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| | Address | | Huntington Building, Suite 2000, 925 Euclid Avenue | | Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1496 | | (Cuyahoga Co.) | | | |
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| Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell Co., L.P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Business Law, Corporate Law, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate Law, Oil and Gas Law, Wills, Probate, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Alcoholic Beverage Control. | | Year Established: 1867 | Firm Profile:
Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell Co., L.P.A., is a mid-sized law firm providing quality legal representation and personal service. Established in 1867, Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell is Cleveland's oldest law firm. Within the legal profession and among its clients, the firm has earned a reputation for excellence - based upon the philosophy and performance of its partners and associates. The attorneys of Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell have served their profession and community, chairing and being members of committees of the American, Ohio and Cleveland Bar Associations, chairing professional symposia such as the Federal Court Training Program, Cleveland Tax Institute, Cleveland Corporate Law Institute and Cleveland Estate Planning Institute and serving as elected public officials. All attorneys are members of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association and Cleveland Bar Association. The firm provides a full range of legal services to individuals and to closely-held businesses, as well as specialized services to public companies and their legal staffs. The firm also has the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill the business and personal needs of those who have accumulated substantial amounts of capital, such as entrepreneurs and their families. The principal practice groups of Spieth, Bell are Corporate and Tax, Real Estate, Employment and Labor, Litigation, Alcoholic Beverage Control and Estate and Trust Planning and Administration. | | Firm Size: 20 | Representative Clients:
Allegheny Investments, Ltd.; Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield; The Cleveland Group LLC; Cleveland Institute of Art; Dougherty-Hanna Resources Co.; Health Design Plus, Inc.; InterSecurities, Inc.; Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.; Paragon Data Systems, Inc.; Williams International. | | Lawrence C. Spieth (1883-1963). | | Harold K. Bell (1898-1987). | | Everett D. McCurdy (1905-1986). | | Sterling Newell, Jr. (1921-2006). | | Clyde E. Williams, Jr. (Partner) born Niagara Falls, New York, December 17, 1919; admitted to bar, 1945, Ohio. Education: Denison University (A.B., 1942); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1945). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Clyde E. Williams, Jr. | | J. Donald Cairns (Partner) admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio; 1974, Florida; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1952); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1958). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Ohio State Law Journal. (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association) (Boar Certified Wills, Trust and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Litigation. Email: J. Donald Cairns | | Eugene Stevens (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 22, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio; 1979, Florida. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1958). Practice Areas: Alcoholic Beverage Control. Email: Eugene Stevens | | Richard T. Watson (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio, August 21, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Ohio. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1954); Harvard University (LL.B., 1960). Chairman, Cleveland Tax Institute, 1972. Email: Richard T. Watson | | Henry E. Seibert, IV (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1965); Duke University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Legal Research Program, Duke Law School, 1967-1968. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Henry E. Seibert, IV | | Frederick I. Taft (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Instructor, Case Western University School of Law, 1973. Practice Areas: Business Law; Aircraft Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Frederick I. Taft | | James F. Koehler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif, Member, Case Western Reserve University Journal of International Law. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration. Email: James F. Koehler | | James M. Havach (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.B.A., 1968); Washington and Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1974. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1969. Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Contracts. Email: James M. Havach | | J. Talbot Young, Jr. (Partner) born San Diego, California, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1975). Assistant Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Cleveland. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; International Estate Planning; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate. Email: J. Talbot Young, Jr. | | Dianne Foley (Partner) born Kearny, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Boston College, Newton Centre (B.A., 1969); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1975). Law Clerk, Hon. Lawrence A. Whipple, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1975-1976. (Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Dianne Foley | | James R. Bright (Partner) born Lima, Ohio, February 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Case and Note Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1976. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Email: James R. Bright | | Rebecca Holloway Dent (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, November 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1991, Ohio. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1970); New York University (M.A., 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1975). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: New York City Bar; New York State, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Email: Rebecca Holloway Dent | | Eugene A. Kratus (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, June 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1979, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1973); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Business Succession Planning; Corporate Law. Email: Eugene A. Kratus | | John M. Slivka (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., 1975); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Business Succession Planning; Partnership Law. Email: John M. Slivka | | M. Elizabeth Monihan (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: John Carroll University (B.S., 1979); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Cleveland State University Law Review. Member, Estate Planning Council of Cleveland (President, 1994-1995). Member: American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Cleveland Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2008-2009). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Email: M. Elizabeth Monihan | | Timothy G. Warner (Partner) born Kane, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1994, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., with honors, 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., with honors, 1993). Editor, Syracuse University Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable Alice M. Batchelder, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; ERISA; Labor and Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Timothy G. Warner | | R. Douglas McCreery (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., 1981; M.B.A., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Succession Planning; Commercial Transactions. Email: R. Douglas McCreery | | —————————— | | John N. Neal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Health Matrix: The Journal of Law Medicine, 2001-2002. Associate Editor, The Internet Law Journal, 2001-2002. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Employment Defense; Class Action Defense; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Liquor Liability; Liquor Licensing; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Copyright Infringement; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition; Trust Litigation. Email: John N. Neal | | P. Wesley Lambert (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 2000); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Contributing Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Author: "A Critique of the Need for the Additional Criminal Securities Fraud Section in Sarbanes-Oxley," 53 Case Western Law Rev. 839. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Municipal Law; Eminent Domain; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Defense; Employment Discrimination; Complex Litigation. Email: P. Wesley Lambert |
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