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Columbus, Ohio 43215-4294 (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
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(Main Office) Our more than 60 lawyers are strategically located directly across the street from the Ohio Capitol Building and the Ohio Supreme Court and only three blocks from the Federal District Court, County Courts and the other major state offices. Our attorneys practice in nearly all business-oriented disciplines, as well as in government and regulatory affairs. Kegler, Brown represents clients throughout the Midwest, varying from Fortune 500 companies to small business enterprises. Statement of PracticeAdministrative Law/Governmental Relations; Banking; Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights; Business, Corporations and Partnerships; Commercial; Construction; Energy; Estate Planning; Franchise; Gaming Law; Health Care; International; Labor and Employee Relations; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Oil and Gas; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Probate; Professional Responsibility; Public Utilities; Real Estate; Securities; Tax. Year Established: 1964
Firm Size: 61
Firm Affiliations STATE CAPITAL GLOBAL LAW FIRM GROUP: Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law. Representative Clients:American Subcontractors Association
Artic Express, Inc.
Ashland Chemical Co.
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
AT&T Wireless
BancFirst Ohio Corp.
Bank One, NA
Battelle Memorial Institute
Butler County Transportation District
Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association
Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare and Pension Funds
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Danis Industries
Diocese of Columbus
Donato's Pizzeria, LLC
Farmers Insurance Group
The Fishel Co.
George J. Igel Co.
Homewood Corp.
Independent Insurance Agents of Ohio
The Kemper Group
Lincoln Construction, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck-Medco Managed Care
Ohio Counsel for Home Care
The Ohio State University Hospital
S.G. Loewendick & Sons, Inc.
Spenley Newspapers, Inc.
State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
Telesis Technologies, Inc.
Time Warner Communications
United McGill Corp.
West Publishing, Inc.
AddressCapitol Square, Suite 1800
65 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4294, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
PhonePhone: 614-462-5400
Telecopier: 614-464-2634 Cable Address: "Law KBHR" Telex: 246671
Websitehttp://www.keglerbrown.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesMarion, Ohio: 381 East Church Street. Telephone: 740-387-1120. Facsimile: 740-387-3630.
Mary F. Brenning (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, August 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.S., cum laude, 1993); Capital University (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus (Member, Community Service Committee), and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Mary F. Brenning
John P. Brody (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Member: Columbus (Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1982), Ohio State and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insurance Liquidation.Email: John P. Brody
Robert Garrett Cohen (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, July 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member of the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association, Antitrust Section, 1999. Commissioner, Powell Planning and Zoning Commission, 1999. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust.Email: Robert Garrett Cohen
Kenneth R. Cookson (Director) born Bluffton, Ohio, November 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1974); University of Toledo (J.D., 1977). Member, Toledo Law Review. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Don. J. Young, Toledo, 1977-1979. Member, City of Columbus Downtown Commission; President, Friends of WOSU Board, 1999-2001; Member, Franklin County Public Defender Commission; Founding Trustee and Initial President, Discovery District Development Corporation. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. (Resident, Columbus, Ohio Office). Practice Areas: Banking and Commercial Lending; Business; Tax; Securities; Creditor's Rights; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Financing; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kenneth R. Cookson
Elise M. deLanglade-Spriggs (Director) born Springfield, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1992); Capital University (J.D., 1997). Former Director of Legislative Affairs for Ohio Governor Taft, 2003-2005. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Lobbying Association. Practice Areas: Government; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Elise M. deLanglade-Spriggs
Lawrence F. Feheley (Director) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1969; J.D., with distinction, 1973). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, Franklin University, Legal Aspects of Human Resources Management, 2000. Member: Columbus (Member, Labor Law Committee, 1981), Ohio State (Member: Board of Governors, Labor and Employee Relations Law Section, Law 1980; Program Committee, 1989) and American (Member, Sections of: Labor Relations Law and Affordable Housing) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Public Housing; Wrongful Termination Defense; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Lawrence F. Feheley
Loriann E. Fuhrer (Director) born Massillon, Ohio, June 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Toledo (M.A., 1990); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appeals.Email: Loriann E. Fuhrer
Donald W. Gregory (Director) born San Diego, California, January 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1999, Wyoming. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Ohio State University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Author: "The New Mechanic's Lien Law and Prompt Payment Act," Ohio Lawyer 1992; "Fairness in Construction Contracting Act," Ohio Lawyer, 1998. President's Award, American Subcontractors Association, 1999. Member: Columbus, Madison County, Ohio State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; Mechanics Liens; Construction Mediation; Public Construction Law; Trial Practice.Email: Donald W. Gregory
