Strauss & Troy,
A Legal Professional Association

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Law Firm in Cincinnati, Ohio
 
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The Federal Reserve Building, 150 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4018
(Hamilton Co.)
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Phone: 513-621-2120  
Fax: 513-241-8259
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Strauss & Troy,
A Legal Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:

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.
Year Established: 1953
Firm Profile:
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.

Firm Size: 51
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.

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

Other Office Locations of Strauss & Troy,
A Legal Professional Association

Covington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Lucien G. Strauss (1900-1982).
Orville A. Troy (1896-1967).
Kenneth D. Troy (1918-1993).
Alan C. Rosser (1946-2001).
Mark H. Berliant (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 1, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, Virginia; 1957, Ohio. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Accounting, 1953; LL.B., 1956). Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review. Adjunct Professor, Partnerships and Tax Shelter, University of Cincinnati Law School, 1981-1986. Tax Trial Attorney, Cincinnati Region, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1956-1961. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 1983-2003 Editions. Member: Cincinnati (Chairman, Tax Committee, 1976) and American (National Chairman, Committee on Real Estate Tax Problems, 1983-1985; Vice Chairman, 1981-1983; Subcommittee Chairman, "Syndications," 1979-1981; Member, 1978-2001; Member: Committee on Tax Shelter, 1980-1987; Committee on Tax Structure and Simplification, 1985-1988) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Tax and Succession Planning; Estate Planning; Real Estate Development; Gaming Law. Email: Mark H. Berliant
William V. Strauss (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1964); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1967). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; Security Title and Guaranty Agency, Inc. (President). Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Development Law; Real Estate Law; Title Insurance Law; Commercial Law; Estate Planning. Email: William V. Strauss
Larry A. Neuman (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky; 1970, Ohio. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1964); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1966-1967. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning. Email: Larry A. Neuman
William S. Abernethy, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio; 1968, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Corporate Law; Probate Law. Email: William S. Abernethy, Jr.
Thomas C. Rink (Partner) born Rock Island, Illinois, May 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970); George Washington University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Chairman, Southwest Ohio Tax Institute, 1980. Listed in "Best Lawyers in America." Member: Cincinnati (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1982-1983), Ohio and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. [U.S. Marines, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Real Estate Development and Syndication; Lease Law; Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Thomas C. Rink
Franklin A. Klaine, Jr. (Partner) born Covington, Kentucky, November 20, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio; 1991, Kentucky. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1963); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. City Solicitor: Wyoming, Ohio, 1980—; Loveland, Ohio, 2001—. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Employment; Municipal; School; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Franklin A. Klaine, Jr.
William R. Jacobs (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1970); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Casenote Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1972-1973. Assistant Professor of Law, Corporations, Business Planning and Legal Drafting, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1976-1978. Adjunct Professor, Corporate Law, Securities Regulation and Trial Practice, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1979-1980, 1984-1992. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Construction Law; Corporate Law. Email: William R. Jacobs
Daniel H. Demmerle, II (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1981, Kentucky. Education: Denison University (B.A., with honors, 1970); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of the Coif. Case Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate-Commercial; Hospitality Law; Closely Held Businesses; Medical Professional Associations; Commercial Lendings and Closings. Email: Daniel H. Demmerle, II
James G. Heldman (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1971); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate-Commercial; Closely Held Business; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Corporate Financing Law; Franchise Law; Multi-Unit Residential Real Estate. Email: James G. Heldman
Stuart C. Brinn (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, February 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1985, Kentucky. Education: Wharton School of Finance; University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1973); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1976). Arbitrator, Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, 1978—; Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Cincinnati (Former Chairman, Fee Arbitration Committee), Ohio State and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Business Law and Litigation; Loan Workouts; Banking; Bankruptcy; Collection. Email: Stuart C. Brinn
Martin C. Butler (Partner) born Covington, Kentucky, October 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Kentucky. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1973); Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1977). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Probate Law; Business Law. Email: Martin C. Butler
R. Guy Taft (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., with high honors, 1972; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1974-1976. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, American and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal and State Court Litigation; Arbitrations and Mediations; Patent and Trademark Litigation; Employment Law; Contract Fraud Litigation; Appeals; Administrative Law; Health Care Law; Partnership and Corporate Litigation. Email: R. Guy Taft
