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| | Address | | Suite 500, Two Miranova Place | | Columbus, Ohio 43215-7052 | | (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.) | | | |
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| Lane, Alton & Horst LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate and Business Practice, Business, Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Pharmacy Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Family, Juvenile and Immigration Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation, Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Practice. | | Year Established: 1929 | Firm Profile:
Lane, Alton & Horst LLC, located in Columbus, Ohio, is engaged in the general practice of law. Its litigation practice is extensive, including the defense of professional liability claims against physicians and hospitals, lawyers, judges, accountants, architects and engineers. Its lawyers are highly experienced in product liability law, insurance coverage and insurance fraud, employment discrimination, white collar crime, premises liability, personal injury, domestic relations, criminal law and commercial and business litigation. Lane, Alton & Horst also represents clients in commercial transactions, business associations, banking, environmental law, administrative law, trusts, probate and estate planning. The firm's excellent reputation in the central Ohio legal community was built on more than seven decades' work in civil litigation. | | Firm Size: 31 | Representative Clients:
ABM Industries; Acuity; Allstate Insurance Co.; Auto Owners Insurance Co./Owners Insurance Co.; Burgess & Niple Engineers and Architects; Capital University; Central Mutual Ins. Co.; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; CIGNA; Cincinnati Insurance Co.; CIGNA; Cincinnati Insurance Co.; Clayton Homes; CNA Insurance; Cooper Foods; Crawford and Co.; Discount Tire Co.; Encompass Insurance Co.; Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton; Fleetwood Enterprises; Freymiller, Inc.; Frontier Insurance; Great American Insurance; ITT Hartford; Keller Industries, Inc.; Lennox International; Maddox MBD; ME Engineering; Meacham & Apel; Medical Protective Co.; Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.; National Church Residences; National City Bank; Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Co.; Pro National Insurance Co.; Remax; SAFECO Ins. Co.; St. Andrews Episcopal Church; St. Paul Travelers Insurance; State Farm Insurance Companies; The Doctors Co./OHIC; The Kroger Co.; Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Westfield Insurance. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Mary Barley-McBride (Member) born North Canton, Ohio, July 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1983); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Toledo Law Review. Clerk to the Hon. Norah McCann King, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1986-1987. Member: Columbus (Member, Construction Law Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Builders Exchange; Ohio Association of the Associated General Contractors; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Medical and Nursing Home Negligence; Pharmacy Law; Medical Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Architectural and Engineering Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Mary Barley-McBride | | Belinda S. Barnes (Member) born Miami, Florida, October 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Economics, summa cum laude, 1984); The Ohio State University, College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma. Volunteer Mediator, Settlement Week. Lawyer Advisor, Westerville North Mock Trial Program, 1992-1993. Member: Columbus Bar Association (Member, 1987—; Sustaining Member, 2000—; President, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Governors, 2000-2008; Member, Judicial Screening Committee, 1995-1999 and 2006—; Judicial Screening Committee Chairperson, 1996-1997; Member, Judicial Campaign Advertising Committee, 1996—; Judicial Campaign Advertising Committee Chairperson, 2000-2001; Member, Admissions Committee, 1988—; Member, Ad Hoc Subcommittee Evaluating Judiciary Committee Procedures, 1996-1999; Member, Ad Hoc Subcommittee Screening Candidates for Judicial Appointment, 1998-2006; Writer, Courthouse Beat for BAR Briefs, 1998-2008; Member, Numerous other Ad Hoc Subcommittees); Ohio State Bar Association (Member, 1987—; Member, Judicial Campaign Advertising Monitoring Committee, 2002—; Vice Chair, 2002—; Member, Council of Delegates, 2006—; Chair, Council of Delegates Screening Committee, 2006); American Bar Association; American Inns of Court, Franklin Inn (President, 2003-2005); Defense Research Institute (DRI); International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Columbus Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (COACTA); Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA). Practice Areas: Commercial Insurance Defense; Litigation; First and Third Party Insurance Defense. Email: Belinda S. Barnes | | Curtis F. Gantz (Member) born Castalia, Ohio, August 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Heidelberg University (B.A., 1965); American University; The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1968). Assistant Prosecutor, Franklin County, 1971-1972. Senior Assistant, Columbus City Attorney, 1978-1981. First Assistant City Attorney, 1982-1985. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Inns of Court (Master, 1990-1992). Fellow, Columbus Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Criminal Law. Email: Curtis F. Gantz | | Joseph A. Gerling (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, February 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., cum laude, in Chemical Engineering, 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Tau Beta Pi. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Member, Environmental Law Committee, 1979-1981) Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Columbus Defense Association (Past President); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law; Professional Liability. Email: Joseph A. Gerling | | Rick E. Marsh (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, December 29, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1958; J.D., cum laude, 1959). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Teaching Faculty, Capital University Law School, Certified Legal Assistant Program, 1982-1988. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: The American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocate. Practice Areas: Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Uninsured Motorists Coverage; Legal Malpractice. Email: Rick E. Marsh | | Theodore M. Munsell (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, June 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, Board of Trustees, Action for Children. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Columbus Defense Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Theodore M. Munsell | | Gregory D. Rankin (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, March 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Psi Chi. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1992); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Property Insurance Coverage; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Products Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Gregory D. Rankin | | James K. Reuss (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, February 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Arson and Property Litigation; Food Illness Defense. Email: James K. Reuss | | PARTNERS | | Edward G. Hubbard (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, August 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Stanley I. and Hope S. Adelstein Environmental Law Award. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Business Litigation. Email: Edward G. Hubbard | | Jeffrey W. Hutson (Partner) born New London, Connecticut, July 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; 1970, Hawaii; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th and 9th Circuits. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Author: Case Notes, The Construction Lawyer, Summer, 1981-1982. Member, Ohio Supreme Court Committee on Creeds and Professionalism, 1989-1990. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators (Commercial), American Arbitration Association. Member: Columbus (Chairman: Judiciary Committee, 1979-1981; Professional Economics Committee, 1981-1983; Construction Law Committee, 2004—), Ohio State (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1986-1987; Member, Special Committee on Tort Reform, 1995) and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1984; President, 1982-1983); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Architectural and Engineering and Construction Law Committee, 1987-1989); Defense Counsel Trial Academy (Faculty, 1991); Columbus Defense Association; Defense Research Institute (Regional Vice President, 1991-1993). American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee, 1990-1994); Columbus Bar Foundation; Ohio State Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. [U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate, 1967-1971]. Reported Cases: Hocking Conservancy Dist. v. Dodson-Lindblom Assoc., Ohio Supreme Court, Cite: (1980) 62 Ohio St. 2d 195 (architect malpractice, statute of limitations); SÆ Constructs, Inc. v. City of Columbus, Court of Appeals Case, 10th Appellate District. Cite: 1981 Ohio App. LEXIS 14347, affirmed at (1982) 70 Ohio St. 3d 69 (construction disclaimer); Willoughby Hills v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., Ohio Supreme Court Case Cite: (1984)9 Ohio St. 3d 177 (insurance coverage); Kemmerer v. Waste Management, Court of Appeals Case, 5th Appellate District, Cite: 1997 Ohio App. LEXIS 3259 (premises liability); City of Columbus v. Alden E. Stilson & Assocs., Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Cite: (1993) 90 Ohio App. 3d 608, mco (1994) 68 Ohio St.3rd 1461 (indemnity); Bishop v. Waterbeds `n Stuff, Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Cite: 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 2426 (intentional tort); Shoedinger v. Hess, Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Cite: 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 2409 (engineering malpractice). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Insurance; Insurance Defense. Email: Jeffrey W. Hutson | | Teri G. Rasmussen (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, May 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1983-1984. Founding Member, Women for Economic Leadership and Development. Past President, Vice President and Secretary, Columbus Chapter, Executive Women's Golf Association. Member: Columbus (Past Chair, Financial Institutions Committee), Ohio State (Past Chair, Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; Commercial Law League. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Debt and Equity Finance; Contracts; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Collections. Email: Teri G. Rasmussen | | Douglas J. Schockman (Partner) born Coldwater, Ohio, April 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 1991); Capital University (J.D., 1994). Order of Curia. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Douglas J. Schockman | | Thomas E. Switzer (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, November 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1993); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1996). Member, Administrative Law Moot Court Team, 1995. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (NSPII); International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). Practice Areas: Insurance Subrogation; First Party Property Insurance; Insurance Fraud; Civil Litigation. Email: Thomas E. Switzer | | Stephen B. Yurik (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, November 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1990, Arizona; 1996, Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1982); Wayne State University (J.D., 1985). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American Immigration Lawyers Association. [Capt., U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Counsel, 1986-1994]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Immigration and Naturalization; Professional Discipline. Email: Stephen B. Yurik | | ASSOCIATES | | Joshua R. Bills (Associate) born Urbana, Ohio, November 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1996); Toledo College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Associate, Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., 1999-2002. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Columbus Claims Association. Reported Cases: State ex. rel. ABF Freight Systems, Inc. v. Industrial Comm., 96 Ohio St.3d 80. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Litigation; Malpractice. Email: Joshua R. Bills | | Maryellen Corna (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, 1957; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1989); Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University (J.D., 1992). Member: Columbus (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) and Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Section Board of Governors) Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Maryellen Corna | | David G. Cox (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, January 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1982); Capital University (J.D., 1989). Order of the Curia. Former Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, Environmental Enforcement Section, August, 1989 - June, 2003. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Environmental Law; Agricultural Law; Litigation. Email: David G. Cox | | Scott A. Fenton (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1989); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1997). Order of the Curia. Member, Capital University Law Review, 1996-1997. Author: Comment, "School Voucher Programs: An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived," 26 Cap. U. L. Rev. 645, 1997. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction and Real Estate Litigation. Email: Scott A. Fenton | | Melissa M. Ferguson (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1995); Capital University (J.D., 1998). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Negligence Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Melissa M. Ferguson | | Jenifer A. French (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, January 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2005, Illinois; 2007, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (1996); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law. Email: Jenifer A. French | | Chad K. Hemminger (Associate) born Shelby, Ohio, December 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2001); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (J.D., 2004). Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ashland County, Ohio, 2006-2008. Private Practice, 2004-2006. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Criminal Defense; Traffic Violations; Litigation. Email: Chad K. Hemminger | | Brendan T. King (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 2000); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Columbus (Member, Real Property, Probate Court and Estate & Gift Tax Sections) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Tri-Village Rotary Club; Upper Arlington Leadership Program, 2006-2007; Upper Arlington Schools Financial Advisory Committee. Practice Areas: Probate; Probate Administration; Real Estate; Estate and Gift Taxation. | | Ray S. Pantle (Associate) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., English Writing, summa cum laude, 2003); Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Ray S. Pantle | | Christopher R. Pettit (Associate) born Rochester, New York, October 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S.Ed., cum laude, 1989; M.A., 1992), The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Seminars: "Practical Refresher on Litigation the Ohio Auto Injury Case," National Business Institute (May 2005); "Personal Injury: Practice Tips and Application," National Business Institute (October 2006). Publications: "S.B. 106: Immunizing Political Subdivisions," Trial (Spring 2004). Den Leader, Simon Kenton Counsel, Cub Scouts of America, Pack 98, 2003—. Young Professional Board, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2006—. Member: Columbus (Committees Elder Law, Common Pleas) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Christopher R. Pettit | | Kimberly M. Schellhaas (Associate) born Worcester, Massachusetts, January 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1996, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); Capital University (J.D., 1993). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Leasing. Email: Kimberly M. Schellhaas | | Claudia L. Spriggs (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, November 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 2002, Ohio. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., 1974); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Gamma Phi Beta. Member, Junior League. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Torts; Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Claudia L. Spriggs | | Monica L. Waller (Associate) born Findlay, Ohio, January 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1996); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law. Email: Monica L. Waller | | ATTORNEYS | | Michael J. Kelley (Attorney) born Lancaster, Ohio, March 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1978); The Ohio State University, College of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Columbus Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Park-Lincoln & Croyle, et al v. Coastal Sales Associates, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 7:99-CV-04583-JSR-MDF; Empire-Detroit Steel Division Cyclops Corp., v. Pennsylvania Electric Coil, Inc. v. Westinghouse Corp., Richland App. No. CA-2903, 1992 Ohio App. LEXIS 3559; Caserta v. Allstate Ins. Co., 14 Ohio App. 3d 167, 470 N.E. 2d 430 (1983); Allen v. CNA, Franklin App. No. 02AP-1249, 2003 Ohio 4689, 2003 Ohio App. LEXIS 4203; Earles v. Smith, Lawrence App. No. 99 CA 28, 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 3208; Ruggles v. City of Portsmouth, Scioto App. No. 95 CA 2359, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 1354; Fout v. Central Soya Inc., Marion App. No. Case No. 9-86-36, 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 2276; Crow v. Kistler, Fairfield App. No. 25-CA-87, 1987 Ohio App. LEXIS 9993; Partee v. Columbus Medical Center, Inc., Franklin App. No 85AP-677, 1985, Ohio App. LEXIS 9479; Economy Fire & Casualty Company v. Kazee, Franklin App. No. 83AP-1123, 1984 Ohio App. LEXIS 12129; Kellie Auto Sales, Inc. et a. v. Rahbars & Ritters Enterprises, LLC, et al., Franklin App. No. 06AP-1243, 2007-Ohio-4179. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Fire, Arson Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Claims; Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Michael J. Kelley | | Thomas J. Keener (Attorney) born Ashland, Ohio, February 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); The Ohio State University, College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Central Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; International Association of Defense Counsel. [With U.S. Army, 1970-1971]. Reported Cases: United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 129 Ohio App. 3d 45, 716 N.E. 2d 1201 (1998); Beaver Excavating Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty, 126 Ohio App. 3d 9, 709 N.E. 2d 858 (1998); Simmers v. Bentley, 65 Ohio St. 3d 642, 597 N.E. 2d 504 (1992); ALD Concrete & Grading Co. v. Chem-Masters Corp., 111 Ohio App. 3d 759, 677 N.E. 2d 362 (1996); Colonial Ins. Co. v. Jerman, 102 Ohio App. 3d 384, 657 N.E. 2d 336 (1995); Watts v. General Acc. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio App. 3d 359, 657 N.E. 2d 320 (1995); Young v. All American Ins. Co., 81 Ohio App. 3d 493, 611 N.E. 2d 421 (1992); Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lewis, 10 Ohio St. 3d 156, 462 N.E. 2d 396 (1964); Hoskins v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 6 Ohio St. 3d 272, 452 N. E. 2d 1315 (1983); Mills Pride, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 300 F.3d 701 (6th Cir. 2002); Longaberger Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 31 F. Supp. 595 (S.D. Ohio, E.D., 1998); Lusk v. Imperial Cas. & Indemnity Co., 78 Ohio App. 3d 11, 603 N.E. 2d 420 (Franklin Cty. 1992); Walbrook Ins. Co. Ltd. v. CTL Engineering, Inc., 78 Ohio App. 3d 295, 604 N.E. 2d 779 (Franklin Cty. 1992); Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Martinez, 7 Ohio App. 3d 178, 454 N.E. 2d 1338 Franklin Cty. 1982); State Ex Rel. Selballos v. School Employees Retirement System, 70 Ohio St. 3d 667 640 N.E. 2d 829 (1994); Beynon v. K-Mart Corp., 839 F.2d 283 (6th Cir., 1988); State Ex. Rel. Fairfield Cty. Bd. of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities v. Fairfield Cty. Budget Comm., 10 Ohio St. 3d 123, 461 N.E. 2d 1297 (1984); Economy Fire & Cas. Co. v. Craft General Contractors, Inc., 7 Ohio App. 3d 335, 455 N.E. 2d 1037 (1982). Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Insurance Coverage; Property Damage; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Keener | | OF COUNSEL | | James W. Lewis (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, October 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: George Washington University; The Ohio State University (B.A., 1969); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of the Curia. Notes Editor, Capital University Law Review, 1974-1975. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1975-1977. Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-1979. Director, Economic Crime Unit, Franklin County, 1979-1980. Special Counsel: Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1980, 1983-1987; Noble County Prosecuting Attorney, 1988-1991. Former Member, Board of Trustees and Past President, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, 1993-1994. Recipient, Annual George A. Eisnaugle Award of the Ohio Chapter, International Association of Arson Investigators, 1991. Appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court for a three year term as Commissioner on Board of Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2005—. Member: Columbus (Member: Admission to the Bar Committee, 1978-1980; Professional Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1980-1987; Member, 1988-1994 and Chairman, 1992-1994, Judiciary Committee; Chairman, Law Day Committee, 1985) and Ohio State Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery (Panama Canal Zone, 1969-1972)]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Fire Insurance Defense; First Party Insurance Defense; Property Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; International Business Law. Email: James W. Lewis | | Alan Wayne Sheppard (Of Counsel) born Ashtabula, Ohio, September 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1965); The Ohio State University, College of Law (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Buckeye Valley Board of Education, 1981-1991. Member: Columbus (Member, Fee Arbitration Committee), Delaware County (President 2008-2009) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Bar College; National Association of Trial Advocates (Certified as Trial Advocate, 1999-2009). Special Agencies: Worthington-Linworth Kiwanis; St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Columbus, OH. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Arbitration and Mediation. Email: Alan Wayne Sheppard |
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