Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

FULL SERVICE CIVIL PRACTICE. EXTENSIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCE IN ALL COURTS. Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Art Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Corporate Restructuring and Workouts, Cottage Law, E-Discovery, Elder Law, Election/Campaign and Politics, Electrical Injury Litigation, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Family Law - including Divorce, Dissolutions, Grandparents Rights and Prenuptial Agreements, Hospitals and Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Litigation, First Amendment/Media Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Tort Litigation, Professional Liability, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Development and Title Services, Securities, Taxation, Trucking and Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utilities Defense, Wills and Probate, Workers' Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Clients

REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE CLIENTS: American Electric Power
Aultman Hospital
Bank One, Akron
Canton Repository
Chubb Group
CGU Insurance Co.
Detroit Diesel Corp.
Everhard Products, Inc.
Farmers Insurance of Columbus Inc., General Motors Acceptance Corp.
General Motors Corp.
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland/East Central Ohio, Inc.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Grange Mutual Insurance
GRE America
Great West Casualty Co.
Guardian Insurance Co.
Hess Print Solutions
KeyBank
Latrobe Steel Co.
Lauren International
Mercy Medical Center. Motorists Insurance Cos.
National City Bank
Ohio Power Co.
The Stark Community Foundation
St. Paul Insurance Co.
The Timken Co.
United Foundries, Inc.
Walsh University
Wayne-Dalton Corp.
and Whitacre-Greer.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

Millennium Centre
200 Market Avenue N., Suite 300
Canton, OH 44702, (Stark Co.)

Phone

Phone: 330-455-0173
Telecopier: 330-455-2633

Website

http://www.day-ketterer.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
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MANAGING PARTNER

James R. Blake (Managing Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1970); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Instructor, Labor Relations, Malone College, 1975. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc. [U.S. Army Reserves, 1970-1976]. (Managing Member). Practice Areas: Employment Law; General Litigation; Electrical Injury Litigation.Email: James R. Blake

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Richard W. Arnold (Member) born Canton, Ohio, February 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1996, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., 1985); University of Akron (M.Tax, 1991; J.D., 1993). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1st Lt.]. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Cottage Law.Email: Richard W. Arnold

Sheila Markley Black (Member) born Canton, Ohio, October 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1969); Duke University (J.D., 1972). Member: Stark County, Lake County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Labor Relations; Antitrust; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Sheila Markley Black

John H. Brannen (Member) born Dover, Ohio, July 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Organizations and Transactions; Securities; Aircraft Finance and Leasing.Email: John H. Brannen

Raymond T. Bules (Member) born Akron, Ohio, October 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1978); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Raymond T. Bules

Daniel E. Clevenger, II (Member) born Akron, Ohio, August 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., Political Science, 1995); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Akron, Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Business Formation.Email: Daniel E. Clevenger, II

William S. Cline (Member) born Athens, Ohio, December 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., with High Honors, 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1978). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Litigation; Commercial Law; Litigation Management.Email: William S. Cline

Jack B. Cooper (Member) born Akron, Ohio, December 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986); Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Remedies and Conflicts of Law. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Jack B. Cooper

Robert B. Daane (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Duke University (A.B., Economics, 1969); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1973-1974. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Land Title Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. [Lt., USNR, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Negligence; Insurance Defense; Real Estate.Email: Robert B. Daane

Merle D. Evans III (Member) born Washington, D.C., September 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Member, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Electrical Injury Litigation.Email: Merle D. Evans III

Thomas E. Hartnett (Member) born Suffern, New York, June 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1988); State University of New York at Buffalo; University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1993). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Title Insurance; Estate Planning.Email: Thomas E. Hartnett

J. Sean Keenan (Member) born Akron, Ohio, November 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Walsh College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1964); University of Notre Dame (LL.B., 1967). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [CTJG, USNR, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Commercial Litigation; Corporate.Email: J. Sean Keenan

Wayne C. Kyhos (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1966); University of Akron (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1970-1973]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation.Email: Wayne C. Kyhos

Stuart L. Larsen (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., 1987); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Hon. Walter J. Krasniewski, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1993-1997.

