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| | Address | | 41 South High Street | | Columbus, Ohio 43215-6194 | | (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.) | | | |
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| Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Agricultural Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business and Corporate, Complex Litigation, Construction, Employee Benefits, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Federal Administrative Law, Federal Contracting and Procurement, Financial Institutions, General Practice, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology, Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1846 | Firm Profile:
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is a nationally known business law firm delivering creative solutions for large, mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses. The Firm, which traces its origins to 1846, has more than 250 lawyers practicing in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Naples, Florida. The Firm provides legal services to a worldwide base of clients in the areas of business and finance, commercial litigation, financial institutions law and regulation, commercial and personal lending, bankruptcy, government affairs, environmental law, personal injury and tort litigation, insurance, health care, employee benefits, labor and employment, real estate, federal and state tax, trusts and estates, probate proceedings and litigation, federal procurement and contracting, utility regulation, international and intellectual property, securities and technologies. | | Firm Size: 250 |
Other Office Locations of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Naples, Florida, U.S.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE | | Edwin M. Baranowski (Partner) born Utica, New York, January 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1982, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1968) Charles A. Dana Scholar; University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Special Patent Counsel, City of Columbus (1986-2005); Inventor, 11 U.S. Letters Patent. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Subcommittee Chairman and Editor and Co-Author of Intellectual Property Section Subcommittee Reports: Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Litigation and Survey of Law on Comparative and False Advertising); Columbus Intellectual Property Law Association (President and Officer, 1983-1987). Practice Areas: Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights; Litigation; Technology. Email: Edwin M. Baranowski | | Phillip H. Barrett (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, May 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.Sc., 1965; J.D., 1968). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Financing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care; Non-Profits; Financial Institutions. Email: Phillip H. Barrett | | John C. Beeler (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Professor, Capital University Law School, 2000—. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Chair, International Law Committee, 1999-2001, 2006-2007) and American (Section on Business Law, Forum on Affordable Housing) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Planning; International Law; Immigration; Affordable Housing; Real Estate; Tax. Email: John C. Beeler | | David S. Bloomfield, Jr. (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, October 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: London School of Economics (1993); Haverford College (B.A., 1994); Ohio State University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, 1996-1997 and Staff Member, 1995-1996, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution; Law Clerk, Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph P. Kinneary, 1997-1999; With Porter Wright, 1999—; Member, Board of Governors, Columbus Bar Association, 2006—. Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Federal Bar Association. Fellow: Ohio State and Columbus Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: David S. Bloomfield, Jr. | | Andrew M. Bojko (Partner) born Le Sueur, Minnesota, July 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Business; Real Estate. Email: Andrew M. Bojko | | James P. Botti (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, December 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1982). Author, Anderson's Ohio Creditors' Rights and Volume 6 of Anderson's Ohio Civil Practice, LexisNexis, 1993, 2007 2nd Edition. Co-Author: "Representing Creditors in Ohio," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1990, 1992; "Revised Article 9 Secured Transactions: What Ohio Practitioners Need to Know," 2004. Frequent Lecturer, Creditors' Rights and Loan Documentation Issues. Member: Columbus (Member: Board of Governors, 1997-2001; Bankruptcy Committee; Professionalism Committee; Member, 2002— and Chair, 2007—, Professional Ethics Committee; Chair, Law School Liaison Committee, 1994-1995) and Ohio State (Member, Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee; Chair, Secured Transactions Subcommittee, 1991-1994; Ohio Supreme Court Joint Commission on the Education of Lawyers, 1995-1996) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Ford Motor Credit Company v. Potts, 47 Ohio St. 3d 97, 548 N.E. 2d 223 (1989). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Commerce; Creditors Rights. Email: James P. Botti | | John E. Brady (Partner) born Paulding, Ohio, June 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1967; J.D., cum laude, 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: John E. Brady | | Robert L. Brubaker (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972). Editor, Ohio Environmental Law Handbook, Government Institutes, 1990. Author: "Deposition, Strategy, Law and Forms: Environmental Law," Matthew Bender, 1981, 1983. Assistant Attorney General, 1972-1976 and Assistant Chief, Environmental Law Section, Office of Ohio Attorney General. Chairman, East Central Section of Air and Waste Management Association, 1991-1992. Member, National Coal Council, 1998—. Trustee, The Breathing Association. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Chair, Environment Committee, Section of Public Utilities, Communications, and Transportation Law, 2003—) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: General Electric Lighting v. Koncelik, 2006 Ohio 1655; 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 1059 (Franklin Co., OH Ct. of App. 2006); United States et al. v. Ohio Edison Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25464, 267 F. Supp. 2d 829 (S.D. Ohio 2003); Ashland Chemical Co. v. Jones, 92 Ohio St. 3rd 234 (Ohio Sup. Ct. 2001); Ormet Corp. v. Ohio Power Co. et al., 98 F.3d 799 (4th Cir. 1996); Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce et al. v. EPA, 879 F.2d 1379 (6th Cir. 1989); Ohio Power Co. v. EPA, 729 F.2d 1096 (6th Cir. 1984); PPG Industries, Inc. et al., v. Costle, 659 F.2d 1239 (D.C. Cir. 1981); Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec. Co. v. Costle, 638 F.2d 910 (6th Cir. 1980). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Robert L. Brubaker | | Brian L. Buzby (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Moot Court Governing Board, 1973-1974; National Moot Court Team, 1973-1974. Councilman, Grove City, Ohio, 1988-1993 (Chairman, Safety Committee, 1988-1990, Chairman, Finance Committee, 1990-1992; President, 1992-1993). Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, American Arbitration Association (Commercial and Construction Claims). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Litigation Section; Construction Law Forum) Bar Associations. Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Public Utility Law; Trial Practice; Business; Real Estate. Email: Brian L. Buzby | | Craig R. Carlson (Partner) born White Plains, New York, October 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1988); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Board Member, Capital University Law School Alumni Association. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Life Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Tort Defense; Utility Law; Railroad Liability; Employee Benefits. Email: Craig R. Carlson | | Thomas C. Coady (Partner) born Salem, Ohio, August 20, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.I.E., 1961; J.D., 1964). Member, Board of Editors, Ohio State Law Journal, 1963-1964. Member: Columbus and Ohio State (Chair, Corporation Law Committee, 2001-2003) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business; Securities; Financial Institutions; Finance; Commerce. Email: Thomas C. Coady | | Robert H. Cohen (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1973); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1976). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chair, Ohio Chapter, 2003-2005). Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality. Email: Robert H. Cohen | | Daniel R. Conway (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Past Chair, Public Utilities Committee) and American (Chair, Communications Committee and Member, Public Utilities, Communications and Transportation Law Section; Chair, Law Student Writing Competition Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Energy; Administrative Hearings and Appeals. Email: Daniel R. Conway | | S. Ronald Cook, Jr. (Partner) born Valparaiso, Indiana, February 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1971, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1967; J.D., summa cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal, 1969-1970. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. [U.S. Navy JAG Corps, 1971-1974]. Practice Areas: Banking and Failed Financial Institutions; Breach of Contract; Lender Liability; Commercial Banking; Fair Lending; Letters of Credit; Fraud; Computer Law; Contracts; High Technology. Email: S. Ronald Cook, Jr. | | Daniel W. Costello (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Education: Xavier University (A.B., 1973; M.A., 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Daniel W. Costello | | James D. Curphey (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, September 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Member: Columbus (Chair, Committee on Law Firm and Fee Disputes, 1994—), Ohio State, Federal (President, Columbus Chapter) and American Bar Associations. (Chair, Litigation Department). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: James D. Curphey | | Lloyd G. DePew, Jr. (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1975); Capital University (J.D., 1981). Member, Best Lawyers in America. Board Member, Central Ohio Chapter, Arthritis Foundation. Former Board Member, Godman Guild Association and Northside Community Development Corporation. Trustee, Aviation Safety Institute. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Law. Email: Lloyd G. DePew, Jr. | | Joyce D. Edelman (Partner) born Wheeling, West Virginia, April 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, West Virginia; 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1979); West Virginia University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Blood Bank Litigation. Email: Joyce D. Edelman | | Joseph F. Elliott (Partner) born Pawtucket, Rhode Island, December 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joseph F. Elliott | | Andrew C. Emerson (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, August 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1993); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1999). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Energy; Public Utilities. Email: Andrew C. Emerson | | Mason Evans, IV (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, September 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1974); George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Columbus Defense Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Legislative Chairman, 1983-1984; Executive Committee, 1985-1987). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mason Evans, IV | | R. Leland Evans (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Member: Columbus Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Transportation Law; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: R. Leland Evans | | Lloyd E. Fisher, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Medina, Ohio, October 23, 1923; admitted to bar, 1950, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.Sc., 1948; J.D., summa cum laude, 1949). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Ohio State Law Journal, 1949. Adjunct Professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1967-1969, 1984-1991. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Probate Court Committee, 1974-1975; Board of Governors, 1980-1984), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [U.S. Army, 1943-1946]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Trust and Estates. Email: Lloyd E. Fisher, Jr. | | Theodore G. Fisher (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, February 24, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1966); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1969). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Corporations; Ohio Super Lawyer®, 2008. Adjunct Faculty, Ohio State University School of Social Work, 1978-1981. Member: Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care. Email: Theodore G. Fisher | | Marc L. Fleischauer (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, November 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., honors, 1988); Florida State University (J.D., 1991). Associate Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1990-1991. Author: "Teeth for a Paper Tiger: A Proposal to Add Enforceability to Florida's Hates Crimes Act," Florida State University Law Review, 1990. Society for Human Resource Management, 1999—. Member: Ohio State (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, Florida Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Center, 1989-1991. Adjunct Instructor and Professional Fellow, Ashland University, 2000. Senior Professional in Human Resources, HRCI, 2007. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Marc L. Fleischauer | | Timothy E. Grady (Chair, Banking & Finance Practice Group) born Belvidere, Illinois, March 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Bradley University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Northern Arizona University (M.A., 1973); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Managing Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Ohio State (Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee) and American (Member, Committee on Commercial Financial Services) Bar Associations. Transactions: Represented lender in restructure of $1.8 billion loans to specialty consumer fincance company. Represented borrower in refinance of $40 million second lien for outdoor apparel borrower. Practice Areas: Lender and Borrower; Senior Debt Financing; Asset-Based Lending; Leveraged Transactions; Loan Workouts. Email: Timothy E. Grady | | Kevin E. Griffith (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, February 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Business Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Trade Secrets. Email: Kevin E. Griffith | | James B. Hadden (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, May 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1989); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk: Honorable Norah McCann King, United States Magistrate Judge; Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, United States District Judge, Southern District of Ohio. Member: Columbus and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Public Utility Law. Email: James B. Hadden | | Brian D. Hall (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, 1982); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1985). Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Employee Benefits; Litigation. Email: Brian D. Hall | | Karen K. Hammond (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, February 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1989); Capital University Law and Graduate Center (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Litigation; Trademark Licensing; Copyright Licensing; Software Licensing; Technology Licensing; Computer Law; General Corporate Law. Email: Karen K. Hammond | | Polly J. Harris (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., with honors, 1982); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association. Reported Cases: United Telephone Credit Union, Inc. v. Kenneth Roberts, 115 Ohio St. 3d 464 (2007); Natalie Hughes v. Ohio Department of Financial Institutions, 114 Ohio St. 3d 47 (2007). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Financial Institution Regulation; Creditor's Rights; Fair Credit Reporting; Fair Debt Collection Practices; Contracts. Email: Polly J. Harris | | John C. Hartranft, Sr. (Partner) born Fostoria, Ohio, September 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Adjunct Professor of Law: Capital University Law School, 1972-1974; The Ohio State University College of Law, 1975, 1978. Member, Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1985-1987. Author: Ohio Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publishing Co., 2002. Member: Columbus (President, 1999-2000; Board of Governors, 1993-2001; Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1983-1985), Ohio State (Council of Delegates, 1997—; Chairman, Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee, 1979-1981) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Banking and Failed Financial Institutions; Commercial Law; Creditors Rights Law; UCC. Email: John C. Hartranft, Sr. | | Jeffrey T. Hayes (Partner) born Aurora, Illinois, February 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1970); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1970-1976]. Practice Areas: Business; Securities. Email: Jeffrey T. Hayes | | Richard J. Helmreich (Partner) born Canton, Ohio, May 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., Business Accounting, 1986); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1989). Member: Columbus (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 1999-2001) and Ohio State Associations. Special Agencies: ERISA Advisory Council (2007 - 2009). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Federal Tax. Email: Richard J. Helmreich | | Brad Hughes (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, January 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1994); University of Dayton (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Law Clerk to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah L. Cook, 1999-2001. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: State ex rel. Barletta v. Fersch, 99 Ohio St. 3d 295 (2003); In re Holmes, 104 Ohio St.3d 664 (2004). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Public Utility Law. Email: Brad Hughes | | C. Andrew Ireton, Jr. (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, June 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: Xavier University; University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1970); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1973). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Probate Court Committee, 1989-1991; Taxation Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Guardianship Law; Probate Law; Trust Law. Email: C. Andrew Ireton, Jr. | | Laurie N. Jacques (Partner) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Case Western Reserve University (M.S., 1987); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member, American Bar Association Moot Court Team, 1990. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Laurie N. Jacques | | Donald W. Jordan (Partner) born Princeton, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1976). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. [U.S. Air Force, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Title Insurance; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Donald W. Jordan | | William J. Kelly, Jr. (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, June 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1982, District of Columbia (inactive). Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1973; J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1975-1976. Ohio Public Expenditure Council, Vice Chair, 1991-1992; Secretary, 1992-1998; Trustee, 1990-1998. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Laws. Member: Columbus (Chair, Securities Law Committee, 1991-1992), Ohio State (Vice Chair, Corporation Law Committee, Chair, Legislation Subcommittee) and American (Business Law Section, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Middle Market and Small Business and Negotiated Acquisitions Committees) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology; Business Law. Email: William J. Kelly, Jr. | | Lori-Lou Kimm (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, October 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1984); University of Denver College of Law (M.S.J.A., 1985); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration. Email: Lori-Lou Kimm | | James A. King (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, October 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, 1987-1988, Ohio State Law Journal. Assistant to the General Counsel of the Army, 1988-1992. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Columbus Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1988-1992]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Government Contracts Litigation. Email: James A. King | | Mark B. Koogler (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, November 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1977); University of Dayton (J.D., 1980). Associate Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1979-1980. Former Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Nationwide Insurance. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Transactions: Has handled many acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, including over 35 insurance companies and asset managers. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance Transaction and Regulatory; Financial Services Law; General Corporate; Business; Securities. Email: Mark B. Koogler | | Curtis A. Loveland (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, October 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1968); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1972-1973. Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Member: Columbus (Securities Law Committee), Ohio State and American (Section of Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; International Investment; Business Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate and Securities Law. Email: Curtis A. Loveland | | Susan Nolan Lubow (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A./B.M., 1990); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Compensation. Email: Susan Nolan Lubow | | Melanie Martin-Jones (Partner) born Union City, Indiana, August 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Federal Circuits; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1977; M.S., 1993); Capital University (J.D., 1999). Moderator, "Multi-Jurisdictional Post-Filing Prosecution Issues," INTA Roundtable, Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 2008; Presenter, "Bioethics," The Ohio State University, Politics, Society, and Law Scholars and Biological Sciences Scholars, Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 2008; Speaker, "Harmonizing Trademark Examination Among ARIPO Members: Getting Started," Council of Ministers of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization, Maseru, Lesotho, November 21, 2007; Moderator, "Tips and Tricks for Managing the Global Trademark Portfolio," INTA Roundtable, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 26, 2007; Panel Member, "Practicing Attorney Panel for Large Law Firms," Columbus Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio, May 25, 2007; Speaker, Inventor's Network, "Foreign Patents," March 13, 2007; Speaker, Columbus Intellectual