Our Foundation

For more than a century, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been providing quality legal counsel to our clients. In recent years, our practice has grown to include 10 offices and taken on national and international clients. Today's full-service practice with more than 450 attorneys continues to live up to the ideals set in 1908 by Frank F. Dinsmore and Walter M. Shohl: efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for every client.

Our Service

At Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, we put our clients first in every element of our full-service practice. The Firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we listen to our clients' concerns and expectations while refining our service to ensure that these needs are met. We recognize that service begins with accessibility and ends with fulfilled expectations.

Our Clients

With over 55 practice areas, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has the experience and variety to meet your legal needs. Our clients range from public and private corporations to charitable organizations and encompass healthcare providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors and distributors and pharmaceutical companies.

Our Technology

By embracing and utilizing the latest technology, our efficiencies are passed on to clients. We continuously assess and update our case management systems, intranet, extranets, billing systems, document management systems, and other practice-specific software to ensure our work product can be leveraged and measured. In addition, our legal library uses technology to keep important, up-to-date information close at hand. These combined resources help us strategize, plan, develop and integrate our practice to meet your business needs.

Our Future

Utilizing the latest technology and resources, we embrace the future today while maintaining our historical values. With attorneys and staff skilled in a broad range of legal and ancillary subjects, we will continue to offer the knowledge and experience needed to maintain our strict standard of excellence. This commitment has continued to drive our growth and will sustain our foundation into the future.

Statement of Practice

General Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Crimes Law, Chemicals, Closely Held Business Law, Computers, Construction, Corporations, Corporate Succession Planning, Creditors' Rights, Drug and Medical Device, Employee Benefits, E-Commerce, Economic Regulation, Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Entrepreneurial, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning, Financial Institution Compliance, Food and Drug Regulation, Franchising, General Counsel Services, Health Sciences, Healthcare, Hospitality and Lodging, Hospitals, Immigration, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International, Internet and Electronic Commerce, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment Law, Life Sciences, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mold and Water Intrusion, Multi-District Litigation, Nonprofit and Charitable Organziations, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing Law, Pharmaceutical, Probate, Products Liability, Privacy and Information Security, Public Offerings, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Government Law, Subrogation, Taxation, Tort and Insurance Law, Trademark, Transportation Law, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trusts, Venture Capital, Workers' Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Address

191 W. Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 614-221-8448
Fax: 614-221-8590

Website

http://www.dinslaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Rick A. Lavinsky (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, October 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1966); Northwestern University (J.D., 1969). Pi Gamma Mu. Author: "Representing the Seller; Representing the Seller as Lender," Real Estate Bedrock Series, Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1975; Chapter, "Condominiums," Principles of Ohio Real Estate Titles, Ohio Land Title Association textbook published, 1984 and Second edition, 2000. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Land Title Association (Former Member, Board of Trustees). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Condominium Law; Community Association Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law.Email: Rick A. Lavinsky

Donald A. Antrim (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1969); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1971); Capital University (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1991 through 2008. Received special recognition for 10 consecutive years or more as one of the Best Lawyers in America. Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers in Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers, 2004-2007. Lecturer: "Outpatient Outlook: The Future of Healthcare," Pinehurst Country Club, North Carolina, sponsored by the MarCap Corporation (March 13, 2007); "An Overview of Health Care Regulations and Managed Care" (Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University); "The Regulation of Healthcare" (Columbus Bar Association Bed Rock Series); "Managed Care and Provider Contracting" (The Ohio State University, College of Medicine); "Professional Employment Agreements and Provider Contracting" (The Ohio State University, College of Optometry); "Specialty Hospitals After the Moratorium: Where Are We Now" (Professional Education Systems); "Retaliation Suits - What Do I Do" (Medical Group Management Association); "Update: Nursing Home Litigation" (Ohio Healthcare Association); "HIPAA: Privacy Rule Compliance" (Practice Management University; Ohio Optometric Association); "Legal Issues in Eye Care" (Columbus Ophthalmology Associates, LLC - Annual Seminar on Eye Care); "Antitrust and The Regulation of Health Care" (National Business Institute); "Health Care Corporate Compliance Programs in Ohio" (Lorman Education Services). Author, "Giving In America" A Study of Charitable Giving (Ohio Attorney General's Report to Congress). Member, Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Society of Ohio Hospital Attorneys; Ohio Optometric Foundation; Trout Unlimited; Central Ohio Fly Fishers. Member: Columbus (Former Chair, Health Care Law Committee), Ohio State (Health Care Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Donald A. Antrim

