MEMBERS OF FIRM IN CLEVELAND
Kenneth R. Adamo (Member) born Staten Island, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1976, New York; 1984, Ohio; 1988, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Ch.E., 1972); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1975); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trial Practice; International Litigation and Arbitration; Life Sciences.Email: Kenneth R. Adamo
David F. Adler (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 2007, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1983); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Litigation and Regulation; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Trial Practice; Financial Services.Email: David F. Adler
David B. Alden (Member) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1980); University of Michigan (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation; E-Discovery.Email: David B. Alden
Mark J. Andreini (Member) born Oceanside, California; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: University of Minnesota (B.M., 1988; M.M., 1990; J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance.Email: Mark J. Andreini
Gregory A. Bauer (Member) born Norwalk, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1993); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Business Restructuring and Reorganization.Email: Gregory A. Bauer
Richard J. Bedell, Jr. (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S.C.E., 1979); University of Colorado (M.S.C.E., 1982); Boston College (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Construction; Airline and Aviation.Email: Richard J. Bedell, Jr.
Mark A. Belasic (Member) born Springfield, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: The College of Wooster (B.A., 1983); Columbia University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation.Email: Mark A. Belasic
John V. Biernacki (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; 2001, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Detroit (B.Ch.E., 1987; J.D., 1995); John Carroll University (M.A., 1994). Tau Beta Pi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Life Sciences.Email: John V. Biernacki
Carl E. Black (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1989); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1998).. Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business Restructuring and Reorganization.Email: Carl E. Black
Jennifer H. Boyce (Member) born Santa Ana, California; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1991); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jennifer H. Boyce
Kevin D. Boyce (Member) born Greenwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 2009, Florida. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1993); Boston University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation.Email: Kevin D. Boyce
Stephen J. Brogan (Member) born Manhattan, New York; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: Boston College (A.B., 1974); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1977). Managing Partner, January 1, 2003. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1983. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement.Email: Stephen J. Brogan
Robert L. Canala (Member) born Weirton, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1977; M.B.A., 1979); University of Akron (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to Judge Batchelder, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trial Practice.Email: Robert L. Canala
Denise A. Carkhuff (Member) born Geneva, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1992); University of Toledo (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Denise A. Carkhuff
Dan T. Carter (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia and Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Automotive.Email: Dan T. Carter
David B. Cochran (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1989); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: David B. Cochran
William H. Coquillette (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1971); University College, Oxford, England (B.A., 1973); Harvard University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Marshal Scholar. Law Clerk to Justice Wilkins, Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services.Email: William H. Coquillette
John D. Currivan (Member) born Paris, France; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1978); University of California, Berkeley (M.S., 1969); University of West Florida (M.S., 1971). Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Trial Judge, U.S. Navy, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Tax; Health Care.Email: John D. Currivan
Thomas C. Daniels (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.Mus., 1977; M.Mus., 1982); University of Akron (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to Judge Potter, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Capital Markets.Email: Thomas C. Daniels
Thomas Demitrack (Member) born Denville, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: University of Hartford (B.Mus., 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition Law; Metals and Mining.Email: Thomas Demitrack
James P. Dougherty (Member) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2005, Ohio. Education: State University of New York, Geneseo (B.A., 1995); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: James P. Dougherty
Robert P. Ducatman (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Judge Manos, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1980-1983. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Robert P. Ducatman
Robert S. Faxon (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement.Email: Robert S. Faxon
Regan J. Fay (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.Ch.E., 1970); George Washington University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Miller, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-1975. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1970-1972. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trial Practice; International Litigation and Arbitration; Life Sciences.Email: Regan J. Fay
F. Drexel Feeling (Member) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1984); Wright State University (M.S., 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: F. Drexel Feeling
Michelle K. Fischer (Member) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1986); University of Chicago (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition Law.Email: Michelle K. Fischer
Timothy P. Fraelich (Member) born Ashtabula, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1983); Cornell University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Privacy and Data Security.Email: Timothy P. Fraelich
Lyle G. Ganske (Member) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., B.A., 1981); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Wright, Ohio Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services; Metals and Mining; Consumer Products and Retail; Corporate Compliance Programs.Email: Lyle G. Ganske
Thomas R. Goots (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1984); University of Akron (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Life Sciences.Email: Thomas R. Goots
Calvin P. Griffith (Member) born Warren, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; International Litigation and Arbitration; Life Sciences; Trial Practice; Pharmaceuticals.Email: Calvin P. Griffith
