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(Main Office) Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has lawyers in 32 offices and 15 countries around the world. With one of the strongest integrated global platforms and our longstanding one-firm philosophy, Squire Sanders provides legal counsel worldwide. Statement of PracticeAdministrative Law, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation & Aerospace, Banking Law, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Business Law, Chemicals, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Construction and Engineering Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor & Creditor, E-Commerce, Education Law, Election, Campaign & Political, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions & Services, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care and Hospitals, Immigration, Indians & Native Populations, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Dispute Resolution, International Law, International Trade, Internet Law, Investments, Labor & Employment, Life Sciences, Litigation, Manufacturing, Media Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety & Health, Private Equity, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology & Science, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Trusts & Estates, Wills & Probate, White Collar Crime, Workers Compensation, Utilities and Zoning, Planning & Land Use. Year Established: 1890
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Address4900 Key Tower
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Cleveland, OH 44114-1304, (Cuyahoga Co.)
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PARTNERS, CLEVELAND OFFICEStacy D. Ballin (Partner) born New York, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Valedictorian; Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Stacy D. Ballin
Geoffrey K. Barnes (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1967); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Editor-in-Chief, Case Western Law Review. Member: Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental.Email: Geoffrey K. Barnes
Cipriano S. Beredo, III (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Associate Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal. Co-author: "Confidentiality Agreements for the Sale of a Business," The Practical Lawyer, December 2002. Cleveland Bridge Builders, Flagship Program Class of 2006. Board of Directors, Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio. Corporate Secretary, Cleveland Development Advisors, Inc. Member: American Bar Association; National Asian Pactific Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Finance; Financial Institutions Law.Email: Cipriano S. Beredo, III
Daniel G. Berick (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1992, Ohio. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1984); The University of Chicago (J.D., 1987). Author: "It's A Private Matter," Business Law Today, Sept./Oct., 1996; "Engagement Letters For Investment Banking Services," The Practical Lawyer, March, 1997. Co-author: "Confidentiality Agreements for the Sale of a Business," The Practical Lawyer, December 2002. Trustee, Shaker Heights Public Library (1997-2000). Member: Association for Corporate Growth; Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Cleveland Metropolitan (Member, Sections on: Securities Law; Corporation, Banking and Financial Services), Ohio State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Investment Banking Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate.Email: Daniel G. Berick
Carolyn J. Buller (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Member, Case Western Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance.Email: Carolyn J. Buller
David W. Burchmore (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Virginia (M.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1979; J.D., 1986). Dillard Fellow. Articles Editor, University of Virginia Law Review. Author: "Wet Weather Consent Decrees: Protecting POTWS in Negotiations," AMSA, 2003. Practice Areas: Environmental.Email: David W. Burchmore
Alexander G. Burlingame (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Public Revenue Finance.Email: Alexander G. Burlingame
J. Philip Calabrese (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: J. Philip Calabrese
Charles F. Clarke (Partner) born Hillsboro, Ohio, 1916; admitted to bar, 1940, Michigan; 1946, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1938); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1940). Order of the Coif. Awarded LL.D. by Cleveland State University, 1970. President, Amicus Committee, Nominations Committee, Executive Committee, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 1967-1968. President, Trustee, Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 1978-1990. Master Bencher, John M. Manos Inn of Court. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member); U.S. Eighth Judicial District (Life Member). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [U.S. Army, 1941-1945]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Charles F. Clarke
Timothy J. Cosgrove (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1987). Director of Legislation and Policy, Office of the Governor, State of Ohio, 1991-1993. Member and Chair: Board of Trustees, Cleveland State University; Chair, Board of Directors, Northeast Midwest Institute; Public Affairs Committee, Greater Cleveland Partnership; Public Affairs Committee, Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio Lobbying Association. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: Timothy J. Cosgrove
Michael A. Cullers (Principal) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Associate Member (1993-1994) and Contributing Editor (1994-1995), Case Western Reserve Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Michael A. Cullers
Carol F. Dakin (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1964); University of Pennsylvania; Cleveland State University (J.D., 1969). Member, Editorial Board, Cleveland-Marshall Law Review. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Carol F. Dakin
Ernie K. Demanelis (Partner) born Morgantown, West Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1978; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review. Member: Cleveland, Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Ernie K. Demanelis
James H. Dempsey (1859-1920).
