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Baker & Hostetler LLP

Law Firm in Cleveland, Ohio
 
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3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3485
(Cuyahoga Co.)
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Phone: 216-621-0200  
Telecopier: 216-696-0740
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Baker & Hostetler LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Benefit Plans; Business; Charitable Planning; Class Action Defense; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Copyrights; Corporate Governance; Counseling and Compliance; Customs and Export Controls; Debt Finance; Development and Land Use; Employee Benefits; Employment; Employment Litigation; Energy and Environmental; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Global Practices; Health and Welfare Plan Counsel; Hospitality; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Due Diligence; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Transactions; International Intellectual Property; International Litigation; International Tax; International Trade; International Trade and Immigration; International Transactions; Labor Relations; Legislative and Regulatory; Litigation; Maritime; Media; Mergers and Acquisitions; Motor Vehicle and Equipment Franchise Practice; Patents; Policy and Lobbying; Private Equity; Private Wealth Planning; Product Liability and Toxic Tort; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate Asset Program; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Regulatory Proceedings; Reportable Tax Transactions; Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement; Securities Offerings and Reporting; State and Local Tax; Tax; Tax Controversy and Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademarks, Trade Dress and Domain Names; Trusts and Estates; Venture Capital; White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations.
Year Established: 1916
Firm Profile:
Baker Hostetler is one of the nation's top 100 law firms with 620 attorneys serving clients around the country and throughout the world. Established in 1916 by Newton D. Baker, U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, the firm now has offices in ten U.S. cities across four time zones. Baker Hostetler is a multidisciplinary firm with 11 practice groups and 55 areas of practice strength.

Baker Hostetler is known as "Counsel to Market Leaders." Our clients include businesses and individuals that are leaders globally, nationally, regionally and locally. Many are in the top of their market segments, and many are household names. Others are leaders of the future - companies with the aspiration and will to drive tomorrow's high-growth industries.

Firm Size: 590

Other Office Locations of Baker & Hostetler LLP
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Newton D. Baker (1871-1937).
Joseph C. Hostetler (1885-1958).
Thomas L. Sidlo (1888-1955).
EXECUTIVE PARTNER
R. Steven Kestner (Executive Partner) born August 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics); Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics); Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership). Member, 1977-1979, Issue Planning Editor, 1978-1979, Ohio State Law Journal. Member, Firm's Policy Committee. Firmwide Group Chair, Business Group Practice Area. Member: Cleveland (Member, Sections of: Securities Law; Corporations, Banking and Business Law), Ohio State and American Bar Associations (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Securities Law. Email: R. Steven Kestner
OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER
Hewitt B. Shaw, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Altoona, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Grove City College (A.B., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). Delta Mu Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Ohio State and American (Member: Taxation Section; Committee on S Corporations) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business/Corporate Law. Email: Hewitt B. Shaw, Jr.