Property Law Association, "Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 - Issues," March 8, 2007; Speaker, Capital University School of Law, "The Fair Use Doctrine in the Digital Age," October 26, 2006; Speaker, PACO, Columbus Bar Association, "Technology Bytes," September 18, 2006; Speaker, "Examination Guidelines, Non-Traditional Marks"; Exam Guidelines and Benchmarking Presentation, INTA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 9, 2006; Speaker, "Protecting Your Brand on the Internet," INTA Trademark Administrators' Workshop, Columbus Ohio, March 14, 2006; Speaker, "Copyright, Trademark and Trade Secret Law," Capital University School of Law, March 14, 2006; Speaker, Columbus Intellectual Property Law Association, "Recent Developments in Trademark Law," February 9, 2006; Speaker, Ohio State Bar Association, "Open Source Software," January 13, 2006. Co-Author: amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in MGM v. Grokster, March 29, 2005. Member: Columbus (Chair, Technology and the Law Committee, 2005-2007) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Columbus Intellectual Property Association (Secretary, 2000-2001; President, 2001-2002); American Intellectual Property Association (2000—); International Trademark Association (Member: TOPC Asia/Canada Subcommittee, 2007—; Examination Subcommittee, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Transfers; Corporate Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; International Franchising. Email: Melanie Martin-Jones | | Daniel J. Massey (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 22, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Attorney General of Ohio, 1971-1973; 1975-1982. Email: Daniel J. Massey | | James M. Mattimoe (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, March 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio. Education: The University of Virginia (B.S., 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business. Email: James M. Mattimoe | | Alvin J. McKenna (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1967, Ohio. Education: Canisius College (A.B., 1963); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1966). Senior Editorial Staff Member, Notre Dame Law Review, 1965-1966. Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph P. Kinneary, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1966-1968. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1968-1970. Member, 1972-1980; 1982-1984 and President, 1973, Gahanna City Council. Member: Committee for Revision of Rules of Practice, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1974, Chairperson, 1980-1981; Bar Examination Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1976, 1981-2003, 2006—. Life member, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Columbus (Chairperson: Federal Court Committee, 1972-1973; Member, Labor Law Committee), Ohio State (Labor Law Section), Federal (President, Columbus Chapter, 1972-1973) and American (Labor Relations Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Federal Litigation; Appellate Practice; Mining Law; Environmental Litigation; Trusts and Estates LItigation. Email: Alvin J. McKenna | | J. Jeffrey McNealey (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, February 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1966); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1969). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Real Estate Development; Zoning Law; Government Relations. Email: J. Jeffrey McNealey | | Richard C. McQuown (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, May 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1980); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Curia; Order of Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1984-1985. Co-Author: Ohio Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publishers, 1994. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Business Acquisitions; Asset Based Lending; Finance; Commerce. Email: Richard C. McQuown | | Mark K. Merkle, Jr. (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, November 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1967); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1970). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mark K. Merkle, Jr. | | Richard M. Mescher (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, January 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.M.E., 1982); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Author: "Patent Law: Best Mode Disclosure — Genetic Engineers Get Their Trade Secret and Their Patent Too?" Amgen v. Chugai Pharmaceutical, 18 University of Dayton Law Review 177, 1992. Adjunct Professor of Law: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1997-1999; University of Dayton School of Law, 2000-2005; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2005—. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Columbus Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Trademark Registration; Technology Contracts. Email: Richard M. Mescher | | Robert A. Meyer, Jr. (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2005, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1978). Fellow: Columbus Bar Foundation; Ohio State Bar Foundation. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1986-1988), Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Robert A. Meyer, Jr. | | Dixon F. Miller (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1996, Florida. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1969); Bowling Green State University (M.Ed., 1973); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Kappa Delta Pi. Member: The Florida Bar; Columbus, Ohio State and American (Antitrust and International Law Sections) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified International Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: German. Practice Areas: International Business; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Dixon F. Miller | | Terrance M. Miller (Partner) born Fostoria, Ohio, January 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1969); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1972). Author: Products Liability Depositions, Juris Publishing, 2003. Co-Author: Deposition Strategy, Law and Forms: Products Liability, Matthew Bender, 1981. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1993-1998; Board of Directors, 1999-2002); Product Liability Advisory Council; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Legislative Chairman, 1981-1983, Executive Committee, 1982-1985; President, 1988-1989); Columbus Defense Association (President, 1982-1983); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Ohio Chapter, 2007—). American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Torts. Email: Terrance M. Miller | | Jennifer T. Mills (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1979); Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1983. Lecturer, The Ohio State University College of Law, Commercial Paper, 1995-1996. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Institutions; Commercial Law. Email: Jennifer T. Mills | | Scott E. North (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, September 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1984, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., Economics, with distinction and honors, 1980); University of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Scott E. North | | Adele E. O'Conner (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers' Compensation; Litigation Defense. Email: Adele E. O'Conner | | James S. Oliphant (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, April 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1967); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1971). Adjunct Professor of Law, The Ohio State University College of Law, 1981-1984, 1989. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991; Vice President, 1991-1993; President, 1994-1995; Immediate Past President, 1995-1996); Lawyers for Civil Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1995; Member of the Ohio Supreme Court's Special Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1991-1993); Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (President, 1984-1985); Columbus Defense Association (President, 1978-1979). Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Toxic Exposure; Complex Litigation. Email: James S. Oliphant | | Jack R. Pigman (Partner) born Fostoria, Ohio, June 5, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1966); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas M. Herbert, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1969-1970. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 1982-1984) and Ohio State (Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law) Bar Associations. [Capt., JAG, U.S. Army, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: General Business; Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Banks and Banking; Finance; Commerce. Email: Jack R. Pigman | | Samuel H. Porter (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, July 5, 1927; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio; 1955, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, Colorado, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Amherst College (A.B., 1950); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1952). Member, 1995—, American Arbitration Association's Commercial Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators and Large Complex Case Panel. Panel Member, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Member: Columbus (Board of Governors, 1972-1973), Ohio State (Chair, Public Utilities Law Committee, 1984-1985; Counsel of Delegates, 1975-1979) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 2002—; Section on Dispute Resolution; Chair, Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, 1998-1999) Bar Associations; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference of the United States (Life Member); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Utility Law; Energy; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Samuel H. Porter | | Fred G. Pressley, Jr. (Partner) born Bronx, New York, June 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Member: American Bar Association (Section on Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Labor Law (Management); Housing Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Litigation. Email: Fred G. Pressley, Jr. | | James H. Prior (Partner) born Bradford, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1981); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Finance; Financial Institutions; Commercial Law; Public Finance. Email: James H. Prior | | W. John Pritchard (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1992, Ohio and Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972); Marquette University (M.B.A., 1973). Practice Areas: Business; Securities; Finance; Commerce; Real Estate; Tax. Email: W. John Pritchard | | Diane C. Reichwein (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Women Lawyers of Franklin County. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Litigation. Email: Diane C. Reichwein | | John B. Rohyans (Partner) born Lafayette, Indiana, June 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1966); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1969). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Commerce; Real Estate. Email: John B. Rohyans | | Donna M. Ruscitti (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Capital University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Capital University Law Review. 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Computer Technology; Intellectual Property; Construction Law; Business; Securities. Email: Donna M. Ruscitti | | Christopher C. Russell (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, May 31, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Litigation. Email: Christopher C. Russell | | Joseph W. Ryan, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: St. Joseph's College (A.B., 1970); Villanova University (M.A., 1971); University of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Recipient, National Law Journal's Recognition for the Most Significant Defense Verdict of 2002: Ching Lung Chang v. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, et. al., Cuyahoga County Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 403722. Author: "Use of Demonstrative, Documentary and Physical Evidence at Trial," Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1984. Associate Editor, "Litigation News," 1986—. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Legislative Chairperson, 1989-1990); International Association of Defense Counsel (Trial Academy Faculty, 1994). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Joseph W. Ryan, Jr. | | Robert J. Schmidt (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2004, Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993); University of Washington (L.L.M., International Environment Law,1995). Author, "International Negotiations Paralyzed by Domestic Politics: Two-Level Source Theory and the Problem of the Pacific Salmon Commission," Environmental Law, 1996. Assistant Attorney General, Ohio, 1996-2000. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Robert J. Schmidt | | Christopher R. Schraff (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: John Carroll University (A.B., 1969); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1972). Assistant Section Chief, Office of Attorney General of Ohio, Environmental Law Section, 1972-1976. Adjunct Professor of Law, Capital University Law School, 1977—. Co-Author: "RCRA and Superfund: A Practice Guide with Forms," 1988. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Christopher R. Schraff | | Edward M. Segelken (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wabash College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate and Gift Tax. Email: Edward M. Segelken | | Darrell R. Shepard (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, August 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1962; Ph.D., 1967); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: State ex rel. Consolidated Freightways v. Engerer, No. 94-951, Supreme Court of Ohio, 74 Ohio St. 3d 241; 1996 Ohio 136; 658 N.E.2d 278; 1996 Ohio Lexis 25, November 7, 1995; State ex rel. Abex Corp. v. Industrial Comm'n, No. 94-952, Supreme Court of Ohio, 74 Ohio St. 3d 125; 1995 Ohio 161; 656 N.E.2d 933; 1995 Ohio Lexis 2307, October 10, 1995; State ex rel. Watts v. Schottenstein Stores Corp., No. 92-2399, Supreme Court of Ohio, 68 Ohio St. 3d 118; 1993 Ohio 133; 623 N.E.2d 1202; 1993 Ohio Lexis 2640, September 14, 1993; Robinson v. AT&T Network Sys., No. 02AP-807, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, Franklin County, 2003 Ohio App. Lexis 1424, March 27, 2003; Robinson v. AT&T Network Sys., No. 01AP-817, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, Franklin County, 2002 Ohio 1455; 2002 Ohio App. Lexis 1482, March 29, 2002, rendered, Appeal after remand at, Remanded by Robinson v. AT&T Network Sys., 2003 Ohio App. Lexis 1424 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin County, Mar. 27, 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Litigation. Email: Darrell R. Shepard | | David P. Shouvlin (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1990, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1996, Ohio and U.S. District Court Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1974); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1979); Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Law School. Member: Columbus, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property. Email: David P. Shouvlin | | Bradd N. Siegel (Partner) born Ithaca, New York, March 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1980, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., with distinction, 1974); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1977); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1978). George Washington University Law Review, 1975-1977. Co-author: Ohio Employment Practices Law: A Practical Guide for Employers and Their Legal Counsel, Thomson-West, 1991-2007 eds. Co-editor, Ohio Employment Law Letter. Member: Ohio State (Labor and Employment Law Section, Chair, 2002-2004; Vice-Chair, 2000-2002; Secretary-Treasurer, 1998-2000; Board of Governors, 1991- 1998; Civil Rights Committee; Chairman, 1987-1989, Employment-at-Will Subcommittee; Chairman, 1989-2004, Wrongful Discharge Committee) and American (Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1979—; Litigation Section, 1984—; ABA/EEO Committee Co-liaison with EEOC for Central Ohio, 1984—) Bar Associations. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Ohio State Bar Foundation; Columbus Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination-Employment at Will; Labor Law (Management); OSHA; Employee Benefits; Litigation. Email: Bradd N. Siegel | | Erin F. Siegfried (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, May 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1993); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Business; Securities. Email: Erin F. Siegfried | | Jeremy David Siegfried (Partner) born Harvard, Massachusetts, June 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1996); The Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1999). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jeremy David Siegfried | | Mark S. Stemm (Partner) born Dowagiac, Michigan, January 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., with honors, Mech. Eng., 1981); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Reported Cases: State ex rel. R.T.G. v. State of Ohio 98 Ohio St. 3d 1 (2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Coal Mining; Employment Law; Fair Housing. Email: Mark S. Stemm | | John M. Stephen (Partner) born Mt. Vernon, Ohio, November 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Central District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Adjunct Professor, Capital University Law Center; Co-Author: Ohio Employment Practices Law: A Practical Guide for Employers and Their Legal Counsel, Thomson-West, 1991-2007 eds. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law; Chambers USA, Leading Individuals, Labor and Employment. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: John M. Stephen | | H. Grant Stephenson (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, September 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Business Law; Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law; Equipment Leasing; Technology. Email: H. Grant Stephenson | | Karl J. Sutter (Partner) born Shelby, Ohio, February 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., cum laude, 1979); University of Toledo (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Consumer Law; Injury; Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Karl J. Sutter | | Robert J. Tannous (Partner) born Amman, Jordan, June 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., cum laude, 1984; J.D., with honors, 1987). Coauthor: "Coal Supply Contracts and Proposed Clean Air Act Amendments," Proceeding of Eleventh Annual Institute, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 1990; "Inside the Minds: Updating Your Company's Corporate Governance Policies," 2008. Member: Columbus and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporation Law; Business; Securities; Corporate Governance. Email: Robert J. Tannous | | Richard G. Terapak (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, October 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Executive Director, Ohio Ethics Commission, 1976-1981. Vice President and Senior Counsel, Bank One, 1981-1987; Hiring Partner, 1990—. Marketing Partner, 1999—. Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Banking Law. Email: Richard G. Terapak | | Jean Yingling Teteris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1961; J.D., summa cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1974-1975. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Trade Regulation Law; Distribution Law; Business; Securities; Finance; Commerce. Email: Jean Yingling Teteris | | Kathleen McManus Trafford (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, January 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Nazareth College of Rochester (B.A., 1970); Kent State University (M.A., 1971); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 1990-1995. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kathleen McManus Trafford | | Robert W. Trafford (Managing Partner) born Homestead, Florida, December 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977). Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1976-1977. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Business Litigation Committee, 1991-1994). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Director and Officer Liability; Constitutional Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Robert W. Trafford | | David A. Tumen (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1981); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Adjunct Professor, Capital University Law School, 1993. Member: Columbus (Chairman, Business Tax Committee, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Tax; Executive Compensation; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Estate and Business Succession Planning; Historic Tax Credits; Real Estate. Email: David A. Tumen | | Michael J. Underwood (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Columbus (Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1990-1992), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Michael J. Underwood | | Charles C. Warner (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 19, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1964); The Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Recipient: Frank Hurd Award from Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; The Ohio State University Distinguished Service Award; Ohio State Bar Foundation Honorary Life Fellowship Award; Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award; Harrison Tweed Award for Best Brief in National Moot Court Competition. Chief Justice, Moot Court Program, The Moritz College of Law. Member: Columbus (Chair: Law Institute Committee, 1979-1981; Labor Law Committee, 1981-1982; President, 1991-1992; Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1987; 1988-1993), Ohio State (Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1992-1994; Council of Delegates, 1993—), Federal and American (Labor and Employment Law Section, EEO Committee, Co-chair, 2000-2002; Executive Committee, National Metropolitan Bar Leaders Caucus, 1992-1994; Chairman, State and Local Bar Committee, Dispute Resolution Section, 1995-1997) Bar Associations; Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 1991-1992); Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Legislative Chairman, 1978-1980; Chairman, Corporate Employment Law Committee, 1986-1998; Executive Committee, 1988-1998); Ohio Management Lawyers Association (Cofounder, Chair, 2004-2006). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Ohio State Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Columbus Bar Foundation (President, 2007—). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination Law; Employment Law; Civil Trial; Legal Malpractice Law. Email: Charles C. Warner | | Franck G. Wobst (Partner) born Lynchburg, Virginia, July 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: Universitat Freiburg; Trinity College (B.A., 1980); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1983). Member: Ohio Bar Association; Columbus Bar Foundation. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Labor (Management) Law; Wrongful Termination-Employment at Will; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Litigation. Email: Franck G. Wobst | | Nancy B. Young (Partner) born Chillicothe, Ohio, November 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Alpha Lambda Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, Mortar Board. Member: Columbus (Member, Real Property Committee), Ohio State (Member, Real Property Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate and Commercial Finance. Email: Nancy B. Young | | