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| | Address | | 36 East Seventh Street, Suite 2100 | | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4413 | | (Hamilton Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 513-241-4722 | | Fax: 513-241-8775 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mrjlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Montgomery, Rennie & Jonson practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in: Automotive, Aviation, Civil Rights, Commercial Construction, Consumer, Employment, Environmental, Motor Carrier Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice. | | Year Established: 1989 | Firm Profile:
As regional or national counsel for several clients, the firm is involved in litigation throughout the United States. The firm members and associates are admitted to the state and federal courts of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, Florida and New York and have tried lawsuits in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and West Virginia, as well as Ohio and Kentucky. The firm represents Ohio state court judges in civil damages litigation and disciplinary matters. | | Firm Size: 18 | Representative Clients:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; ATC Leasing; Averitt Express, Inc.; The Braun Corporation; Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.; CNA; The Coleman Company, Inc.; Commercial Truck Claims Management; Commonwealth Insurance Co.; Countrywide Services Corporation; C.R. England, Inc.; Dart Transit; Delta Airlines, Inc.; DHL Express, Inc.; Freightliner LLC; Gainey Corporation; GMC Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance Group; Great West Casualty Company; Infinity / Leader National Insurance; International Truck & Engine Corporation; Komatsu America Corp.; Lancer Insurance Company; Landair Transport, Inc.; Marten Transport, Ltd.; Mattei Companies; Maxum Specialty Insurance Group; Mazda Motor Corporation; Mazda North American Operations; Mennonite Mutual Insurance Company; Millis Transfer, Inc.; Motor Transport Underwriters, Inc.; MV Transportation, Inc.; National Claims Management; National Interstate Insurance Company; Network Adjusters; Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A., Inc.; NTA, Inc.; PACCAR Inc.; Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co.; Permanent General Assurance Corp.; Quality Carriers; Ralston Purina Company; Roadway Express; Safeco Property and Casualty Insurance Companies; Sigmatek Corp.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance; Swift Transportation Co.; Tecumseh Products Company; The Terminix International Company, L.P.; Toyota Motor Corporation; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.; Transportation Claims, Inc.; Transport Service Co.; United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc.; Uniroyal Holding, Inc.; U.S. Financial Life; U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.; XL Select Professional W.E. Love & Associates; XL Select Professional; Yellow Cab (Claims Service). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | James J. Montgomery (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1991, Kentucky. Education: Miami University at Oxford (B.S.Ed., 1970); Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1976). Member, Order of the Curiae. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Machinery, Tools and Equipment. Email: James J. Montgomery | | Douglas W. Rennie (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, Kentucky; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Kentucky; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Miami University at Oxford (B.A., 1974); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1978). Member, American Trucking Association. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Transportation; Motor Carrier Liability. Email: Douglas W. Rennie | | George D. Jonson (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, July 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1991, Kentucky. Education: Miami University at Oxford, Ohio (B.A., 1979); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1983). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Legal Malpractice. Email: George D. Jonson | | Kelly Carbetta Scandy (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, June 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1992, Kentucky; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1986). Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1984-1986. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Vehicle Products Liability; Motor Carrier Liability; Consumer Litigation. Email: Kelly Carbetta Scandy | | Linda L. Woeber (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1993, Kentucky and Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1984); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Member: Cincinnati (Past Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee) Ohio State, Kentucky and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Linda L. Woeber | | Elizabeth P. Sherwood (Partner) born Manchester, Tennessee, March 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S., 1980; M.S., 1984); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association; Ohio Association for Justice; Kentucky Justice Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Mediation; Collaborative Law; Product and Premises Liability. Email: Elizabeth P. Sherwood | | Janet A. Self (Partner) born Clovis, New Mexico, May 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1980; M.P.A., 1982; J.D., 1988). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Motor Carrier Liability; Neuropsychological and Psychological Injury Claims; Premises Liability for Violent Crimes; Personal Injury. Email: Janet A. Self | | Ralph E. Burnham (Partner) born Palo Alto, California, September 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1997, Ohio; 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1987); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Professional Malpractice Defense; Appraiser Liability Defense; Blasting and Explosives Liability. Email: Ralph E. Burnham | | G. Todd Hoffpauir (Partner) born Lafayette, Louisiana, July 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2002, Kentucky; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeal, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1994). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Motor Carrier Liability; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Consumer Litigation; Professional Malpractice. Email: G. Todd Hoffpauir | | Matthew E. Stubbs (Partner) born Kettering, Ohio, February 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1999, Indiana; 2005, Kentucky. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1992); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1996). Member, Moot Court, 1994-1996. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury. Email: Matthew E. Stubbs | | Kimberly Vanover Riley (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, May 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court, 1995-1997. Member: Cincinnati (Member: Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1997—; Civil Rights Committee, 2001—), Ohio and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights Litigation. Email: Kimberly Vanover Riley | | Jason A. Golden (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1998, Florida; 2003, Ohio; U.S. Court of the Armed Forces; U.S. District Courts, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Courts Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1991); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Co-Author: "Passenger Claims (Cruise Ships, Gambling Ships and Small Boats)," Southeastern Admiralty Law Seminar, Savannah, Georgia, 1998. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. [Cmdr s, JAGC, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1993—]. Practice Areas: Transportation; Motor Carrier Liability; Consumer Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Jason A. Golden | | Timothy C. Ammer (Partner) born Stoneham, Massachusetts, July 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.B.A., Minor: History, 1993); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1998). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Consumer Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: Timothy C. Ammer | | —————————— | | Trudie E. McAdams (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Chi; Order of the Barristers. Member, University of Cincinnati Moot Court, 2002-2004. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Motor Carrier Liability; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Blasting and Explosives Liability. Email: Trudie E. McAdams | | Chad M. Sizemore (Associate) born Ft. Polk, Louisiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2000); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Ohio Trucking Association; American Trucking Association; Transportation Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Member: Cincinnati, Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. [Ohio Air National Guard, 269th Combat Communications Squadron; Enlisted Member, Honorably Discharged, January 2004]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Motor Carrier Liability; Transportation; Common Carrier Law; Common Carrier Liability Law; Trucking Insurance Coverage. Email: Chad M. Sizemore | | Dennis W. Van Houten (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1978, Kentucky; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1972); Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1976). Councilman, City of Villa Hills, Kentucky, 1979-1989. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Blasting and Explosives Liability; Premises Liability; Appraiser Liability Defense. Email: Dennis W. Van Houten | | Lisa M. Zaring (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2003); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., Litigation Certificate, 2006). Recipient: Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence, Legal Writing, 2005, Civil Litigation, 2005; Graduate Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Litigation, 2006; Moot Court, 2005-2006; Mock Trial, 2005-2006; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial Competition, 2006. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Section); Ohio Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Consumer Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Civil Rights Defense. Email: Lisa M. Zaring | | Joseph T. Ireland (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., cum laude, 2008); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Motor Carrier Liability; Appraiser Liability Defense; Blasting and Explosives Liability; Neuropsychological and Psychological Injury Claims. Email: Joseph T. Ireland | | OF COUNSEL | | Kevin J. Hopper (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S.M.E., 1973); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Cincinnati (Member, Wills and Probate Committee, 1980; Chairman, Environmental Law Subcommittee, 1984-1986), Clermont County, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections of: Natural Resources Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. (Also practicing individually at 7434 Jager Court, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45230). |
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