Thomas J. Bonasera (Partner) born Warren, Ohio, June 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1970); Capital University (J.D., 1975). Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers, as voted by his peers, 2004-2009. Recipient, Ohio State Bar Association Bar Medal Award (2005); Columbus Bar Association's Bar Service Medal Award. Recognized by Cincinnati's Law & Politics magazine as one of the Top 100 attorneys in the State of Ohio, and one of the Top 50 in the city of Columbus. Order of the Curia. Recipient, Capital University Law School Alumni Association Professionalism Award, 1996. Speaker and Regular Guest, "You and the Law" series, WOSU Radio. Speaker: Fiduciary, Trust and Estate Litigation Update; Closely Held Business Disputes; Wrongful Death Settlements; Special Needs Trusts and Planning for persons with Disabilities; Contingency Fee Agreement under the Rules Superintendence and Perfecting Personal Injury Claims Against Estates (Ohio Trial) Winter 2005. Member: Columbus Estate Planning Council; The Columbus Foundation, Professional Council. Chairman and Member, Franklin County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board. Member: Ohio Commission on Racial Fairness - Task Force and Present Ohio Commission on Racial Fairness Implementing Task Force Committee; National Association of Securities Dealers - Panel of Arbitrators. Board Member, The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus. Board Member and Past President, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbus. President, Legal Aide Society of Columbus. Former Board Member, Alzheimer's Association of Columbus. Member, Columbus Medical Research Foundation. Mentor, Ohio Supreme Court, Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program. Panel Member, American Arbitration Association. Member: Columbus Bar Association (President, 1993-1994; Past Chair, Probate Court Committee and Member, 1980-1993, Securities Law Committee; Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1995; Professionalism Committee); Ohio State Bar Association (Delegate, District 7, 1988—; Member: Elder Law Committee; Board of Governors, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997-2000; Board Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1997-2001; Member, 1996-1998; OSBA President, 1999-2000, Board of Governors); American Bar Association (Law School Accreditation Site Evaluation Team Member); Ohio Associations for Justice; Central Ohio Lawyers for Justice (Probate Court Committee Chairperson); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow; Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee). Fellow: Columbus Bar Foundation; Ohio State Bar Foundation.Email: Thomas J. Bonasera

Thomas W. Hess (Partner) born Portsmouth, Ohio, March 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., Ed., cum laude, 1973); Capital University (J.D., 1976). Has served on the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators since August 2000. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," Administrative Law and Health Care Law. Received special recognition for 10 consecutive years or more as one of the Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2008. Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers in Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers, 2004-2007. Member, Board of Directors, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Foundation; Ohio University Student/Athlete Advisory Counsel; Editorial Advisory Board, Health Law Journal of Ohio, 1989-1995. Speaker: "Advance Directives Protocol," Ohio Department of Health-Quality Assurance Seminar; "Conducting Abuse/Neglect Investigations," Ohio Health Care Association and Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes for the Aging; "Confidentiality of Medical Records," Lorman Education Services; "DNR: Your Questions Answered," Ohio Health Care Association; "Fraud & Abuse Update," Ohio Health Care Association; "How to Survive a Government Audit," Lorman Education Services; "How to Survive the Nursing Home Survey Process," Autumn Enterprises; "Liability Insurance and Nursing," National Business Institute; "Nursing Home Litigation - Case Management from Investigation to Trial," National Business Institute; "Nursing Home Litigation Update," Ohio Health Care Association; "Nursing Home Malpractice in Ohio: Successful Case Management from Investigation to Trial," National Business Institute; "Nursing Home Negligence Seminar," Professional Education Systems; "Quality Assurance: Protecting Your Quality," Ohio Health Care Association; "The Role of Accounting Firms in Nursing Home Representation," The Leading Edge Symposium; "Top Ten Items Not to Release to Nursing Home Surveyors," Ohio Health Care Association; "What to Do in a Medicaid Audit," Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services; "RACs and the Medicare Appeal Process," HFMA-Southwest Ohio Chapter. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Member, American Board of Medical Specialties - Committee on Oversight and Monitoring of Maintenance of Certification; Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. Practice Areas: Health Law(70%); Administrative Law(30%).Email: Thomas W. Hess

