Vincent H. Beckman (Retired Partner) (Retired).
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Sidney Weil (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Ohio; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Cincinnati (LL.B., 1950). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1950. Lecturer on Law, University of Cincinnati, 1951-1967. Member, Hamilton County Board of Elections, 1966-1982. Member, Board of Directors, University of Cincinnati, 1973-1975. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Communications Law; Cable Franchising; Construction Law; Public Construction Law; Education Law; College and University Law; Hospital Law; Labor and Employment; Public Sector Employment Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Corporation Law.Email: Sidney Weil
W. Philip Shepardson, Jr. (Member) born Lowell, Massachusetts, June 11, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member: Cincinnati and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Formation; Business Regulation; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Limited Liability Company Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Partnership Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Living Trusts.Email: W. Philip Shepardson, Jr.
David E. Hathaway (Member) born Flushing Meadows, New York, January 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1980, Ohio, U. S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1966); Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Practice Areas: Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law.Email: David E. Hathaway
Peter L. Cassady (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, Ohio. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1970); Boston University (J.D., 1974). Member: Cincinnati, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Defense; Education Law; College and University Law; School Law; Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Matrimonial Law; Premarital Agreements; Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Federal Employment Law; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personnel Policies; Business Litigation; Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense; Harassment; Wrongful Death.Email: Peter L. Cassady
Joseph H. Feldhaus (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, California; 1982, Ohio; 1990, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University; University of Cincinnati (B.S., 1974); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Cincinnati (Member: Real Estate Committee; Construction Law Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Real Estate Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Housing Law; Real Estate; Taxation; Ad Valorem Tax; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Property Tax; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Property Tax Assessments; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Joseph H. Feldhaus
Janet Eileen Pecquet (Member) born Akron, Ohio, November 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California, Ohio and Arkansas. Education: California State University Long Beach (B.A., 1978); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Southwestern University Law Review. Member: Cincinnati (Member, Past Chair, Past Secretary, Elder Law Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Elder Law Committee) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Elder Guardianship; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicaid Planning; Medicaid Hearings; Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Special Needs Trusts.Email: Janet Eileen Pecquet
Brian G. Dershaw (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, September 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit ; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Capital University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2000). Justice, Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Listed in Madison's Who's Who of Executives and Professionals; Who's Who of American Law School Students. Board Member, Peaslee Neighborhood Center, 2004. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL), Class X. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Personnel Policies; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; College and University Law; Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense; Government Contracts; Banking Law; Personal Injury.Email: Brian G. Dershaw
Brian R. Redden (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Xavier University (B.A. with honors, magna cum laude, 1994); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Constable, Judge Steven E. Martin, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, 1997-1999. Precinct Executive, Precinct 25-U, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1998-2000. NFLPA Contract Advisor, 2001. CFLPA Contact Advisor, 1999. Trustee: Greater Cincinnati Sports Corp.; Teen Response, Inc. Member: Cincinnati (Member: Practical Law Institute; Young Lawyers Section, Sports; Chair, Entertainment Committee, 2003-2006) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Personnel Policies; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; College and University Law; Sports Law; Misdemeanors Criminal; Traffic Violations; Driving While Intoxicated.Email: Brian R. Redden
ASSOCIATES
Jennifer Griffin Anstaett (Associate) born Sikeston, Missouri, December 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., History and English, 1998); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Governance; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Law; Physician Practices; Medicaid Planning.Email: Jennifer Griffin Anstaett
Laurie A. Lamb (Associate) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, June 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2004, Kentucky. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Editor, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 2001. Author: "The Establishment Clause: A Survey of Recent Religion Cases Decided Within the Sixth Circuit," 29 N. Ky. L. Rev. 73 (2002). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Construction Litigation; Divorce; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Laurie A. Lamb
Kristen M. Myers (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Hiram College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Recipient: Best Petitioner's Brief at Pepperdine University National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition; Jorge Carro Consummate Advocate Award; Provident Bank Prize for Wills, Trusts & Future Interests. Book Review: Daniel J. Tichenor, "Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America," Published in Immigration and Nationality Law Review, Volume 23 (2002); Executive Director, University of Cincinnati Moot Court Honors Board. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Association of Professional in Aging. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Elder Law; Institutional Law; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Kristen M. Myers
Hui Li (Associate) born Hebei, China, December 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Shawnee State University (B.I.S., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2007). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Chinese.Email: Hui Li
Sarah C. Leyshock (Associate) born Ypsilanti, Michigan, July 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., 2002); Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and Federal (Northern Kentucky Chapter) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Domestic Relations; Institutional Law; Business Litigation.Email: Sarah C. Leyshock