Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

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 and Northern Kentucky area, nearly all of the firm's attorneys are also licensed to practice law in both Ohio and Kentucky.

The firm's clients include insurance companies, developers, banks, contractors, retailers, manufacturers, a university, public school districts, hospitals, cities, utilities, 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 give the attorneys the experience they need to achieve the most expedient solutions to a client's problem.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Education Law, Elder Law, Employment Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Entertainment and Sports, Family Law, Finance, Government, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Transportation, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trust and Estates, Wills and Probate, Workers Compensation and Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Representative Clients:

Aetna Health Inc.
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 Independent Public Schools
Fifth Third Bank (Northern Kentucky)
First American Title Insurance Co.
First Financial Bank
Grange Mutual Insurance
Housing Authority Risk Retention Group
Infinity Insurance Companies
Insurance Services Network
KACO Underwriters Safety & Claims
Kenton County, Kentucky
Kentucky Municipal Risk Management Association
Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. of Kentucky
Ohio Casualty Group
Par-Tee LLC
Sanitation District, No. 1
Saturday Knight, Ltd.
SSK Companies
State Automobile Insurance Co
Sun Life of Canada
The Community Cab Co., Inc.
US Bank

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.

Former Names

(Formerly: Charles Adams and Associates; Adams & Brooking; Adams, Brooking & Stepner; Adams, Brooking, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC)

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express
• Discover

Address

40 West Pike Street P.O. Box 861
Covington, KY 41011-2308, (Kenton Co.)

Phone

Phone: 859-394-6200
Fax: 859-392-7200

Website

http://www.aswdlaw.com

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

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Florence, Kentucky Office: 8100 Burlington Pike, 41042.

ASSOCIATES

Matthew T. Lockaby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2007, Kentucky; 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, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Civil Rights.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; Business Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Copyright Registration; Trademarks; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate.Email: Jessica L. Birkenhauer

Derek V. Smith (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; 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, Northern Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Derek V. Smith

Claire E. Parsons (Associate) born February 16, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. (Not admitted in Kentucky). Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 2005); Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., with honors, 2008). During law school, Claire served as a member of the University of Louisville Law Review and represented her school in the 2008 National Moot Court Competition and 2007 and 2008 Immigration Law Moot Court Competitions. She also served as a research assistant for Professor David J. Leibson and assisted him in preparing the second edition of his treatise on Kentucky tort law for West's Kentucky Practice series. Member: Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Civil Rights Defense; Government Tort Liability; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Claire E. Parsons

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

Richard E. Wentz (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky; 1976, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1969); Vanderbilt University (M.A., 1972); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1974-1975. Author: "Corporate Dissolutions and Liquidations: Tax and Non-Tax Issues," Kentucky Corporations Handbook; "Corporate Actions and Procedures," Kentucky Business Organizations. Adjunct Professor of Law, Salmon P. Chase School of Law, Northern Kentucky University, 1986. Member: Cincinnati, Kenton County (Secretary, 1981; Treasurer, 1982), Northern Kentucky, Kentucky (Director, Section of Corporations, Banking and Business Law, 1986—; Chairman, Business Section, 1994-1996; Member, Task Force to Amend Kentucky Business Corporation Act; Member, Task Force to Draft Kentucky Limited Liability Company Act) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation.Email: Richard E. Wentz