Allen L. Handlan (Director) born Parkersburg, West Virginia, October 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus (Member, Committees on: Real Property and Business Law, 1979), Ohio State (Member: Banking Committee; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Law Committee, Real Property; Natural Resources Law Committee, 1983) and American (Member, Business Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP). [1st Lt., USAR, 1971-1981]. Transactions: Glimcher Realty Trust - IPO. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Allen L. Handlan
Paul R. Hess (Director) born Centerville, Ohio, October 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with highest distinction, 1983; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Paul R. Hess
Thomas W. Hill (Director) born Canton, Illinois, May 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Grinnell College (A.B., 1967); Cornell University (J.D., 1970). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law. Member: Columbus, Ohio State, Federal and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Thomas W. Hill
Tim Jochim (Director) born Lemon, South Dakota, June 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1967; M.A., Political Science and Economics, 1970); University of Akron (J.D., 1976). Recipient: National Defense Fellowship; American Jurisprudence Award, Administrative Law. Professor of Economics, University of Akron, 1970-1977. Author, Employee Stock Ownership and Related Plans, Greenwood Press, 1982. Member, American Business Law Association, 1976-1979. Manager of Industrial Development, Ohio Department of Development, 1983-1984. General Counsel, Ironton Iron, Inc., 1986-1988. Co-Founder and Member of Ohio Chapter of The ESOP Association. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The National ESOP Association (Member, Legal Advisory Committee). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Contracts; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Tim Jochim
Charles J. Kegler (Director) born Buffalo, New York, January 18, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Xavier University; The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1965; J.D., summa cum laude, 1968). Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: "Life Insurance: How Do We Answer the 10 Most Important Questions Our Clients Ask?" Columbus Tax Conference, 1995. Member: Columbus (Member, Committees on: Taxation; Business Law), Ohio State and American (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporation Law; Estate Planning Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Charles J. Kegler
Todd M. Kegler (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, December 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina; 1997, Ohio. Education: DePauw University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Member: Columbus (Member, Business Taxation and Estate and Gift Taxation Committees), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning Law; Tax Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Todd M. Kegler
R. Kevin Kerns (Director) born Urbana, Ohio, July 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Marymount College of Kansas (B.A., Sociology, 1974); University of Dayton (M.P.A., 1976); Capital University (J.D., 1983). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Administrative Law; Municipal Law.Email: R. Kevin Kerns
David M. McCarty (Director) born Akron, Ohio, November 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1986); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers' Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Subrogation.Email: David M. McCarty
Larry J. McClatchey (Director) born Huntingburg, Indiana, May 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Member: Columbus (Member, Bankruptcy Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee) Bar Associations; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; Commercial Law League; American Agricultural Law Association. [Lt. (JG) USNR 1974-1980]. Special Agencies: Panel Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio (1988) Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Law; Agricultural Law.Email: Larry J. McClatchey
Traci A. McGuire (Director) born Schaumburg, Illinois, July 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; M.A., 1996); Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Litigation.Email: Traci A. McGuire
Jeffrey D. Porter (Director) born Coshocton, Ohio, October 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District. Education: Muskingum College (B.A., History, cum laude, 1993); Capital University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Curia. Assistant City Attorney,City of Columbus 1997-2002. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: City of Columbus v. New Plan Realty Trust, 94 Ohio St. 3d 193 Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Administrative Law; Gaming Law.Email: Jeffrey D. Porter
Mark R. Reitz (Director) born St. Petersburg, Florida, August 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio and U.S District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Franklin University (B.S., 1990); Capital University (J.D., 1996). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Law; Estate Planning.Email: Mark R. Reitz
Paul D. Ritter, Jr. (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, December 28, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, Ohio; 1962, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1953); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1956-1962. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Diocesan Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Employee Benefits Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Paul D. Ritter, Jr.
Richard W. Schuermann, Jr. (Director) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Ohio Senate board appointee to Ohio Legal Rights Service Commission. Transactions: Special Counsel for Ohio Department of Insurance Re: Insurance Company Insolvencies; General Counsel to the Butler County and Hamilton County, Ohio Transportation Improvement Districts. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Public Law; Governmental Relations and Administrative Law; Business Law; Criminal Law Litigation.Email: Richard W. Schuermann, Jr.
