Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, P.L.L.C.

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Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, P.L.L.C. is a Law Firm in Covington, Kentucky

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

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859-394-6200

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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; Super Lawyer of Kentucky; Greater Cincinnati Leading Lawyers. 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; Class Actions; Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Legal Malpractice; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Liability.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 and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 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, Kentucky Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member, Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners, 1997. Former Chair, Kentucky Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Commission. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Thomas More College. Member: Northern Kentucky (Former President) and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky School Board Attorneys Association (Former President); American Inns of Court (Master Barrister). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; School Law; Administrative Law; Trial Practice; Real Estate Development; Construction Law; Business Law; Class Actions; Communications Law; Constitutional Law; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Corporate Law; Education Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; Eminent Domain; Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; Family Law; Government Contracts; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Mergers and Acquisitions; Occupational Safety and Health; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Real Estate; Transportation; White Collar Crime; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.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: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Administrative Law; Products Liability; Family Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Criminal Law; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Employment Law; 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; Administrative Law; Class Actions; Constitutional Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Education Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; Eminent Domain; Family Law; Government; Local Government Law; County Liability; Government Contracts; Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Public Procurements/Public Bidding.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

Catherine D. Stavros (Partner) 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, Affiliate of the Year). President, Northern Kentucky Bar Association, 2008. Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Northern Kentucky Leadership. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky (Chair, 1998-1999; At Large Position, 2000, Board of Directors; Young Lawyers Section; Co-Chair, Women Lawyer's Section Co-Chair, 2006; President, 2008), Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Bankruptcy.Email: Catherine D. Stavros

Jennifer L. Langen (Partner) 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; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. 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; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Rights; Employment; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation; Government Tort Liability; Public Housing; Constitutional Law; Eminent Domain; Government; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Zoning Law.Email: Jennifer L. Langen

Jason C. Kuhlman (Partner) 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 (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, Kentucky; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2003, Indiana; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1996; J.D., cum laude, 2001). While at Salmon P. Chase College of Law, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Northern Kentucky Law Review. Brian is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky and serves on multiple community outreach boards including the Board of Governors of Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Association, Newport Commons, Inc., the Parish Kitchen Council, and the Commonwealth Fund for KET, Northern Kentucky. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Finance.Email: Brian M. Ellerman

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


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