Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

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Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3957 (Hamilton Co.)

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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

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

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

+++++ 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

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

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.

+++ Michael H. Diamant (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Case Western Reserve University, Case Institute of Technology (B.S., Engineering, with high honors, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2007. Special Counsel, Ohio Attorney General, 1974. Chairman, 1993-1999 and Member, 2000, Visiting Committee, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. Member, Visiting Committee, Case Institute of Technology, 1983-1987, Undergraduate Colleges, 1987-1994. Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Chairman: Computer Law Institute, 1982-1985; Judicial Selection Committee, 1985; Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2006), Ohio State and American (Member: Computer Programs Committee, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1980; Computer Law Committee, 1980 and Information Security Committee, 2002, Section of Science and Technology; Litigation Section, Trial Practice Committee, 1987) Bar Associations; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Computer Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Unfair Competition.Email: Michael H. Diamant

+ 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 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

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

+ 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

+++ 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

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

+++ Irv Berliner (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Casinos and Gambling.Email: Irv Berliner

+++ Kevin D. Barnes (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1979). Listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 1995. Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2008. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Banking Law; Computer; Technology Law; UCC.Email: Kevin D. Barnes

+++++ 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

++++ Jeffrey A. Swillinger (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1978). Member: Dayton (President, 2005-2006) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Dayton Bar Association Foundation; Thurgood Marshall Law Society.

+++ 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

++++ Barbara A. Duncombe (Member) born Camden, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1999, Ohio. Education: American University, School of International Service (B.A., 1974); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1980). Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Government Contracts Law; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Public Law.

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

+++++ 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

+++ 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.

+++++ 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 (Member) 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

+++++ 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

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

+ 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

+++ 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 Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: William J. Stavole

+ Robert W. Myers (Member) born Camden, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1984); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Central Ohio Self-Insurers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Robert W. Myers

Gregory Parker Rogers (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Secons, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Southern District of Illinois, Southern District of Indiana, Eastern District of Michigan and Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1986); Emory University (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. American Employment Law Council. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers. Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Education Litigation; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Gregory Parker Rogers

+++++ Geoffrey G. Slaughter (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1995, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Indiana University - Bloomington (B.A., Economics, with high distinction, 1985; M.B.A., Finance, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Chief Judge Allen Sharp, Northern District of Indiana, 1989-1991. Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee, Northern District of Indiana. President, Alumni Board, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2005-2006. President, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, Indianapolis Lawyers' Chapter, 2006-2007. Chairman, Indiana Public Employees Relations Board, 2001-2005. Nominated by peers as an Indiana Super Lawyer. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Antitrust; Appellate Practice; Business Law; Constitutional Litigation.Email: Geoffrey G. Slaughter

+++++ Catherine R. Reese (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Flexible Benefit Plans; Health Benefits; Fringe Benefits; Executive Compensation; Non-Qualified Benefits; ERISA Compliance; COBRA.Email: Catherine R. Reese

Robert A. Bilott (Member) born Albany, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: New College of the University of South Florida (B.A., 1987); Cambridge University, Cambridge, England; The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1990). Cincinnati Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association; Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Kentucky; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Robert A. Bilott

+++ Stephen H. Jett (Member) born Augusta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Council of Smaller Enterprises; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Corporate Governance; Franchise Distribution; Intellectual Property; International Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Patent Litigation; Real Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets.Email: Stephen H. Jett

Russell S. Sayre (Member) born Alexandria, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Emerging Business Law; First Amendment Law; Media Law; Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Russell S. Sayre

Daniel E. Fausz (Member) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1993, Kentucky; 1994, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1983); Vanderbilt University (M.A., 1985); New York University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Insitutional Finance; Construction Law; Japan; Kentucky; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Property; Sports Law.Email: Daniel E. Fausz