Ann W. Gerwin (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 14, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1971); Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1979). Member, Order of the Curia. Manuscript Editor, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Cincinnati (Chairman, Corporate and Securities Law Section, 1986-1987), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Ann W. Gerwin
Richard S. Wayne (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1974); University of Dayton (J.D., 1978). Member, 1976-1977 and Associate Editor, 1977-1978, University of Dayton Law Review. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Corporate Planning; Class Actions; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Arbitrations and Mediations. Email: Richard S. Wayne
Paul B. Calico (Partner) born Berea, Kentucky, August 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1981, Kentucky; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1978-1980. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; The Collaborative Law Institute (Member, Board of Trustees). Reported Cases: Estate of Swallen v. Commissioner, 98 F.3d 919 (6th Cir. 1996); Rheinecker v. Forest Lab., 826 F. Supp. 256 (S.D. Ohio 1993); Rheinecker v. Forest Lab., 813 F. Supp. 1307 (S.D. Ohio 1993); Bray v. Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 812 F. Supp. 115 (S.D. Ohio 1993); In re Alpco, Inc., 62 B.R. 184 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 1986); Schreiner v. Ohio Dep't of Educ., 88 Ohio St. 3d 1432; 724 N.E.2d 809 (Ohio 2000); Crowinshield/Old Town Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. v. Campeon Roofing & Waterproofing, 129 Ohio App. 3d 819; 719 N.E.2d 89 (1st Dist. 1998); S. Paul Matthews & Robert A. Davis v. Swallen, 1995 Ohio App. LEXIS 4669 (1st Dist. 1998); Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Boone County Bd. of Assessment Appeals, 715 S.W.2d 888 (Ky. App. 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation and Arbitration; Employment Law; Contract Law; Construction Law. Email: Paul B. Calico
Andrew M. Shott (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development and Syndication; Housing and Urban Development Law; Real Estate-Commercial Law; Financial Restructuring; Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Andrew M. Shott
Claudia G. Allen (Partner) born Rockville Center, New York, October 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, Ohio. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.F.A., 1970; M.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). Senior Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1978-1979. Coordinator of Business Law and Lecturer, North Carolina State University, 1983-1987. Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1979-1980. Affiliated Scholar, American Bar Foundation, 1980. Clerk to Judge Harlington Wood, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1980-1981. Adjunct Professor, Corporate Tax, University of Cincinnati Law School. Member, Southwestern Ohio Tax Institute Committee. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Employee Benefits Committee; Labor and Employment Committee; Admissions Committee). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA Litigation; Pension and Profit Sharing; Qualified Retirement Plans; Deferred Compensation; Employment Law. Email: Claudia G. Allen
Timothy B. Theissen (Partner) born Covington, Kentucky, October 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, Ohio. Education: Xavier University; Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 1977); Salmon P. Chase (J.D., 1980). Assistant Professor, Adjunct, University of Cincinnati, 1986-1989. Member, American Planning Association. Commissioner, 1989— and Chairman, 1995—, Kenton County Planning Commission. Member: Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Real Estate; Zoning; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy B. Theissen
William K. Flynn (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1986, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1985). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient: First Place and Best Brief Awards, National Administrative Law Moot Court Competition. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Public Investor Arbitration Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Arbitration and Investment Fraud Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: William K. Flynn
Charles C. Ashdown (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.A., magna cum laude, in cursu honorum, 1983); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1986). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Law; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Mechanics Liens; Liquor Licensing. Email: Charles C. Ashdown
Marilyn J. Maag (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1986). Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1985-1986. Co-Author: Anderson's Ohio Probate Practice and Procedure, 7th ed. Anderson Publishing Co., 1990 (and annual updates from 1991—). Author: The Simple Will in Ohio, Anderson Publishing Co., 1992 (and annual updates from 1993—). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section, 1997—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law. Email: Marilyn J. Maag
Thomas L. Stachler (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Centre College (B.S., 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1989). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice; Henry A. Morrill Prize For Excellence in Constitutional Law. Author: Case Note, "Repose v. Right-to-a-Remedy: Physician vs. Patient Under the Ohio Constitution," 57 University of Cincinnati Law Review 423, 1988. Student Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1988-1989. Adjunct Professor University of Cincinnati College of Law Trial Practice and Practical Litigation. Barrister, Potter Stewart Inn of Court, 1990-1992, 2002. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil (General Civil) Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Commercial Law; Negligence Law; Malpractice Law. Email: Thomas L. Stachler