Theodore M. Grossman (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1987, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1971; J.D., 1974). Trial and Appellate Counsel, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1980-1984. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Trial Practice; Product Response Team.Email: Theodore M. Grossman
Gina K. Gunning (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Capital Markets.Email: Gina K. Gunning
Michael J. Haas (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1991); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1994). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Michael J. Haas
Daniel C. Hagen (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Automotive; Consumer Products and Retail; Metals and Mining.Email: Daniel C. Hagen
Thomas A. Hamilton (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Government Regulation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Metals and Mining; Automotive.Email: Thomas A. Hamilton
Charles W. Hardin, Jr. (Member) born Conneaut, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.A., 1984); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Metals and Mining; Automotive.Email: Charles W. Hardin, Jr.
Joseph D. Hatina (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1991); University of Alabama (M.S., 1993); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Life Sciences.Email: Joseph D. Hatina
David G. Heiman (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Chairman, Commercial Financial Services Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, 1990-1994. Practice Areas: Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Financial Services; Consumer Products and Retail; Metals and Mining; Credit Crisis.Email: David G. Heiman
William A. Herzberger (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1984); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Metals and Mining.Email: William A. Herzberger
Christopher J. Hewitt (Member) born Oswego, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1998, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1990); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1994); Georgetown University (M.B.A., 1994). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services; Consumer Products and Retail.Email: Christopher J. Hewitt
Kenneth G. Hochman (Member) born Mt. Vernon, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1977, Florida; 1981, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax.Email: Kenneth G. Hochman
Peter E. Izanec (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2005, Ohio. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1994); Harvard University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Judge Arnold, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Peter E. Izanec
Carl M. Jenks (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1967); Duke University (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Judge Mansfield, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1980-1981. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Tax; Energy; Energy/Utilities; Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Automotive; Consumer Products and Retail.Email: Carl M. Jenks
Stephen J. Kaczynski (Member) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1986, Ohio. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1978); University of Virginia (LL.M., 1984). Trial Attorney, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, 1979-1985. Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation.Email: Stephen J. Kaczynski
Robert C. Kahrl (Member) born Mount Vernon, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1968); The Ohio State University (M.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Weick, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1975-1976. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trial Practice; International Litigation and Arbitration.Email: Robert C. Kahrl
Jeffrey L. Kapp (Member) born Ypsilanti, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1990); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Privacy and Data Security.Email: Jeffrey L. Kapp
Sanjiv K. Kapur (Member) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1992, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Fulbright Fellowship, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Judge Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1987-1988. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Juristenprogramm, 1988-1989. Languages: French, German, Hindi, Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Latin America.Email: Sanjiv K. Kapur
David A. Kutik (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Energy; Energy/Utilities; Construction.Email: David A. Kutik
Dennis W. LaBarre (Member) born Binghamton, New York; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). (Also at New York Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services; Metals and Mining.Email: Dennis W. LaBarre
Patrick J. Leddy (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Automotive.Email: Patrick J. Leddy
Jonathan B. Leiken (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1994); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to Judge Sam H. Bell, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1997-1998. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (Criminal Division), U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2004. Practice Areas: Corporate Criminal Investigations; Trial Practice; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Corporate Compliance Programs.Email: Jonathan B. Leiken
Heather Lennox (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1989); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Consumer Products and Retail; Metals and Mining.Email: Heather Lennox
John Q. Lewis (Member) born Big Rapids, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1993); Duquesne University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability and Tort Litigation.Email: John Q. Lewis
David M. Maiorana (Member) born Falls Church, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1992); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1997). Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1992-1997. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trial Practice; International Litigation and Arbitration; Life Sciences.Email: David M. Maiorana
Bernadette Mihalic Mast (Member) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1982); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1986. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Real Estate.Email: Bernadette Mihalic Mast
Ryan B. McCrum (Member) born Bangor, Maine; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.S., 1996); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Ryan B. McCrum
Stephen C. Mixter (Member) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1983); Duke University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking and Finance.Email: Stephen C. Mixter
Anthony R. Moore (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1972); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Anthony R. Moore
Dennis L. Murphy (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1994, Ohio. Education: King's College (B.A., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Kosik, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Dennis L. Murphy
John M. Newman, Jr. (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois; 1972, California; 1976, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Hill, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1969-1970. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, U.S. Attorney's Office, 1970-1975. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Trial Practice.Email: John M. Newman, Jr.