PARTNERS
Albert T. Adams (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1997, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1973; M.B.A., 1977; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Business. Email: Albert T. Adams
Dana Rountree Andrassy (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, February 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina; 1994, Ohio. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1993); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1994). Practice Areas: Tax; Business. Email: Dana Rountree Andrassy
Oakley V. Andrews (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Ohio; 1968, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1962); Western Reserve University (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Cleveland (Member, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section; Chairman, 1984-1985) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Cleveland (President, 1982-1983). Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Oakley V. Andrews
Michelle B. Anselmo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2004, Ohio. Education: Marquette University (B.A., with honors, 1985); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., with honors, 1989). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Employment and Labor Law). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation. Email: Michelle B. Anselmo
Elliot S. Azoff (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; 1973, Ohio; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972). Member, Harvard Law Review, 1970-1972. Law Clerk to Simon E. Sobeloff, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1972-1973. Author: "The Drug-Free Workplace Act - It's Contractor's Friend, Not An Enemy," Construction Digest, October, 1989. Co-Author: "Practice and Procedure Before the National Labor Relations Board," BNA, 1984, 1989, 1992; "Guide to Wage and Hour Regulation," BNA, 1987, 1998. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Negotiations; Arbitrations; Employment Relations; Supervisory Training; Wage-Hour; National Labor Relations Matters; Public Law; Litigation of Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Claims. Email: Elliot S. Azoff
Jeffrey Baddeley (Partner) born Batavia, New York, July 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Editor, Case Western University Law Review, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1992—. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law. Email: Jeffrey Baddeley
Richard H. Bamberger (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1967); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk Federal Judge William K. Thomas, N.D., Ohio, 1972-1974. Adjunct Professor in Employee Benefits in Masters Tax Program at Case Western Reserve University Law School. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committee) Bar Associations; Midwest Pension and Benefits Conference. Practice Areas: Employment Law and Benefits, Litigation; Tax Law. Email: Richard H. Bamberger
Brian A. Bash (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, September 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Author: Banking Law, Vols. 7, 8 and 8A, (Matthew Bender Co.), Ohio Collection Law (Professional Education Systems), Ohio Real Estate Update (Professional Education Systems), Ohio Mortgage Foreclosures (Professional Education Systems), Lender Liability in Ohio (National Business Institute, Inc.). Adjunct Professor, Commercial Law, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, 1979-1982. Member, Federal Court Panel, 1992—. Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Panel Trustee, 1986—); Euromoney's List of Leading U.S. Insolvency Attorneys. Practice Areas: Debtor Creditor Law; Bankruptcy; Banking Law. Email: Brian A. Bash
Mary M. Bittence (Partner) born Houghton, Michigan, January 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Business Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Product Liability. Email: Mary M. Bittence
Maureen A. Brennan (Partner) born Morristown, New Jersey, August 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1989, Ohio. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., magna cum laude with honors in Phil., 1971); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1977-1980. Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia Trial and Appellate Divisions, 1980-1984. Adjunct Professor, Case Western University Law School, Environmental Law, 1990-1992 and 2000. Member: Steering Committee, The Ohio Voluntary Action Program, Brownfields, 1994—; Cuyahoga County Brownfields Working Group, 1993-1995. Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio State, Pennsylvania (Member, Environmental Law Committee, 1997—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation; Regulatory Law. Email: Maureen A. Brennan
Terry M. Brennan (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1997, New York. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1992); Indiana University at Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1992-1995 and Managing Editor, 1994-1995, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Terry M. Brennan
Gary L. Bryenton (Partner) born Lodi, Ohio, October 21, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Ohio; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Heidelberg College (A.B., 1961); Western Reserve University (J.D., 1965). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Real Estate; Partnerships; Reorganizations; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Gary L. Bryenton
Phillip M. Callesen (Partner) born Manistee, Michigan, February 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Debt Finance; Business Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Phillip M. Callesen
Diane P. Chapman (Partner) born Lowell, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1974); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law. Email: Diane P. Chapman
Elaine A. Chotlos (Partner) born Granville, Ohio, February 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Corporate and Real Estate Law; Solid Waste Industry; Environmental Law. Email: Elaine A. Chotlos
Avery S. Cohen (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1961, Ohio; 1962, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, Florida. Education: Case Western Reserve University (A.B., 1958); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1961). Author: "The Outside Director-Selection, Responsibilities and Contribution to the Public Corporation," XXXIV Washington & Lee Law Review 837, 1977. Instructor, Teaching Damages and Business Planning, Cleveland State University Law School, 1965-1976. Co-Chairman: "Corporate Governance," 1979; NYLJ Institute, "Compensating the Corporate Executive," 1978, "The New Disclosure Rules," 1980 and "Going Public in the 80s," 1982; "Retooling Your Firm," American Bar Association, Dec., 1991; "Administrative Strategic Planning in the 90's," Update, Dec., 1991. Lecturer: Effective Law Firm Planning, ICLE and ILFM Institutes, 1983-1995; Corporate Disclosure After the Securities Litigation Reform Act, Fulcrum, 1996. Email: Avery S. Cohen
Louis A. Colombo (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Second Circuits; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1972-1973. Practice Areas: Litigation; Defamation; Media; Intellectual Property. Email: Louis A. Colombo
Emanuel J. Cotronakis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1992); Georgetown University (J.D., 1998). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Securities; Debt Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Emanuel J. Cotronakis
Wayne C. Dabb, Jr. (Partner) born Ogden, Utah, September 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eighth Circuits. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Director of Law, City of Cleveland, 1972. Member: Cleveland, (Member, Appellate Committee), Ohio State (Member, Council of Delegates, 1983-1987), Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, The Ohio State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Appeals; Litigation. Email: Wayne C. Dabb, Jr.
