; (800-824-1980). Fax: 216-443-9011. Internet: cleveland@porterwright.com.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, 20006-3434. Telephones: 202-778-3000; (800-456-7962). Fax: 202-778-3063. Internet: washington@porterwright.com.
| (See Professional Biographies Listings at Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio and Washington, D.C. for biographical information on attorneys resident in those offices) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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