D. Michael Crites (Partner) born Bluffton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1970); Ohio Northern University College of Law (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor: The Ohio State University, College of Law, 1996. Law Director/Prosecutor, Granville, Ohio, 2000—, Orient, Ohio, 2007-2009, Pataskala, Ohio, 2003-2006, Harrisburg, Ohio, 2003-2006, Thornville, Ohio, 2006—, Commercial Point, Ohio, 2004— and Hilliard, Ohio, 2003-2004. Special Counsel to Galena, Ohio and Powell, Ohio, 2003—. First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Delaware County, Ohio, 1993. United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1986-1993. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1983-1986. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Allen County, Ohio, 1979-1983. City Prosecutor, Lima, Ohio, 1979. Member: Olentangy Local School District Board of Education, 1993-1997; President, 1995-1997; Vice-President, 1994-1995. Member, Delaware Union Education Service Center Board of Education, 1996-1997. Chairman, Ohio Board of Building Appeals, 2002-2007. President, Greater Powell Veterans Memorial Foundation, 2004-2009. Trustee, University of Rio Grande, 2004-2006. Member: American, Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations; National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys; Republican National Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Defense Lawyers. Fellow: Columbus Bar Foundation. [Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, Retired, 1970-1999]. Practice Areas: Federal Court Trials; Federal Court Appeals; Product Liability Defense; White Collar Crime Defense; Municipal Law; School Law; False Claims Act; Health Care; International Trade; Corporate Investigations; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.Email: D. Michael Crites

Michael L. Squillace (Partner) born Hackensack, New Jersey, June 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977); University of Toledo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Associate Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1978-1979. Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1980-1991. (Certified Specialist in Workers Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law.Email: Michael L. Squillace

Brett L. Miller (Partner) born Cambridge, Ohio, January 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1978); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2008. Received special recognition for 10 consecutive years or more as one of the Best Lawyers in America. Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers, as voted by his peers, 2004-2008. Workers' Compensation Trustee, Builders Exchange of Central Ohio. Member, Steering Committee, Stefanie's Champions. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association) (Vice President, Board of Managers). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment.Email: Brett L. Miller

Donald B. Leach, Jr. (Partner) born Ohio, August 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1982). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2008 (Construction; Real Estate 2008), Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers 2002-2008 Editions (Construction) and Ohio's Super Lawyers, 2004-2008 (Construction and Top 50 Lawyers in Columbus (2004). Frequent lecturer and author on construction and real estate topics. Co-Author, "Ohio Court Broadly Defines Recoverable Delay Damages," The ABC Merit Shop News, a publication of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (May 2008). President of City Council and Mayor, Upper Arlington, Ohio. Member and Past President, Builders Exchange of Central Ohio. Member, Associated General Contractors; Associated Builders and Contractors. Professional Member, Ohio Structural Steel & Architectural Metals Association. Member, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Treasurer, Citizens for Safe Schools—Columbus Public Schools Levy Campaign Committee and Citizens for Upper Arlington Schools — Upper Arlington Schools Levy Campaign Committee; Vice President and Director, Upper Arlington Community Improvement Corporation. Member, Trustee and Vice Chair Resource Management, Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce; Rotary Club of Upper Arlington; Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce; Ohio YMCA Youth in Government Committee; Kids Voting Central Ohio Honorary Board; Greater Columbus Rowing Association. Past Member and Vice-Chair, American Arbitration Association Construction Advisory Council. Past Member and President, Upper Arlington Crew, Inc. Past Member and Chair, Ohio Real Estate Appraiser Board. Member: Columbus Bar Association (Member and Past Chair: Construction Committee; Real Property Institute; Member, Real Property Committee; Past Member, Managing Partners Diversity Initiative Advisory Board). Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Council of Delegates, District 7, Construction Law Committee, Real Property Section); American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Commercial Law.Email: Donald B. Leach, Jr.