Todd Dawson (Partner) born Warren, Ohio, September 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1994); Duke University (J.D., 1998). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Todd Dawson
Steven M. Dettelbach (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1993, District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1988); Harvard University (J.D., 1991). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Email: Steven M. Dettelbach
James A. Dimitrijevs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1989); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member, Cleveland State Law Review. Member: American, Ohio and Cleveland Bar Associations, Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; International Intellectual Property. Email: James A. Dimitrijevs
Steven A. Eisenberg (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1992); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995); DePaul University College of Law (LL.M., Health Law, 1997). Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Law. Email: Steven A. Eisenberg
Jeffry J. Erney (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Cleveland State University (B.S., 1982); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1988). Beta Alpha Psi. Recipient, Attorney of the Year Award, Chief Counsel's Office, Central Division, 1993; National Award for Advisory Opinions, Chief Counsel's Office, 1995; Internal Revenue Service Performance Award, 1989, 1990, 1994 and 1996. Certified Public Account, Ohio. Co-Author: "Unified Audit Procedures for Partnership & Passthrough Entities," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 2000 Edition. Lecturer, Regulated Public Utilities Section, American Bar Association, 1992, 1994 and 1996. Business Law Instructor, Becker C.P.A. Review Course, September 1989-December 1999. Finance Council, Member, St. Clare Church, 1993-1996. Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations; Cleveland Tax Bar. Transactions: Obtained over a $1 million concession from the Appeals Division of the IRS for a case involving incentive stock options; Sustained $1.2 million of a research credit taken by a public company; Successfully defended a refund claim in the amount of $500,000 for a research credit; Obtained a favorable ruling from IRS relating to a VEBA plan; Obtained "no change" letters for three separate clients in cases that involved substantial corporate issues; Filed numerous protests, which are currently being worked in Appeals, involving the following topics: specified liability loss pursuant to IRC § 172 (f) Foreign Sales Corporation: Captive Life Insurance; Mark to Market - IRC § 475; repairs vs. maintenance; and the "one year rule." Governmental Experience: Obtained a favorable decision from the United States Tax Court in the case of Southwestern Energy Co. v. Commissioner, 100 T.C. 500 (1993), involving the deductibility for repayment of overrecoveries, and the accrual of interest on convertable bonds; Received a favorable opinion from the United States Tax Court regarding built in gains - IRC § 1374. Argo Sales v. Commissioner, 105 T.C. 86 (1995); Established precedential law in the area of discharge of indebtedness income. Babin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1992-673 (1992), aff'd, 23 F.3d 1032 (6th Cir. 1994), reh'g denied, 1994 U.S. App. Lexis (6th Cir. 1994), cert. denied,513 U.S. 961 (1994); Obtained a favorable decision from the United States Tax Court regarding the determination of debt vs. equity. Ginsberg v. Commissioner, T.C.M. 1992-372 (1992), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 1993 U.S. App. Lexis 21519 96th Cir.1993); Obtained a favorable decision from the United States Tax Court in a case involving the determination of transferee liability. Staffilino v. Commissioner, T.C.M. 1992-706 (1992); Member of litigation team that successfully defended the IRS position relating to contributions in aid of construction - IRC § 118. Florida Progress Corp. v. United States, 82 A.F.T.R. 2d 5363 (1998); Member of legal team that developed IRS Coordinated Issue Paper-Utilities Specialization Program for the following issues: ITC for Transitional Property; IRC § 1341-Excess Deferred Taxes; and Decommissioning and Decontamination costs; Specialization Program for the following issues: ITC for Transitional Property; IRC § 1341-Excess Deferred Taxes; and Decommissioning and Decontamination costs. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Litigation. Email: Jeffry J. Erney
Paul P. Eyre (Partner) born Dublin, Ireland, March 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin; 1982, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Assistant Regional Director, 1977-1979 and Regional Director, 1979-1982, Federal Trade Commission. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. [With U.S. Navy, 1967-1969]. (Managing Partner, New York Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trade Regulation. Email: Paul P. Eyre
