MEMBERS
Sheldon Berns (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 13, 1932; admitted to bar, 1960, Ohio; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1958); Case Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1960). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1959-1960. Member, Beachwood City Council, 1971-1977. Life Member, Eighth Judicial Conference. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995-present. Selected as Ohio Super Lawyer, 2003-present. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Real Estate; Construction Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Sheldon Berns
Jordan Berns (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1987); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Author: "Is There Something Suspicious About the Constitutionality of Loitering Laws?" 50 Ohio St. L.J., 717, 1989. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Construction Law; Unfair Competition; Insurance.Email: Jordan Berns
Benjamin J. Ockner (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, December 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Tax Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1982); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1986). Judicial Clerkship, Thomas D. Lambros, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1987-1988. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Unfair Competition; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Benjamin J. Ockner
Paul M. Greenberger (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Purdue University; Ohio State University (B.S. Chem., Eng., 1971); George Washington University (J.D., 1975). Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers, Ohio Bar Association; Real Property Law Institute of the Columbus Ohio Bar Association. Former Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (Member, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section). Member, Cleveland Ohio Strike Force. Former Asst. Dir. of Law and City Prosecutor, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Commissioner, Commission On The Unauthorized Practice of Law, Ohio Supreme Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance; Civil Rights.Email: Paul M. Greenberger
Gary F. Werner (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1999, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1991); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Certified Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau. Councilman and Former Vice Mayor, City Council, Brunswick, Ohio. Former Chairman, Planning and Zoning Committee, Brunswick City Council. Past Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, Brunswick, Ohio. Member, Medina County Home Builders Association. Member: Medina County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning and Land Use; Business Litigation; Eminent Domain; Mechanics Liens; Construction Litigation.Email: Gary F. Werner
Timothy J. Duff (Member) born Patchogue, New York, May 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1986); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1990). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State, American and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Construction Law.Email: Timothy J. Duff