Marilena R. Walters (Partner) born Noepoli, Potenza, Italy, May 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., Pharm., 1978; J.D., 1984). Recipient, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award, 1995. Member, Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honorary Society. Registered Pharmacist, Ohio, 1978—. Listed in: Strathmore's Who's Who; International Who's Who of Professionals; Best Lawyers in America. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Central Ohio Society of Pharmacists. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Litigation; Hospital Negligence; Products Liability Defense; Health Care; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Surgeons Liability; Psychiatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Medication Errors; Medical Malpractice Defense; Gynecology Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Birth Trauma; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice.Email: Marilena R. Walters

Richard A. Hernandez (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, June 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1988, Florida. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1983); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1986). Listed, Best Lawyers in America (2007 and 2008). Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers, as voted by his peers, 2004-2008. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Workers' Compensation Specialist) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Richard A. Hernandez

Jan E. Hensel (Partner) born Kent, Ohio, April 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1988). Named, One of 10 Lawyers of the Year, Ohio Lawyers Weekly, 1999. Recognized, One of Ohio Super Lawyers, Cincinnati Magazine, 2004. Editor, Ohio HR Specialist Newsletter. Author: "Pregnancy 'Super-Protected' Class in Ohio Discrimination Claims," Ohio Matters - an Official Publication of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce (October 2007); "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - What Every Employer Should Know," (April 2007); "Drug Testing in the Workplace," Hardwood Floors Magazine (August 2006); "United States Supreme Court Broadens Scope of Illegal Retaliation Under Title VII" (July 2006); "When is a Positive Drug or Alcohol Test not a Positive Drug or Alcohol Test for Purposes of Raising the Rebuttal Presumption?" (July 2005); "Supreme Court Rules on 'Constructive Discharge'," Employment Law Supplement to Ohio Lawyer's Weekly (July 19, 2004); "U.S. Supreme Court Narrows, OSC Expands Age Bias Claims," Ohio Lawyer's Weekly (May 2004). Accepted as life member of the National Registry of Who's Who, published in the 2000 Edition. Speaker: "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Hiring, Firing, and Employee Discipline"; "Employer Rights and Obligations Regarding Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act"; "Effective Personnel Policies"; "Sexual Harassment"; "Wage and Hour Law"; "Title VII Overview"; "The Public Policy Exception to the Employment at Will Doctrine"; "Managing Employee Leaves"; "Union Activity in Healthcare Organizations"; "Fair Labor Standards Act: What Every Employer Needs to Know Now." Fellow, Columbus Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Columbus Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Jan E. Hensel

William M. Mattes (Partner) born Easton, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Southern Connecticut State (B.S., 1985); Ohio Northern University (J.D.,1988). Member, Moot Court. Member, Ohio Northern University Law Review. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Disciplinary Counsel v. Ball (1999), 85 Ohio St. 3d 393; DeRolph v. State (1997), 78 Ohio St. 3d 419; DeRolph v. State (1997), 78 Ohio St. 3d 193; Elliott v. Ohio Department of Insurance (1993), 88 Ohio App. 3d 1; Whirlpool Corp. v. Industrial Commission (1991), 61 Ohio St. 3d 719; Anderson v. Ohio Department of Insurance (1991), 58 Ohio St. 3d 215; Sorrentino v. Ohio National Guard (1990), 53 Ohio St. 3d 214; CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission (1989), 64 Ohio App. 3d 10. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Franchise Law; School Law.Email: William M. Mattes

Susan G. Sheridan (Partner) born Niles, Michigan, April 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with honors, 1986; J.D., 1989). Author, "Judicial Participation in Settlement: Pattern, Practice and Ethics," 4 Ohio St. J. Dis. 81, 1988. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Real Estate.Email: Susan G. Sheridan

Charles E. Ticknor, III (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, January 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar AssociationsEmail: Charles E. Ticknor, III

David M. Abromowitz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Dayton (J.D., 1990). Speaker: "Legal Considerations and Contract Negotiations," Ohio State University; "Protecting Physician Assets in Medical Malpractice Litigation," Principle Financial Group; "Legal Considerations and Contract Negotiations," Ohio State University; "Legal Considerations and Contract Negotiations," Ohio State University; "Medicare/Medicaid Legal Issues and Other Responsibilities," St. Elizabeth Health Center; "Protecting Physician Assets in Medical Malpractice Litigation," Principle Financial Group. Member, Columbus Metropolitan Club. Development Board Member, Heinzerling Foundation. Medical Advisory Board Member, HCR Manor Care. Member: Columbus (Member, Bar Admissions Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health and Medicine; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: David M. Abromowitz