Michael K. Farrell (Partner) born Berea, Ohio, January 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1984); Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Law Review, 1988. Practice Areas: First Amendment; Libel; Media Litigation; Litigation; Copyright and Trademark Litigation. Email: Michael K. Farrell
José C. Feliciano (Partner) born Yauco, Puerto Rico, March 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1975; M.B.A., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Chief Prosecuting Attorney, City of Cleveland, 1980-1984. White House Fellow, 1984-1985. Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1995. Life Member, Judicial Conference, Eighth Judicial District, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Member: Cleveland (President, 2000-2001), Ohio State and American (Member: Board of Governors, 2001; House of Delegates, 1999-2002) Bar Associations; Ohio Hispanic Bar Association (Vice President, 1982-1984). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: José C. Feliciano
Charles J. French, III (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1973); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977). Assistant County Prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, 1978-1982. Trial Attorney, Criminal Division, Cleveland Strike Force, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1985. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State (Member, Litigation and Labor Law Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment; Insurance; General Litigation. Email: Charles J. French, III
Megan P. Frient (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, August 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member, 1996-1998 and Managing Editor, 1997-1998, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Antitrust; Complex Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property; Franchise Distribution Law. Email: Megan P. Frient
Robert R. Galloway (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1985); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. 2007, elected as a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Conservation Easements. Email: Robert R. Galloway
John M. Gherlein (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate and Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John M. Gherlein
Edward S. Ginsburg (Partner) born Bronx, New York, April 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton, New York (B.A., 1969); The Ohio State University College of Law(J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business. Email: Edward S. Ginsburg
Matthew R. Goldman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., May 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1974; B.A., American Studies, magna cum laude, 1975); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: William J. O'Neill Seminar, "Post-Confirmation Issues" 1998; and "Guarantor Rights Under Ohio Law," 1995. Co-Author: Clark-Boardman, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy, 1988-1991. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law. Email: Matthew R. Goldman
Matthew D. Graban (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, December 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S., summa cum laude, 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Venture Capital Financing. Email: Matthew D. Graban
Suzanne K. Hanselman (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Business Manager, Ohio State Law Journal. Email: Suzanne K. Hanselman
Scott C. Holbrook (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review. Law clerk to the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Member: Ohio State Bar Association, 2000-2001; William K. Thomas Inn of Court, 2001-2002. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Scott C. Holbrook
Richard R. Hollington, Jr. (Partner) born Findlay, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1957, Ohio; 1960, U.S. Customs Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1962, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1954); Harvard University (LL.B., 1957). Special Counsel to Attorney General of Ohio, 1963-1966. Member, Ohio Legislature, 1967-1970. Law Director, City of Cleveland, 1971-1972. Life Member, 6th Circuit Judicial Conference and 8th Appellate District Conference. Member, Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline, 1993-1995. Lead Director, Sky Financial Group, Inc. Practice Areas: Business; Litigation; Banking. Email: Richard R. Hollington, Jr.
Joseph F. Hutchinson, Jr. (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, May 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1971); The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 1973). Member: Akron, Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Joseph F. Hutchinson, Jr.
