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For clients who require absolute, yet levelheaded pursuit and protection of their interests in complex commercial matters, the trial attorneys of Webster & Dubyak provide vigorous dispute resolution, litigation and trial representation. The firm is known for its willingness to handle difficult or cutting-edge matters, innovate strategies and resolutions, take on the largest firms and entities, and, when more practical approaches fail, doggedly pursue results at trial.

Primary clients are middle-market and smaller enterprises and the non-litigation or out-of-state law firms that represent them - enterprises, executives and counsel who prefer savvy trial representation without ostentation. Clients come from manufacturing, professional services, technology, music, fashion, sports and other fields.

Previously with prominent corporate law firms, the firm's principals have forged a notable track record including prevailing in numerous jury trials. In keeping with its representation-without-ostentation culture and personal approach to collaborating with clients, the firm has functional offices in the historic Warehouse District adjacent to downtown Cleveland.

The Firm carries the highest legal ability rating in Martindale Hubbell.

Contact us with your legal concerns. All inquiries are treated as confidential and responded to promptly.

Statement of Practice

Complex Commercial Litigation, Defense Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Supreme Court Practice, Collaborative Law, Mediation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Protecting Competitive Advantage: Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Libel and Slander, Defamation, Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade, Antitrust, Non-Compete and Non-Disclosure Litigation, Trade Secret Protection, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation. Professional Liability: Accounts Liability, Accounts Malpractice, Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions, Agents and Brokers Liability, Appraisers Liability, Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions, Architects and Engineers Liability, Architects and Engineers Malpractice, Auditors Malpractice, Design Professionals Errors and Omissions, Design Professionals Liability, Design Professionals Malpractice, Directors and Officers Errors and Omissions, Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage, Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Conduct, Professional Discipline, Professional Errors and Omissions, Professional Indemnity, Professional Liability Defense, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Professional Sexual Misconduct. Corporate Malfeasance: Securities Fraud, Fiduciary Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Negligence, White Collar Crime, White Collar Fraud, Theft of Corporate Opportunity. Business Divorce and Separation (Business Dissolutions): Partnership Dissolutions, Partnership Disputes, Corporate Dissolutions, Shareholder Disputes, Closely-Held Corporate Squeeze Outs and Hostile Takeovers. Electronic Information: Internet Litigation, Internet Liability, Domain Name Infringement, Cyber Squatting, Identity and Information Theft, Privacy, Libel New Media Law, Anonymous Speech. Libel, Slander and Defamation: Defamation, Libel and Slander, Libel Defense, Media Libel. Labor and Employment: Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation Agreements Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Employee Privacy. Contracts: Breach of Contract, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Contract Enforcement, Construction Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Litigation. Products Liability Defense: Explosions, Heavy Equipment, Product Defects, Chemical, Mechanical and Design Defect Liability. Environmental Law: Environmental Class Actions, Environmental Cost Recovery, Environmental Dispute Resolution, Environmental Insurance Claims, Environmental Insurance Defense, Environmental Litigation, Superfund. Consumer and Commercial Sales Practices: Consumer Fraud, CSPA, Franchise Litigation, Price Regulation, Antitrust. Commercial Landlord and Tenant. Entertainment Litigation: Contract, Licensing and Trademark Litigation, Lanham Act Claims. Securities: Bank Securities, Broker-Dealer Arbitration, Insider Trading, NASD Arbitration, New York Stock Exchange Arbitration, Securities Arbitration, Securities Class Actions, Securities Fraud, Securities Fraud Arbitration, Securities Fraud Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Shareholder Agreements, Shareholder Derivative Actions, Shareholder Disputes, Shareholder Rights, Commodities Arbitration, Commodities Fraud, Financial Futures, Derivatives. Complex Domestic Relations: Collaborative Family Law, Divorce, Marital Estate, Marital Agreements, Business Valuation Issues, Child Custody Rights, Interstate Child Custody, Parental Rights.