Anthony M. Barlow (Partner) born Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, April 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Selkirk College, University of British Columbia; University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1990). Member, Order of the Coif. Law Review Junior Member, 1988-1989. Author: Comment, "Restricting Election Day Exit Polling," U. Cinn. L. Rev., Vol. 58, 1990; Casenote, "City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Pub. Co. (1988)," U. Cinn. L. Rev., Vol. 58, 1990. Co-Author: Anderson's Ohio Probate Practice and Procedure, 7th ed. Anderson Publishing Co., 1990 and updates. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Real Estate; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Small Business Counseling; Condominium Development; Multi/Single Family Housing Development; Commercial Foreclosure; Loan Workouts; Zoning Law; Like Kind Exchanges. Email: Anthony M. Barlow
Marshall K. Dosker (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S.B.A., 1985); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1991). (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Litigation. Email: Marshall K. Dosker
Shawn M. Young (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Northern Kentucky University (B.S., cum laude, 1977); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Curia. Articles Editor, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Lemon Reconstituted: Aguilar vs. Felton and Public Aid to Parochial Schools," Northern Kentucky Law Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1986. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business and Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation Law; Trademark Law. Email: Shawn M. Young
August T. Janszen (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1995, Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1989); Villanova University; University of Dayton (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, 1991-1993; Executive Editor, 1992-1993, University of Dayton Law Review. Member: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Burgess v. Doe, 116 Ohio App.3d 61, 686 N.E.2d 1141 (1996); Heard v. Meijer, Inc., 113 Ohio App.3d 224, 680 N.E.2d 719 (1996); Hobler v. Motorists Mutual Ins. Co., 105 Ohio App.3d 629, 664 N.E.2d 999 (1995); Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. v. Edwards, 126 Ohio App.3d 171, 709 N.E.2d 1231 (1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Non-Competition Agreements; Computer Law; Internet Law; Intellectual Property Law; Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition. Email: August T. Janszen
Pete A. Smith (Partner) born St. Marys, Ohio, March 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1995, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board. Author: "Potential Liability of University Owned and Operated Medical and Dental Clinics," Journal of College and University Law, Fall, 1994. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Domestic Relations. Email: Pete A. Smith
Thomas P. Glass (Partner) born Xenia, Ohio, May 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, 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, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wright State University (B.A., 1989); University of Dayton (J.D., 1993). Member, 1991-1993; Associate Editor, 1992-1993, University of Dayton Law Review. Member: Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Thomas P. Glass
Michael A. Ruh, Jr. (Partner) born Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, May 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1990; M.B.A., 1991); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1996). Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Torts. President, Student Bar Association, 1996. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Loans; Construction Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Property Rights; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Conveyancing; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Property Management; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Property; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Sales; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Small Business Corporations; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Planning; Incorporation. Email: Michael A. Ruh, Jr.
Michael B. Stoner (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Theta Kappa. Phi Alpha Theta. Member, Golden Key National Honor Society. University of Dayton Mentor Program. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Michael B. Stoner
Joseph J. Braun (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1994); University of Toledo (J.D., 1998). Member: Clermont County Mental Health Board, 1998-1999; Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees, 1999—. Mayor's Court Prosecutor, City of Wyoming, Ohio. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Complex Litigation; Employment Law; Negligence; Contracts. Email: Joseph J. Braun
Stephanie A. Dill (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 1994); University of Cincinnati (M.B.A./J.D., 1999). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Stephanie A. Dill
C. Richard Colvin (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 2000, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Kentucky. Education: Transylvania (B.A. Finance, 1992); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member, Dean's Circle, Salmon P. Chase School of Law, Board Member, CASA. Member: Northern Kentucky (Member, Business and Tax Section), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Covington, Kentucky Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Contracts.
Lori A. Ross (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, magna cum laude, 1997); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Cincinnati, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Constitutional Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Lori A. Ross
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Matthew R. Chasar (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, June 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1998); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Matthew R. Chasar
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
M. Ryan Kirkham (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1996); Xavier University (M.B.A., 2001); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Author, "County of Wayne v. Hathcock: The Resurrection of the Public Use Limitation on the Power of Eminent Domain," 32 N. Ky. L. Rev. 215 (2005). Experience: Nine years in commercial banking prior to practicing law. Member: Cincinnati, Butler County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Loan Transactions; Real Estate; Business Law. Email: M. Ryan Kirkham
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
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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
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