Suzanne M. Jambe (Partner) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Domestic Relations; Division of Employee Benefits in Domestic Relations matters. Email: Suzanne M. Jambe
Amy Elizabeth Kellogg (Partner) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana (inactive) and Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1985-1986. Author: "Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff: The Continued Validity of the Public Use Doctrine," Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 47 No. 2, 1986. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Amy Elizabeth Kellogg
Richard M. Knoth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and Illinois; 1989, Ohio; 2004, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1980); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Richard M. Knoth
Deborah L. Koerwitz (Partner) born Willoughby, Ohio, February 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1993); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Member, 1997-1998 and Articles Editor, 1998-1999, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Business. Email: Deborah L. Koerwitz
Robert K. Lease (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970, Phi Beta Kappa); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, University of Connecticut Law Review. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Robert K. Lease
Todd H. Lebowitz (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Author: Evaluating Purely Reproductive Disorders Under The Americans with Disabilities Act, Michigan Law Review, Dec., 1997. Member: Greater Cleveland Bar Association; Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation. Email: Todd H. Lebowitz
Melissa A. Leonard (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, October 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., 1994). Member: Greater Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital and Private Equity; Capital Formation; Commercial Finance; Mezzanine Finance; Securities. Email: Melissa A. Leonard
Richard H. Leukart, II (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Amos Tuck Graduate School of Business Administration; Dartmouth College (A.B., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Group Chair of Employment Law; Employee Benefits. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Health Care; Closely Held Corporations. Email: Richard H. Leukart, II
John B. Lewis (Partner) born Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Missouri; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1980, Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972); Columbia University (LL.M., 1978). Articles: Author or Co-author: "Title VII and Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaties: Prognostications Based Upon Sumitomo Shoji," 44 Ohio State Law Journal 45, 1983; "New York Times v. Sullivan: A Retrospective Examination," 33 DePaul L. Rev. 741, 1984; "Drug Screening in the Public Sector, Municipalities and Government Workers," 2 J. Law and Health 39, 1987-1988; "Defamation and the Workplace: A Survey of the Law and Proposals for Reform," 54 Mo. L. Rev. 797, 1989; "Defamation Actions Arising From Arbitration and Related Dispute Resolution Procedures Preemption, Collateral Estoppel and Privilege: Why the Absolute Privilege Must Be Expanded," 45 DePaul L. Rev. 677, 1996; "I Know What You E-Mailed Last Summer," Security Management Magazine, January 2002 at 93. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Member: Cleveland (Member, Labor Law Section), Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Forum Committee on Communications Law) Bar Associations; The American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Libel and Slander; Class Action. Email: John B. Lewis
Lawrence V. Lindberg (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, December 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1970); New York University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Tax; Business Law. Email: Lawrence V. Lindberg
James A. Loeb (Partner) born Shaker Heights, Ohio, May 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A. Political Science, 1985; J.D., with honors in Law, 1988). Pi Sigma Alpha; Delta Theta Phi. Extern U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio for Judge George W. White, 1987. Instructor, Legal Writing Program, The Ohio State University, 1987. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law. Email: James A. Loeb
Robert M. Loesch (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., American Studies, 1986); Case Western University (J.D., 1991). Staff Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1991-1995. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: Robert M. Loesch
Thomas R. Lucchesi (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member, Journal of Law Reform, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas R. Lucchesi
Arthur H. Lundberg (Partner) born Riverhead, New York, April 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Arthur H. Lundberg
Raymond M. Malone (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1986, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1981-1982. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1984 (nonpracticing). Practice Areas: Employee Benefit; Business; Employment Law; Tax Law. Email: Raymond M. Malone
Ruth Ann Maloney (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, December 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Employment Law and Benefits. Email: Ruth Ann Maloney
David L. Marburger (Partner) born New Castle, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1984, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. Education: Syracuse University (B.S. 1976); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1983). Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1981-1983. Author: "More Protection For the Press: The Third Circuit Expands the Fair Report Privilege," 43 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 1143, 1982; "In Defense Of Broadcaster Access To Evidentiary Video and Audio Tapes," U. Pitt. L. Rev. 647, 1983. Practice Areas: Litigation; First Amendment Law; Libel Law. Email: David L. Marburger
Mark R. Mazanec (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; 1989, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., cum laude, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1988). Tau Beta Pi. Counsel, Environmental Affairs, Manager, EAS Europe, 6-sigma Quality Leader and Supply Chain Manager, General Electric. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Health and Safety. Email: Mark R. Mazanec
John J. McGowan, Jr. (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, August 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1983). Author: "Title Holding Companies Provide Tax-Exempt Real Estate Financing," 1 Ohio Law 4 (April, 1988). ERISA Counsel, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, 1984-1985. Publications: "Borrowing Employee Contributions for Other Purposes is A High Stakes Game Not Worth the Risk, Tax Employee Benefits, (July 1997); "Fall Out From the Tax Court's Decision in Lozon v. Comm'r: New Questions for Independent Contractors And the Plans in which they Participate," Pension & Benefits Week (RIA) (July 28, 1997); "Assessing the Impact of Workers Misclassification After Vizcaino v. Microsoft" Pension & Benefits Week (RIA) (Sept 15 & 22, 1997). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee and Tort and Insurance, Employee Benefits Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Class Action. Email: John J. McGowan, Jr.
Gregory V. Mersol (Partner) born Euclid, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio and Ohio Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eighth Circuits; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1982; J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Case Western University Law Review, 1984-1985. Co-Author: "Defamation in the Workplace: A Survey of the Law and Proposals for Reform," 54 Missouri L.Rev. 797, 1989. Member: American, Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and Cleveland Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Class Action. Email: Gregory V. Mersol
Jennifer A. Mills (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., 1991); Case Western Reserve University (M.S. in Physics, 1993; LL.M. in Taxation, 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1996). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Employee Benefits. Email: Jennifer A. Mills
Wade A. Mitchell (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S. with high honors, 1977); George Washington University (J.D. with high honors, 1985). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Coast Guard, 1977-1987]. Practice Areas: Products Defense; Toxic Tort; Patent and Commercial Litigation. Email: Wade A. Mitchell
Christina J. Moser (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2001, Ohio; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University Honors Tutorial College (B.S., Interpersonal Communications, with highest honor, 1995); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., Intellectual Property, with merit, 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: Christina J. Moser
Patricia J. O'Donnell (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Editor, Cleveland Marshall Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Note, "The Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Parens Patriae Act; Paper Tiger or Sleeping Giant," Cleveland State Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, Pages, 107-144, 1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward & White. Trustee, Member, Executive Committee and Chair, Legal Affairs, Cleveland Zoological Society. Member, Visiting Committee to the Cleveland State University Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and Recipient of The Dean's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2002. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business. Email: Patricia J. O'Donnell
Ronald S. Okada (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Action. Email: Ronald S. Okada
W. James Ollinger (Partner) born Kittanning, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1965); Western Reserve University (J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation; Tax; Labor; Business. Email: W. James Ollinger
Jeffrey H. Paravano (Partner) born Westlake, Ohio, February 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, District of Columbia and Colorado, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Federal, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; 1993, New York, Maryland and Connecticut, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; 1994, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1988); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991; LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, 1993). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business and Taxation Sections). (Also at Washington DC Office). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions; Tax Controversies; Tax Litigation; Venture Capital; Start-Ups; Private Equity Transactions; Partnership Taxation; Joint Ventures; LLC Agreements; Consolidated Returns Issues; Taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts; Inbound and Outbound Investment Planning and Tax Treaty Issues; Spin-Offs, Split-Offs and Split-Ups; Taxation of S Corporations; State and Local Taxation; Tax Legislation; Tax Policy. Email: Jeffrey H. Paravano
John D. Parker (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wheaton College; Bowling Green State University (B.A.C., summa cum laude, 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Class Action. Email: John D. Parker
Patrick J. Pauken (Partner) born Perrysburg, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.G.S., 1975); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1978). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State (Real Property Section) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Patrick J. Pauken
Jason P. Perdion (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.N.R., 1993); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Author: Protecting Wetlands Through the Clean Water Act and the 1985 and 1990 Farm Bills: A Winning Trio, 28 U. Tol. L. Rev. 867. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation. Email: Jason P. Perdion
Stephen J. Petras, Jr. (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio, February 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A. Physics, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Cleveland (Member, Ethics Committee, 1982-1989), Ohio State and American (Member, International Law Section) Bar Associations; Cleveland World Trade Association (President, 1996-1998; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group (President, 1994-2001); Greater Cleveland International Trade Alliance (Director, 1996-1998); World Trade Center Cleveland (Advisory Board); Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations; Metrowest Kiwanis Charitable Foundation (Chairman); Cleveland Council on World Affairs (Trustee); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (International LL.M. Advisory Board, 1996—); Northern Ohio District Export Council. Head, International Practice, Baker & Hostetler. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Corporate; Commercial. Email: Stephen J. Petras, Jr.