Patrick J. Norton (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Patrick J. Norton
Timothy J. O'Hearn (Member) born Canton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S.M.E., 1979); University of Akron (J.D., 1983). Tau Beta Pi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Timothy J. O'Hearn
Michael S. Owendoff (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1992); Cleveland State University (M.B.A., J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Michael S. Owendoff
Zachary T. Paris (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Thomas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1973-1975. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hospitality.Email: Zachary T. Paris
Rachel L. Rawson (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1995, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1987); Columbia University (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Private Equity; Financial Services; Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Metals and Mining; Energy.Email: Rachel L. Rawson
Robert H. Rawson, Jr. (Member) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1966); Oxford University, England (M.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Rhodes Scholar. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition Law.Email: Robert H. Rawson, Jr.
John A. Rego (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1986). Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Harris, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: Government Regulation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Metals and Mining; Automotive; Climate Change.Email: John A. Rego
Jeanne M. Rickert (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1975); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Contie, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1978-1980. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services.Email: Jeanne M. Rickert
Geoffrey J. Ritts (Member) born Lansing, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Trial Practice; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation.Email: Geoffrey J. Ritts
Lisa A. Roberts-Mamone (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1985); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Tax; Wealth Management.Email: Lisa A. Roberts-Mamone
John M. Saada, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: John M. Saada, Jr.
Steven E. Sigalow (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Insurance Liability and Recovery; Trial Practice; Insurance; International Litigation and Arbitration.Email: Steven E. Sigalow
Michael J. Solecki (Member) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2001, Ohio. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael J. Solecki
Stephen G. Sozio (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1979); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to Judge David D. Dowd Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1983-1985. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio, 1989-2000. Practice Areas: Corporate Criminal Investigations; Health Care; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Corporate Compliance Programs.Email: Stephen G. Sozio
Stephen J. Squeri (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 2003, Colorado. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1976); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition Law; Trial Practice; Intellectual Property; International Litigation and Arbitration; Corporate Compliance Programs.Email: Stephen J. Squeri
Tracy K. Stratford (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Health Care.Email: Tracy K. Stratford
Richard G. Stuhan (Member) born Braddock, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia; 1977, District of Columbia; 1986, Ohio. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Richard G. Stuhan
Brian F. Toohey (Member) born Niagara Falls, New York; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1980, Ohio. Education: Niagara University (B.S., 1966); Cornell University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Insurance.Email: Brian F. Toohey
Jeffery D. Ubersax (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1988, Ohio. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1977); Harvard University (M.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Schwarzer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1982-1983. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Business Restructuring and Reorganization.Email: Jeffery D. Ubersax
Robert S. Walker (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Dyke College (B.S., 1979); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Labor and Employment; International Litigation and Arbitration; Insurance; Automotive.Email: Robert S. Walker
James L. Wamsley, III (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.S.E.E., 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., 1975). Tau Beta Pi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: James L. Wamsley, III
Stanley Weiner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin; 1986, Texas; 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1976); Marquette University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Stanley Weiner
Hugh R. Whiting (Member) born East Chicago, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1981, Texas. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1967); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1974-1975. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement; Product Response Team.Email: Hugh R. Whiting
Meredith M. Wilkes (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Nebraska; 2000, Ohio. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1993); Creighton University (J.D., 1996). Legal Writing Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Creighton University, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyrights and Trademarks.Email: Meredith M. Wilkes
Paula Batt Wilson (Member) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability and Tort Litigation.Email: Paula Batt Wilson
James R. Wooley (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.F.A, 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, 1982-1986. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, 1995. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Corporate Criminal Investigations.Email: James R. Wooley
