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| | Address | | 35765 Chester Road | | Avon, Ohio 44011-1262 | | (Lorain Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Co. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Corporate, Taxation, Professional Corporations, Pension, Profit Sharing, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Partnership, Real Estate, Environmental, Labor and Employment Relations; Health Care and Hospital, Public Law, Municipal Bonds, Libel and Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning Law, Insurance Defense, Trials and Appeals, Banking, Bankruptcy. | | Year Established: 1932 | | Firm Size: 32 | Representative Clients:
Ross Environmental Services, Inc. (hazardous waste treatment facility); North Ohio Heart Center, Inc.; Community Health Partners of Ohio; Stow Dental Group; The Lorain National Bank; Ohio Edison Co.; Drs. Russell, Berkebile and Associates, Radiologists; Industrial Nut Corp.; Liberty Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; The Morning Journal; Schlessman Seed Co.; Lake County News Herald; IBEW Local 972 Pension Fund; Lake Erie Electric Co.; Cabbage, Inc.; Mansfield News Journal; Sortino Real Estate Management Development Co.; Jack Matia Chevrolet, Inc.; Lorain Glass Co.; Mental Health Services of Lorain County (Nord Center); Beaver Park Marina, Inc.; Sprenger Retirement Centers; The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County; Sandusky Newspapers, Inc.; The Citizens Banking Co.; A.V. Lake Steel Co. (Buildings); Sandusky Bay Development Co. (Marina and Marine Service); O.E. Meyer Co. (Liquid Gases/Welding Supplies/Medical Supplies); Corso's Flower and Garden Center; Put-In-Bay Township; Lyman Harbor (Marina/Restaurant Entertainment Complex). | | Linda C. Ashar (Shareholder) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Muskingum College; Kent State University; Akron University Law School. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Agricultural and Equine Law; Non-Profits; EEOC; OSHA; NLRB and Collective Bargaining; State and Federal Agency Law; Litigation; Employment and Safety Training. Email: Linda C. Ashar | | Daniel P. Batista (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, December 3, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1956); Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1959). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Daniel P. Batista | | Marsha L. Collett (Shareholder) born Urbana, Ohio, September 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1987, Colorado. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental; Securities; Administrative Law. Email: Marsha L. Collett | | Daniel A. Cook (Shareholder) born Lorain, Ohio, February 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Daniel A. Cook | | Robert P. Ellis, Jr. (Shareholder) born Lorain, Ohio, December 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, Colorado. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1972); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Development; Business Organization; Tax Law. Email: Robert P. Ellis, Jr. | | John D. Frankel (Shareholder) born Sandusky, Ohio, June 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1971); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate and Estate Planning; Real Estate Law; Corporation Law. Email: John D. Frankel | | David L. Herzer (Managing Partner) born Lorain, Ohio, March 3, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, Florida; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court and Colorado; 1989, New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1967); Harvard University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Successions; Business Planning; Hospital Law; Health Care; Business Organization; Business Taxation. Email: David L. Herzer | | William F. Kolis, Jr. (Shareholder) born Pittsfield, Massachusetts, November 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S Claims Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., with honors, cum laude, in History, 1977; J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Environmental; Media Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Family Law. Email: William F. Kolis, Jr. | | James W. Moennich (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1973); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; International Transactions; Corporate; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Health Care. Email: James W. Moennich | | Richard A. Naegele (Shareholder) born Sandusky, Ohio, February 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Colorado. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 1973; M.A., 1975); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Pension; Employee Benefits; ERISA; ESOP; Pension Litigation. Email: Richard A. Naegele | | Matthew W. Nakon (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1985); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew W. Nakon | | Richard D. Panza (Shareholder) born Troy, New York, June 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1983, Florida; 1977, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court and Colorado; 1986, New York. Education: Marist College; State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1970); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Libel Defense. Email: Richard D. Panza | | Thomas Pillari (Shareholder) born Lorain, Ohio, May 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1982, Florida; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972); University of Miami (LL.M. Estate Planning, 1990). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Probate Litigation; Wills; Trust Planning; Business Succession Planning. Email: Thomas Pillari | | William P. Prescott (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., 1972); Baldwin-Wallace College (Executive M.B.A., 1984); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Representation of Dental Practices; Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Succession Planning; Corporate; Employee Benefits. Email: William P. Prescott | | Todd A. Schrader (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 2002, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., philosophy and public policy, magna cum laude, 1993); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Tax Law; Real Estate. Email: Todd A. Schrader | | Thomas J. Stefanik, Jr. (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1991); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Stefanik, Jr. | | David C. Wiersma (Shareholder) born Lakewood, Ohio, May 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1969); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate Litigation. Email: David C. Wiersma | | ASSOCIATES | | Amy L. Deluca (Associate) | | Mary Beth Duffy (Associate) | | Christine M. Faranda (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., 1992); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1996). | | Paul M. Koch (Associate) | | Rebecca A. Kopp (Associate) | | Kelly A. Means (Associate) | | Michael R. Niederbaumer (Associate) | | Paul R. Phillips (Associate) | | Thomas E. Stuckart, III (Associate) | | Daniel C. Urban (Associate) | | Rachelle Kuznicki Zidar (Associate) | | STAFF ATTORNEYS | | Mark P. Altieri (Staff Attorney) | | Joseph E. Cirigliano (Staff Attorney) | | Thomas J. Smith (Staff Attorney) born Elyria, Ohio, November 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S.C., 1963); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1966). | | OF COUNSEL | | Dean S. Lucal (Of Counsel) |
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