Patricia A. Poole (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing; Bowling Green State University (B.S.N., summa cum laude, 1987); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1991). Sigma Theta Tau; Golden Key; Order of Barristers. Registered Nurse, Ohio, 1976. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National League of Nursing; American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Product Liability; Litigation; Occupational Safety; Health Care; Environmental; Workers Compensation. Email: Patricia A. Poole
David A. Posner (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1989). Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: EEOC; OCRC; NLRB; SERB. Reported Cases: Brock v. Morton, 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 1691 (2002); Morenz v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co., 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 2474 (2002); Cole v. UFCW-Employer Health & Welfare Fund, 238 F3d 420 (6th Cir. 2000); Clark vs. Central Cartage Co., 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 38820, 73 F.3d 361 (6th Cir. 1995); Alexander vs. Electronic Data Systems Corp.; 13 F.3d 940 (6th Cir. 1994); Electronic Data Systems Corp. vs. NLRB, 985 F.2d 801 (5th Cir. 1993); Tanks vs. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, 930 F.2d 475 (6th Cir. 1991) Hopkins vs. Electronic Data Systems Corp., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19422 (E.D. Mich. 1997) aff'd, 196 F3d 655 (6th Cir. 1999); Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. vs. Truck Drivers Union, Local 407, 897 F. Supp. 1017 (N.D. Ohio 1995); Slappey vs. Forest City, Inc., 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5625 (E.D. Mich. 1995); Emser vs. Curtis Industries, 744 F.Supp. 1076 (N.D. Ohio 1991). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Law.
Edward G. Ptaszek, Jr. (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Edward G. Ptaszek, Jr.
Kevin G. Robertson (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., with highest honors, 1981; J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Income, Gift and Estate Taxation; Retirement Plans; Employee Benefits. Email: Kevin G. Robertson
James H. Rollinson (Partner) born Morristown, New Jersey, October 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, Ohio. Education: University of Richmond (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense. Email: James H. Rollinson
Stephan J. Schlegelmilch (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephan J. Schlegelmilch
Paula F. Seger (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., honors, 1979). Practice Areas: Employment Law; NLRB Practice. Email: Paula F. Seger
Thomas M. Seger (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk, Hon. Ed. McEntee, U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals, 1972-1973. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "The Majority Status of Incumbent Bargaining Representatives," 47 Tulane Law Review, 961, 1973. Member: Cuyahoga County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; NLRB; EEOC; Employment-at-Will; Affirmative Action Programs; Employee Relations; Bargaining Agreements; School Law. Email: Thomas M. Seger
Thomas H. Shunk (Partner) born Elmira, New York, December 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Columbia University (J.D., 1979). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Moot Court Student Editor, 1977-1978. Co-author: "The Summary Jury Trial," 29 Cleveland State Law Review 43, 1980. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas D. Lambros, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1980. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas H. Shunk
Randall L. Solomon (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wright State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Barristers. Member: Cleveland (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1991-1992), Ohio State and American (Member, Litigation and Torts and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Eighth District, Ohio, Judicial Conference (Life Member); Master of the Bench, Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Randall L. Solomon
Janet A. Spreen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2005, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business. Email: Janet A. Spreen
Ronald A. Stepanovic (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Business; Venture Capital Financing. Email: Ronald A. Stepanovic
David J. Strauss (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa and Ohio. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Tax; Real Estate; Partnership Law. Email: David J. Strauss
Stephen C. Sutton (Partner) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member: Cleveland and Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Ohio Civil Rights Commission; National Labor Relations Board; State Employment Relations Board. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: Stephen C. Sutton