SENIOR PARTNER
Patrick F. McCartan (Senior Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1960, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Managing Partner, January 1, 1993 - December 31, 2002. Law Clerk to Justice Whittaker, U.S. Supreme Court, 1959-1960. Member, Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 1970-1975. President, Bar Association of Greater Cleveland, 1977-1978. Member, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure for the United States Courts, 1998. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Issues and Appeals; Trial Practice.Email: Patrick F. McCartan
SENIOR OF COUNSEL
George J. Moscarino (Senior Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (A.B., 1955); Case Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1958; J.D., 1958). Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1960. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County, 1961-1970. Member, Grand Jury Committee, 1983-1986, Special Advisor, Grand Jury Committee 1986 and Member, Section Council, 1984-1988, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Criminal Investigations.Email: George J. Moscarino
OF COUNSEL
Pearson N. Bownas (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1997).Email: Pearson N. Bownas
Louis A. Chaiten (Of Counsel) born Mayfield Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: University of Rochester (B.A.); Northwestern University (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to: Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court; Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-2005.Email: Louis A. Chaiten
John P. Dunn (Of Counsel) born Tiffin, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1983, New York. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974).Email: John P. Dunn
Scott F. Frodyma (Of Counsel) born Holyoke, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and Ohio. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1988); George Washington University (J.D., 1994); New York University (LL.M., 1997).Email: Scott F. Frodyma
Stephen Q. Giblin (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Stephen Q. Giblin
Brian K. Grube (Of Counsel) born Lancaster, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., 1993); University of Chicago (J.D., 1997). Staff Attorney, Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission, 1997-1999.Email: Brian K. Grube
Michael J. Horvitz (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, Florida; 2006, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1972); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., 1980).Email: Michael J. Horvitz
Ronald R. Janke (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1969); Duke University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Chairman, Environmental Controls Committee, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, American Bar Association, 1980-1983.Email: Ronald R. Janke
Paul D. Koethe (Of Counsel) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1981); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif.Email: Paul D. Koethe
Jeffrey S. Leavitt (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1968); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif.Email: Jeffrey S. Leavitt
Barbara J. Leukart (Of Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1971); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif.Email: Barbara J. Leukart
Arthur P. Licygiewicz (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1993); Syracuse University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif.Email: Arthur P. Licygiewicz
Sheryl H. Love (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1988); Villanova University (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Yohn, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995.Email: Sheryl H. Love
Michael G. Marting (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Michael G. Marting
William T. Plesec (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: John Carroll University (A.B., 1966); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1971). Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1971-1975.Email: William T. Plesec
Richard L. Reppert (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1993, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers.Email: Richard L. Reppert
Louis Rorimer (Of Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1969); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975).Email: Louis Rorimer
James A. Rydzel (Of Counsel) born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1975, Florida. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1968); Duke University (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, 1986-1990.Email: James A. Rydzel
Jeffrey Saks (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1999, Ohio. Education: Boston University (B.A., B.S., 1988); Fordham University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif.Email: Jeffrey Saks
Stephen D. Scanlon (Of Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1980); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1985).Email: Stephen D. Scanlon
Richard B. Whitney (Of Counsel) born Corpus Christi, Texas; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1998, New York. Education: Union College, New York (B.A., 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif.Email: Richard B. Whitney
James E. Young (Of Counsel) born Mentor, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., 1968); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Phillips, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1972-1973. Chief Counsel, 1980-1981 and Law Director, 1981-1982, City of Cleveland, Ohio.Email: James E. Young
COUNSEL
Leozino Agozzino (Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1978); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Leozino Agozzino
Randall A. Cole (Counsel) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1967); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Attorney, 1973-1979 and Deputy Director, 1980-1986, City of Akron Law Department.Email: Randall A. Cole
Sandra E. Gammie (Counsel) born Elyria, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1971); George Washington University (M.A., 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif.Email: Sandra E. Gammie