Robert G. Schuler (Director) born Marion, Ohio, August 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert G. Schuler
Thomas J. Sigmund (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Listed in Best Lawyers in America (1997 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, as voted by his peers, 2004, and 2006 - 2008. Author, "Estate Planning Lessons: Where There's a Will, There's a Way (and a Wrong Way)," Columbus C.E.O. Magazine, May, 2006; "Family Limited Partnerships are Alive and Well," Ohio Lawyers Weekly, June, 2004. Co-Author, "Employee Stock Ownership Plans Create a Win, Win, Scenario," Business First, September 14, 2001; "Planning Still A Must With New Rules For IRA's, Qualified Plans," Business First, February 23, 2001. Adjunct Professor, Executive Compensation, LL.M. Program, Capital Law School. Member, The Columbus Foundation, Professional Committee. President and Member, Board of Directors, Columbus Chapter, The Society of Financial Service Professionals; Ohio Reads Program. Chairman, Columbus Estate Planning Council II, 2003-2004. Member, Governing Board, ATHENA PowerLink. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Columbus Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(60%); ERISA(40%).Email: Thomas J. Sigmund
S. Martijn Steger (Director) born Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, June 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Miami University (B.Phil, summa cum laude, 1978); University of Sheffield Faculty of Law, Sheffield, England; The Ohio State University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Rotary International Graduate Fellow, 1978-1979. Member: Columbus, Ohio State, American and International Bar Associations; Inter-Pacific Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Law; International Trade; Intellectual Property; Investments; Dispute Resolution; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: S. Martijn Steger
Geoffrey Stern (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, November 29, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1965; J.D., summa cum laude, 1968). Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1993-1997. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Evidence Award; Columbus Bar Association Liberty Bell Award for Community and Professional Service, 1998; Ohio State Bar Association Salute for Volunteer Activities, 2001. Lecturer: on Legal Ethics, and on Litigation Management and Legal Ethics. Speaker, ABA Commission on Impaired Attorneys. Special Investigator, Ohio Supreme Court, Board of Commissioner on Character and Fitness. Member: Ohio Special Commission on Legal Education, 1995-1997; Bell Commission on Disciplinary Rules, 1995-1997. Member: Columbus (Member, Legal Ethics Committee), Ohio State and American (Member: Center for Professional Responsibility; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Ohio Bar Foundation; Columbus Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Professional Responsibility; Legal Malpractice; Litigation Management; Appellate Practice.Email: Geoffrey Stern
Jeffrey W. Stiltner (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1995; LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Member, 1993-1994 and Associate Editor, 1994-1995, Capital University Law Review. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey W. Stiltner
Roger P. Sugarman (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1972); University of Toledo ( J.D., cum laude, 1975). Assistant Attorney General, 1976-1979 and Section Chief, Financial Institutions Section, 1979-1982, Ohio Attorney General's Office. Member: Columbus (Securities Law Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Telephone Utility Regulation.Email: Roger P. Sugarman
Kevin L. Sykes (Director) born Lima, Ohio, August 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Beloit College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1970); University of Chicago (M.A., 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Member, 1980, Natural Resources Law Committee) and American Bar Association; Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (Member, 1983); Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Finance; Natural Resources; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kevin L. Sykes
John R. Thomas (Director) born Springfield, Ohio, October 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1968). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: John R. Thomas
Eric B. Travers (Director) born Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, September 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, Maryland; 2005, Ohio. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A., English and Political Science, cum laude, 1995); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: R.W. Granger & Sons, Inc. v. J & S Insulation, Inc.; USF&G, 435 Mass. 66, 754 N.E.2d 668 (2001); Gelles & Sons General Contracting, Inc. v. Jeffrey Stack, Inc., 264 Va. 285, 569 S.E.2d 406 (2002); Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. v. Target Stores, Inc., 214 F.R.D 406 (E.D. VA. 2003). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Eric B. Travers
Timothy T. Tullis (Director) born Ashland, Ohio, June 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.S., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Harry J. Levey Memorial Scholarship in Law; Jurisprudence Award. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Timothy T. Tullis
Stephanie P. Union (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.S., International Studies, Political Science, 1996); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1999). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Stephanie P. Union
Christopher J. Weber (Director) born Parma, Ohio, December 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Member of Board of Trustees, Columbus Catholic Social Services Reported Cases: Cleveland Construction v. State of Ohio, Dept. of Admin. Services, 121 Ohio App.3d 372 (1997); State Savings Bank v. Gunthor, Union County App. No. 14-97-33, 41 (April 23, 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility(50%).Email: Christopher J. Weber
Melvin D. Weinstein (Director) born Dayton, Ohio, September 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1969); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1973). Assistant Attorney General, 1973-1981 and Assistant Chief, Court of Claims Defense Section, 1979-1981, Office of the Attorney General of Ohio. Member: Columbus (Member: Federal Court Committee, 1986), Ohio State and American (Member: Trial Practice Committee, 1986; Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Melvin D. Weinstein
Nicholas E. Wilkes (Director) born Burlington, Vermont, May 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Information Technology Contracts; Commercial Mortgages; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Nicholas E. Wilkes