Andrew W. Owen (Partner) born York, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1992). Articles Editor, The George Washington University Law Review. Author: "Note, Toward a New Functional Methodology in Appointments Clause Analysis," 60 George Washington Law Review 536, 1992; "Regulations Prompt Need for Internal Investigations," Business First, (Columbus Edition), (December 10, 2004). Member: Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Ohio State Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee under that Certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of July 10, 2002, for the certificate holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-MWI v. Colonial Exeter, LLC, et al. Case No. 03CVE-02-1890 (Franklin County Court of Common Pleas); Boomershine v. Lifetime Capital, et al., Case No. 2004-CV-1985 (Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas), affirmed, Case No. 22179 (Second Appellate District Court of Appeals); Ward v. Flying J Travel Plazas, Inc., Case No. C2-06-210 (S.D. Ohio) (Marbley, J.); Babyak v. Pacific Life Insurance Co., Case No. C2-07-186 (S.D. Ohio); Glover, et al. v. Premier Industries, et al., Case No. 07CVH-03-3215 (Franklin County Court of Common Pleas). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bank Foreclosures; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure.Email: Andrew W. Owen

Eric J. Plinke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1989); University of Toledo (J.D., 1992). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America. Recognized: Ohio's Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2005; Ohio's Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Author, "Ohio Supreme Court Decision Affects Physician-Attorney Relationship," OH/WV Hematology Oncology Quarterly Update, May 2000. Speaker: "Flying Under The Radar - Federal And State Regulations (To Know And Avoid)," CORE General Surgery Residents (August 2007); "Compliance," Miami Valley MGMA (September 2006); "Contract Law for Physicians," OSU College of Medicine (April 2006); "Physician Employment Agreements & Regulatory Investigations," Symposium for Orthopedic Surgery Residents, January 2005; "Entity Selection," Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio, October 2004; "Medical Record Documentation," Lorman Education Services, Columbus, Ohio, August 2004; "Your First Job As a Physician," Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio, April 2004; "Minimizing Risks," Kettering Memorial Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, February 2004; "Employment Agreement Negotiations," Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2003; "Medical Board Investigations," Symposium for General Surgery residents, Columbus, Ohio, August 2003; "ABCs of Compliance," St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, July 2003; "Economic Credentialing," Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Bar Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2002; "Medical Records Law," Columbus Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio, November 2001; "HIPAA Privacy Regulations," Hematology Oncology Quarterly Meeting, March 2000 "Confidentiality of Medical Records," Lorman Education 4 Services, April 2000 and March 2000. Adjunct Professor, health Care Law, Capital University. Member, Board of Trustees, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Central Ohio Chapter. Cyclist, Team-In-Training. Youth Soccer Coach, GOYSL and HOSA. Member: Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Health Care Law Committee); American Health Lawyers Association; Society of Ohio Health Care Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Privacy; Health Care Litigation.Email: Eric J. Plinke

Michael L. Williams (Partner) born Mt. Clemens, Michigan, September 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Capital University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1992). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers in Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers, 2004-2008. Author, "Self-Insuring Employers Again Eligible for Reimbursement of Workers' Compensation Costs Where a Claim is Denied After Payment of Benefits." Speaker, "Using Return to Work Programs to Avoid Wage Loss Payments." Member: Central Ohio Self-Insurers Association; Ohio Trucking Association. Member: Columbus (Workers' Compensation Specialist), Ohio State (Workers' Compensation Specialist) and American Bar Associations; Central Ohio Self Insured Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment; Employer Intentional Torts; Wrongful Termination Defense; Employment Litigation.Email: Michael L. Williams