Ellen E. Halfon (Counsel) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Immaculate Heart College (B.A., 1980); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1987).Email: Ellen E. Halfon
Charles D. Hassell (Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1974, Vermont. Education: New York University (B.E., 1968; M.S., 1970; J.D., 1973). Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Waterman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1973-1974 and 1976-1978. Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, State of Vermont, 1974-1976.Email: Charles D. Hassell
Ted S. Hiser (Counsel) born Tiffin, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., 1969); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1985).Email: Ted S. Hiser
Kathleen Hohler (Counsel) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1980).Email: Kathleen Hohler
J. Joseph Korpics (Counsel) born Palmerton, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1983); Texas A & M University (M.S., 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1985-1988.Email: J. Joseph Korpics
Kathy P. Lazar (Counsel) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.Email: Kathy P. Lazar
Jennifer C. Lewis (Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif.Email: Jennifer C. Lewis
Mary M. Reil (Counsel) born Dover, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., 1982).Email: Mary M. Reil
Marc A. Silverstein (Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1986, Maryland; 1989, Ohio. Education: Brown University (Sc.B., 1974); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.C.E., 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1980). Tau Beta Pi.Email: Marc A. Silverstein
Nicole D. Stanger (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1991); University of Akron (Masters, J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1993.Email: Nicole D. Stanger
Charles M. Steines (Counsel) born Warren, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1972); Capital University (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M., 1983). Assistant Ohio Attorney General, Taxation Section, 1977-1982.Email: Charles M. Steines
ASSOCIATES
Laura R. Anderson (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1997, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., B.A., 1987); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1990).Email: Laura R. Anderson
Breanne E. Atzert (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 2005); Cornell University (J.D., 2008). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Breanne E. Atzert
Christine M. Ballard (Associate) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Christine M. Ballard
Laura A. Bigler (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S., 1997); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2001).Email: Laura A. Bigler
Stephen L. Bittence (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.C.E., 1994); Cleveland State University (Masters; J.D., 2004).Email: Stephen L. Bittence
Michele Knapp Boal (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 2003); University of Akron (J.D., 2006).Email: Michele Knapp Boal
Sarah L. Bunce (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1997); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Richard E. Dorr, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2006-2008.Email: Sarah L. Bunce
Ashlie E. Case (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2009, Florida. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 2002); Yale University (J.D., 2005).Email: Ashlie E. Case
Justin M. Cernansky (Associate) born Steubenville, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); Cornell University (J.D., 2004).Email: Justin M. Cernansky
Jamie Cole (Associate) born Middleburg Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.S., B.S., 2001); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2008). Languages: French.Email: Jamie Cole
James P. Cone (Associate) born Laurium, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan; 2009, Ohio. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1999); Michigan State University (J.D., 2002). Trial Counsel, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Federal Procurement Law/Contracts Attorney and Trial Defense Counsel, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 2003-2008.Email: James P. Cone
Benjamin M. Cooke (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2009, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); University of Dayton (J.D., 2004). Languages: Spanish.Email: Benjamin M. Cooke
Stephen P. Coolbaugh (Associate) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1997); State University of New York, Buffalo (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Stephen P. Coolbaugh
Lorri W. Cooper (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1996, New York; 1998, District of Columbia; 2002, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Western New England College (B.S., 1986); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S., 1992); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1995).Email: Lorri W. Cooper
Stephanie S. Couhig (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Dayton (B.S.C.E., 1999); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2002). Tau Beta Pi.Email: Stephanie S. Couhig
Steven W. Day (Associate) born Champaign, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1999; M.A., 2003); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif.Email: Steven W. Day
David L. DeBord (Associate) born Galliapolis, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2003).Email: David L. DeBord
Laura A. DeLong (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.S.B.A., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2006).Email: Laura A. DeLong
Erin L. Dickinson (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2002); University of Michigan (J.D., 2005).Email: Erin L. Dickinson
Kristin R. Erenburg (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2004).Email: Kristin R. Erenburg
Patricia Eschbach-Hall (Associate) born Paulding, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1996); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1999).Email: Patricia Eschbach-Hall
John C. Evans, Ph.D. (Associate) born Newark, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1999); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 2004; J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: John C. Evans, Ph.D.