Alan S. Doris (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Miami University (A.B., cum laude; B.S., cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Chairman, Cleveland Tax Institute, 1992. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section of Taxation, Chairman, 1995-1996, Capital Recovery and Leasing Committee and Principal Author, Section of Taxation Comments on Regulations Under Section 197; Chairman, 1987-1994, Subcommittee, Amortization of Intangibles). Practice Areas: Taxation; Financial Products; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporations and LLCs.Email: Alan S. Doris
Carl A. Draucker (Partner) born Ravenna, Ohio, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Hiram College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1977); Boston University (LL.M., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Trustees, Hiram College. Member: Akron and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation.Email: Carl A. Draucker
Robert J. Eidnier (Partner) born Euclid, Ohio, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Virginia (M.S., 1982; J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, University of Virginia Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio (inactive). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Partnership Taxation; Tax-Exempt Financing; Bankruptcy Taxation.Email: Robert J. Eidnier
Steven A. Friedman (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1989); University of Chicago (J.D., 1992). Member, Charter Class, Cleveland Bridge Builders Leadership Group. Member: Cleveland Bar Association; John M. Manos Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Construction Law.Email: Steven A. Friedman
D. Bruce Gabriel (Partner) born Peoria, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Coe College (B.A., 1976); Northwestern University (J.D., M.M., 1980). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Health Care Finance; Project Finance; Structured Finance.Email: D. Bruce Gabriel
Gregory K. Gale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 1995, Maryland; 2003, Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1991); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1994). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Gregory K. Gale
David S. Goodman (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1974); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Public Finance.Email: David S. Goodman
James D. Gray (Partner) born Dearborn, Michigan, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Editor, Ohio State University Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Cleveland International Tax Forum. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Employee Benefit Taxation.Email: James D. Gray
Guy F. Guinn (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin; 1981, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2009; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-2009; Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005-2009. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American (Past Chair, Joint Subcommittee, International and Domestic Business Transactions, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Debt Finance; Corporate Finance.Email: Guy F. Guinn
Richard S. Gurbst (Partner) born New York, New York, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1968); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Richard S. Gurbst
W. Michael Hanna (Partner) born Richwood, West Virginia, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and West Virginia. Education: Glenville State College (B.A.Ed., 1975); West Virginia University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workplace Injury and Environment.Email: W. Michael Hanna
Pamela Iddings Hanover (Partner) born Troy, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1977); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Member, The Ohio State University Law Journal. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers; Ohio Conference of Community Development (Chairman, Legislative Committee). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Pamela Iddings Hanover
Susan C. Hastings (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Wartburg College; University of Iowa (B.A., 1980; J.D., with distinction, 1985). Member: Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys; National School Boards Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: Susan C. Hastings
Barbara L. Hawley (Partner) born West Liberty, Iowa, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., general honors, 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance; Health Care Finance; University Finance.Email: Barbara L. Hawley
Laura Kingsley Hong (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985). Former Associate Professor, Trial Tactics, Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American (Litigation and Tort and Insurance Law Sections) Bar Associations; Ohio Asian Bar Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Past President, Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter; Past President, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Tort; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Laura Kingsley Hong
Colin R. Jennings (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Colin R. Jennings
Mary Ann Jorgenson (Partner) born Gallipolis, Ohio, 1941; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1982, New York. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1963); Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (M.A., 1964); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Former Coordinator of Corporate Practice. Member: Ohio State Bar Association (Former Chair, Corporation Law Committee); American Bar Association (Chair, Corporate Law Committee). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Tender Offers; Finance; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance.Email: Mary Ann Jorgenson
Gordon S. Kaiser, Jr. (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Corporate Finance Committee, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Gordon S. Kaiser, Jr.
