Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Since 1922, Black McCuskey has served our clients, the community and legal profession as one of the leading law firms in the State of Ohio. A full-service firm, Black McCuskey delivers expert legal assistance to individuals, businesses, professional associations and public agencies. Our size, experience and technology enable us to be responsive and effective for our clients.

From a major corporation with complex issues to an individual preparing a will, the professionals at Black McCuskey develop successful strategies for each client by thoroughly understanding their concerns and objectives. We are solution-driven and focused on client satisfaction and the community we serve. Our commitment to providing excellent service sets us apart. Experience the difference.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Business, Collections, Commercial, Construction, Creditors' Rights/Bankruptcy, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Family Law/Divorce/Dissolution, Governmental Law, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Real Estate Development and Finance, Taxation, Wills and Trusts/Estate Administration, Workers' Compensation and Zoning.

Representative Clients:

Belden Brick Co.
Brewster Dairy, Inc.
Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Central Allied Enterprises, Inc.
Diebold Incorporated
Finance Systems of Toledo
FirstMerit Bank
GE Commercial Finance
Gradall Industries
Hilscher-Clarke Electric Co.
Huntington National Bank
InVue Security Products
JP Morgan Chase
KeyBank
Kimble Mixer Co.
Lorain National Bank
Malone University
Marsh Industries
Mercy Medical Center
Morgan Engineering
North Canton Medical Foundation
Ohio Kentucky Oil
Ohio Legacy Bank
Park Poultry, Inc.
Portage Community Bank
R.G. Smith Co., Inc.
Solutient Technologies
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District
Stark Area Regional Transit Authority
Union Metal Corporation
Walsh University
Whitacre Greer.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Discover

Address

220 Market Avenue South, Suite 1000
Canton, OH 44702, (Stark Co.)

Phone

Phone: 330-456-8341; 877-656-8341
Fax: 330-456-5756; 877-456-5746

Website

http://www.bmsa.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

Randolph L. Snow (Member) born Bucyrus, Ohio, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1968); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). (Managing Director). Practice Areas: Litigation Practice; Construction Law; Education Law; Malpractice Defense; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Randolph L. Snow

Terrence P. Kessler (Member) born Canton, Ohio, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: General Practice; Corporate Law; Oil and Gas Law; Taxation Law.Email: Terrence P. Kessler

Joel K. Dayton (Member) born Fontainebleau, France, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Weber State University (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law; Finance; Creditors Rights; Workouts.Email: Joel K. Dayton

Gust Callas (Member) born Canton, Ohio, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S., summa cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). (Certified Specialist in Ohio Workers' Compensation Law and Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Law; Workers' Compensation Law; Education Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Gust Callas

Bruce M. Soares (Member) born Fall River, Massachusetts, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Providence College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Condominium Law; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Bruce M. Soares

James P. Kamerer (Member) born Canton, Ohio, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1971); University of Akron (J.D., 1974). (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Law; Corporate Law.Email: James P. Kamerer

Thomas W. Connors (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: Miami University; John Carroll University (B.A., 1974); Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland State University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Thomas W. Connors

David M. Hanhart (Member) born Dover, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). (Dover Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Mortgage Lending; Trusts and Estates.Email: David M. Hanhart

C. Jason Deeds (Member) born Dover, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1985); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1988). (Dover Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates.Email: C. Jason Deeds

Erick L. Bauer (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1987); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1991). (Dover Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Business Law; Corporate Law; Litigation; Divorce; Family Law.Email: Erick L. Bauer

Todd S. Bundy (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Southern Connecticut State College; University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Order of the Curia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Finance.Email: Todd S. Bundy

Gordon D. Woolbert, II (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1994); Vanderbilt School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gordon D. Woolbert, II

Brian R. Mertes (Member) born Canton, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1992); University of Akron (J.D., 1995). (Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Brian R. Mertes

Chrysanthe E. Vassiles (Member) born Kew Gardens, New York, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1993); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Workouts.

Kristin R. Zemis (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1996, Alabama; 2000, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1989); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1993). (Dover Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Business Law; Corporate Law; Environmental Law.Email: Kristin R. Zemis

James M. Wherley, Jr. (Member) born Dover, Ohio, July 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.S., 1997); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Ohio Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care; Commercial Law; Labor and Employment.Email: James M. Wherley, Jr.

Daniel R. Griffith (Member) born Canton, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2004, Florida. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2002). (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Medicaid Planning.Email: Daniel R. Griffith

ASSOCIATES

Robert B. Preston, III (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1999); Akron University Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation; Collections.Email: Robert B. Preston, III

Robert J. Murphy (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Member: Stark County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Robert J. Murphy

Timothy L. Fox (Associate) born July 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Western New England College (B.S.B.A., Management, summa cum laude, 1996; M.B.A.); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2006). Order of Barristers. Practice Areas: Collections; Litigation.Email: Timothy L. Fox

Christian J. Petronelli (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.B.A., 2003); Akron University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Christian J. Petronelli

Michelle M. Schuld (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 2000); Akron University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Michelle M. Schuld

OF COUNSEL

Gene Barnhart (Of Counsel) born Pineville, West Virginia, 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio. Education: West Virginia University; College of Steubenville; University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1953). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Zoning Law; Subdivision Law.Email: Gene Barnhart

Anthony E. Efremoff (Of Counsel) born Battle Creek, Michigan, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1959; J.D., 1963). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Taxation Law.Email: Anthony E. Efremoff

Robert I. Friedman (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1961); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1964). Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Health Care.Email: Robert I. Friedman

Richard M. Hanhart (Of Counsel) born Dover, Ohio, December 23, 1926; admitted to bar, 1951, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowling Green State University, University of Notre Dame; Denison University (B.A., 1948); Case Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1951). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates.

Victor R. Marsh (Of Counsel) born New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University; University of Colorado (B.A., 1963); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Property Law.Email: Victor R. Marsh

Charles J. Tyburski (Of Counsel) born New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1934; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1956); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1964). (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning Law; Taxation Law; Education Law.Email: Charles J. Tyburski

Arnold R. Shifman (Of Counsel) born Canton, Ohio, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1964). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Probate Law.Email: Arnold R. Shifman

Daniel M. Jonas (Of Counsel) born Montclair, New Jersey, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Management Law; Employment Discrimination.Email: Daniel M. Jonas

Richard D. Dodez (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: University of California; The Ohio State University (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Corporation Law; Probate Administration.Email: Richard D. Dodez

All Members and Associates are members of the Ohio State Bar Association.