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Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor LLP is a full service law firm that has been representing a wide range of clients since 1936. Our diverse clientele range from multinational corporations to family owned businesses to individuals. Our litigation department has taken plaintiffs' cases to verdicts as large as $12 million, and numerous defense cases to defense verdicts. We also represent a wide range of governmental entities including county commissioners, sheriffs, trustees, engineers, and other county agencies. Our business department regularly handles issues involving corporate law, commercial litigation and intellectual property. In addition, we have an established family law practice group along with a probate and estate planning practice.

We offer our clients an experienced support staff, effective use of paralegals to reduce costs and expenses, and a state-of-the-art computer network which includes cost-effective desk top CD-ROM and on-line research for all our attorneys and support staff. We are the only mid-sized Columbus law firm listed among America's top law firms. Our lawyers are listed in America's Who's Who in American Law, America's Best Attorneys, and Who' Who in the Law.

To learn more about Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor LLP, please visit our website at www.isaacbrant.com.

Statement of Practice

Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Medical Malpractice, General Business, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Real Estate, Political Subdivisions, Employment, Family, Negligence, Personal Injury, Civil Arson, Insurance Defense, Insurance, Professional Malpractice, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Carrier Liability and Motor Sports Law, Commercial, including Banking, OSHA and Securities Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration.

Representative Clients:

Amanda Bent Bolt Co.
American International Group
American Pavements
American Risk Pooling Consultants (ARPCO)
American Select Insurance Co.
American Specialty Insurance Services, Inc.
Arch Insurance Company
Architecture! Ohio Incorporated
Alternate Service Concepts
The Barcus Company
BKW Drywall Supply, Celina Mutual Insurance Co.
Central Ohio Risk Management Association (CORMA)
Century Insurance Company
City Sandusky
City of Whitehall
Colonial Heating & Cooling Co., Inc.
Commercial Movers, Inc.
Contract Sweepers and Equipment Company
County Commissioner Assn. of Ohio
County Risk Sharing Authority, Inc. (CORSA)
Crawford and Company
Custom Drywall, Inc.
Dairyland Insurance Co.
Deshler Group
Fifth-Third Bank
Forma Scientific, Inc.
Gerling America Ins. Co.
Harleysville Insurance Companies
Heritage Marble of Ohio
Highlights-Jigsaw Toy Factory, Ltd.
K & K Insurance, Inc.
Lang Masonry
Lexington Insurance Co.
Markel Insurance Company
Medscan Open MRI of Middletown
Mendoza Company
Met Life
Midwest Claims Service
Modular Design Technology
National Union Fire Insurance Co.
New Hampshire Insurance Group
North American Specialty Insurance Co.
Nourse Family of Dealerships
Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Auditor of State
Ohio Bar Title Insurance Co.
The Ohio Department of Insurance
Ohio State University Hospitals
The Old Bag of Nails
Pioneer Pipe, Inc.
Prestige Claims Service
Property One, Inc.
Range Kleen Manufacturing
Safeway Steel Products, Inc.
Seneca Insurance Co.
Sentry Insurance Group
Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority (SORSA)
Shelby Insurance Company
The Shelly Co.
Shelly and Sands, Inc.
Sharon Speedway
TIG Insurance Company
Touchmark Counseling
Transmanagement, Inc.
Trucco Construction
Village of Ashville
Vista Industrial Packaging
The Wasserstrom Co.
Wesam Construction
Westfield Companies.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

The Midland Building
250 East Broad Street, Suite 900
Columbus, OH 43215-3742, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 614-221-2121
Fax: 614-365-9516

Website

http://www.isaacbrant.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

PARTNERS

Charles E. Brant (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, March 6, 1930; admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1952); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1959); Northwestern University (LL.M., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Sigma Tau. Author: "A Practitioners Guide to Comparative Negligence in Ohio," Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, 1980; "Slip, Trip & Fall," Ohio Lawyer, June, 1988. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Insurance Committee, 1974-1975; Vice Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1977-1979), Ohio State (Chairman, Negligence Law Committee, 1976-1980), Federal and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Judge Advocates Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates. [Colonel, JAGC, AUS Ret.]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Products Liability Law; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Charles E. Brant