F. Barry Keefe (Partner) born Clinton, Iowa, 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: St. Ambrose University (B.A., 1964); Marquette University (M.S., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review. Member: Akron, Ohio State and American (Member, State and Local Government Sections) Bar Associations; Government Finance Officers Association. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: F. Barry Keefe
Thomas S. Kilbane (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Claims Court; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., magna cum laude, Valedictorian, 1963); Northwestern University (J.D., 1966). Former Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice. Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Guide to the Leading U.S. Litigation Lawyers, International Who's Who of Professionals, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America. Commended as a top-ranked General Commercial Litigator in Ohio in Chambers USA; America's Leading Business Lawyers; Lawdragon 3000; top 100 Super Lawyer in Ohio Super Lawyers magazine; Top Ohio lawyer by Inside Business magazine and as a highly recommended Dispute Resolution lawyer in PLC Which Lawyer? Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Master Bencher, Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Member: Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; CPR Institute of Dispute Resolution, Cleveland Panel; American Arbitration Association Complex Litigation Panel of Arbitrator. Member, National Committee on Minitrials, National Committee on Construction Disputes. American Arbitration Association, Corporate Counsel Committee, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, Construction Industry Advisory Counsel. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State (Former Chairman, ADR Committee; Corporate/Commercial/Construction Law Subcommittee and Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee), Federal and American (Member, Litigation and Antitrust Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American College of Barristers (Member). [Captain, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Bronze Star Recipient]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Securities Litigation; Construction Litigation; ADR.Email: Thomas S. Kilbane
Helen Z. Kryshtalowych (European Partner) born Bad-Werishofen, Germany, 1945; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A.; B.S., 1967); Kent State University (M.Ed., magna cum laude, 1971); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Listed: One of the most prominent women lawyers in Ukraine by Legal Practice; Ranked third, Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers 2007 in Corporate/Commercial; Highly recommended lawyer in Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer?, Yearbook 2006; Leading Lawyer in Telecoms, Guide to the World's Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer, 3rd Edition. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations (Member, International Law Group); American Bar Associations (Member, International Law Practice Section); Ukrainian-American Bar Association. (Also at Kyiv, Ukraine Office). Languages: Ukrainian, Russian and English. Practice Areas: International; Corporate; Project and Infrastructure Finance; Energy Law; Communications; Real Estate; International Dispute.Email: Helen Z. Kryshtalowych
Robert D. Labes (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high honors and high distinctions, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Michigan Journal of International Law. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Affordable Housing; Health Care Finance; Bond and Underwriter.Email: Robert D. Labes
John S. Larson (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1977). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Education Law; Local Government Law.Email: John S. Larson
Wendlene M. Lavey (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1986); Harvard University (J.D., 1989). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Environment and Women in the Law Sections); American Bar Association (Member, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Environmental Health and Safety.Email: Wendlene M. Lavey
Damond R. Mace (Partner) born Elizabethtown, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., Chemistry, summa cum laude, 1981); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers; Judge John M. Manos American Inn of Court (Master Bencher). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Torts; Products Liability; Class Actions; Premises Liability; Civil Trials.Email: Damond R. Mace
James J. Maiwurm (Partner) born Wooster, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1986, District of Columbia; 1987, Maryland and New York; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1971); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Joint Ventures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Offerings.Email: James J. Maiwurm
Richard D. Manoloff (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1987) Phi Beta Kappa; Yale University (J.D., 1992). Yale Law Journal. Practice Areas: Bond Financing; Education Law; Public Finance; Government Contracts; Municipal Law.Email: Richard D. Manoloff
Jeffrey J. Margulies (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968; J.D., with high distinction, 1973). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, University of Iowa Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance; Investment Companies and Investment Advisers; Private Equity; Executive Compensation.Email: Jeffrey J. Margulies
Douglas A. McWilliams (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1984) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American (Member, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Douglas A. McWilliams
Michael G. Meissner (Partner) born Panama City, Florida, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1976); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Case Editor, Harvard Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Former Chairman, General Tax Committee) and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; Tax Practitioners of Cleveland; Tax Club. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Taxation; Exempt Organizations; Financial Instruments; Tax Controversy.Email: Michael G. Meissner
G. Christopher Meyer (Partner) born Fremont, Nebraska, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Grinnell College; University of Kansas (B.A., 1970); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1973). Adjunct Faculty, Case Western Reserve Law School, 1996. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Trustee, 2008, Member and Past President, 1973, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Business Bankruptcy; Commercial and Financial Services) Bar Associations; American College of Bankruptcy (Fellow, 1996; Sixth Circuit Regent, 2004-2008 and Foundation Director, 2008); American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association (President, Cleveland Chapter, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Restructuring; Commercial Law; Corporate Law.Email: G. Christopher Meyer
Osborne Mills, Jr. (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1969); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975). Lecturer in Law, Modern Real Estate Transactions, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1976-1982. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Bankruptcy and Commercial Law; Real Estate) and Ohio State (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. [Capt., USMC, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Secured Lending; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Osborne Mills, Jr.
