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| | Address | | 200 Public Square, Suite 3500 | | Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2302 | | (Cuyahoga Co.) | | | |
| | | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights, Business and Finance, E-Business (Internet and E-Commerce), Employee Benefits/ERISA and Tax-Planning, Environmental Law, Family Law, Family Business Planning, Franchise, General Litigation, Health Care, Life Sciences, Immigration, Institutional Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology Group, International, Japanese Practice, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations, Product Liability and Personal Injury, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities, Tax, Probate and Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation. | | Year Established: 1885 | | Firm Size: 320 |
Other Office Locations of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
Beijing, China
| | Stephen M. O'Bryan (Partner-in-Charge Cleveland) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). AAnthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Best Lawyers in America; Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Eighth District Judicial Conference; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Municipal Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Law; Securities Corporate. Email: Stephen M. O'Bryan | | Joel A. Makee (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Eighth Judicial District Conference, National Association of College & University Attorneys (NACUA); United Educators Insurance Groups. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Health Care; Immigration Law; Citizenship; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Joel A. Makee | | Bruce J. L. Lowe (Member) born Brighton, Sussex, England; admitted to bar, 1976, England and Wales; 1979, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: St. Edmunds Hall, Oxford University (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1976); Inns of Court School of Law, London, England (Barrister at Law, 1976). American Bankruptcy Institute; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers; Northeastern Ohio Leading Lawyer; Ohio Super Lawyers; Turnaround Management Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditor Rights; Construction Law; International Law; Litigation; Real Property; Securities Litigation. Email: Bruce J. L. Lowe | | Thomas J. Lee (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Cuyahoga County Law Directors' Association; Ohio Municipal Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Public Law; Real Property. Email: Thomas J. Lee | | Mark J. Valponi (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1974); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1977; M.B.A., 1981). Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Public Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Mark J. Valponi | | Robert P. McManus (Member) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1978). Member: Association for Corporate Growth (Cleveland Chapter). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Emerging Business Law; Estate Planning; Family Business Law; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property; Taxation. Email: Robert P. McManus | | Daniel K. Wright, II (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Hillsdale College (B.L.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. International Council of Shopping Centers. Ohio Super Lawyers,. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Property. Email: Daniel K. Wright, II | | Bruce L. Waterhouse, Jr. (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1977); American University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Life Sciences; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Structured Finance. Email: Bruce L. Waterhouse, Jr. | | Steven A. Marrer (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Best Lawyers in America; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Real Property; Securities Corporate. Email: Steven A. Marrer | | Carl A. Murway (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1980); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Best Lawyers in America; Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers; Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Litigation. Email: Carl A. Murway | | David H. Wallace (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1983); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1986). Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court. Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Eighth District Judicial Conference. Inside Business; Leading Lawyers. International Association of Defense Counsel. Ohio Super Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Education Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Patent Litigation; Securities Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: David H. Wallace | | Adrian D. Thompson (Member) born Willard, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1983); The Ohio State University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Litigation; Labor and Employment; Public Law. Email: Adrian D. Thompson | | David V. Allen (Member) born Fort Meade, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1983); Akron University Law School (J.D., 1987). Real Estate Law Institute. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Family Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Property; Structured Finance; Venture Capital. Email: David V. Allen | | Jill Friedman Helfman (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1987). Member, Eighth District Judicial Conference. Inside Business, Leading Lawyers; Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers; National Registry of Who's Who. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist in Family Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Litigation. Email: Jill Friedman Helfman | | William J. Stavole (Member) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Northern District of Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Inside Business, Leading Lawyers. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: William J. Stavole | | Stephen H. Jett (Member) born Augusta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A.,1984; J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Council of Smaller Enterprises; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Corporate Governance; Franchise Distribution; Intellectual Property; International Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Patent Litigation; Real Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Stephen H. Jett | | Timothy L. Zix (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1987); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1991). The National Registry of Who's Who; Ohio's Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation. Email: Timothy L. Zix | | Robert H. Fischer, Jr. (Member) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Education - Litigation; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Labor and Employment. Email: Robert H. Fischer, Jr. | | Gregory J. O'Brien (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1989); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Governance; Litigation; Public Law. Email: Gregory J. O'Brien | | Charles A. Bowers (Member) born Haverhill, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., Government and Law, 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Charles A. Bowers | | Lawrence C. Davison (Member) born Alliance, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S.B.A., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1991). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation. Email: Lawrence C. Davison | | Lester W. Armstrong (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Editor-in-Chief, University of Toledo Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Judge Walter H. Rice, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1986-1987. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State (Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Lester W. Armstrong | | Richard S. Rivitz (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (A.B., cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas D. Lambros, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1968. Law Clerk to Honorable Frank J. Battisti, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1969. Contributing Editor, Ohio Real Property Law, National Law Journal, 1980-1984. Co-Author: "Using Personal Property Lien Priority Insurance (with Form)," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, March 1995. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1977-1985), Ohio State, Federal (Director, Cleveland Chapter, 1972-1974) and American (Vice-Chairman, 1978-1980 and Chairman, 1981-1982, Committee on Governmentally-Assisted Housing; Chairman, Real Estate Investment Committee of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1982-1983; Vice- Chairman, Partnership Subcommittee of Syndication/Securities Commission, 1987-1988; Vice-Chairman, 1992-1993; Co-Chairman, 1993; Chairman, 1994—, Committee on Professional Responsibility; Nominating Committees, 1995; Co-Chair, Goal IX Standing Committee, 1996—; Council Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1997—) Bar Associations; American Counsel Association (Trustee, 1977-1986, 1988; Secretary-Treasurer, 1979-1983; President, 1992). (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law. Email: Richard S. Rivitz | | Kevin D. Barnes (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1979). Listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 1995. Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2008. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Banking Law; Computer; Technology Law; UCC. Email: Kevin D. Barnes | | Irv Berliner (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Casinos and Gambling. Email: Irv Berliner | | Edward J. Leader (Member) born Gouverneur, New York, March 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan (inactive); 1998, Florida and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1999, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Board of Directors, Ohio Stream Preservation, Inc. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Real Estate Section) and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Industrial Properties. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law. Email: Edward J. Leader | | Howard J. Bobrow (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; Association for Corporate Growth; Ohio Venture Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Howard J. Bobrow | | Michael H. Diamant (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Case Western Reserve University, Case Institute of Technology (B.S., Engineering, with high honors, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2007. Special Counsel, Ohio Attorney General, 1974. Chairman, 1993-1999 and Member, 2000—, Visiting Committee, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. Member, Visiting Committee, Case Institute of Technology, 1983-1987, Undergraduate Colleges, 1987-1994. Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Chairman: Computer Law Institute, 1982-1985; Judicial Selection Committee, 1985; Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2006—), Ohio State and American (Member: Computer Programs Committee, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1980—; Computer Law Committee, 1980 and Information Security Committee, 2002—, Section of Science and Technology; Litigation Section, Trial Practice Committee, 1987) Bar Associations; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Computer Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Unfair Competition. Email: Michael H. Diamant | | Dominic A. DiPuccio (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1986); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1990). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate. Email: Dominic A. DiPuccio | | John H. Fenix (Member) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Supreme Court of South Africa; 1987, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Florida. Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (LL.B., 1982; B.Proc., 1987); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (LL.M., 1984). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; National Labor Relations Act. Email: John H. Fenix | | Robert A. Fuerst (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, California. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1975); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2007. Former monthly columnist on Real Estate and General Business Law for Properties, a monthly magazine for the real estate and construction industry in Northeast Ohio. Speaker on Commercial Leasing Issues for the Cleveland Bar Association's Annual Real Estate Law Institute. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP); International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Robert A. Fuerst | | Bruce E. Gaynor (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1968); Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972); Yale Law School (Graduate Fellow, 1978-1979). Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland State Law Review, 1971-1972. Lecturer, Ohio University, 1973-1975. Assistant Dean and Lecturer, Syracuse University College of Law, 1975-1979. Co-chair, Real Estate and Environmental Law Practice Group, 1997-1998. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Real Estate Development Law. Email: Bruce E. Gaynor | | Leigh A. Hellner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1999, New York; 2003, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, Illinois State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Leigh A. Hellner | | Steven M. Moss (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., 1985); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1991). Editor, Cleveland State University Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Collective Bargaining. Email: Steven M. Moss | | William M. Phillips (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1986, California. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1979); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1983). Lecturer: Property Acquisition and Title issues at the National Business Institute; Retail Lease issues at the International Council of Shopping Center Law National Law Conference. Founding Member, Ohio International Council of Shopping Center Law Symposium. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: William M. Phillips | | Eric M. Simon (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1983); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1987). Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland State Law Review, 1986-1987; Chairman, Organizing Committee, Ride for Kids (Motorcycle Charity Ride), Northeast Ohio Chapter, March of Dimes, 1999—. Member, 1997-2002 and Chairman, 2000-2002, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Family Practice; Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers 2004 and 2005. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Chair of ePublications Committee and Member, Health Law Council), Ohio State and American (Member, Healthcare Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Ohio Association of Hospital Attorneys; Ohio Health Care Association. Practice Areas: Health Law Regulation; Health Law; Health Law Transactions; Business Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Eric M. Simon | | Mark J. Stockman (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (M.ARCH., 1986); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1996). Registered Architect, Ohio 1988. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mark J. Stockman | | David R. Tavolier (Member) born Wadsworth, Ohio, June 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Speaker, Cleveland Bar Association Tax Institute, 1996-1997. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Member, General Tax Committee), Ohio State and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law. Email: David R. Tavolier | | Robert J. Valerian (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 13, 1943; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Education: John Carroll University; Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (B.S., 1964); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1976). Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Cuyahoga County, Ohio State and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law. Email: Robert J. Valerian | | Missia H. Vaselaney (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1982); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1984). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1989. Certified Financial Planner, 1989. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Cuyahoga County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Cleveland; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Pension Plans; Estate Planning. Email: Missia H. Vaselaney | | Robert A. Zimmerman (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Kappa Phi. Assistant Attorney General, Ohio, 1991-1995. Delegate, 2000 Democratic National Convention. Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Party, Cuyahoga County. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Public Law. Email: Robert A. Zimmerman | | OF COUNSEL | | Fred J. Livingstone (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1950, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Western Reserve University; Harvard University (LL.B., 1950). Practice Areas: Public Law; Real Property; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Fred J. Livingstone | | David E. Burke (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1959); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1963). Practice Areas: Public Law. Email: David E. Burke | | Richard D. Tomsick (Of Counsel) born Euclid, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Real Property. Email: Richard D. Tomsick | | Richard A. Rosner (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.B.A., 1961; J.D., 1964). Author: "Reducing the Risks of a Failing Common Ownership Community," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, May, 1995. Co-Chair, Real Property Practice Group. Listed in the Real Estate Law Section of the current edition of "Best Lawyers in America.". Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (Chairman, Section on Real Property Law, 1990-1991; Co-Chairman, Condominium Committee, 1982; Chairman, Common Ownership Committee, 1993—), Cuyahoga County (Vice Chairman, Real Property Law Section, 1979-1982), Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, Real Property Law Section, 1981-1984 and 2000—) and American (Chairman, Land Records Improvement Committee, 1993-1995; Vice Chairman, H-1 Committee for Development, Operation and Management of Community Associations, 1998—) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Development Law; Condominium Law; Planned Unit Development Law (including two Jack Nicklaus golf course communities). Email: Richard A. Rosner | | RETIRED PARTNER | | John D. Brown (Retired Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Public Law. Email: John D. Brown | | ASSOCIATES | | Gayle M. Montalto (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1978); Kent State University (M.Ed., 1980); University of Akron (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to Honorable Monte E. Mack, Akron Municipal Court, 1989-1990. Member: Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Gayle M. Montalto | | Deborah A. Weisman (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1991); George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1994). Member, Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities; General Practice. Email: Deborah A. Weisman | | Mark R. Jacobs (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1999). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Mark R. Jacobs | | Aileen S. Sexton (Associate) born Rochester, New York, January 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1999). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Aileen S. Sexton | | Patrick J. Krebs (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1997); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Public Law; Sports Law. Email: Patrick J. Krebs | | Matthew T. Viola (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S.B.A., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Family Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Property. Email: Matthew T. Viola | | Kimberlie L. Huff (Associate) born Park Ridge, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Northern District of Ohio. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1996); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Kimberlie L. Huff | | Peter Nealis (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Jessup Moot Court Team. Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal. Author, "Per Se Legality: A New Standard in Antitrust Adjudication Under the Rule of Reason," 61 Ohio State L.J. 347. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax; Business Litigation. Email: Peter Nealis | | Majeed G. Makhlouf (Associate) born Jerusalem, West Bank, Palestine; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Sixth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Hiram College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2001). Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group. Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Akron, Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Education Litigation; Estates, Trusts and Fiduciary Litigation; First Amendment Law; Media Law; International Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Law; Real Property. Email: Majeed G. Makhlouf | | Douglas C. Anspach (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1998); College of William and Mary School of Law (J.D., 2001). Cincinnati Magazine Super Lawyers Rising Star. Member: Dayton Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Public Law. Email: Douglas C. Anspach | | Philip R. Bautista (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, January 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.S., Biology, 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). Member, Ohio State Law Review, 1998-2000. Managing Editor, The Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1999-2000. Former Judicial Extern to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick. Author, "Congress Says, Yooou're Out!!!" The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2000. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Philip R. Bautista | | Meredith L. Ullman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation. Email: Meredith L. Ullman | | Kristi J. Kmetz (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1999); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2002). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation. Email: Kristi J. Kmetz | | Adam D. Cornett (Associate) born Mayfield Heights, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1998); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Litigation; Public Law. Email: Adam D. Cornett | | Michael J. Zbiegien, Jr. (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 2000); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Michael J. Zbiegien, Jr. | | Bradley J. Klink (Associate) born July 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2004). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Akron and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Cleveland Office). Practice Areas: Business Services; Real Estate Law. Email: Bradley J. Klink | | Brian E. Ambrosia (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2002); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Divorce; Domestic Relations; Immigration Law; Citizenship; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Brian E. Ambrosia | | Hayley L. Williams (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2001); University of Maryland (J.D., 2004). Instructor, Program for Law and Health Care, University of Maryland School of Law. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Ohio Health Care Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law. Email: Hayley L. Williams | | Hema Prabhu (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 2003); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Law. Email: Hema Prabhu | | Julie A. Crocker (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2003); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Julie A. Crocker | | Amelia Workman Farago (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: University of Massachusetts at Boston (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D. and M.B.A., cum laude, 2006). Past President, Women's Law Association; CALI Awards for Trademark Law and ePayment Systems; Former Member, Jonathan Ault Mock Trial Team. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southern Lorain County Historical Society. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Amelia Workman Farago | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800. Telephone: 513-381-2838.
Columbus, Ohio Office: 21 East State Street, Suite 1200. Telephone: 614-221-2838.
Covington, Kentucky Office: 1717 Dixie Highway, Suite 340. Telephone: 859-331-2838; 513-381-2838.
Dayton, Ohio Office: 110 North Main Street, Suite 900. Telephone: 937-228-2838.
Phoenix, Arizona Office: 2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 500. Telephone: 602-387-4081. Fax: 602-387-5001.
Indianapolis - Downtown, Indiana Office: One Indiana Square, Suite 3500. Telephone: 317-713-3500. Fax: 317-713-3699.
Indianapolis - North, Indiana Office: 8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1400. Telephone: 317-844-4744. Fax: 317-844-4780.
Beijing, China Office: Twin Towers (East) 10th Floor, B12 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District. Telephone: (614) 441-8094. Fax: (614) 221-2007.
| (For biographical data on all other personnel, see Phoexix, Arizona, Covington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana and Beijing, China Professional Biographies) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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