Michael E. Zatezalo (Managing Partner) born Steubenville, Ohio, June 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1977, California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., A.E., 1972); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Sigma Gamma Tau; Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney General, 1976-1979 and Section Chief, Consumer Frauds and Crimes Section, 1979-1980, Ohio Attorney General's Office. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Ohio Land Title Association; International Council of Shopping Centers. Transactions: Glimcher Realty Trust - IPO. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Gaming Law; Administrative Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael E. Zatezalo
COUNSELRalph E. Breitfeller (Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, November 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Providence College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1978). Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Section, Ohio Attorney General's Office, 1978-1983. Assistant Chief, Antitrust Section, Ohio Attorney General's Office, 1981-1983. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Federal Court Committee, 1991-1992), Ohio State (Chairman, Federal Court Committee, 1995-1997; Member, Board of Governors, Antitrust Section, 2000) and Federal (President, Columbus Chapter, 1994-1995) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Employment Law; Health Care Law; Pharmacy Law.Email: Ralph E. Breitfeller
Charles R. Dyas, Jr. (Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1981); Capital University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1986-1990. Member: Columbus (Member, Environmental Law Committee), Ohio State (Secretary, Environmental Law Committee) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Liquidation; Environmental Law; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Charles R. Dyas, Jr.
Robert D. Marotta (Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, May 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1968); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association; American Managed Care Pharmacy Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: Robert D. Marotta
Ted M. McKinniss (Counsel) born Marion, Ohio, November 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1973); Ohio Northern University (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Special Counsel, Ohio Attorney General, 1981. Member, Marion City Board of Education, 1984. Member: Marion County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Marion Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Ted M. McKinniss
Randall W. Mikes (Counsel) born Athens, Ohio, October 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: Ohio State and Columbus (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Labor and Employment; Employer Intentional Torts.Email: Randall W. Mikes
S. Michael Miller (Counsel) born Huntington, West Virginia, November 2, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Ohio; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Bus. Ad., 1960; J.D., 1963). Judge, Franklin County Municipal Court, 1977-1980; Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1980-1996. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Law.Email: S. Michael Miller
ASSOCIATESStephen C. Barsotti (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999); Ohio State University (J.D., 2002). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Tax; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Stephen C. Barsotti
Daniel J. Bennett (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, August 8, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 2002); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Daniel J. Bennett
Kristy Britsch (Associate) born Pittsburgh, January 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2001); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2004). ESOP Association Member. Member: Columbus, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Employee Benefits; Contracts; ERISA; Securities; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kristy Britsch
Eric D. Duffee (Associate) born Boone, Iowa, June 2, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Drake University (B.A., 2003); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Eric D. Duffee
Brendan F. Feheley (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, April 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2002); The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law.Email: Brendan F. Feheley
Kathryn L. Ferguson (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, March 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Vassar College (B.S., 1999); Ohio State University Moritz School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law.Email: Kathryn L. Ferguson
Rasheeda Z. Khan (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, September 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Biology, 1992); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient: Clinical Programs Award; Medal for Excellence in Advocacy, 2002. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Trial Team. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Rasheeda Z. Khan
Jennifer L. Mackanos (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Psychology and Business Administration, 1986); Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer L. Mackanos
Michael J. Madigan (Associate) born Chardon, Ohio, July 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1997); Cleveland-Marshall School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Michael J. Madigan
Vinita Mehra (Associate) born Mumbai (Bombay) India, October 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Mumbai University of India, Government Law College (L.L.B., 2000). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Bar Association of Maharasthra and Goa, India. Practice Areas: International Law; Insurance; Insurance Liquidation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Vinita Mehra
Rebecca Roderer Price (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, April 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member, Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Rebecca Roderer Price
Christy A. Prince (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, April 12, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Ball State University (B.A., 2004); University of Toledo Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christy A. Prince
Jeffrey D. Roberts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Commercial Finance; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey D. Roberts
Michelle H. Wong Halabi (Associate) born San Francisco, California, March 31, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, California. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: California State University, Sacramento (B.S., 1998); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2002); University of San Diego, School of Law (LL.M., 2004). Board of Directors, East Sacramento Rotary Club. Member: Sacramento County; State Bar of California (Member, Trusts and Estates Section); Women Lawyers of Sacramento; Asian Bar Association of Sacramento. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Probate; Taxation.Email: Michelle H. Wong Halabi
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