Samuel A. Peppers (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Marshall University (B.S., Biological Sciences, 1980); Capital University (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi; Omega Psi Phi. Frequent Speaker, Adoptions, Guardianship, Estate Planning and New Magistrate Orientation: Ohio Judicial College; Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association. Member: Board of Directors, Columbus Area American Red Cross. Board of Counselors, Capital University Law School; Franklin County Republican Club. Elder, Financial Council Member, Sunday School Teacher and Small Group Leader, Christian Community Church. Assistant Event Volunteer Coordinator, Promise Keepers Conference, July 14-15, 2006. Member: Columbus and Ohio State (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate Law) Bar Associations; John Mercer Langston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Samuel A. Peppers

Kirk M. Wall (Partner) born Loveland, Colorado, September 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1989); Capital University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member, Board of Trustees, Project EAR. Member, Ohio Public Transit Authorities. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Litigation; National Labor Relations Act.Email: Kirk M. Wall

John D. Jolley (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, December 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; 1997, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1991); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1995); The George Washington University Law School (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1997). Member, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: Comment, "Death by Right: A Call for Change to Michigan's Healthcare Decisions Law," 72 U.Det. Mercy L. Rev. 927 (1995). LL.M. Advisory Editor, The Environmental Lawyer, 1995-1996. Member: Columbus (Member, Real Estate Committee and Environmental Law Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Real Property Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. [U.S. Army (National Guard), 1986-1994]. (Certified Specialist in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Environmental Law.Email: John D. Jolley

Frank Schuckmann (Partner) born Duesseldorf, Germany; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Akron (B.S., Industrial Management, cum laude, 1993; M.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1996). Author: "Ohio - Your Business Destination"; "Why Ohio? A Guide to Doing Business in Ohio," Governor's Trade Mission, October 2005; "Mergers Can Be Fun, Hard; Either Way Keep Eyes Open," Business First, June 11, 2004; "Doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit für in den Vereinigten Staaten lebende deutsche Staatsbürger" ("Dual Citizenship for German Citizens Living in the United States.") Florida Journal, German translation, January 2002. Member: Team Ohio (2007—). Member: Ohio Economic Development Association (2007—). Member: German American Chamber of Commerce, New York; American Health Lawyers Association; Governor's Trade Mission to Europe (2005). Coordinator, Westerville Amateurs Soccer Association - U-10. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business Law; International Business Law; Health and Medicine.Email: Frank Schuckmann

Peter W. Hahn (Partner) born Michigan, April 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., Psychology, with honors, 1995); Washington University (J.D., 1998). Speaker, "The Impact of the Federal Rule on Electronic Discovery and Document Storage in Ohio," Lorman Education Services. Co-Author, "Ohio Court Broadly Defines Recoverable Delay Damages," The ABC Merit Shop News, a publication of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (May 2008). Author: "Unclog the Courts: Litigation Should Be Last Resort to Settling Disputes," Columbus Business First (June 9, 2006); "Acing the Associate Review Process," CBA Briefs (2006); "Personal Technology for Lawyers," CBA Briefs (2005); "Long-Term Care Liability for Pressure Ulcers," 53 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1587 (2005); "Recognizing the Disability: Extending the (Tenuous) Rights of English Language Deficient Students in the Public Schools," 53 Wash. Univ. J. Urb. and Contemp. L. 271 (1998); "The Effects of Attorney Presentation Style, Attorney Gender, and Juror Gender on Juror Decisions," 20 Law and Human Behavior 533 (1996). Member: Leadership Columbus Class of 2001-2002; Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Board Member, Kids Voting Central Ohio (Executive and Development Committees); College of Wooster Scots-in Service Leader; College of Wooster Columbus Leadership Guard. Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, in the 2006 Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers. Member: Columbus (Member, Bar Admission Committee), Ohio State (Member: Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee; Law Day Planning Committee), Federal and American (Member: Forum Committee on Communications Law; Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Peter W. Hahn

David E. Schweighoefer (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Psychology, 1972); University of Michigan (M.A., Education, 1975); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2002). Adjunct Faculty Member, Health Law and Psychiatry and the Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Member, Board of Directors, Mental Health Services, Inc. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Patients Rights.Email: David E. Schweighoefer

Diane Dobrea (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1986; M.S., Biochemistry, 1990); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Transfer; Biotechnology Licensing; Biotechnology; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; International Patents; Mechanical Patent Prosecution; Medical Patents; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Contracts.Email: Diane Dobrea