James H. Ledman (Partner) born Ashland, Ohio, February 1, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1961); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Ohio Taxation, Update '80," The Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1980. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Arbitration Forum. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Law; Litigation; State and Local Taxation Law; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: James H. Ledman

Frederick M. Isaac (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 5, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1963); Vanderbilt University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Enforcement of Orders from the Domestic Relations Court," Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1982. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines. Secretary, The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, 1972-1978; 1979-1989. Recipient, Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award, 1972 and 1982. Trustee, 1968-1986 and President, 1982-1984, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Treasurer, National Conference on Social Welfare, 1977-1980. Vice Chairman, The Columbus Urban League, 1980-1981. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1976-1978; Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1982), Ohio State (Member, Council of Delegates, 1978-1980) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Family Law.Email: Frederick M. Isaac

Dennis R. Newman (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, August 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1965); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Council of the Direct Selling Association. Practice Areas: Small Business Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Dennis R. Newman

J. Stephen Teetor (Partner) born Marion, Ohio, December 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1974); Capital University (J.D., 1977). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Professional Liability.Email: J. Stephen Teetor

Steve M. Soltis (Partner) born Connellsville, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, West Virginia; 1968, Ohio; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1967). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Steve M. Soltis

Randy S. Kurek (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Trustee, 1979-1989, Vice President, 1984-1986 and President, 1986-1989, Directions For Youth. Trustee, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, 1988-2004. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; General Civil Practice.Email: Randy S. Kurek

Donald L. Anspaugh (Partner) born Marion, Ohio, July 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1980). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Motor Sports Law; General Negligence Law; Trials and Appeals.Email: Donald L. Anspaugh

Mark Landes (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, June 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky and Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1978); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1982). President, City Council, London, Ohio, 1980-1982. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Legal Writing, Ohio State College of Law, 1988. Member, Ohio Jury Instructions Drafting Committee (Employment Discrimination). Member, Ohio State Dental board, 2003-2005. Member: Columbus (Chair, Labor and Employment, 2000-2001), Ohio State (Chair, Federal Courts, 2003-2004) and Federal (President, Columbus Chapter, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. [Capt., 2002-2003, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1982-1987; Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Corps, USAR (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Local Government Law; Employment Law.Email: Mark Landes

Steven G. LaForge (Partner) born Waukegan, Illinois, September 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1981); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1986). Member, Jessup International Moot Court Team, 1985, 1986. Member, The Ohio State University Journal on Dispute Resolution, 1986. Speaker, Selected Issues in Insurance Law, Ohio Continuing Education Institute, 1988-1994. Member, State of Ohio Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, 2000—. Speaker, Insurance Litigation in Ohio, Lorman Education Services, 1998-2003. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Tort Law; Insurance Defense Law; Municipal Liability.Email: Steven G. LaForge

Timothy E. Miller (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1983); Capital University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Curia. Member, Capital Law Review, 1986. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Timothy E. Miller

James M. Roper (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, February 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mount Union College (B.S., 1981); Capital University (J.D., 1987). Member, Capital University Law Review, 1986. Member, Order of the Curia. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Author: Note, "Smith v. VanGorkom, A Narrow Interpretation of the Business Judgment Rule," 15 Capital University Law Review, Summer 1986. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1996. Trustee, Perry Township. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Civil Trials and Appeals.Email: James M. Roper

Douglas J. Suter (Partner) born Wheeling, West Virginia, September 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: West Liberty State College (B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1985); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1986-1987 and Articles Editor, 1987-1988, Capital University Law Review. Member, Order of the Curia. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Antitrust. Listed in Who's Who in American Law 1990, 1991, 1998. Listed in Business First as One of Best Attorneys in Central Ohio. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Government Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Sections; Appointed to Occupational Safety & Health Law Committee) Bar Associations; International Association of Arson Investigators. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Labor Law; Civil Rights Law; OSHA Litigation; Governmental Law.Email: Douglas J. Suter

David G. Jennings (Partner) born North Kingstown, Rhode Island, September 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Product Liability; Tort Law.Email: David G. Jennings