Address

The Bradley Building
1220 West Sixth Street, Suite 600
Cleveland, OH 44113-1309, (Cuyahoga Co.)

Phone

Phone: 216-566-1144
Fax: 216-566-1221
URL: http://www.websterlawoh.com
URL: http://www.websterlaw.com
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Website

http://www.websterdubyak.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

David B. Webster (Member) born Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, October 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.F.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Associate, 1987-1988 and Articles Editor, 1988-1989, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Author: "Jurisdiction and the World Wide Web: Part Deux," The Alert, Vol. 3, No. 1 (March 1998); "The Free Market for Clean Air," Business and Society Review, Vol. 90 (Summer 1994), republished in Microeconomics 1996/1997 (Brown & Benchmark 1996); "The Role of Non-Profits in Emissions Markets," Compliance Strategies Review, Expert Opinion Supplement (August 1993); "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure," 52 in Brief 16 (May 1991). President, Clean Air Conservancy. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan (President Elect; Former Treasurer, Chair Judicial Selection), Ohio State (Former Member, Model Jury Instructions Committee), Federal (Former Trustee, Chair, Government Relations Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental Law) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Sherry v. Geissler U Pehr GmbH, 100 Ohio App.3d 67, 651 N.E.2d 1383 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1995); Nat. City Bank v. The Plechaty Cos. 104 Ohio App. 3d 109, 661 N.E. 2d 227 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1995); Tri-State Hotels, Inc. v. F.D.I.C., 79 F.3d 707 (8th Cir. Mo. 1996); Interim Healthcare of Northeast Ohio, Inc. v. Interim Services, Inc., 12 F.Supp. 2d 703 (N.D. Ohio 1998); Hoang v. E*TRADE Group, Inc., 137 Ohio App.3d 126, 738 N.E.2d 87 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 2000); Hoang v. E*TRADE Group, Inc., 151 Ohio App.3d 363, 784 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 2003). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Intellectual Property; Professional Liability; Employment; Trade Secrets; Computer Law; Internet Law; Securities Litigation.Email: David B. Webster

Robert J. Dubyak (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., Political Science, 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1992). Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of Ohio's Top Attorneys under 40. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Transactions.Email: Robert J. Dubyak

TJ Weyls, Jr. (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio, January 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1994); Case Western Reserve University-Weatherhead School of Management (M.B.A., 1998); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Recognized as a Top Young Lawyer in Ohio. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust; Construction); Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and International Council of Shopping Centers. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development; Shopping Center Development; Construction; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Law; Entity Selection; Formation and Governance.Email: TJ Weyls, Jr.

Beth Brandon Webster (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1985); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Dean's List, Northwestern University. Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1989-1990. Recipient, Margaret Keith Bellflower Award, Second-place Standing in Honors History Program, Edinburgh University, Scotland. Author: note, Anencephalic Infants as Organ Donors: A Question of Life or Death, 40:3 C.W.R.U. L. Rev. (1989-90). Trustee: Hitchcock Center For Women, 1995-2000; Legal Aid Society, 1992-1998; United Way Services Junior Board, 1992-1994; Cleveland Opera Junior Board, 1991-1992. Secretary, Brandon Family Foundation, 1999—. Volunteer, Project: Learn, 1986-1987. Formerly with: Webster & Webster, LLP, 1998-2006; Baker & Hostetler, 1990-1997. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; First Amendment Law; Intellectual Property; Contracts; Employment; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Noncompete Litigation; Consumer Fraud.Email: Beth Brandon Webster

ASSOCIATES

Matthew C. Steele (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.A., University Scholar, 2000); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2003); Oxford University, England. Symposium Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Member, Ohio State's Semifinalist Team, National Environmental Moot Court Competition. Volunteer, National Energy Education Development Project. Member, Board of Directors, Ohio ENERGY Project. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Transactions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Matthew C. Steele

Jeffrey T. Peters (Associate) born Garfield Heights, Ohio, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.