Kasey T. Ingram (Partner) born Georgetown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1994); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Judicial Extern to Judge J. Vincent Aug, Jr, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2001. Law Clerk to Chancellor Chandler, Delaware Court of Chancery, 2002-2003. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association. [Nuclear Submarine Officer, U.S. Navy, 1994-1999]. Transactions: Selected Representations of Chapter 11 Debtors: In re National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc. In re Dana Corporation In re LTV Steel Company, Inc. In re Milacron, Inc. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Business Reorganization; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kasey T. Ingram

Michael A. Renne (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk to Justice Herbert Brown, Ohio Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Trustee, New Life Nurse-Midwifery Care. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Fellow: Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(25%); Estate Administration(25%); Estate Planning(25%); Special Needs Trusts(25%).Email: Michael A. Renne

ASSOCIATES

Martha S. Asseff (Associate) born Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Court Appointed: Special Advocates (CASA) of Franklin County; Columbus YWCA. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Martha S. Asseff

Michael D. Bonasera (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, December 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1998); Capital University (J.D., 2002). Finalist, 1st Year Moot Court Competition. Member, National Mock Trial Team, 2002. Vice President, Student Bar Association, 2001. Co-Chair, Honor Code Committee, Capital University Law School. Editor, The Ohio Trust & Estate Blog (www.bonasera.org). Author: "Close Corporations Squeeze-Outs in LLCs and S-Type Corporations"; "Special Needs Trusts - A Draftsmen's Update for 2004"; "What's in a Name? - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Anti-cybersquating Consumer Protection Act"; "Ohio House Bill 12 - Recommended Workplace Policies For Concealed Carry in Ohio"; Co-Author, "Perfecting Personal Injury Claims Against Estates," Ohio Trial, Winter 2005. Speaker: "Sale of and Withdrawal From a Law Practice"; "From Zipperstein to LeRoy: A Brief History of Ohio's Privity Standard for Fiduciary Practitioners". Member: Franklin County Probate Court Alum; Society of Financial Services Professionals - Membership Committee and Professional Development Committee. Leadership Columbus, Class of 2008. Member: Columbus (Member and Secretary, Probate Law Committee, 2006-2007; Member, Estate & Gift Tax Committee), Ohio State (Member and Secretary, Technology Law Committee, 2004-2005) and American (Delegate, 2003) Bar Associations; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(20%); Estate and Gift Taxation(20%); Generation Skipping Tax(20%); Wills(20%); Contested Wills(20%).Email: Michael D. Bonasera

Stacey A. Borowicz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Biochemistry, 1992); Medical College of Ohio (M.S., Pathology, 1996); University of San Diego Law School (Comparative Law Program in Paris, France, Summer 2001); Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Honors Program and Distinguished Scholar, The Ohio State University. Publications: Co-Author, "In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Soluble, Monovalent Globotriose on Bacterial Attachment and Colonization," Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2005); Co-Inventor, Patent, Monovalent Saccharides and Uses Thereof, 2003; "Cox v. Miller: The Clergy Privilege and Alcoholics Anonymous," 31 Cap. Univ. L. Rev. 917 (2003); Co-Author, "The Fc Receptor of IgG Expressed in the Villus Endothelium of Human Placenta is FcyRllb2," Journal of Immunology (2001); Co-Author, "Protein Interactions of Src Homology (SH2) Domain-containing Inositol Phosphates (SHIP): Association with Shc Displaces SHIP from FcyRll in B cells," Journal of Immunology (1999); Co-Author, "Altered Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication in Neoplastic Rat Esophageal Epithelial Cells," Carcinogenesis (1997); Presentations: "2003 Ohio Healthcare Law Update" (Cleveland Bar Association, Healthcare Institute, April 30, 2004). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health and Medicine.Email: Stacey A. Borowicz

Pamela W. Bridgeport (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, November 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., Art History, 1982); University of Washington (M.L.S., 1990); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Columbus, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Health Care.Email: Pamela W. Bridgeport

Brian C. Close (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2006, Florida. Education: DePauw University (B.A., Economics and Management, 2001); Westminster University, England; Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005; LL.M. in Taxation, 2007). Recipient, CALI Awards for Excellence (six awards). Member, Law Review. Captain, football team and Academic All-American, 2000. Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Peggy Bryant, Tenth District Court of Appeals, Columbus, Ohio. Volunteer Head Coach, Miracle League of Central Ohio. Volunteer: Meals on Wheels; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Brian C. Close

