(Main Office)

Strauss & Troy, founded in 1953, is a full-service law firm that is well-established in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and throughout the tri-state area. The firm's main office is in the heart of the Cincinnati central business district; the second office is located in the RiverCenter office complex in Covington, Kentucky.

Strauss & Troy's broad legal practice can be divided into five primary areas:

1. Litigation including Arbitration, Mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution of business and commercial matters and involving class actions, securities, shareholder rights, Patents and Trademarks, insurance, banking, bankruptcy, real estate, construction, employment, manufacturer's representation issues, tax, products liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, and domestic relations.

2. Corporate, including general business and commercial, banking, securities, hospitality industry, franchise, insurance, and mergers and acquisitions.

3. Tax, including individual and corporate tax planning, pension and profit sharing, and tax shelters.

4. Real Estate, including development, acquisitions, financing, title insurance, workouts, housing and urban development, limited liability companies, partnerships and syndications, construction, landlord/tenant, leasing and environmental law.

5. Estate Planning and Probate, including wills, trusts, estates, and international estate planning.

All attorneys in the firm are licensed to practice in Ohio and a number of attorneys are also licensed to practice in Kentucky and other jurisdictions.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Probate, Tax, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Securities, Employment Law, Trade Regulation, Antitrust, Patent and Trademark Litigation, Real Estate and Development Law, Housing and Urban Development, Syndication Law, Land Use and Zoning, Trials and Appeals, Pension and Profit Sharing Law, ERISA, Franchise Law, Hospitality and Lodging.

Representative Clients:

AIMCO (Apartment Investment and Management Co.)
BP Oil Co.
The City of Loveland, Ohio
The City of Wyoming, Ohio
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
Cole + Russell Architects, Inc.
Corporex Companies, Inc.
Forest Laboratories
Greenfield Research, Inc.
Hauck Holdings, Ltd.
ING Investment Management
JP Morgan Chase (Bank One)
LaSalle Bank National Association
Lion Apparel
Mamar, Inc.
Meijer, Inc.
NexGen Enterprises, Inc.
P&G, Inc.
PNC Bank, N.A. (Ohio and Kentucky)
PNC Business Credit
Republic Financial Corporation
The Richard E. Jacobs Co., Inc.
Standard Textile Co., Inc.
Stern-Hendy Properties, Inc.
Storopak, Inc.
Sycamore School District
United Magazine Co.
US Bank National Association
Vandercar Holdings, Inc.
The Verdin Co.
Victory Wholesale Grocers.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.

Address

The Federal Reserve Building
150 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-4018, (Hamilton Co.)

Phone

Phone: 513-621-2120
Fax: 513-241-8259

Website

http://www.strausstroy.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Northern Kentucky Office: 50 East RiverCenter Boulevard, Covington, Kentucky, 41011. Telephone: 513-621-8900. Fax: 513-629-9444.

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Nicole M. Lundrigan (Associate) born Piqua, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1998); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2002). Member: Dayton, Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Nicole M. Lundrigan

Jason D. Tonne (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2005, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A. in Accounting and Real Estate, 2000; J.D., 2003). Order of Omega. Coach, St. Xavier Mock Trial Team. Member: Sigma Chi Alumni Association; Business Network International; Cincinnati Real Estate Club. Member: Cincinnati (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Young Lawyers Section), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation.Email: Jason D. Tonne

William O. Williamson (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The University of Akron (B.S.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1999); The University of Cincinnati Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 2002); The University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2004). Corporate Law Fellow for the University of Cincinnati College of Law Center for Corporate Law. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business.Email: William O. Williamson

John M. Levy (Associate) born La Jolla, California, April 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 2000); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2004). Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.Email: John M. Levy

Stephen G. Nesbitt (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.S., Business Administration, 2001); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2004). Order of the Curia. Executive Editor, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Corporate and Business Law.Email: Stephen G. Nesbitt

Bryan M. Butler (Associate Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 16, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2007). Northern Kentucky University, Trial Advocacy. National Trial Competition, 2006-2007. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Bryan M. Butler

Andrea E. Yang (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, April 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Cornell University (B.A., Biology and Society, 1990; Masters Degree in Regional Planning, 2000); University of Cincinnati (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Recipient, Clarence Stein Fellow. Editor, Freedom Center Journal Executive, 2006-2007. Review Associate, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2005-2006. Staff, Human Rights Quarterly, 2004-2005. Volunteer, Prison Reform Advocacy Center, University of Cincinnati. Recipient, Department of City & Regional Planning Community Service Award, Cornell University. Executive Vice President/Representative at Large, Cornell Student Assembly, 1989-1990; Member, President's Committee on Status of Women, 1989-1990. Law Review Articles: "Historical Criminal Punishments, Punitive Aims and Un'-Civil' Post-Custody"; "Sanctions on Sex Offenders: Reviving the Ex Post Facto Clause". Member: Cincinnati Bar Association; Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW); The American Institute of Certified Planners; Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Municipal Law.Email: Andrea E. Yang

Brian F. Eviston (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., summa cum laude 2000); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D. 2003). Recipient: Wall Street Journal Award, 2000; Academics All-American, 1999; Northern Kentucky Bar Foundation Scholarship, 2001. Chairman, Newport Central Catholic Family Fireworks Festival Committee. Volunteer: St. Joseph Parish Festival; Run Like Hell for Cystic Fibrosis. Coach, Newport Central Catholic Mock Trial Team, 2007-2008. Member: Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association. (Also at Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Employment Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Brian F. Eviston

John V. Domaschko (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio; 2009, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 2001); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2008). Order of the Barristers. Executive Director, University of Cincinnati Moot Court Board. Participant, Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Jorge Carro Award, Outstanding Skill in Written and Oral Advocacy, University of Cincinnati College of Law. Member, Northern Kentucky's Vision 2015 Urban Renaissance Action Team. Finalist and Recipient, Best Brief Award, 2008. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Also at Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Business Taxation.Email: John V. Domaschko

Nicolas D. Wayne (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 2003) University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Nicolas D. Wayne

OF COUNSEL

Gordon H. Hood (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2, 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio; 1954, Kentucky; 1965, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1950); University of Cincinnati (LL.B., 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Kentucky Council on Higher Education, 1970-1975. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Probate Law.Email: Gordon H. Hood

Paul J. Theissen (Of Counsel) born Covington, Kentucky, September 12, 1929; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio; 1954, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1950); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1953). Member: Northern Kentucky (President, 1960-1961), Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Foreclosure Law; Mortgage Law; Real Estate Law; Wills.Email: Paul J. Theissen

Diane Schneiderman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., September 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1989, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction, 1968); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; HOPE VI; Shopping Center Law; Shopping Center Development; Retail Leasing; Corporate Contracts.Email: Diane Schneiderman

Charles H. Melville (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 18, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Ohio; 1963, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1964, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1971, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., with honors in Economics, 1959); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1962). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Cincinnati Law Review. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Manufacturers' Representative Law; Contracts and Restrictive Covenants; Business Torts; Litigation.Email: Charles H. Melville

Philomena Saldanha Ashdown (Of Counsel) born Madras, India, May 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, Madras, India; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Madras; Stella Maris College (B.S., 1978); University of Madras, Madras Law School (LL.B., 1984); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law.Email: Philomena Saldanha Ashdown

Andrew R. Giannella (Of Counsel) born April 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 2003, Kentucky. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1992); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1996). Selected to Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law, 2006. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Finance.Email: Andrew R. Giannella