David J. Millstone (Partner) born Morgantown, West Virginia, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, West Virginia and Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1968); West Virginia University (J.D., 1971). Articles Editor, West Virginia University Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section, International Labor Law Committee and International Law and Practice Section) Bar Associations. (Member of Labor and Employment Practice). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; International Law; Education Law.Email: David J. Millstone
Kenneth C. Moore (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1975, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hiram College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Harvard Law Review. Law Clerk to U.S. Circuit Judge Harrison L. Winter. Speaker, First Circuit Federal Judicial Conference Panel on Managing the Complex Environmental Case. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, Federal and American (Sections: Litigation, Center for Professional Responsibility, Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Email: Kenneth C. Moore
James P. Murphy (Partner) born Jackson, Tennessee, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio (inactive); 1984, District of Columbia and Maryland; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1966); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James P. Murphy
Frederick R. Nance (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1987, Florida (inactive); U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., 1978). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Member: Ohio State, National and American Bar Associations; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member). Practice Areas: Sports and Entertainment Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Frederick R. Nance
Laura D. Nemeth (Partner) born Sandusky, Ohio, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Ohio State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Commercial Real Estate; Computers and Software; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology Law.Email: Laura D. Nemeth
Howard J.C. Nicols (Partner) born Woodhaven, New York, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 2000, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Fordham University; Albany University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Chancellor, Cornell Moot Court Board; Board of Editors, International Law Journal. Leads the firm's 300-lawyer advocacy group. Former member of the firm's five-person management committee. Serves as active appointed counsel under the Criminal Justice Act. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland and New York State Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Transactions: Served as lead counsel in the Creditor Commitee and Debtor investigations in the Enron Corporation and Baptist Foundation of Arizona bankruptcies. Successfully defended a death row inmate. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Technology; Securities; Oil and Gas.Email: Howard J.C. Nicols
Philip M. Oliss (Partner) born Fort Meade, Maryland, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with honors, 1993); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Philip M. Oliss
James P. Oliver (Partner) born Girard, Ohio, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1966); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1969). Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Estate Planning; Executive Compensation; Financial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: James P. Oliver
Dale E. Papajcik (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1980; J.D., 1986). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.Email: Dale E. Papajcik
Terrence G. Perris (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., summa cum laude, 1972). Articles and Book Review Editor, Michigan Law Review. Law Clerk to The Honorable J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Law Clerk to Justice Potter Stewart, Supreme Court of the United States. Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1996. (Firmwide Leader of Taxation Practice). Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Bankruptcy; Constitutional Limitations on Taxing Power.Email: Terrence G. Perris
Joseph P. Rodgers (Principal) born Lorain, Ohio, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1994); Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joseph P. Rodgers
William B. Sanders (1854-1929).