Christopher J. Swift (Partner) born Piqua, Ohio, March 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Trustees, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1977-1980. Author: "Corporate Liquidations under I.R.C. Section 336 and the Tax Benefit Rule: Tennessee-Carolina Transportation, Inc. v. Commissioner," 40 Ohio St. L.J. 517, 1979. Speaker: 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2001 Cleveland Tax Institute; 1987, 1995, 1997 and 1998 (Chair) Cleveland Health Care Law Institute; 1988, 1990, 1992 (Chair), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 Cleveland State and Local Tax Institute. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax and Personal Planning; State and Local Taxes; Health Law. Email: Christopher J. Swift
Alexander J. Szilvas (Partner) born Parma, Ohio, April 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., with high honors, 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: Alexander J. Szilvas
Matthew A. Tenerowicz (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Email: Matthew A. Tenerowicz
Halle Fine Terrion (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction; with highest honors, 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Contributing Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Member: Cleveland (Member, Securities and Corporate, Banking and Business Sections) and American (Member, Business Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Capital; Debt Finance; Joint Ventures; Business. Email: Halle Fine Terrion
William M. Toomajian (Partner) born Troy, New York, September 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1978, Ohio. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Chairman, Cleveland Tax Institute, 1985. Member: Cleveland (Chairman, Tax Committee, 1985-1986), Ohio State and American (Tax Section Advisor to Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Law Personal Property Leasing Committee) Bar Associations; Tax Club of Cleveland (President, 1986-1987; Member, Board of Editorial Advisors to the Tax Adviser). Practice Areas: Taxation; Equipment Leasing; International Law. Email: William M. Toomajian
Peter W. Van Euwen, III (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Debt Finance. Email: Peter W. Van Euwen, III
Ernest E. Vargo, Jr. (Partner) born St. Clairsville, Ohio, September 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American (Member, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Class Action. Email: Ernest E. Vargo, Jr.
Monica S. Verma (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, U.P., India; 2000, Ohio. Education: University of Lucknow, India (B.A., with honors, 1990; LL.B., summa cum laude, 1993); Case Western Reserve University (LL.M., with honors, 1999). Member: Ohio Asian American Bar Association; Women in International Trade in North East Ohio; Asian Indian Americans for Better Government. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Internet; Software; Technology; International Transactions; Outsourcing/Offshoring. Email: Monica S. Verma
Brett A. Wall (Partner) born Laramie, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Creditors Rights. Email: Brett A. Wall
Nathan F. Ware (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1996; M.B.A., with honors, 1999; J.D., with honors in Law, 1999); Case Western Reserve University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Practice Areas: Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Partnership and Corporate Tax. Email: Nathan F. Ware
Daniel R. Warren (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court and Ohio. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1982). Member, Harold M. Burton Inns of Court. Co-Author: "Representing Corporate Clients Suspected of Crime," The Champion, January 1984. Faculty Member, NITA and ABA Litigation Section Trial Justice Clinics. Member: Cleveland Bar Association. (Group Leader, Business Litigation). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Daniel R. Warren
Thomas D. Warren (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of California amd U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Courts of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, Ohio, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Harvard College (A.B., Government, 1988); Stanford Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Finalist, Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Competition. Recipient, Elliot and Mary Perkins Prize for Superior Academic and Extracurricular Achievement. Senior Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Business Crimes; Corporate Investigations. Email: Thomas D. Warren
Robert A. Weible (Partner) born Dover, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance. Email: Robert A. Weible
Deborah A. Schaff Wilcox (Partner) born Wausau, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin and Ohio; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1984; J.D., with honors, 1987). Author: Monthly Article on, "Character Licensing," Licensing Journal, 2001-2002; "Legal Issues and Search Engines," (2001-2002); "Understanding Basic Cop