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| | Address | | 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 | | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3957 | | (Hamilton Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights, Business and Finance, E-Business (Internet and E-Commerce), Employee Benefits/ERISA and Tax-Planning, Environmental Law, Family Law, Family Business Planning, Franchise, General Litigation, Health Care, Life Sciences, Immigration, Institutional Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology Group, International, Japanese Practice, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations, Product Liability and Personal Injury, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities, Tax, Probate and Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation. | | Year Established: 1885 | | Firm Size: 320 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: AK Steel Corporation; Arena Management Holdings, Inc.; Avon Products, Inc.; BASF Corporation; Belvedere Corp.; Bethesda Hospital; Blue Chip Venture Company, Ltd.; Brenntag North America, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International Inc.; Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cintas Corporation; CINergy Corp.; Cleveland Municipal School District; Cornerstone Brands, Inc.; David J. Joseph Company; Diebold Incorporated; Dura-Med Pharmaceuticals; Evenflo Company, Inc.; Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati; Ford Motor Co.; Frisch's; Globalstar LLC; Good Samaritan Hospital; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Harsco Corporation; Helena Chemical Company; Kimball International; LCA-Vision Inc./LasikPlus; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Messer Construction Co.; National Stock Exchange; Nissan Motor Acceptance; Riverside Radiology Associates, Inc.; Sandusky International, Inc.; State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio; Thermo Development, Inc.; The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company; University of Cincinnati; U.S. Bancorp; U.S. Bank National Association; Volocys, Inc.; Xspedius Communications LLC; Zaremba Group, LLC. |
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Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
Beijing, China
| | Robert A. Taft (1889-1953). | | John L. Stettinius (1882-1924). | | John B. Hollister (1890-1979). | | L. Clifford Craig (Member) born Cincinnati Ohio; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1961; LL.B., 1964). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Corporate Governance; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation. Email: L. Clifford Craig | | Jerold A. Fink (Member) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member, Southwestern Ohio Tax Institute Committee. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Tax Planning; Tax Law. Email: Jerold A. Fink | | +++++ Edward W. Harris, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers in General Commercial Litigation. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis Bar Foundation; The Lawyers Club of Indianapolis. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Edward W. Harris, III | | Gerald J. Rapien (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 2000, Kentucky; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Xavier University (A.B., 1965); University of Notre Dame (LL.B., 1968). American Board of Trial Advocates. Best Lawyers in America. National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Kentucky; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Gerald J. Rapien | | Melvin S. Shotten (Member) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). American Health Lawyers Association. Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association; Cincinnati Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Health Care. Email: Melvin S. Shotten | | +++++ Jerald I. Ancel (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Accounting, 1965); Indiana University Indianapolis School of Law (J.D., 1968). Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Debtors' and Creditors' Rights(100%). Email: Jerald I. Ancel | | Stephen M. Nechemias (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1966); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1969). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American (Taxation Section, Chair, State and Local Tax Subcommittee, Committee on S Corporations) Bar Associations; Ohio CLE Institute (Member, Tax Curriculum Committee). Practice Areas: Family Business Law; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Taxation; Tax Controversies; Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Nechemias | | +++++ James A. Strain (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1966; J.D., cum laude, 1969). Law Clerk: to Hon. John S. Hastings, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1970-1971; Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-1973. Designated as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Governance and Corporate Law. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit (Past President), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: CTS Corporation v. Dynamics Corporation of America, 481 U.S. 69 (1987). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Securities. Email: James A. Strain | | +++ Joel A. Makee (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Eighth Judicial District Conference, National Association of College & University Attorneys (NACUA); United Educators Insurance Groups. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Health Care; Immigration Law; Citizenship; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Joel A. Makee | | +++ Stephen M. O'Bryan (Partner-in-Charge Cleveland) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Eighth District Judicial Conference; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Municipal Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Law; Securities Corporate. Email: Stephen M. O'Bryan | | Timothy E. Hoberg (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.E.E., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Eta Kappa Nu; Tau Beta Pi. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Public Company; Public Offerings; Securities - Corporate. Email: Timothy E. Hoberg | | Robert E. Rich (Member) born Corbin, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1999, Michigan; 2003, Kentucky; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (A.B., 1966); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1969). Best Lawyers in America; Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio Super Lawyer. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Health Care; Kentucky; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Personal Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Robert E. Rich | | R. Joseph Parker (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1966); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Best Lawyers in America. Internal Revenue Service Advanced Trial Advocacy Training Program. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Ohio Super Lawyers. Potter Stewart Inn of Court. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Corporate Governance; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: R. Joseph Parker | | G. Jack Donson Jr. (Member) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1968); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1971). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Franchise Distribution; Health Care; Litigation; Sports Law. Email: G. Jack Donson Jr. | | + David L. Johnson (Member) born Lima, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1973, Hawaii. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1971). Best Lawyers in America; Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio Super Lawyer. American Arbitration Association; National Roster of Neutrals. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: China; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Family Business Law; Franchise Distribution; Health Care; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities - Corporate; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: David L. Johnson | | ++++ Hugh E. Wall, III (Member) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1968); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1972). Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Construction Law; Corporate Governance; Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Real Property. Email: Hugh E. Wall, III | | +++++ Alan M. Hux (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1980, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1969); Washington University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Sewer Utilities; Water Utilities. Email: Alan M. Hux | | Thomas C. Hill (Member) born Prestonsburg, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (A.B., 1968); University of Chicago (J.D., 1973). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Environmental Law; International Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas C. Hill | | Lawrence J. Barty (Member) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1969); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Lawrence J. Barty | | Thomas T. Terp (Member) born Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1969); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1973). Best Lawyers in America. Board of Directors, Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Ltd. ("ALAS") (Chair, 2008—). Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas T. Terp | | + Lawrence D. Walker (Member) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Fordham University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Northwestern University (J.D., 1973). Member: Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Probate Administration; Trust Administration. Email: Lawrence D. Walker | | Patricia O. Lowry (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. National Association of Stock Plan Professionals; Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Public Company; Public Offerings; Securities Corporate. Email: Patricia O. Lowry | | Ross E. Wales (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law. Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur, United States Aquatic Sports, Inc.; U.S. Olympic Committee, The National Swimming Foundation and United States Swimming, Inc. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. (Also at Beijing, China Office). Practice Areas: China; Family Business Law; Health Care; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Ross E. Wales | | + Timothy P. Nagy (Member) born Elyria, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wake Forest College; The Ohio State University (B.A., 1971); Capital University (J.D., 1974). Listed as a member of the Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Life Sciences; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Venture Capital. Email: Timothy P. Nagy | | +++++ Ann Carr Mackey (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1975, Missouri; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Principia College (B.A., with honors, 1969); Washington University (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Ann Carr Mackey | | +++++ Linda L. Pence (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits; 1982, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Chief, Special Projects Branch, Deputy Chief, Government Fraud Section, Criminal Division, 1978-1983 and Trial Attorney, Civil Division, 1974-1978, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers in General Commercial Litigation. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer (Top 25 Women). Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Linda L. Pence | | +++++ Eric R. Johnson (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, California (inactive) and Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1971); Stanford University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business and Corporate Transactions; Insurance Regulation and Insolvencies. Email: Eric R. Johnson | | William Stuart Dornette (Member) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). American Arbitration Association National Roster of Neutrals; Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; Cincy Business Magazine Leading Lawyers, Leadership Cincinnati; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Education Litigation; Emerging Business Law; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Public Law; Securities Litigation; Sports Law. Email: William Stuart Dornette | | Edward D. Diller (Partner-in-Charge Cincinnati) born Bluffton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: Bluffton College (B.A., 1969); University of Oregon; Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers, Leadership Cincinnati; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; China; Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Education Litigation; Emerging Business Law; Health Care; International Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Public Law; Real Property. Email: Edward D. Diller | | Timothy J. Quinn (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1969); Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; The Ohio State University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Health Care; Public Finance; Public Law. Email: Timothy J. Quinn | | Daniel J. Hoffheimer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Ohio Federal District Court Review; Best Lawyers in America; Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL); Cincinnati Estate Planning Council; Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council; Institute on the Future of the Legal Profession; Leadership Cincinnati; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Cincinnati Bar Foundation. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Public Law; Taxation. Email: Daniel J. Hoffheimer | | Timothy J. Hurley (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Xavier University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1973); St. Louis University (J.D., 1976). The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Named one of Ohio's Top 100 Lawyers and one of Cincinnati's Top 50 Lawyers in Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio Super Lawyer edition; Named a Leading Lawyer in Business in CincyBusiness magazine. Practice Areas: Banking and Institutional Finance; Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditor Rights; Litigation. Email: Timothy J. Hurley | | Thomas R. Schuck (Member) born Findlay, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1972); University of Kent, Canterbury, England (M.A., 1974); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers. Federal Bar Association Foundation of Cincinnati; Federal Bar Examining Committee; Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for The Sixth Circuit; Ohio Bench-Bar Conference. Ohio Super Lawyers. Potter Stewart Inn of Court. Member: Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Environmental Law; Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Thomas R. Schuck | | +++++ Donald K. Densborn (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Business, magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law; Finance Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Donald K. Densborn | | +++ Bruce J. L. Lowe (Member) born Brighton, Sussex, England; admitted to bar, 1976, England and Wales; 1979, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: St. Edmunds Hall, Oxford University (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1976); Inns of Court School of Law, London, England (Barrister at Law, 1976). American Bankruptcy Institute; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers; Northeastern Ohio Leading Lawyer; Ohio Super Lawyers; Turnaround Management Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; International Law; Litigation; Real Property; Securities Litigation. Email: Bruce J. L. Lowe | | + James B. Farmer (Member) born Corpus Christi, Texas; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1971); The Ohio State University (M.C.R.P., 1976; J.D., cum laude,1976). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditor Rights; Construction Law; Franchises and Franchising; Franchise Distribution; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Structured Finance; Venture Capital. Email: James B. Farmer | | +++++ Gordon L. Pittenger (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., with high distinction, 1973); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Civil Trial and Appellate Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Email: Gordon L. Pittenger | | Steven W. Weeks (Member) born Topeka, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.S., 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1977). Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Emerging Business Law; Health Care; Intellectual Property; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property. Email: Steven W. Weeks | | Gerald S. Greenberg (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1988, Ohio; U.S. Distrct Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Institutional Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Family Business Law; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Public Corporations; Public Offerings; Securities Corporate; Structured Finance; Venture Capital. Email: Gerald S. Greenberg | | +++++ Mark A. Palmer (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia; 1979, Indiana, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A., 1974); Mercer University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Legislative and Regulatory Affairs; Government Services. Email: Mark A. Palmer | | +++ Thomas J. Lee (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Cuyahoga County Law Directors' Association; Ohio Municipal Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Public Law; Real Property. Email: Thomas J. Lee | | +++ Mark J. Valponi (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1974); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1977; M.B.A., 1981). Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Mark J. Valponi | | Timothy P. Reilly (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1975); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Cincinnati Law Library Association; Industrial Relations Research Association. Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Japan; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Timothy P. Reilly | | William J. Seitz III (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University; University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Best Lawyers in America. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Franchise Distribution; Litigation; Public Law. Email: William J. Seitz III | | + Michael A. Byers (Member) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1975); University of Akron (J.D., 1978). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Michael A. Byers | | +++++ Philip L. McCool (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1975); Indiana University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Federal and State Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Franchising. Email: Philip L. McCool | | +++ Robert P. McManus (Member) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1978). Member: Association for Corporate Growth (Cleveland Chapter). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Emerging Business Law; Estate Planning; Family Business Law; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property; Taxation. Email: Robert P. McManus | | Charles Michael Stephan (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.A., 1970); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1979). Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation. Email: Charles Michael Stephan | | +++++ Donald C. Biggs (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1976); Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Donald C. Biggs | | +++++ Robert R. Clark (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th and Federal Circuits. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Judicial Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, 4th District, 1979-1980. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law and Litigation Sections); Indianapolis Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Robert R. Clark | | +++ Daniel K. Wright, II (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Hillsdale College (B.L.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. International Council of Shopping Centers. Ohio Super Lawyers,. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Property. Email: Daniel K. Wright, II | | +++++ Frank J. Deveau (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1976; J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Regulation and Administrative Proceedings; Municipal Law; Local Government Practice; Insurance Litigation. Email: Frank J. Deveau | | Michael J. Zavatsky (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1970); University of Hawaii (M.A., 1972); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1980). American Immigration Lawyers Association. Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Citizenship; International Law; Japan; Labor and Employment. Email: Michael J. Zavatsky | | Kim K. Burke (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1981, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern District of Ohio and Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1977); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1980). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers. Potter Stewart Inn of Court. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Kim K. Burke | | Mark J. Stepaniak (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Thomas More College (B.A., 1977); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1980). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Health Care; Labor and Employment; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Mark J. Stepaniak | | +++++ Paul T. Deignan (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Mount St. Paul College (B.A., 1968); Loyola University of Chicago (M. Ed., 1972); Indiana University (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Hon. Robert K. Rodibaugh, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1981-1983. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Business Workouts; Bankruptcy Matters; Commercial Law. Email: Paul T. Deignan | | +++++ John K. Smeltzer (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1980). Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: John K. Smeltzer | | ++++ Fred A. Ungerman, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Grove City College (A.B., 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Associated Builders and Contractors. Ohio Super Lawyers. Society for Human Resource Management. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Education Litigation; Labor and Employment; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Fred A. Ungerman, Jr. | | Stephen M. Griffith Jr. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1975); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. (Certified Specialist in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Institutional Finance; Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Real Property; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Stephen M. Griffith Jr. | | ++ Robert B. Craig (Partner-in-Charge Covington) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1984, Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Duke University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Chicago (J.D., 1981). American Health Lawyers Association. Leadership Cincinnati; Leadership Northern Kentucky. Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court. Member: Kentucky and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Construction Law; Health Care; Kentucky; Litigation; Public Law; Sports Law. Email: Robert B. Craig | | +++ Timothy L. Zix (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1987); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1991). The National Registry of Who's Who; Ohio's Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation. Email: Timothy L. Zix | | +++++ John H. Sharpe (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1972; M.P.A., 1974; J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Administrative Law; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Civil and Appellate Practice. Email: John H. Sharpe | | Margaret Avril Lawson (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. CincyBusiness Magazine, Leading Lawyers, Leadership Cincinnati; Ohio Super Lawyers; One Hundred Wise Women; Top 10 Tristate Women in Business Law, Cincy Women's Business Magazine. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations; Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Emerging Business Law; Family Business Law; Franchise Distribution; Intellectual Property; International Law; Life Sciences; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Corporate; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Venture Capital. Email: Margaret Avril Lawson | | Thomas E. Grossmann (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Member: Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies; Leadership Warren County. Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation; Public Law. Email: Thomas E. Grossmann | | +++++ Thomas A. Barnard (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with distinction, 1979); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas A. Barnard | | Jeffrey S. Schloemer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1980); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Leadership Cincinnati; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking and Institutional Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Family Business Law; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Sports Law; Structured Finance. Email: Jeffrey S. Schloemer | | +++++ Marlene Reich (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, Chair, 1993), Indiana State (Member, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Section, Contributing Editor, The Order for Relief, 1992-1998) and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Debtors' and Creditors' Rights. Email: Marlene Reich | | +++++ Richard C. Richmond, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Franklin College of Indiana (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Indiana University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Debtors; Landlord and Tenant; Construction. Email: Richard C. Richmond, III | | +++ Steven A. Marrer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Best Lawyers in America; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Real Property; Securities Corporate. Email: Steven A. Marrer | | +++ Carl A. Murway (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1980); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Best Lawyers in America; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers; Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Litigation. Email: Carl A. Murway | | +++++ Jackie M. Bennett, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1980); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to: Honorable Cale J. Holder, 1983-1984; Honorable Sarah Evans Barker, 1984-1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers in General Commercial Litigation. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Jackie M. Bennett, Jr. | | +++++ Michael C. Terrell (Chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Department) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Former Lead Litigation Counsel, City of Indianapolis acquisition of Indianapolis Water Company before the Utility Regulatory Commission. Member, Board of Directors, Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers for Labor & Employment. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; Bar Association of Seventh Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law Litigation; Civil Trial and Appellate Litigation; Municipal Law; Municipal Utility Regulation. Email: Michael C. Terrell | | Samuel M. Duran (Member) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; U.S. Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1978); University of Denver (M.A., 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1984). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Southwestern Ohio Self Insurers Association. Member: Cincinnati, Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Japan; Litigation; Sports Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Samuel M. Duran | | +++++ Steven C. Shockley (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; 1986, Florida (inactive). Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Honorable Stanley B. Miller, Indiana Court of Appeals (1984-1986). Holland & Knight (1986-1988). Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Civil Trial and Appellate Litigation. Email: Steven C. Shockley | | Toshio Nakao (Member) born Wakayama, Japan; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1992, Ohio. Education: International Christian University, Japan (B.A., 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America. Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Family Business Law; Immigration Law; Citizenship; Intellectual Property; International Law; Japan; Labor and Employment; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Property. Email: Toshio Nakao | | Timothy C. Sullivan (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1985). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Timothy C. Sullivan | | +++++ Erick D. Ponader (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Chemistry, 1982; J.D., 1985). Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Named in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers in Real Estate. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law(75%); Business(20%); Corporate Transactions(5%). Email: Erick D. Ponader | | +++++ Marci A. Reddick (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana. Education: Indiana University at Indianapolis (B.A., 1978); Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis (J.D., 1984). Member: Indianapolis (Member, Business Law, Section; Member, Executive Committee, Land Use and Planning Section), Indiana State (Past Chair and Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section, Forum on Franchising; Real Property Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Zoning and Land Use. Email: Marci A. Reddick | | + Diane D. Reynolds (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1982); Capital University (J.D., 1985); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1999). Member: Columbus and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Structured Finance; Venture Capital. Email: Diane D. Reynolds | | +++++ Richard O. Kissel, II (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1989, Missouri; 1992, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1981); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Estate Administration; Probate. | | Patrick J. Mitchell (Member) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1975; M.S., 1983); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1986). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Emerging Business Law; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Personal Tax Planning; Taxation. Email: Patrick J. Mitchell | | Susan E. Wheatley (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1982); Northwestern University (J.D, 1986). Best Lawyers in America. Cincinnati Estate Planning Council; Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Cincinnati. Ohio Super Lawyers; Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Taxation. Email: Susan E. Wheatley | | +++++ Lawrence A. Vanore (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1981); Indiana University (M.P.A., 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Insurance Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Lawrence A. Vanore | | +++++ Michael P. O'Neil (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1987, Arizona; 1999, Indiana. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(65%); Creditors Rights(10%); Commercial Litigation(15%); Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations(10%). Email: Michael P. O'Neil | | +++ David H. Wallace (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1983); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1986). Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Eighth District Judicial Conference. Inside Business; Leading Lawyers. International Association of Defense Counsel. Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Education Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Patent Litigation; Securities Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: David H. Wallace | | +++++ David J. Hensel (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1979); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable James T. Moody, Northern District of Indiana, 1986-1988. Marion County Superior Court Judge, 1999-2000. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Languages: Bahasa Malaysia. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: David J. Hensel | | +++++ Robert J. Hicks (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., Business Accounting, cum laude, 1984; B.S., Accounting, with high honors, 1984); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, William and Mary Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions. Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Complex Business and Commercial Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures; Business Advisory Services. Email: Robert J. Hicks | | Michael A. Laing (Member) born Orlando, Florida; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 2004, Ohio. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1983); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Elected to American Law Institute. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Health Care. Email: Michael A. Laing | | +++++ David G. Blachly (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1980); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law; Insurance Regulatory Law. Email: David G. Blachly | | +++ Adrian D. Thompson (Member) born Willard, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1983); The Ohio State University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Labor and Employment; Public Law. Email: Adrian D. Thompson | | Ralph W. Kohnen (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 2000, Kentucky; U.S. Court of the Armed Forces; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1983); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1986). CincyBusiness Magazine, Leading Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati, Kentucky, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Ralph W. Kohnen | | Ronald C. Christian (Member) born Paducah, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Murray State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL); Leadership Cincinnati; Leadership Kentucky; Leadership Northern Kentucky. Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council. Member: Cincinnati, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Health Care; Kentucky; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Personal Tax Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Public Law; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Tax Law. Email: Ronald C. Christian | | +++++ Gayle A. Reindl (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S.N., with distinction, 1970); University of Colorado (M.S., 1973); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk to the Honorable S. Hugh Dillin, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1987-1989. Member: Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business and Antitrust Litigation. Email: Gayle A. Reindl | | Mary L. Rust (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1999, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1984); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Best Lawyers in America. Cincinnati Estate Planning Council; Estate Planning Council of Northern Kentucky; Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council. Member: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Kentucky; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Personal Tax Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration. Email: Mary L. Rust | | +++ David V. Allen (Member) born Fort Meade, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1983); Akron University Law School (J.D., 1987). Real Estate Law Institute. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Family Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Finance; Real Property; Structured Finance; Venture Capital. Email: David V. Allen | | +++ Jill Friedman Helfman (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1987). Member, Eighth District Judicial Conference. Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers; National Registry of Who's Who. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist in Family Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Litigation. Email: Jill Friedman Helfman | | +++++ Richard A. Kempf (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1987); Ball State University (M.A., 1981). Practice Areas: Complex Civil and Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Matters; Bankruptcy Litigation; Contract Disputes; Personal Injury. Email: Richard A. Kempf | | +++++ Neal R. Roach, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1990, Indiana. Education: Carson-Newman College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1987). Managing Editor, Yale Law and Policy Review. Law Clerk to The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1987-1988. Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care; Life Sciences; Intellectual Property. Email: Neal R. Roach, Jr. | | Marcia Voorhis Andrew (Member) born Pelham, New York; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Franchise Distribution; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Marcia Voorhis Andrew | | Doreen Canton (Member) born Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Canisius College (B.A., 1970); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1988). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers; Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers. American Employment Law Council; Potter Stewart Inn of Court. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Doreen Canton | | Sara Simrall Rorer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1976); University of Tennessee (M.S.S.W., 1979); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1988). American Health Lawyers Association. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Sara Simrall Rorer | | +++++ David C. Bromund (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1985); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Managed Care; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: David C. Bromund | | +++ Bruce L. Waterhouse, Jr. (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1977); American University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Life Sciences; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Structured Finance. Email: Bruce L. Waterhouse, Jr. | | +++ William J. Stavole (Member) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Northern District of Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. Member: Ohio State B |
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