Stephen E. Matasich (Member) born Euclid, Ohio, September 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 1991); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Occupational Safety and Health; Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen E. Matasich

Robert J. McBride (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, June 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Akron (M.P.A., 1991); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment Law; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Robert J. McBride

Jill C. McQueen (Member) born Alliance, Ohio, February 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1984-1985 and Articles Editor, 1985-1986, Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Escott v. Timken Co., 153 Ohio App.3d 529, 795 N.E.2d 64, 2003-Ohio-3370, Ohio App.5 Dist., June 23, 2003; Wiegerig v. Timken Co., 144 Ohio App. 3d 664, 761 N.E.2d 118, Ohio App. 10 Dist., July 17, 2001; Provens v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities, 64 Ohio St. 3d 252, 594 N.E.2d 959, 75 Ed. Law Rep. 898, 59 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 911, 1992-Ohio-35, Ohio July 29, 1992; Timken Latrobe Steel Company and United Steelworkers of America, Local 1537, 2005 WL 3822931, 121 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 1634, 121 LA (BNA) 1634, Lab.Arb., Oct 12, 2005; In re Timken Latrobe (Pa.) Steel Co. and United Steelworkers of America Local 1537, 2000 WL 33171690, 115 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 130, 115 LA (BNA) 130, Lab.Arb., Dec 04, 2000; In re Pantelis, 229 B.R. 716, Bkrtcy.N.D.Ohio, December 31, 1998. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Relations.Email: Jill C. McQueen

Daniel A. Minkler (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, January 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of Wooster; University of Idaho (B.S., 1974); Colgate University (M.A.T., 1978); Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Member of Staff, 1977-1978 and Research Editor, 1978-1979, Cleveland State Law Review. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Organizations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Daniel A. Minkler

John A. Murphy, Jr. (Member) born Tiffin, Ohio, March 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1978); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Real Estate Errors and Omissions; Construction; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: John A. Murphy, Jr.

Tim A. Powell (Member) born North Canton, Ohio, September 2, 1942; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1964); Capital University (J.D., 1976). Member, Order of the Curia. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Relations; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Tim A. Powell

John M. Prelac (Member) born Warren, Ohio, August 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1989, U.S District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., 1981); University of Akron (M.T., 1984; J.D., 1984). Omicron Delta Epsilon. University of Akron Law Review, 1983-1984. Professor, American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc., 1990-1991. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Summit County, 1987-1992. Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Wills; Trust Law.Email: John M. Prelac

Robert E. Roland (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, December 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, Honors Program, 1982); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1985). Psi Chi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Organization; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Shopping Center Law; Residential Real Estate Development; Banking Law; Family Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Commercial Real Estate Development; Construction Contracts; Mechanics Liens.Email: Robert E. Roland

J. Curtis Werren (Member) born Canton, Ohio, December 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1989); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1992). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; General Practice; Corporate; General Litigation; Adoptions; Workers Compensation.Email: J. Curtis Werren

John R. Werren (Member) born Canton, Ohio, March 26, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Grove City College (A.B., cum laude, 1958); Case-Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1961). Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1963-1966]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Civil Litigation; Corporate; Family Law.Email: John R. Werren

Alicia M. Wyler (Member) born Akron, Ohio, July 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Stark County, Ohio State (Member: Young Lawyers Committee, 1981-1983; Criminal Law Committee, 1983—) and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Law; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Products Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Alicia M. Wyler

Matthew Yackshaw (Member) born Clinton, Iowa, September 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. Claims Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Law Clerk to Trial Judge Kenneth R. Harkins, U.S. Court of Claims, 1979-1980. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1980-1984. Recipient: Outstanding Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1983; Special Commendation, 1984. Member: Stark County (Member: Finance and Corporate Law Review Committees); Ohio State (Member, Environmental Law Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Matthew Yackshaw

R. Clint Zollinger (Member) born Canton, Ohio, November 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1993); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, Akron Law Review. Member, Self-Insured Group of Ohio; Member, Stark County Safety Council; Instructor, Malone College, Legal Environment of Business Course; ETI Technical College (Paralegal Program); Canton Jaycees Board of Directors (Legal Counsel and President); Canton Preservation Society Board of Trustees (President); Hartford Houts Trustee; Leadership Stark County (19th Class); Canton Brain Initiative. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation; Construction Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: R. Clint Zollinger

ASSOCIATES

Kevin R. Caudill (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Grove City College School of Business and Management (B.S., 2004); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Defense; Business Law.

Kristina M. Harless (Associate) born Belleville, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Mary Washington University (B.A., 1991); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Stark County, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Employer Rights.

John S. Kaminski (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, October 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., Economics, 2000); Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Broad & Jackson, Ltd. v. Ashtabula Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2006 WL 1313090. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Probate Litigation; Civil Litigation.

Kristen S. Moore (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Malone College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008; Certificate in Litigation). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Ohio Association for Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation.

Steven D. Shandor (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, September 13, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1997; M.A., with honors, 2001); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2004). Member: Stark County, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Business Law.

Jude B. Streb (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, January 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1999). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.