Michael L. Sharb (Partner) born Nelsonville, Ohio, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado (inactive); 1997, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Colorado (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Production Editor, The University of Colorado Law Review. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Education Law; Local Government Law.Email: Michael L. Sharb
Timothy J. Sheeran (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1971); Harvard University (J.D., 1975). Co-Author, Baldwin's Ohio School Law, 1991. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Labor and Employment Committee), Ohio State (Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; National Council of School Attorneys; Education Law Association; Ohio Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: Timothy J. Sheeran
Charna E. Sherman (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, District of Columbia; 1990, Ohio; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Phi Beta Kappa; Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Articles Editor, Law Review: The Georgetown Law Journal. Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1980-1982. Judicial Clerk, The Honorable John H. Pratt of the U.S District Court, District of Columbia, 1985-1986. Co-Chair, Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Criminal Defense Practice. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and American (2010 Managing Director, Litigation Section Leadership; Commission on Women in the Profession) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Charna E. Sherman
James Spallino, Jr. (Partner) born Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Duquesne University (B.S., 1991); University of Akron (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Editor-in-Chief, Akron Law Review, Akron Tax Journal. Author: "The Search for the Fourth Amendment Seizure: It Won't Be Found on a Bus-Florida v. Bostick," 25 Akron L. Rev. 457, Fall 1991. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Taxation.Email: James Spallino, Jr.
Andrew Squire (1850-1934).
R. Thomas Stanton (Partner) born Moline, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1982, New York. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1965); Harvard University (1965-1966); Northwestern University (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. (Chairman, Management Committee). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: R. Thomas Stanton
Dale E. Stephenson (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1997, Texas; 2008, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Michigan State University; Spring Arbor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Author: "European Community Waste Policy: At the Brink of a New Era," BNA International Environment Reporter, 403-411 (July 17, 1991); "Environmental Laws Are Stricter In Green - Influenced Europe," The National Law Journal (September 30, 1991); "Environmental Regulation in Europe," Journal of Canada-United States Law Institute (1992); "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Emissions Trading in North America: Kyoto Treaty and U.S. Initiatives," Journal of Canada-United States Law Institute (2002); "Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the Middle East," Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group (October 18, 2005); "Doing Business in the Middle East - General Issues and Legal Perspective," Case Western Reserve University School of Law (January 31, 2006). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, International Section and Section on Environment, Energy and Resources). Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; International Law - Middle East; Environmental Law.Email: Dale E. Stephenson
Martha Stevens Sullivan (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Skidmore College (B.S., 1989); Bryn Mawr College (M.S.S., 1991; M.L.S.P., 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Financial Services; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Martha Stevens Sullivan
Dynda A. Thomas (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1982); University of Nebraska (1982-1983); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1986). Practice Group Leader of the Firm's Corporate Transactions, Finance and Governance Practice Group. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Newsletter; Vice Chair, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law; Liaison, Commission on Women in the Profession; Liaison, ABA Journal). Practice Areas: Corporate; Project Finance.Email: Dynda A. Thomas
James D. Thomas (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 2009, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Adrian College (B.A., 1984); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Editor-in-Chief, University of Toledo Law Review. U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1995-1999. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; White Collar Crime; Commercial Law.Email: James D. Thomas
Terence L. Thomas (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1984); Ohio State University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Terence L. Thomas
Mitchell S. Thompson (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994; LL.M., 2001). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Mitchell S. Thompson
Catherine Corrigan Tompkins (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Catherine Corrigan Tompkins
Gregory J. Viviani (Partner) born Euclid, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1981); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); The WEB Network of Benefit Professionals. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Gregory J. Viviani
George M. von Mehren (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1972); Cambridge University, England (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1985); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). Editor, Harvard Law Review. Practice Areas: International Dispute Resolution.Email: George M. von Mehren
Michael Wager (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1990, Ohio. Education: The American University (B.A., 1973); Columbia University (M.A., 1976); New York University (J.D., 1981). Recipient: Benjamin Butler Scholarship Prize (1981). Chair, American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Selection Committee (Cleveland). Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law, 1981. Chair, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity.Email: Michael Wager
