(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Business and Complex Litigation, Trials, and Appeals in Federal and State Courts. Business, Corporation, Partnership, Securities, Taxation, Real Estate, Banking, Commercial Finance, Antitrust, International, Computer, and Employment Law, Emergency Injunction Litigation, Litigation of Restrictive Covenants, Securities, Business Torts, Warranty, and Franchise Litigation, Creditors Rights, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Arbitrations, Mediations.

Representative Clients:

Accrisoft Corporation
Advance Stores Company Incorporated
Aironet Wireless Communications Inc
AMPCO System Parking
Arch Communications, Inc.
Automated Solutions Corporation
Burgess & Niple
Carnegie Properties, Inc.
Charter One Bank
Chase/JPMorgan
ChemMasters, Inc.
Citi
Citizens Academy
City of Fostoria, Ohio
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc.
Convenient Food Mart, Inc.
Digital Library Reserve, Inc.
Edward W. Daniel, LLC
Direct Lending Group, Inc.
Eton Financial Services
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Fifth Third Bank
First Place Bank
The Gateway Companies, Inc.
The Glidden Company
Groeneveld Groep B.V.
The Huntington National Bank
Hyva Groep B.V.
International Seaway Trading Corp.
Invesco Funds Group, Inc.
J.G. Wentworth SSC, L.P.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
JTM Products, Inc.
LaSalle National Bank
McDonald's Corporation
National Bank of Canada
National City Bank
NationsBank
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
OverDrive, Inc.
Porphyron, Inc.
The Provident Bank
RPM Inc.
Republic Bank
Rockbridge Capital, LLC
Sonagage, Inc.
Strategic Vista Corp.
Technology Imaging Services, Inc.
Tri-Lutions, Inc.
US Bank
Vacation Auctions, Inc.
Visual Marking Systems, Inc.
Wachovia Bank National Association.

Address

100 Erieview Plaza, 27th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-1835, (Cuyahoga Co.)

Phone

Phone: 216-696-3366
Telecopier: 216-363-5835

Website

http://www.millergolerfaeges.com

PARTNERS

Steven J. Miller (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Brown University (A.B., with honors, 1978); Vanderbilt University; Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Member: Wagner Moot Court Team, 1980-1981; The Order of Barristers, 1980-1981. Associate Editor, American Bar Association Litigation Journal, 1984—. Life Member, Judicial Conference for the Eighth Judicial District, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Special Counsel, Attorney General of Ohio, 1991-1995, 2008—. Chair, Cleveland Bar Association Business Litigation Committee, 1998-2005. Founding Barrister, Harold Burton Inn of Court. Member: Cleveland (Member, Litigation Section), Ohio State (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Practice; Emergency Injunction Litigation.Email: Steven J. Miller

Michael D. Goler (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Union College, New York (B.A. Classics, with honors, 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Arbitrator, National Arbitration Forum. Member: Cleveland (Founder and Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1991-1995; Foreclosure Committee Chairman, 1981-1985; Real Estate Institute Committee, 1987—; Real Estate Section, Chairman 1989-1990, Ohio State and American Member: Thrift Subcommittee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section; Real Estate Financing Committee; Technology Standing Committee, 1998— (Vice-Chair, 2001-2007 and Co-Chair, 2007—); CLE Standing Committee, 1999-2005; Planning Committee 2004—; e-Report Electronic Real Estate Newsletter 1999— (Managing Editor, 1999-2006, Managing Editor Emeritus, 2006—); Committee on Enforcement of Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy 1997— (Chairman, 1991-1995); Committee on Economics, Technology and Practice Methods, Vice-Chair, 1995-1997, Chairman, 1997-2001; Liaison to Law Practice Management Section 2000—; Liaison to: ABA SOC Technology Committee, 2003—; ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems (2007-); ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege (2007-); Member, Gatekeeper Initiative Taskforce (2003-); Council Member, 2001-2007; Chair, Practice Management Group, 2004-2006; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section; Membership and Marketing Committee, Vice-Chair, 2004-2006 and Co-Chair, 2006—; Liaison to ABA SOC Membership Committee 2004—; Nominating Committee, 2005-2007; Law Practice Management Section Bar Associations; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Lending Law; Banking Law; Workouts; Financial Institution Law; Business Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Michael D. Goler

Jay R. Faeges (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Alpha Kappa Nu. Member, Cleveland State Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Cleveland Legal Aid Society (Board of Trustees, 1998-2000). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Creditors Rights; Health Care; Securities Offerings; Corporate Law.Email: Jay R. Faeges

Drew A. Carson (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1986). Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, 1990-1993. Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1993-1995. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Voinovich, 92 F.3d 383 (6th Cir. 1996); Walker v. Schaeffer, 854 F.2d 138 (6th Cir. 1988); McKenzie v. Advance Stores Co., 488 F.Supp. 2nd 658 (S.D. Ohio 2007); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Chiles Power Supply, Inc., 190 F.R.D. 532 (S.D. Ind. 1999); In re Telxon Corp. Sec. Litig., 67 F. Supp. 2d 803 (N.D. Ohio 1999); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Chiles Power Supply, Inc., 7 F. Supp. 2d 954 (N.D. Ohio 1998); Telxon Corporation v. Meyerson, 802 A.2d 257 (2002); Telxon Corporation v. Bogomolny, et al., 792 A.2d 964 (2001); Pilkington N. Am., Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co., 112 Oiho St. 3d 482, 861 N.E.2d 121 (2006); Glidden Co. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 105 Ohio St. 3d 1559, 828 N.E.2d 115 (2005); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 95 Ohio St. 3d 512, 769 N.E.2d 835 (2002); Campbell v. Best Western Motel, 37 Ohio St. 3d 341, 530 N.E.2d 882 (1988); Dillon v. Akron City Hospital, 37 Ohio St. 3d 244, 525 N.E.2d 488 (1988); Automated Solutions Corp. v. Paragon Data Sys., 167 Ohio App. 3d 685 (Cuyahoga Cty. 2006); Lewis v. City of Cleveland, 89 Ohio App. 3d 136 (Cuyahoga Cty. 1993); Cleveland v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 8, 76 Ohio App. 3d 755 (Cuyahoga Cty. 1991). Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Drew A. Carson

Kenneth M. Lapine (Member) admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Publications: Consumer Credit: Law, Transactions and Forms, (6 vols.), Matthew Bender & Co. (1984—); Banking Law, (multiple vols.), Matthew Bender & Co. (1979—); Rabkin & Johnson, Current Legal Forms, (Volume 8), Matthew Bender & Co. (1978-1986). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate(35%); Real Estate Finance(10%); Real Estate Syndication(20%); Banking Law(5%); Consumer Credit(25%); Business Law(5%).Email: Kenneth M. Lapine

ASSOCIATES

Deborah J. Michelson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1993, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Advocacy Award. Member, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Assistant District Attorney, New York County (Manhattan), 1987-1992. Member: Cleveland (Past Chair and Member, Litigation Section; Member, Women-in-Law Section; Member, Commercial Courts Sub Committee), Ohio State (Litigation Section) and American (Member, Business Law and, Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association (Co-chair, Delegation to Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition).. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Deborah J. Michelson

David A. Kunselman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Recipient: Jack Cronquist Award; CALI-Excellence for the Future Award; 2006 Ohio Rising Star. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Automated Solutions Corporation v. Paragon Data Systems, Inc., 2006 Ohio 3492, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 3446 (8th App. Dist. July 6, 2006); Claybrook v. Nour Mgmt. Co. (In re: Discovery Zone, Inc.) 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 741 (Bankr. D.Del., 2003). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Securities Offerings; Corporate Law; Corporate Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: David A. Kunselman

Sarah H. Kostura (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Cleveland, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Corporate Litigation.Email: Sarah H. Kostura