Douglas Craig Boatright (Partner) born Barberton, Ohio, October 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, Pennsylvania; 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Akron (B.S.B.A., 1981; A.A.S., 1984; J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Registered Respiratory Therapist, Ohio, 1984. Ohio Assistant Attorney General, 1989-1991. Member: Columbus, Franklin County and Ohio State Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Civil Rights Defense.Email: Douglas Craig Boatright

Paul A. MacKenzie (Partner) born Gallipolis, Ohio, December 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; 1993, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1989); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Paul A. MacKenzie

Joanne S. Peters (Partner) born Milford, Massachusetts, July 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., with honors, 1991); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Columbus and Ohio State and Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Joanne S. Peters

Patrick M. Pickett (Partner) born Sandusky, Ohio, November 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1991, District of Columbia; 1993, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia and Fourth Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and Eastern District of Virginia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Ohio Northern University (J.D., with high distinction, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Patrick M. Pickett

Daniel T. Downey (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, November 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1991); Ohio State University (J.D., 1994). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: Daniel T. Downey

Danielle Marie Carter (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, November 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1996); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Curia. Member, Capital University Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Adoption Law; Litigation.Email: Danielle Marie Carter

John E. Vincent (Partner) born Livonia, Michigan, September 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1993); Capital University (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Political Subdivision Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: John E. Vincent

Jeffrey A. Stankunas (Partner) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1997); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). Member: Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation; Employment Law; Corporate Law; Government Law; Civil Plaintiffs Litigation.Email: Jeffrey A. Stankunas

ASSOCIATES

Scyld D. Anderson (Associate) born Framingham, Massachusetts, August 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S.E.P., 1986; J.D., 1995). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; General Civil Litigation.

Jessica K. Philemond (Associate) born Painesville, Ohio, June 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.S., 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jessica K. Philemond

Mark H. Troutman (Associate) born Sandusky, Ohio, May 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Ohio; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2003). Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key. Who's Who in America's Colleges. Formerly, Ohio Attorney General, Health and Human Services Section. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Almendares v. Palmer, 222 F.R.D.324 (N.D.Ohio 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Government; Personal Injury.Email: Mark H. Troutman

Jerry L. Kaltenbach (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, February 17, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 199); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2002). Member, Capital University Law Review. Law Clerk: Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, 2001; Brooks & Wilburn Co., L.P.A., 2002. Legal Intern, Judge Daniel T. Hogan, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, 2002. Maguire & Schneider, L.L.P., 2002—. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Jerry L. Kaltenbach

Brandi L. Dorgan (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, December 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Brandi L. Dorgan

Jennifer George (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2000); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Defense Litigation; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Law.

George B. Limbert (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, July 15, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 2004); University of Dayton Law School (J.D., 2007). Fellow, American Hellenic Education Progressive Association. Member: Hellenic, Columbus, Mahoning County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.

Andrew Neil Yosowitz (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1999); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Columbus Bar Association.

Nathan D. Painter (Associate) born Sandusky, Ohio, March 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2000); The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business (M.B.A., 2007); Capital University (J.D., 2003). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations.

Shamus Cassidy (Associate) born Washington, D.C., September 14, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 2005); Capital University (J.D., 2008). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations.

OF COUNSEL

Mark R. Weaver (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1992, District of Columbia; 1995, Ohio. Education: Kutztown University (B.S., 1983; M.P.A., 1985); Widener University (J.D., 1989). Adjunct Professor of Law, Ohio State University, 1996—. Deputy Attorney General, Ohio, 1995-1999. Assistant Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989. Assistant County Prosecutor, 2001—. Ohio Mayor's Court Magistrate, Hilliard, 2005—. Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: Mark R. Weaver

Gregory M. Travalio (Of Counsel) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1984, Ohio. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1975). Member, Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 2007-2008. Retired Professor, Lawrence D. Stanley Professor of Law Emeritus, Ohio State University, 2008. Member: Columbus Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2008); Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Council of Delegates, 2002-2004). [Infantry Officer, U.S. Army, 1970-71; With Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army Reserve, 1982-2006; Colonel Graduate, U.S. Army War College, 1996]. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Consumer Law; Military Law.