Robin G. Weaver (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Publications: "Non-US Firms: How to Enforce Your Foreign Trade Secrets in the US," International Commercial Litigation and United States Litigation Yearbook. Master Bencher, The Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1988-1992, 1994; Chair, 1996-1997; Vice Chair, 1998, 1999. Faculty Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Trial Program, 1983; Advanced Trial Program, Boulder, Colorado. Master Bencher, Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Selected Lawyer of the Year, Ohio Lawyers Weekly, 1998. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 2002; President-Elect, 2001; Vice President, 2000; Chairman, Judicial Selection Committee, 1994; Life Member: U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference; Eighth Appellate Judicial Conference); Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Life Member, Eighth District Judicial Conference. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Commercial; Products Liability; Environmental Toxic Tort; Mass Tort.Email: Robin G. Weaver
Jeffrey J. Wedel (Partner) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan (inactive); 1989, Ohio. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1979); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jeffrey J. Wedel
David C. Weiner (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia (inactive); 1969, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1965); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk, Senior Circuit Judge E. Barrett Prettyman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1968-1969. President, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, 2003-2008. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 1997-2003; Chair, Section of Litigation, 1994-1995; Member, House of Delegates, 1981); American Judicature Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1986). American Bar Foundation; National Legal Aid and Defender Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1990); International Society of Barristers (1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: David C. Weiner
Joseph C. Weinstein (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Akron, Ohio State and American (Antitrust and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities and Shareholder Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Joseph C. Weinstein
David A. Zagore (Partner) born Peru, Indiana, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tender Offers; Finance; Corporate Governance.Email: David A. Zagore
SENIOR COUNSEL, CLEVELAND OFFICEVan Carson (Senior Counsel) born Wheeling, West Virginia, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and Nothern District of Indiana. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., 1963); Duke University (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif. Editor, Duke University Law Review, 1965-1966. Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Member, Environmental Law Committee), Ohio State (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1991-1993) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. (National Coordinator of Environmental Practice). Practice Areas: Environmental.Email: Van Carson
Patrick J. Dugan (Senior Counsel) born Lima, Ohio, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1979); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1982). Beta Alpha Psi. Order of the Coif. Included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Financial Services; Securities Regulation.Email: Patrick J. Dugan
John F. Lewis (Senior Counsel) born Oberlin, Ohio, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Eastbourne College (Sussex, England); Amherst College (B.A., 1955); University of Michigan (J.D., 1958). (Managing Partner, Cleveland Office, 1985-2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: John F. Lewis
John F. Shelley (Senior Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1965; LL.B., cum laude, 1968). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State (Estate Planning and Probate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: John F. Shelley
Louis Stokes (Senior Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1925; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio; 1999, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (1946-1949); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1953). U.S. Representative, 11th District of Ohio, 1969-1999. [Technician 4th Grade, U.S. Army, 1943-1946]. Practice Areas: Transportation.Email: Louis Stokes
COUNSEL, CLEVELAND OFFICEJeffrey A. Bomberger (Counsel) born West Reading, Pennsylvania, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Delaware; 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, Ohio. Education: Lebanon Valley College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Jeffrey A. Bomberger
Katherine G. Petrey (Counsel) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1974). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Law; Public Finance.Email: Katherine G. Petrey
OF COUNSEL, CLEVELAND OFFICELynn M. Gattozzi (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Associate Member, 1985-1986 and Contributing Editor, 1986-1987, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Services Law.Email: Lynn M. Gattozzi
Rebecca Wistner Haverstick (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Rebecca Wistner Haverstick
Ellen K. Meehan (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, 1949; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: College of Mt. St. Joseph (B.A., 1971); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Ellen K. Meehan
JoEllen M. Minchak (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Hiram College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Harvard University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Financial Services.Email: JoEllen M. Minchak
Jill G. Okun (Of Counsel) born Kew Gardens, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second, Sixth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Boston College (J.D., with honors, 1982). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Former Chair, Certified Grievance Committee; Member, Judicial Selection Committee); Judge John M. Manos American Inn of Court (Master Bencher). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; RICO; Class Actions; Contracts.Email: Jill G. Okun
SENIOR ATTORNEYS, CLEVELAND OFFICESteven A. Delchin (Senior Attorney) born Euclid, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Steven A. Delchin
Roger M. Gold (Senior Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Texas and District of Colorado. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Roger M. Gold
Maureen Sheridan Kenny (Senior Attorney) born Lakewood, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1993); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1998). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Maureen Sheridan Kenny