Jonathan F. Feczko (Associate) born Massillon, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2004); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2007).Email: Jonathan F. Feczko
Andrew G. Fiorella (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: State University of New York, Buffalo (B.A., 2000); Cornell University (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Andrew G. Fiorella
L. Erin Firman (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., B.S., 2005); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2008).Email: L. Erin Firman
Shaun J. Fox (Associate) born Bucyrus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Akron (B.S.Ch.E., 2002; J.D., 2007).Email: Shaun J. Fox
Daniel Frech (Associate) born Marietta, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 2000; M.A., 2004); Washington University (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Daniel Frech
Lisa B. Gates (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1983); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif.Email: Lisa B. Gates
Christos N. Georgalis (Associate) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 2001); Cleveland State University (M.B.A., 2005; Master's in Economics, 2005; J.D., 2005).Email: Christos N. Georgalis
Susan M. Gerber (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (A.A.B., 1987; B.S., 1996; J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Judge Batchelder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2000.Email: Susan M. Gerber
Amy E. Gerbick (Associate) born Fairview Park, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1993); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2002).Email: Amy E. Gerbick
Sean T. Gurgle (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky; 2007, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2002); The Ohio State University (M.B.A.; J.D., 2006).Email: Sean T. Gurgle
Scott W. Hackwelder (Associate) born Melrose, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 1992); Villanova University (M.C.E., 1998); Syracuse University (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif.Email: Scott W. Hackwelder
Bradley W. Harrison (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif.Email: Bradley W. Harrison
William M. Henry (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 2004); University of Texas (J.D., 2007).Email: William M. Henry
Christopher J. Higgins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2005); George Washington University (J.D., 2008).Email: Christopher J. Higgins
Peter G. Hilbert (Associate) born Mayfield Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1999); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2003). Law Clerk to Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2006-2008.Email: Peter G. Hilbert
George R. Howard (Associate) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 2002); University of Arizona (M.B.A., 2008; J.D., 2008). Languages: German.Email: George R. Howard
Amanda Snyder Jacobs (Associate) born Elkins, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2009, Florida. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Languages: French.Email: Amanda Snyder Jacobs
Anthony T. Jacono (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., B.A., 1997); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi.Email: Anthony T. Jacono
Doston B. Jones (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 2004); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2008).Email: Doston B. Jones
Margaret A. Kebrdle (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2002); University of Iowa (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif.Email: Margaret A. Kebrdle
Jocelyn S. Kelly (Associate) born Nuremburg, Germany; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2005); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2008).Email: Jocelyn S. Kelly
Lisa S. Lathrop (Associate) born Ludington, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1998); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2001).Email: Lisa S. Lathrop
Nathan T. Lewis (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marshall University (B.S., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2004).Email: Nathan T. Lewis
Seth J. Linnick (Associate) born Wooster, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 2005); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2008). Order of the Coif.Email: Seth J. Linnick
Shoshana E. Litt (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1995); Yale University (M.A., 1998); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2003). Languages: Japanese.Email: Shoshana E. Litt
