(Main Office)

For more than a quarter century, the law firm of Lamkin, Van Eman, Trimble, Beals & Dougherty has led a winning campaign to achieve fair compensation for the people we represent. By combining a seasoned mastery of trial practice with an aggressive approach, our firm has achieved a significant number of large settlements and verdicts.

Most of our clients have suffered severe-often tragic-injuries. Our mission is to help them receive fair compensation for their damages and losses. We believe our clients have the right to return to living as normal a life as possible, as soon as possible.

We are dedicated to assuring that our clients receive what they deserve under the law. Negligent defendants usually have powerful corporations or insurance companies on their side. Our firm stands ready to commit the necessary resources on behalf of our clients to help ensure they achieve just results.

Statement of Practice

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Negligence, Insurance Coverage, Stockbroker Malpractice & Fraud. Litigation and Trial Practice.

Reference:

Commerce National Bank.

Address

500 South Front Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215-7628, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 614-224-8187
Fax: 614-224-4943

Website

http://www.lvtbd.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William W. Lamkin (Member) born Yazoo City, Mississippi, April 22, 1934; admitted to bar, 1965, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1966, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1963); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Trial Practice.

Timothy L. Van Eman (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, August 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio Dominican University (B.A., 1977); Capital University (J.D., 1981). Author: "Ohio's Assumption of Risk: The Deafening Silence," Capital University Law Review, Vol. 11, Page 661, Summer 1982. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; NASD Arbitrator. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Disputes; Trial Practice; Stockbroker Malpractice and Fraud.Email: Timothy L. Van Eman

Thomas W. Trimble (Member) born Rochester, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1976; M.A., 1977); Capital University (J.D., 1983). Notes Editor, Capital University Law School Law Review, 1982. Note Published at 11 Capital University Law Review 111, 1981. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Trustee). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage; Trial Practice.Email: Thomas W. Trimble

David A. Beals (Member) born Newburgh, New York, July 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1971); Ohio University (M.A., 1972); Capital University (J.D., 1987). Instructor, Political Science, Ohio University, 1977-1985. Member, Athens, Ohio, City Council, 1979-1985. YMCA Man of the Year, 1972. Member: Columbus, Franklin County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Trial Practice.Email: David A. Beals

Kathy A. Dougherty (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, May 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Registered Nurse, Ohio, 1986. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Kathy A. Dougherty

Keri N. Yaeger (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, March 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.B.A., 1996); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 2001). Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Trial Practice.Email: Keri N. Yaeger