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Address
5181 Natorp Boulevard, Suite 202
Mason, Ohio 45040 (Warren Co.)
Phone
513-489-0829; Telephone: 800-840-3514
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Mason, Schilling & Mason Co., L.P.A., since its founding over 30 years ago, exclusively concentrates in the areas of creditor representation, in all aspects of commercial litigation, banking law, leasing law, bankruptcy law, and creditors' rights law. We have developed a full service staff of attorneys in all aspects of representation to the credit granting community. Our legal services concentrate exclusively on representing creditors in all facets of legal representation concerning credit management and credit granting, commercial law, and bankruptcy law on behalf of the credit management community. Further, of particular attention, is the providing of legal services to the banking and credit management community throughout the entire States of Ohio and Kentucky. Our attorneys appear in all State and federal courts in both states. The value of our law firm rests with the dependable level of service that we provide to all creditor-clients. We pride ourselves in the personalized service and the conscientious follow through that has been a trade mark throughout over three decades of providing legal services to our creditor and banking clients. Statement of PracticeCommercial, Creditors Rights, Bankruptcy, Collection, Banking and Financial Institution Law, Civil Litigation, Federal Consumer Law Litigation, Foreclosures, Automobile Deficiencies, Credit Cards, Medical Debts, Bad Checks, Business Loans/Commercial Debt, Vehicle and Property Repossessions, Landlord Representation/Evictions/Lease Litigation, Equipment Leasing. Year Established: 1973
Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:First Interstate Bank
Global Leasing Corp.
Barnett Banks
Share Fax Credit Union
Republic Bank
Mohawk Industries
The Fifth Third Bancorp
The Fifth Third Bank
Citicorp and Citibank, N.A.
Contel Credit Corp.
Borg-Warner Acceptance Corporation
Caterpillar Financial Corp.
Commercial Union Insurance Co.
First Financial Savings Bank
General Ionics, Inc., Subsidiary of Ionics, Inc.
Health and Education Credit Union
Superior Savings Bank
Hobart Corporation
Central Transport, Inc.
Dunlop Tire Co.
General Electric Credit Corporation
GTE Leasing Corp.
Hallmark Cards Inc.
Globe Furniture Rentals, Inc.
84 Lumber Company
Transamerica Commercial Finance, Inc.
Transit Credit Union
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp.
Mason-Dixon Lines, Inc.
Novus Financial Services (formerly Sears)
GCM Group of Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Inc.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Jewish Hospital Credit Union
Union Federal Savings Bank
ITT Hartford Insurance Co.
ORIX Leasing Services
Parisian Credit Services
Xerox Credit Services
Key Corp Bank
Autofinance Group
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
Nike, Inc.
Arcadia Health Services
Volvo Financial Services
Mellon Bank
Colonial Pacific Corp.
U.S. Bank
Park National Bank
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Fairfield National Bank
Century National Bank
Richland Bank
Unity National Bank
Second National Bank, First Financial Bank
Bank of America
Capital Crossing Bank
Cheviot Savings Bank
Choice Hotels, Inc.
Comerica Bank
First Indiana Bank
Global Financial Inc.
LaSalle National Leasing
Summit Funding Group, Inc.
Towne Properties LLC
Zions National Bank.
ClientsSPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: State of Wisconsin
State of Minnesota
State of Arizona
State of New York
Allstate Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Bank of Louisiana
Associates Financial
ITT Credit Corp.
Fifth-Third Leasing Co.
References:Fifth-Third Bank of Cincinnati
Fifth-Third Bank of Northern Kentucky.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address5181 Natorp Boulevard, Suite 202
Mason, OH 45040, (Warren Co.)
PhonePhone: 513-489-0829; Telephone: 800-840-3514
Fax: 513-489-0834
Website
http://www.mason-law.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesMadison, Indiana: 218 East Second Street. Telephone: 513-489-0829. Fax: 513-489-0834.
Covington, Kentucky: Heritage International, Suite 203, P.O. Box 2158. Telephone: 513-489-0829. Fax: 513-489-0834.