Sasha Markovic (Associate) born Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.S., 1990; J.D., 2004). Languages: Serbo-Croation.Email: Sasha Markovic
Erin E. Marks (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1999); Case Western Reserve University (M.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2004).Email: Erin E. Marks
Brendan J. McCarthy (Associate) born Oswego, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Le Moyne-Owen College (B.S., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif.Email: Brendan J. McCarthy
Dawn E. McFadden (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2002).Email: Dawn E. McFadden
Christopher M. McLaughlin (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to Judge Alice M. Batchelder, U.S.Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2004-2005. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, 2005.Email: Christopher M. McLaughlin
Michael M. Michetti (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 2000); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: Spanish.Email: Michael M. Michetti
Joseph H. Mieskowski (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 2003); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2007).Email: Joseph H. Mieskowski
Isaac A. Molnar (Associate) born Oxford, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2003, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.Sc., 1996; J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif.Email: Isaac A. Molnar
Anna L. Moscioni (Associate) born Ravenna, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1996); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Anna L. Moscioni
Adrienne Ferraro Mueller (Associate) born Warrensville Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.Email: Adrienne Ferraro Mueller
Adam D. Munson (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif.Email: Adam D. Munson
Ann C. Netzel (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1999); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2003).Email: Ann C. Netzel
Aidana K. Nurgaliyeva (Associate) born Almaty, Kazakhstan; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Hartwick College (B.A., 2001); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2004). Languages: Russian.Email: Aidana K. Nurgaliyeva
Johanna Fabrizio Parker (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1996); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.Email: Johanna Fabrizio Parker
Peter G. Pattakos (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: New York University (B.S., 2000); Northwestern University (J.D., 2007).Email: Peter G. Pattakos
Mark T. Pavkov (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 2004); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif.Email: Mark T. Pavkov
Shane T. Pfleiderer (Associate) born Galion, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1998; J.D., 2003). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 2001.Email: Shane T. Pfleiderer
David E. Phillips (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1997); Cleveland State University (M.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2002).Email: David E. Phillips
Michael A. Platt (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Ohio. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1997); American University (J.D., 2003). Law Clerk to Judge Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2003-2004.Email: Michael A. Platt
Susan K. Prewitt (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.B.A., 2001); University of Akron (J.D., 2005).Email: Susan K. Prewitt
Charles W. Pugh (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 2001); New York University (J.D., 2004).Email: Charles W. Pugh
Kimberly J. Pustulka (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1997); Harvard University (J.D., 2000).Email: Kimberly J. Pustulka
Stephanie A. Quaranta (Associate) born Parkersburg, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Ohio. Education: Marietta College (B.A., 1999); American University (J.D., 2003).Email: Stephanie A. Quaranta
Dustin B. Rawlin (Associate) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.A., M.A., 1997); Duke University (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Dustin B. Rawlin
Meggan A. Rawlin (Associate) born Morgantown, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to Judge John Adams, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2003-2005. Languages: Spanish.Email: Meggan A. Rawlin
Rachael A. Ream, Ph.D. (Associate) born Urbana, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 1996); Stanford University (Ph.D., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2008). Order of the Coif.Email: Rachael A. Ream, Ph.D.