++++ Jeffrey A. Mullins (Partner-in-Charge Dayton) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). American Health Lawyers Association; Associated Builders and Contractors. Ohio Super Lawyers. Society for Human Resource Management. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Education Litigation; Labor and Employment; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Jeffrey A. Mullins

+++++ Edwin J. Broecker (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk to Hon. Sarah Evans Barker, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Edwin J. Broecker

Earl K. Messer (Member) born Patterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: United Wesleyan College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977; M.A., 1977); University of Cincinnati (M.A., 1984); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL). Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Real Property.Email: Earl K. Messer

+++ 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

+++ Lawrence C. Davison (Member) born Alliance, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S.B.A., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1991). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Lawrence C. Davison

++++ David N. Reed (Member) born Helena, Montana; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1988); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1991). National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). OH/Dayton, Ohio Rising Star. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Property.Email: David N. Reed

++++ Lance A. Gildner (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1988); University of Dayton (J.D.,1991). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Federal Tax, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation; Patent Litigation; Tax Planning; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Taxation; Tax Controversy and Litigation.Email: Lance A. Gildner

+++++ Mary T. Doherty (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1993, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1983); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mary T. Doherty

+++++ Thomas R. DeVoe (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1988); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Thomas R. DeVoe

W. Timothy Miller (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.Mus., cum laude, 1989); Cornell University (J.D., 1992). Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Tri-State Association for Corporate Renewal. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditor Rights; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: W. Timothy Miller

David Hamilton Peck (Member) born Dearborn, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1992). American Society of Industrial Security. Best Lawyers in America. Greater Cincinnati Human Resource Association; Leadership Northern Kentucky; Northern Kentucky Human Resource Association; Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; ASIS International; Japan-American Society. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Family Business Law; Health Care; Japan; Kentucky; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: David Hamilton Peck

+++++ Scott R. Alexander (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Third Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wabash College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation; General Practice.Email: Scott R. Alexander

+++++ John D. Papageorge (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1989) Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Employment Law Section; Past Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary/Treasurer, Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Employment Law Sections); Indianapolis Bar Association; Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Indianapolis American Inn of Court (Barrister). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law.Email: John D. Papageorge

+++++ William C. Wagner (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1988; J.D., cum laude, with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Environmental Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Environmental Criminal Defense; Government Investigations; Securities Disputes.Email: William C. Wagner

Daniel R. Warncke (Member) born Wauseon, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1987); Webster University (M.A., 1990); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1993). Member: Cincinnati, Butler County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Franchise Distribution; Litigation.Email: Daniel R. Warncke

Cynthia C. Felson (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1989); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1993). Southwestern Ohio Self Insurers Association. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Cynthia C. Felson

Aimee L. Keller (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1993). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Litigation.Email: Aimee L. Keller

Kevin W. Kirsch (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2007, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California and Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1989); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1993). Member: Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Litigation Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Life Sciences; Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets.Email: Kevin W. Kirsch

++++ Suzanne Sumner (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, Alaska; 2005, Ohio; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., 1990); University of Denver (J.D., 1993). Member: District of Columbia Bar. [Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1995-2001]. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Litigation; Public Law; General Corporate.Email: Suzanne Sumner

George D. Molinsky (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1989); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1994). Best Lawyers in America; Cincy Business Magazine, Leading Lawyers; CincyTech USA. Recipient, Forty Under Forty Award, Cincinnati Business Courier. Greater Cincinnati Venture Association, Main Street Ventures. Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce. The Circuit. Who's Who in Greater Cincinnati Technology, Cincinnati Business Courier. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditor Rights; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Family Business Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Public Company; Public Offerings; Securities Corporate; Venture Capital.Email: George D. Molinsky

++++ J. Steven Justice (Member) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Anderson University (B.A., 1981); Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1987); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; International Law; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: J. Steven Justice

+++++ Ralph A. Caruso II (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1994). Listed in Chambers USA: America's Guide to Leading Lawyers in Corporate/M&A. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Joint Ventures; Business; Gaming Transactions.Email: Ralph A. Caruso II