James W. Satola (Senior Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1991, District of Columbia (inactive); U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals, Armed Forces; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1989). Member: Federal Bar Association (President, 2002-2003 and Member, Board of Directors, 1994 , Northern District of Ohio Chapter); Ohio State, Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James W. Satola
Sharon Doherty Sirott (Senior Attorney) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk, The Hon. Harold J. Baer, Southern District of New York, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Sharon Doherty Sirott
SENIOR ASSOCIATES, CLEVELAND OFFICEStephen P. Anway (Senior Associate) born Akron, Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2009, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors in Law, 2002). Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal. Practice Areas: International Dispute Resolution; Litigation.Email: Stephen P. Anway
Massimo Capretta (Senior Associate) born Castel di Sangro, Italy, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1997); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Debt Finance; Private Equity; Project Finance.Email: Massimo Capretta
Sherri L. Dahl (Senior Associate) born Columbus, Ohio 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Redlands (B.S., 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). Managing Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal. Board Member, Cleveland Bar Foundation. Member: International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Sherri L. Dahl
L. Todd Gibson (Senior Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2004, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1996; M.B.A., 1996). Practice Areas: Public Revenue Finance.Email: L. Todd Gibson
Denise A. Jackson (Senior Associate) born Palo Alto, California, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.M., 1983; M.M., 1987); University of California, Hastings College (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Denise A. Jackson
Allen A. Kacenjar, Jr. (Senior Associate) born Parma, Ohio, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1996); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Corporate Law.Email: Allen A. Kacenjar, Jr.
Andrew R. Kruppa (Senior Associate) born Bowling Green, Ohio, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2009, District of Columbia and Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Colby College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. (Also at Miami, Florida Office). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Andrew R. Kruppa
Cynthia C. Mog (Senior Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); Northwestern University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Cynthia C. Mog
Stephanie E. Niehaus (Senior Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Notre Dame (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stephanie E. Niehaus
Christina Henagen Peer (Senior Associate) born Kettering, Ohio, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D. 1999). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: Christina Henagen Peer
Sean T. Peppard (Senior Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1995); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Private Equity/Venture Capital.Email: Sean T. Peppard
Christine Murphy Pierpont (Senior Associate) born Darwin, Australia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Maine (inactive); 1991, Ohio; U.S. District Court, District of Maine (inactive); U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Kent State University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Southern Maine (J.D., 1983). Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Christine Murphy Pierpont
Sarah K. Rathke (Senior Associate) born Brainerd, Minnesota, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sarah K. Rathke
Mark J. Savage (Senior Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1995); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark J. Savage
ASSOCIATES, CLEVELAND OFFICEAllyson Schmidt Bach (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1999); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005); Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management (M.B.A., 2005). Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.Email: Allyson Schmidt Bach
Terry M. Billups (Associate) born Wiesbaden, Germany, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1998); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association. Member, National Football League Players Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Terry M. Billups
Victoria Grunthaner Bowser (Associate) born St. Marys, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Slippery Rock University (B.S.B.A., 2004); The University of Akron (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Assistant Editor, The Akron Law Review, 2007. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Victoria Grunthaner Bowser
Patrick J. Burke (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Financial Services.Email: Patrick J. Burke
Ryan K. Callender (Associate) born Madison, Indiana, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1995); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Ryan K. Callender
Michele L. Connell (Associate) born Natrona, Pennsylvania, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Michele L. Connell
Marcella C. Ducca (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio; 2009, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2005; J.D., 2008). Order of Barristers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Marcella C. Ducca
Izoduwa Ebose-Holt (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Senior Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2008. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Izoduwa Ebose-Holt
David S Farkas (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Ner Israel Rabbinical College (Bachelor of Talmudic Law, 1996; Master of Talmudic Law, 1998); University of Maryland (J.D., 2002). Member, Editorial Staff, The Business Lawyer. Languages: Hebrew, English, Yiddish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: David S Farkas
Stephen M. Fazio (Associate) born Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stephen M. Fazio
Katy Franz (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2008). Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 2008. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Katy Franz
Michael K. French (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Michael K. French
Robert E. Haffke (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1998); University of Chicago (M.A., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2007. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robert E. Haffke
Donald W. Herbe (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Dispute Resolution.Email: Donald W. Herbe
Laura E. Hoag (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Banking and Debt Finance.Email: Laura E. Hoag
