|   | | Law Firm in Covington, Kentucky | |
| (Formerly: Charles Adams and Associates; Adams & Brooking; Adams, Brooking & Stepner; Adams, Brooking, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC) |
| | Address | | 40 West Pike Street, P.O. Box 861 | | Covington, Kentucky 41012 | | (Kenton Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 859-394-6200 | | Fax: 859-392-7200 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.aswdlaw.com | | |
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| Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, P.L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Corporation, Taxation, Commercial Real Estate and Construction, Torts, Products Liability, Probate, Workers Compensation, Administrative, Banking, Personal Injury, Employment, Bankruptcy, Trials and Appeals, Eminent Domain. | | Year Established: 1895 | Firm Profile:
ADAMS, STEPNER, WOLTERMANN & DUSING, P.L.L.C. established in 1895, is a general practice, full service law firm. The firm offers its clients a blend of experience and legal specialties, enabling it to provide the expertise required in today's fast paced, complex business world. Because the firm is located in the Greater Cincinnati area, nearly all of the firm's attorneys are also licensed to practice law in Ohio. The firm's clients include insurance companies, developers, banks, contractors, retailers, manufacturers, a university, public school districts, hospitals, cities, doctors, lawyers, individuals, trusts, estates, religious and charitable organizations. ADAMS, STEPNER, WOLTERMANN & DUSING, P.L.L.C. enjoys an excellent reputation with banking institutions, county boards, planning and zoning commissions, and local governments. The firm's reputation mirrors their philosophy of "providing quality legal services with dependability and integrity". Its years of conscientious service gives the attorneys the experience they need to achieve the most expedient solutions to a client's problem. | | Firm Size: 24 | Representative Clients:
American Diversified Development, Inc.; Boone County Board of Education; Catholic Mutual Group; Central Bank (Northern Kentucky); City of Covington; City of Crestview Hills; City of Newport; Covington Board of Education; Covington Independent Schools; Fifth Third Bank (Northern Kentucky); First American Title Insurance Co.; First Financial Bank; Grange Mutual Insurance; Housing Authority if Newport, Kentucky; Housing Authority Risk Retention Group; Infinity Insurance Companies; Insurance Services Network; KACO Underwriters Safety & Claims; Kentucky Municipal Risk Management Association; Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. of Kentucky; Ohio Casualty Group; Par-Tee LLC; Protective Life Insurance Co.; Sanitation District, No. 1; Saturday Knight, Ltd.; SSK Companies; State Automobile Insurance Co; Summit Risk Services, Inc.; Sun Life of Canada; The Community Cab Co., Inc.; US Bank |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Charles S. Adams (1906-1971). | | Donald L. Stepner (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 23, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Ohio. Education: Wentworth Institute; Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A., 1963); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1966). C.L.E. Lecturer, Product Liability, Trial Practice and Federal Civil Practice, Professional Malpractice, Northern Kentucky University. City Attorney, City of Union, 1978. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Cincinnati, Kenton County (President, 1973), Northern Kentucky, Kentucky (Member, Board or Directors 1990-1996, Vice President, 1997, President-Elect, 1998, and President, 1999-2000) and American (Member, House of Delegates (2000—); Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Donald L. Stepner | | James G. Woltermann (Managing Partner) born Bellevue, Kentucky, November 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1996, Ohio. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1969); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1972). Member, University of Kentucky Law Journal, 1971-1972. Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1983. Member: Northern Kentucky (President, 1985), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Bar Association Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992). Practice Areas: Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Taxation; Real Estate. Email: James G. Woltermann | | Gerald F. Dusing (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, October 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Kentucky Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member, Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners, 1997. Member: Northern Kentucky (President, 1981-1982) and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky School Board Attorneys Association; American Inns of Court (Master Barrister). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; School Law; Zoning Law; Administrative Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Real Estate Development; Construction Law. Email: Gerald F. Dusing | | Michael M. Sketch (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, May 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky; 1980, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A. summa cum laude, 1976); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Law Clerk to: Judge Donald Wintersheimer, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1977-1978; Judge Scott Reed, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1978-1979. Member, 1994— and Chairman, 1996—, Kentucky Continuing Legal Education Commission. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky (Treasurer, 1987; Director, 1988-1990; President-Elect, 1991; President, 1992) and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Development and Planning Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Probate; Adoption Law; Commercial Banking Law. Email: Michael M. Sketch | | Dennis R. Williams (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, March 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, Ohio. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.S., 1974); University of Louisville (J.D., 1977). Brandeis Society. Charter Member, Northern Kentucky Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee. Past Chairman, Covington Business Council. Member, Covington Board of Education Foundation. Board Member, Kenton County Library Foundation. Board Member, Madison E-Zone. Recipient of Ralph Haile Jr. Distinguished Service Award, 2005. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky (Past Chairman, Statewide Bankruptcy Section); and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Financial Law; Bankruptcy; Uniform Commercial Code; Litigation; Truth in Lending; Lender Liability; Commercial Real Estate Development. Email: Dennis R. Williams | | James R. Kruer (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, August 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio and Kentucky; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Xavier University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1968; M.Ed., magna cum laude, 1971); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1973). Recipient, Donated Legal Services Award, Kentucky Bar Association, 2002. Annual Guest Lecturer, Family Law and Mediation. Adjunct Professor of Law, Chase College of Law, Clinical Program, 1975-1980, plus courses in 1981, 1997 and 1998. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky (Secretary, 1996; Member: Executive Committee, 1983-1984; Board of Directors, 1997-1998), Ohio State and Kentucky (Member, House of Delegates, 1996-1998) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. Fellow: Northern Kentucky Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2001—; Life Fellow); Kentucky Bar Foundation (Trustee). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Family Law; Civil Rights Law; Trial Practice; Employment Litigation; Mediation. Email: James R. Kruer | | Jeffrey C. Mando (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, Ohio; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1980); Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1983). Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Thomas More College, 1983-1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America; Supreme Court of U.S., 1998. Member: Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, Ohio State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Inn of Court; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Golden Rule Insurance v. Stephens, 912 F. Supp. 261 (E.D. KY 1995); Massachusetts Casualty Insurance v. Harmon, 88 F. 3rd 415 (6th Cir., 1996); Chipman v. Dusing, 858 F. Supp. 87 (E.D. KY 1994); Eva Turner v. City of Newport, et al, 887 F. Supp. 149 (E.D. KY 1995); McClain v. Laurel Street Art Club, Inc., 925 F. Supp. 496 (E.D. KY, 1995); Expert Masonry, Inc. v. Boone County, 444 F. 3d 356 (6th Cir., 2006); Stemler v. City of Florence, 350 F. 3d 578 (6th Cir., 2003); Brandenburg v. Housing Authority of Irvine, 253 F. 3d 891 (Sixth Circuit, 2001); Oliver v. Sunlife Assurance Company, 417 F. Supp 2d 865 (E.D. KY 2006); Reynolds v. City of Anchorage, 225 F. Supp 2d 754 (W.D. KY 2004); Castle v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance, Company, 162 F. Supp 2d 842 (S.D. OH 2001); Darnell v. Campbell County Fiscal Court, 731 F. Supp 1309 (E.D. KY 1990); Hilltop Basic Res., Inc. v. County of Boone, 180 S.W. 3d 464 (KY 2005); Hilltop Basic Res., Inc. v. County of Boone, 191 S.W. 3d 500 (KY 2003); Mason v. City of Mt. Sterling, 122 S.W. 3d 500 (KY 2003); McClure v. Augustus, 855 W. 3d 584 (KY 2005); City of Florence v. Chipman, 38 S.W. 3d 387 ( KY 2001); Summe v. Judicial Retirement and Removal Commin 947 S.W. 2d 42 (KY 1997); Martin Marietta v. Boone County Fiscal Court, 89 S.W. 3d 428 (KY App. 2002); Peter Garrett Gunsmith, Inc. v. City of Dayton, 98 S.W. 3d 517 (KY App. 2002); Huddleston v. Hughes, 843 S.W. 2d 901 (KY App. 1992); Riston v. Butler, 149 Ohio App. 3d 390 (2002); Remley v. Cincinnati Metro Housing Authority, 99 Ohio App. 3d 573 (1994). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Government Tort Liability; Employment Law. Email: Jeffrey C. Mando | | Stacey L. Graus (Member) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, April 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky; 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1988); University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility. Author, "Surface Use and Damages Statutes 'Cloud'-ed Constitutionality," Journal of Mineral Law and Policy, Vol. 6, No. 1. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Products Liability; Domestic Relations; Family Law; Construction Litigation. Email: Stacey L. Graus | | Mary Ann Stewart (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, December 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky; 1989, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1985); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1988). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; School Law; Zoning. Email: Mary Ann Stewart | | Scott Michael Guenther (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, May 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., Finance, 1989; J.D., 1993). Member, Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, 1992-1993. Moot Court Board. Assistant Kenton County Attorney, 1994-1998. Member: Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Criminal Defense; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Contract Litigation. Email: Scott Michael Guenther | | Jeffrey A. Stepner (Member) born Hamilton, Ohio, April 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio and Kentucky; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1997). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Jeffrey A. Stepner | | ASSOCIATES | | Catherine D. Stavros (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, June 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1997, Ohio; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1991); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Transylvania University Alumni Board; Northern Kentucky Board of Realtors (Lecturer, Affiliate Council Chair); Covington-Kenton County Jaycees; Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Northern Kentucky Leadership. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky (Chair, 1998-1999 and at Large Position, 2000, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section; Co-Chair, Women Lawyer's Section, 2006)Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking. Email: Catherine D. Stavros | | Jennifer L. Langen (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1993); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Rights; Employment; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Appellate Practice; Zoning; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation; Government Tort Liability; Public Housing. Email: Jennifer L. Langen | | Jason C. Kuhlman (Associate) born Covington, Kentucky, February 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Author: "Preumo Abex v. High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad" and CERCLA "Arranger Liability" Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law, Vol. 166, No. 1, 2001-2002. Member, LEGACY, Civic Engagement Committee. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Unfair Competition; Trademarks; Copyrights; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Appellate Practice. Email: Jason C. Kuhlman | | Brian M. Ellerman (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, Kentucky; 2003, Indiana; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1996); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Editor-in-Chief, Northern Kentucky Law Review. Secretary/Treasurer of Newport Commons, Inc. Member, Board of Governors, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Association. Author: "Visions, Values & Voices," KET Regional Commonwealth Fund Board of Northern Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Creditors Rights; Construction Law. Email: Brian M. Ellerman | | Matthew T. Lockaby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit. Education: Centre College (B.A., 2000); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Executive Editor, 2005-2006, and Associate Editor, 2004-2005, Northern Kentucky Law Review. Judicial Extern for Hon. Timothy S. Black, United States Magistrate Judge, United States Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2005. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government Tort Liability; Civil Rights Defense; School Law; Appellate Litigation. Email: Matthew T. Lockaby | | Daniel E. Linneman (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2007, Kentucky. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1999); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2004). Associate Member, 2002-2003 and Student Articles Editor, 2004-2005, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Recipient, Henry Morrill Constitutional Law Prize. Editorial Staff Member, Human Rights Quarterly, 2001-2002. Staff Attorney, Judge Robert P. Ringland of the Clermont County Ohio, Common Pleas Court. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Daniel E. Linneman | | Jessica L. Birkenhauer (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 2003); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2006). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Taxation. Email: Jessica L. Birkenhauer | | Austin M. Klaus (Associate) born Lima, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Wright State University (B.A., 2004); University of Dayton (J.D., 2007). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Banking; Mortgages; Commercial Law; Collections. Email: Austin M. Klaus | | Derek V. Smith (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.S., 2003); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Cincinnati, Kentucky, Ohio State, Northern Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Wills. Email: Derek V. Smith | | OF COUNSEL | | Lori A. Schlarman (Of Counsel) born Covington, Kentucky, July 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1995, Ohio. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1993). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; School Law. Email: Lori A. Schlarman | Other Office Addresses:
Florence, Kentucky Office: 8100 Burlington Pike, 41042.
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