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Address
41 South High Street, Suite 2600
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3506 (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
We develop client-focused teams to ensure first class legal service, view business issues from our clients' perspective, and assist in discovering the best legal services to address our clients' needs, drawing upon the strengths of diverse, knowledgeable and experienced lawyers. The firm services national and international clients that include public and private, middle market, and emerging companies as well as private equity funds, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, trusts and estates. We are a member of TerraLex, an international network of law firms which enables us to extend assistance to our clients in over 90 countries. Statement of PracticeBusiness Reorganization, China, Commerical Finance and Banking, Construction, Corporate and Securities, e-Document Retention, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Estate Planning and Probate, Franchising, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Polymers, Private Equity, Public Law, Real Estate and Environmental, Tax, Transportation and Logistics. Year Established: 1938
Firm Size: 145
Firm Affiliations TERRALEX
Address41 South High Street, Suite 2600
Columbus, OH 43215-3506, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
PhonePhone: 614-223-9300
Fax: 614-223-9330
Websitehttp://www.beneschlaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesCleveland, Ohio: (Main Office) 200 Public Square Suite 2300 44114-2378. Telephone: 216-363-4500. Facsimile: 216-363-4588.
Wilmington, Delaware: 222 Delaware Avenue Suite 801 19801. Telephone: 302-442-7010. Fax: 302-442-7012.
(For complete biographical data on personnel at Cleveland, Ohio or Wilmington, Delaware, see Professional Biographies at those locations)
PARTNERSMarc S. Blubaugh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Transportation; Long Term Care; Commercial Law.Email: Marc S. Blubaugh
Frank W. Carsonie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1987); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Managed Care Contracts; Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Frank W. Carsonie
Orla Ellis Collier, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1971); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1975). Phi Kappa Phi; Willis Society. Member: Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Special Counsel to Ohio Attorney General). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Regulation; Class Actions; Business Torts; Unfair Competition; Health Care Law; Administrative Law.Email: Orla Ellis Collier, III
Janet K. Feldkamp (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: University of Missouri (B.S. N., magna cum laude, 1978); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Registered Nurse, Missouri, 1978-1992; Ohio, 1989. Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Missouri, 1982. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Regulation; Nursing Law.Email: Janet K. Feldkamp
Jason L. George (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1995); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Tax Exempt Bonds; Municipal Bankruptcy.Email: Jason L. George
N. Victor Goodman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1961, Ohio; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1957); Harvard University (J.D., 1961). Pi Sigma Alpha. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Labor Law; Legislative Practice.Email: N. Victor Goodman
Stephen P. Grassbaugh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1973); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance.Email: Stephen P. Grassbaugh
Ronald L. House (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Ronald L. House
Michael J. Melliere (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana; 1997, Ohio. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1988); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Structured Finance; Health Care Finance; Municipal Securities; Public Finance Taxation; Asset Based Finance.Email: Michael J. Melliere
C. David Paragas (Columbus Office Partner-in-Charge) admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, Illinois. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1983); University of Madrid, Torreon De Soto; Capital University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Legislative Practice; Health Care; Insurance; Appellate Practice; Health Care Legislation.Email: C. David Paragas
Roger L. Schantz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.S.B.A., with high distinction, 1988); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Roger L. Schantz
John F. Stock (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., with honors, 1981). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: John F. Stock
Mark D. Tucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude with honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Voting Rights; Prevailing Wage Litigation.Email: Mark D. Tucker
Thomas C. Washbush (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Public Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Thomas C. Washbush
OF COUNSELJames F. DeLeone (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1951, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1949; J.D., 1951). Practice Areas: Alcoholic Beverages; Litigation; Sports Law; Labor and Employment.Email: James F. DeLeone
James L. Ervin, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1993); Capital University (J.D., 1996). Chairperson, Board on the Unauthorized Practice of the Law, Supreme Court of Ohio. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Government Relations; Lobbying; Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: James L. Ervin, Jr.
Frank J. Reed, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with honors, 1988); Capital University (J.D., 1991). Former Assistant Attorney General, Ohio Attorney General's office; served as the chief of three separate sections responsible for representing state agencies including Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Rail Development Commission, and Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations. Practice Areas: Public Law; Environmental Law; Transportation.Email: Frank J. Reed, Jr.
Martha J. Sweterlitsch (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University; The Ohio State University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Certificates of Need; Long Term Care; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Martha J. Sweterlitsch
William M. Todd (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: Health Care; Civil Litigation; Legislative Practice; Election, Campaign and Political Law.Email: William M. Todd
ASSOCIATESAllison Binkley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); The Ohio State University (M.A., 2000; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Allison Binkley
Sara M. Bunke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Capital University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007).Email: Sara M. Bunke
Ryan P. Hatch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 2006).Email: Ryan P. Hatch
J. Allen Jones, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1996); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000).Email: J. Allen Jones, III
Donald M. Keller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1996); Capital University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004).Email: Donald M. Keller
Thomas B. Kern (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 2003); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008).Email: Thomas B. Kern
Susan Bender Price (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio and Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1999); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Susan Bender Price
Jennifer M. Turk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2001).Email: Jennifer M. Turk
Ratings Methodology
1Total Number of Reviews 100%% Recommended: Jun 10, 2008 Date of Last Client Review: Types of Reviewers:Retained for legal issues in:| Client Rating Details | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | Communication Ability | | 5.0 | | Responsiveness | | 5.0 | | Quality of Service | | 5.0 | | Value for Money | | 4.0 |
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