Catherine R. Reichel (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., B.S., 2004); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2008).Email: Catherine R. Reichel
David G.W. Roberts (Associate) born Middleburg Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Williams College (B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2008; M.B.A., 2008). Order of the Coif.Email: David G.W. Roberts
Ryan T. Routh (Associate) born Sandusky, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1994); University of Michigan (J.D., 1998).Email: Ryan T. Routh
Kevin M. Samuels (Associate) born Scottsdale, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 2000); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif.Email: Kevin M. Samuels
Joseph M. Sauer (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2002, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.E.E., 1993); Duquesne University (J.D., 1999).Email: Joseph M. Sauer
Jeffrey M. Schmitt (Associate) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2004); University of Virginia (J.D., 2007).Email: Jeffrey M. Schmitt
Katherine M. Serevitch (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif.Email: Katherine M. Serevitch
Addisah D. Sherwood (Associate) born Accra, Ghana; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2008, Ohio. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1999); University of Legon, Ghana (International Development, 2000); University of the West Indies, Jamaica (M.A., 2001); Cornell University (J.D., 2004). Fulbright Scholar. Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Law Clerk to Judge Solomon Oliver Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2005-2007.Email: Addisah D. Sherwood
Peter D. Siddoway (Associate) born Murray, Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 2000); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2005).Email: Peter D. Siddoway
Matthew P. Silversten (Associate) born Denville, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1998); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Cobb, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2001-2002.Email: Matthew P. Silversten
Jeffrey C. Sindelar Jr. (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; 2008, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 2004); Harvard University (J.D., 2007). Law Clerk to Judge Deborah L. Cook, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2007-2008.Email: Jeffrey C. Sindelar Jr.
Jeremy S. Sosin (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut; 1998, New York; 2004, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1994); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1997).Email: Jeremy S. Sosin
William R. Stewart, Jr. (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2005, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1999); University of Chicago (J.D., 2002).Email: William R. Stewart, Jr.
Tracy A. Stitt (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.S., 2002); Georgetown University (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Tracy A. Stitt
Benjamin L. Stulberg (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2003); Case Western Reserve University (M.B.A., 2007; J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif.Email: Benjamin L. Stulberg
Sarah F. Suma (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: St. John's College (B.A., 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2008).Email: Sarah F. Suma
Daniel M. Syphard (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 2002); Duquesne University (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to Judge Kay Woods, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2005-2007.Email: Daniel M. Syphard
Andrew C. Thomas (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2008).Email: Andrew C. Thomas
Joseph F. Verciglio (Associate) born Des Monies, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1998); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Joseph F. Verciglio
Andrew M. Walker (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S.B.A., 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif.Email: Andrew M. Walker
James W. Walworth, Jr. (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1997); Cornell University (J.D., 2001).Email: James W. Walworth, Jr.
Joshua A. Weiner (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., 2004); George Washington University (J.D., 2008). Languages: Hebrew.Email: Joshua A. Weiner
Michael S. Weinstein (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., 2005; J.D., 2008). Order of the Coif.Email: Michael S. Weinstein
Nicholas B. Wille (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1999); Cornell University (M.A., 2003); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2008).Email: Nicholas B. Wille
Caroline M. Williams (Associate) born Steubenville, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1999); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004).Email: Caroline M. Williams
Thomas A. Wilson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 2003).Email: Thomas A. Wilson
Gregory T. Zakrajsek (Associate) born Fairview Park, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1988); Cleveland State University (J.D., 2005).Email: Gregory T. Zakrajsek
SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEYS
Jennifer H. Baringer (Staff Attorney) born Ann Arbor, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; 2002, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1994).Email: Jennifer H. Baringer
Karen J. Corrigan (Senior Staff Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1975); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1993).Email: Karen J. Corrigan
Mark B. Farroni (Staff Attorney) born Willoughby, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983).Email: Mark B. Farroni
Michael S. Martis (Staff Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1982); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1985).Email: Michael S. Martis
STAFF ATTORNEYS
Jennifer J. Chunyo (Staff Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1992); University of Toledo (J.D., 1996).Email: Jennifer J. Chunyo
Noreen DeNuzzo (Staff Attorney) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of New Haven (B.S., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985).Email: Noreen DeNuzzo
Lynne C. Fischer (Staff Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1995).Email: Lynne C. Fischer