Amy C. Hocevar (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Hiram College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Amy C. Hocevar
John W. Hutchinson (Associate) born Tupelo, Mississippi, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Contributing Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 2007. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: John W. Hutchinson
Brendan P. Kelley (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2004). Staff Member, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Brendan P. Kelley
Bruce A. Khula (Associate) born Warren, Ohio, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; M.A., summa cum laude, 1994; Ph.D, summa cum laude, 1999); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Bruce A. Khula
Chaundra C. King (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Columbia University (J.D., 2004). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Chaundra C. King
David A. Landman (Associate) born New Jersey, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2007, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 2001); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Fordham Urban Law Journal. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: David A. Landman
John D. Lazzaretti (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and Indiana. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 2003); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2006) Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: John D. Lazzaretti
Lianne Mantione (Associate) born Flemington, New Jersey, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Lake Erie College (B.S., 1997); Cleveland State University (M.A., J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Managing Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 2003. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Lianne Mantione
Austin J. McGuan (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.B.A., 2003); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Editor in Chief, Journal of Law and Health. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Austin J. McGuan
Molly McNally (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., cum laude, 2005); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Managing Editor, Cleveland State Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Molly McNally
Jennifer Jenkins Meadows (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; 2006, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1998); Georgia State University (M.S., 2000); University of Chicago (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer Jenkins Meadows
Christopher Panek (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, 1972; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., 1995); University of Akron (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005; M.Tax, 2005). Assistant Editor, University of Akron Law Review, 2005. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christopher Panek
Timothy Peterkoski (Associate) born Berea, Ohio, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, Illinois. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.S., 1999); Michigan State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Senior Managing Editor, Michigan State Law Review, 2007. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Timothy Peterkoski
Catherine Ziroli Romanchek (Associate) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Public Securities; Public Finance; Bond Finance; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance.Email: Catherine Ziroli Romanchek
Elizabeth M. Sanborn (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1977); Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Elizabeth M. Sanborn
Sara Menefee Santoli (Associate) born Sidney, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Research Editor, Cleveland State Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Educational Law.Email: Sara Menefee Santoli
Amanda Lynn Scheeser (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1996); Ohio Northern University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Editor, Ohio Northern Law Review, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: Amanda Lynn Scheeser
William V. Shaklee (Associate) born Lawrence, Kansas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1998); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2002). Associate Editor, The Ohio State Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate.Email: William V. Shaklee
Ryan A. Sobel (Associate) born Highland Park, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 2003-2004). Member, National Moot Court Team, 2003-2004. Member: Ohio State Bar Association (Executive Board Member and Program Committee Chairperson, New Lawyers Section); Cleveland Employment American Inn of Court (Associate and Finance Committee Member). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Ryan A. Sobel
Xiaomu Tang (Associate) born Wulumuqi, 1973; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Hangzhou University (B.A., 1996); Bowling Green State University (M.A., 2000); Indiana University - Bloomington (M.S., 2004); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2008). Staff Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 2008. Languages: Mandarin Chinese and English. Practice Areas: Financial Services.Email: Xiaomu Tang
Whitney A. Todd (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, 1971; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Whitney A. Todd
Heather Tonsing Volosin (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: The University of Akron (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Heather Tonsing Volosin
Julia M. Tosi (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., Mathematics, summa cum laude, 2002; B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 2002); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 2005). Order of the Coif. Member, 2003-2004 and Associate Editor, 2004-2005, Ohio State Law Journal. Practice Areas: Securities and Capital Markets; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Julia M. Tosi
Saber VanDetta (Associate) born Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1999); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Saber VanDetta
Dana B. Weiss (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.J., 1997); Cleveland State University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Public Securities.Email: Dana B. Weiss
Jonathon Whittlesey (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2005); The University of Akron (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Executive Editor, University of Akron Law Review, 2008. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jonathon Whittlesey
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