Joel B. Cloud (Associate) born Huntsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Lutheran University (B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1995); The Ohio State University (M.S., Biochemistry and Chemistry, 1998); The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Protection of Personality; Trademarks; Patents; Patent Protection; Trade Secrets; Copyrights.Email: Joel B. Cloud

Jodi Diewald Dyer (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business (B.S., Business Administration/Real Estate and Urban Analysis, 1996); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1999). Past Member, Board of Directors, Northside Community Development Corporation. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Sections on: Affordable Housing; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law ) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate(80%); Business Law(20%).Email: Jodi Diewald Dyer

Jennie K. Ferguson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, Marketing, Finance, 1998); The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Clinic Director's Award; CALI Award for Excellence; Past Editor's Award for Outstanding Staff Member. Public Service Fellow with the Dean's Special Recognition. Editorial Board, Managing Editor, The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Author, "Can Arbitration Play a Saving Role in Women's Health? The Use of Arbitration in the OB/GYN Specialty" 21 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 1005 (2005). Member, Pro Bono Research Group, 2004-2006. Volunteer, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, 2003—. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennie K. Ferguson

Christen S. Hignett (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, October 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Order of the Curia. CALI award recipient. Capital University Law Review, Executive Articles Editor. Externship with Hon. John D. Holschuh, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Fall 2004. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Christen S. Hignett

Kelly L. Kauffman (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor and Notes Editor, 1997-1998 and Member, University of Illinois Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Alice M. Batchelder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1998-1999. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Kelly L. Kauffman

Michael J. King (Attorney) born Toledo, Ohio, February 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to the Hon. Lisa L. Sadler, Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, 2000-2002. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Appellate Practice.Email: Michael J. King

Larry L. Lanham, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 2003); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient: George W. Stuhldreyer Award for Excellence, 2008; Past Editor's Award for Outstanding Staff Member of the Year, 2007; Strong Award for Legal Writing, 2008; CALI Awards - Appellate Advocacy, Legal Writing; Earnest Karam Book Award. Managing Editor, Editorial Board, The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2007-2008. Member: Ohio State, Columbus and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care.Email: Larry L. Lanham, II

Nicole M. Loucks (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Executive Committee, Franklin American Inn of Court. Speaker, Ohio's Prevailing Wage Law, Lorman Education Seminar. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate.Email: Nicole M. Loucks

Kerry McConaghy Mackin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Saint Norbert College (B.A., English and Education, cum laude); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Kerry McConaghy Mackin

Gregory P. Mathews (Associate) born Van Wert, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Taylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004). Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2004-2006. Executive Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2003-2004. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Gregory P. Mathews

Michael V. Passella (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.A., Political Science, 1996); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2000) Order of the Curia. Speaker, "Making Construction Laws Simple," National Business Institute, March 17, 2008; "Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects," National Business Institute, July 26, 2007; "Construction Scheduling: Protecting the Bottom Line," National Business Institute, March 20, 2007; "Ohio Construction Law for Architects, Engineers and Contractors," Half Moon, LLC, March 1, 2007. Delegate for the 2004 Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Builders Exchange of Central Ohio Rising Leaders Institute - Class of 2007. Member, Builders Exchange of Central Ohio; The Wellness Community, Young Professionals Group. Delegate, 2004 and 2008 Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Columbus (Barrister Leader Program, 2003; Barrister Leader Program Planning Committee, 2004), Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law.Email: Michael V. Passella

Adam R. Todd (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 2000) Phi Sigma Scholastic Honorary; Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Curia. Regional semi-finalist, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, 2003. Staff Member, Ohio State University Law Review, 2002-2003. Recipient, C.A.L.I. Awards for Excellence, Contracts, Torts and Legal writing. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Everhome Mtge. Co. v. Rowland, 2008 WL 747698, Ohio App. 10 Dist., Mar. 20, 2008. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Defense.Email: Adam R. Todd

Jeffrey A. Willis (Associate) born Dover, Ohio, February 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2004, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1998); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Recipient, John W. Peck Award. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Willis