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| | Address | | 600 Vine Street, Suite 2700 | | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2409 | | (Hamilton Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 513-721-4450 | | Fax: 513-721-0109 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.santen-hughes.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Firm Profile:
For fifty years, Santen & Hughes has enjoyed an excellent reputation, and is well connected with businesses and other professionals in the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. The firm specializes in litigation and the representation of privately-held businesses, their owners and executives. With respect to litigation, we routinely appear in all courts located in Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Butler, and Montgomery Counties in Ohio, and Kenton, Campbell, and Boone Counties in Kentucky, the Federal District Courts, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. We handle plaintiff's medical malpractice and personal injury cases, family law matters including collaborative law and mediation, and the whole spectrum of commercial, corporate, collection, bankruptcy, employment, and probate litigation. As part of our general business representation, we also specialize in handling transactions, real estate development, construction law, securities, financing, employment matters, estate planning, probate and trust administration, tax planning and tax controversies. | | Firm Size: 15 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
American Express | | Charles M. Meyer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, Ohio and Florida; 1993, Kentucky, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern Disrict of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1974; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Collections; Business Transactions. Email: Charles M. Meyer | | Charles E. Reynolds (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1976); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). Member: Cincinnati and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions. Email: Charles E. Reynolds | | John D. Holschuh, Jr. (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, December 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1991, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1977); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1980). Masters in Trial Faculty, 2004 and 2007. National Institute of Trial Advocacy Faculty, 1990, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2008. Magistrate, City of Loveland, 1992—; Magistrate, Village of Fairfax, 1999—. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 1996—; Ohio Super Lawyers 2004—. Member: Cincinnati (Board of Trustees, 1995-2004; President, 2002-2003), Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; Cincinnati Bar Foundation (President, 2008—); American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1992; Member, Board of Trustees, 1992-1994); Ohio Association for Justice (Member, Board of Trustees, 1991-1995, 1998-2000, 2008); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member); The Potter Stewart Inn of Court (Emeritus Member). Reported Cases: Hester v. Dwivedi, et.al, 89 O.S.3d 575 (2000); Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co. v. Muething, 65 O.S. 3d 273, 603 N.E.2d 969 (1992); King v. Lekamp, 50 O.App.3d 4, 553 N.E.2d 701 (Ham.Co. 1988); Ryne v. Garvey, 87 O.App.3d 145, 621 N.E.2d 1320 (Montg.Co. 1993); McKinney v. Schlatter, 118 O.App.3d 328 (Butler Co. 1997). Practice Areas: General Negligence Trial Law; Appeals; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Law. Email: John D. Holschuh, Jr. | | James P. Wersching (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, March 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1977); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., taxation, 1984). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1983. Member: Cincinnati (Former Chair, Taxation Section), Ohio State Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Section of Taxation). Practice Areas: Business Law; Federal Income Tax Law; Estate Planning and Probate Law; Real Estate Law. | | C. Gregory Schmidt (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, May 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1977); University of Dayton (J.D., 1980). Member, Board of Trustees, Madeira and Indian Hill Fire Company, 1992—; Secretary, 1995-1999; Vice President, 1999—, Madiera and Indian Hill Joint Fire District. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Construction Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Estate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: C. Gregory Schmidt | | William E. Santen, Jr. (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1977); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1983). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Ohio Association for Justice; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Negligence Law; Product Liability Law; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Land Use Law; Appropriation. | | William A. DeCenso (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1975); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1978). Member: Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Domestic Relations Committee); Ohio State Bar Association; Collaborative Family Lawyers of Cincinnati. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Business. Email: William A. DeCenso | | Sarah Tankersley (Member) born Radford, Virginia, February 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, Kentucky. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1993); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1997). Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Ohio and Kentucky State Bar associations; Ohio Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: Sarah Tankersley | | Edward S. "Ned" Dorsey (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1985, Maryland; 1987, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1974); Catholic University Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk, National Labor Relations Board Chairman John Fanning, 1976-1977. Attorney, Appellate Court Branch, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., 1977-1983. Trial Attorney, Contempt Litigation Branch, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Taylor v. Volunteers of America, 153 Ohio App.3d 698, 795 N.E.2d 716 (First App. Dist. 2003); Bridewell v. The Cincinnati Reds, 68 F.3d 136 (6th Cir. 1995); State ex. rel. Kelley v. Board of Educ. of Clearcreek, 52 Ohio St. 3d 93, 556 N.E.2d 173 (1990); NLRB v. Blevins Popcorn Company, 117 L.R.R.M. 2425 (D.C. Cir. 1984); United States Steel Corp. v. NLRB, 711 F.2d 772, 114 L.R.R.M. 2884 (7th Cir. 1983); Marlene Industries Corp. v. NLRB, 712 F.2d 1011 (6th Cir., 1983); Alirez v. NLRB, 676 F.2d 423 (10th Cir. 1982); Proctor & Gamble Mfg. Co. v. NLRB, 603 F.2d 1310 (8th Cir. 1979). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation. | | Katrina Z. Farley (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; 1993, Kentucky. Education: Ball State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Author: "How to Avoid Post-Death Litigation," Practical Estate Planning, June/July 1999; "To Avoid Probate or Not Avoid Probate: That is the Question," Practical Estate Planning, February/March 2007. Member: Estate Planning Council of Northern Kentucky; Cincinnati Estate and Planning Council. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, and Kentucky Bar Associations; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association. (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Probate Litigation; Negligence; Trials & Appeals. Email: Katrina Z. Farley | | William J. Liss (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, Nevada and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1999, Florida; U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Ohio University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1997); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Taxation; Estate Planning. Email: William J. Liss | | J. Robert Linneman (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1991); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: J. Robert Linneman | | —————————— | | Deepak K. Desai (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.A., summa cum laude, University Honors Scholar, 1988); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Municipal Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Municipal Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Deepak K. Desai | | Andrew Weisenberger (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2004, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1999); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2002); Georgetown University (LL.M., with distinction, 2003). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Andrew Weisenberger | | Rodger W. Moore (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas, March 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2007, Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 1991); Tulane University (M.B.A., 1994); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Dean's List, Multiple Semesters: University of Arkansas; Tulane University; Emory Law School. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Rodger W. Moore | | Brandon S. Waddle (Associate) born Somerset, Kentucky, July 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, 2003); University of Cincinnati (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Dean's List. Member: Cincinnati (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(75%); Business Law(25%). Email: Brandon S. Waddle | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | William E. Santen (Senior Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 14, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.S., 1950); University of Cincinnati (LL.B., 1955). Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1957-1958. Assistant City Solicitor, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Ohio Association for Justice; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association (Past Trustee). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law; Negligence Law; Medical Malpractice Law. Email: William E. Santen | | James J. Chalfie (Senior Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Brandeis University (A.B., 1963); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1966). Member, Editorial Board, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1965-1966. Author: "How to Avoid Post-Death Litigation," Practical Estate Planning, June/July 1999. Presenter, Cincinnati Advanced Estate Planning Institute, 1986, 1989, 2008. Assistant County Prosecutor, 1966-1971. Member, Cincinnati Estate Planning Council. Member: Cincinnati (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning (Chairman, 1984-1987), Ohio State (Council Member: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association. Potter Stewart Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Litigation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trust Law; Wills; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: James J. Chalfie |
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