MEMBERS OF FIRM
Anne L. Meyers (Managing Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, March 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1972); Capital University (J.D., 1977). Member: American (Member, Fidelity and Surety Committee), Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Surety Law; Construction Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mediation; Civil Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Insurance Law; Reinsurance.Email: Anne L. Meyers
Barbara K. Roman (Principal) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1971); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan (Vice President) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Child Custody; Post Divorce Modification; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Separation Agreements; Restraining Orders; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Spousal Support; Estate Planning; Civil Litigation; Consumer Law.Email: Barbara K. Roman
Ronald P. Friedberg (Principal) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1987); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Surety Law; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Federal Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Zoning Law; Trial Practice; Complex Litigation.Email: Ronald P. Friedberg
Scott M. Lewis (Principal) born Brooklyn, New York, August 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1981); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer, Cleveland Bar Association Practice & Procedures Clinic (Corporate Acquisitions), 1995-1996. Alternate Member, International Hockey League Board of Governors, 1996-2000. Member: American, Ohio State (Member, Corporation and Business Law Sections) and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Law; Like Kind Exchanges; Securities Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing; Construction Contracts; Employment Contracts; Copyrights; Trademarks; Finance; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Scott M. Lewis
Seth P. Briskin (Principal) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Reported Cases: White v. Coyne International Enterprises, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15347, 15 Am Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 403; NLRB v. Gormac Custom Mfg., Inc., 190 F.3d 742 (6th Cir. 1999.); ALSCO and Steelworkers Local 4612, 106 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 1146 (Rybolt, 1996.). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Collective Bargaining; Family and Medical Leave Act; Age Discrimination in Employment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Labor Standards; Harassment; Labor Relations; National Labor Relations Act; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation.Email: Seth P. Briskin
Peter D. Brosse (Principal) born New York, N.Y., April 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1981); University of Toledo (J.D., 1984). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Computer Law; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Finance; Leases and Leasing; Like Kind Exchanges; Securities Law; Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Copyrights; Trademarks; Finance.Email: Peter D. Brosse
Mario J. Fazio (Principal) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A. 1986); Case Western Reserve University (J.D. 1989; LL.M in Taxation, 1998). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Tax Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Audits; Federal Tax Controversies; Estate Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Like Kind Exchanges; Corporate Law; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Deferred Compensation; Employee Compensation; Business Succession Planning.Email: Mario J. Fazio
F. Scott B. Geneva (Principal) born Geneva, Ohio, July 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1999). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Premarital Agreements.Email: F. Scott B. Geneva
Alan N. Hirth (Principal) born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1970); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice; Complex Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Alan N. Hirth
Debra J. Horn (Principal) born Plum City, Wisconsin, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Cleveland, Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association; National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (Past President). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Appellate Practice; Trial Practice; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation.Email: Debra J. Horn
Mark P. McGrievy (Principal) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1993, Ohio. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1985); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Ohio Health Care Association; Ohio Academy of Nursing Homes; Allied Health Care Professionals Association (President). Member: Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Licensing; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Regulation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Finance.Email: Mark P. McGrievy
Peter Turner (Principal) born Newark, New Jersey, July 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1985, District of Columbia; 1986, Maryland, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, District of Columbia and District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. [Capt., USAF., 1982-1986]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trade Dress; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Infringement; Unfair Competition Law; Products Liability Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Peter Turner
ASSOCIATES
Bryan J. Dardis (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., 2000); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, American and Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Finance; Business Law; Business Succession Planning.Email: Bryan J. Dardis
Stephen D. Dodd (Associate) born Rochester, New York, August 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce; Council for Exceptional Children. Member, Rider Development Committee, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Member: American, Ohio State, Lake County and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: Stephen D. Dodd
Sarah Duffy (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 2005); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Sarah Duffy
Mary Louisa L'Hommedieu (Associate) born New Castle, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., 1989); Akron University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Akron, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Health Care; Corporate Law.Email: Mary Louisa L'Hommedieu
John R. Seeds (Associate) born Rota, Spain; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Military Officers' Association of America. [Captain, US Marines, 2003 - 2007, Judge Advocate]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: John R. Seeds
Brent A. Shelley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana; 2008, Illinois and Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 2003); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Indiana and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Real Estate; Intellectual Property.Email: Brent A. Shelley
Jenifere R. Singleton (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Villanova University (B.A., Communications, 2000); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Child Custody; Post Divorce Modification; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Separation Agreements; Restraining Orders; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Spousal Support; Civil Litigation.Email: Jenifere R. Singleton
OF COUNSEL
Lester W. Armstrong (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern Districts of Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Agreements; Personnel Policies; Collective Bargaining.Email: Lester W. Armstrong
Louis B. Geneva (Of Counsel) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1977, Connecticut. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1969); Suffolk University (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M., 1974). Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Emeritus Associate Professor. Member: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Trust Law; Tax Law; Estate and Gift Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Wealth Preservation.Email: Louis B. Geneva
Lynn A. Kriessler (Of Counsel) born Euclid, Ohio, March 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1987); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Business Succession; Regulatory Law.Email: Lynn A. Kriessler