+++ Gregory J. O'Brien (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1989); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Governance; Litigation; Public Law.Email: Gregory J. O'Brien

+++ Charles A. Bowers (Member) born Haverhill, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Charles A. Bowers

David A. Mancino (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E.E., 1988); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1994). Member: American Bar Association; Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; International Law; Life Sciences; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets.Email: David A. Mancino

+++++ Blake J. Burgan (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989); University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Law Clerk for the Honorable Larry J. McKinney, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2000-2002. Member: Indiana State (Member, Federal Judiciary Committee), American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation) and Federal (Secretary, Indianapolis Chapter) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Blake J. Burgan

+++++ Charles R. O'Keefe, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2001, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1985); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment, 1994; Litigation, 1994) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment, 1994; Litigation, 1994) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; School Law.Email: Charles R. O'Keefe, Jr.

+++++ Jonathan G. Polak (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., 1991; J.D., 1994). Order of the Barristers. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Section; Member, Executive Committee, Sports & Entertainment Law Section), Seventh Circuit, Indiana State (Member: Intellectual Property Section), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(60%); Complex and Multi-District Litigation(25%); Entertainment Law(15%).Email: Jonathan G. Polak

++++ Lowell T. Woods, Jr. (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana; 1997, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Lowell T. Woods, Jr.

Julia B. Meister (Member) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.A., 1991); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1995). Best Lawyers in America; Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL); Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star; One Hundred Wise Women; Rising Star, YWCA Academy of Career Women of Achievement . Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; OJI/OSBA Jury Instructions Committee on Wills. Practice Areas: Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Family Business Law; Kentucky; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Probate Administration; Trust Administration.Email: Julia B. Meister

Tracey Chriske Puthoff (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri-Rolla (B.S.A.E., 1989); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1995). Order of the Curia. Best Lawyers in America. International Trademark Association. Cincinnati Magazine's Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Emerging Business Law; Family Business Law; Intellectual Property; International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities - Corporate; Sports Law; Structured Finance; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Venture Capital.Email: Tracey Chriske Puthoff

+++++ F. Anthony Paganelli (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Criminal Defense; Real Estate/Construction Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: F. Anthony Paganelli

+++++ Keith J. Swedo (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1985); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1989); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1995). Engineer, 1989-1996 and Patent Law Intern, 1994-1995, Delphi Technologies. Test Engineer, Delco Products, 1985-1987. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Keith J. Swedo

Eric K. Combs (Member) born West Union, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. 2006 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association; Cincinnati Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Sports Law.Email: Eric K. Combs

++++ Jennifer Hann Harrison (Member) born Kettering, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: West Chester University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: Jennifer Hann Harrison

Kerry P. Hastings (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1993); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Cincinnati Magazine's Super Lawyers Rising Star; Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL). Member: Cincinnati and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Kerry P. Hastings

+++++ Thomas F. O'Gara (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Thomas F. O'Gara

+++ Howard J. Bobrow (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; Association for Corporate Growth; Ohio Venture Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Howard J. Bobrow

Lori E. Jeffries (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1994); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Curia. Cincinnati Magazine's Super Lawyers Rising Star; Named in 100 Wise Woman as a Wise Woman. Practice Areas: Banking and Institutional Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Venture Capital.Email: Lori E. Jeffries

+++++ Michael D. Chambers (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., with high honors, 1991); University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (M.S., with highest honors, 1994); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Epsilon Delta. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Law; Litigation.Email: Michael D. Chambers

John B. Nalbandian (Member) born Fort Ord, California; admitted to bar, 1997, District of Columbia; 2001, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits' U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Econ., 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. American Society of International Law. Best Lawyers in America. Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Leadership Northern Kentucky. Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Appellate Law. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Appellate Practice; Kentucky; Litigation.Email: John B. Nalbandian

+++++ Gretchen K. Gutman (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1

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