Columbus, Ohio: 460 East Main Street, 43215-5398
Dayton, Ohio: 319 Liberty Tower, 120 West Second Street, 45402
Lima, Ohio: P.O. Box 937, 45802
Jonathan A. Mason (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., with high honors, 1969; M.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). General Motors Scholar, 1968-1969. Taft Graduate Fellow, 1969-1970. National Moot Court Counsel, 1972. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1994. Author: "Documentary Evidence in Collection Cases," Business Credit, Vol. 95, No. 6, June, 1993; Collection Law in Ohio, Lorman Educational Services, 1995. Co-Author, "In Re Strumpf, Bankruptcy Rights," Business Credit, Vol. 98, No. 9, Oct. 1996. Lecturer: National Business Institute, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Seminar, 1988, 1990, 1992; Loman Business Institute, 1993; Bankers Collection Conference, 1993. Faculty Member, Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute, 1994. Regional Counsel, Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC), 1992. City Attorney: City of Crescent Park, Kentucky, 1973-1983; Crescent Springs, Kentucky, 1975-1985. Member: Dean's Council, College of Law, University of Cincinnati, 1987; Credit Professional, Inc. Member: Cincinnati (Member, Bankruptcy Committee), Kenton County (Treasurer, 1977-1980; Member, Executive Committee, 1977-1980), Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, Ohio State (Member: Bankruptcy Committee; Banking Committee) and American Bar Associations; Kenton County Public Defender, Inc.; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Commercial Law League of America (Member: Creditors' Rights Section; Bankruptcy Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute; Corporation Collection Attorneys Association of America; Southeastern Bankruptcy Institute; Uniform Commercial Code Institute; American Association of Creditors Attorneys; National Institute of Credit Management; International Credit Conference Institute; Ohio Creditors' Association (Founding Member); Credit Management Leadership Institute; Credit Research Foundation; The Banking Law Institute; INSOL; The Institute of Credit; American Bank Attorneys Association; National Association of Retail Collection Recovery Attorneys; National Mortgage Bank Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights Law; Bankruptcy Law; Collections; Financial Institution Law; Banking Law.Email: Jonathan A. Mason
Richard D. Schilling (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1997, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Principia College (B.A., 1974); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1977). Lecturer: National Business Institute, 1993; Ohio; Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1997. Member: Equipment Leasing Association of America, 1996; Commercial Law League of America. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Practice Areas: Equipment Leasing; Creditors Rights; Collections; Commercial Law; Litigation; Banking Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Richard D. Schilling
Jeremy R. Mason (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with honors, 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 2000). Recipient: Delta Kappa Epsilon Scholar Award; CALI Award, Business Association, 1998; American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, May 2000. Cornell University National Scholar, 1996-1997. Co-Author: Case Analysis, "First Circuit Bap Denies Chapter 13 Debtors a 'Hardship Discharge' in its Clarification of 11 U.S.C. § 1328 (b)," CLLA Bankruptcy Section, Vol. 19, Issue 5, CLLA Bulletin, November 1999. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; Commercial Law League; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Collections.Email: Jeremy R. Mason
Rachel J. Mason (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., high honors, 2000); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Award of Excellence, Commercial Law. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys; Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Collections.Email: Rachel J. Mason
——————————Joseph M. Ruwe (Associate) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, December 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky and Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Leasing; Banking Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Joseph M. Ruwe
James Blake Thomas (Associate) born Madison, Indiana, February 16, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient, Award of Excellence, Highest Achievement, Legal Writing, 2005. Member: Cincinnati Bar and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Banking Law.Email: James Blake Thomas
Jason T. Forbes (Associate) born Wilmington, Ohio, September 15, 1979; admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.S., Economics, 2005); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2009). Beta Gamma Sigma. Director, Rendigs Moot Court Competition, 2009. Recipient, Student of the Year, Department of Economics Northern Kentucky University, 2005. Senior Articles Editor, Human Rights Quarterly, 2009. Formerly with Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Jason T. Forbes
OF COUNSELFred H. Summe (Of Counsel) born Covington, Kentucky, April 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Kentucky and U.S. District Court of Kentucky. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1973); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1976). Member: Kentucky and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, KY Office). Practice Areas: Collections.Email: Fred H. Summe
Richard L. Levine (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, February 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1987, Minnesota; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1980); Emory University (J.D., 1984). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. (Resident, Columbus Office). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law.Email: Richard L. Levine
Kristen D. VandeWater (Of Counsel) born Carrolton, Kentucky, October 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: Indiana University, New Albany (D.Psych., 1999); University of Louisville (J.D., 2002). Member, Indiana Pro Bono Council, 2002. Member: Jefferson County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also Associate, Barlow Law Office, Madison, Indiana). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Collections; Real Estate; Family Law; Criminal Law; Personal Injury.Email: Kristen D. VandeWater
SENIOR LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELBrenda L. Norton
Lisa K. Spencer
Marilyn E. Mason Education: State University of New York; University of Cincinnati (B.S.; M.Ed.).
Tina McElhinney Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., Psychology).
Lori Hensley Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., Criminal Justice).
Yelena Shuster
Linda Tye
Tracy Dobbs
Kathleen Cowans
Marion Kramer
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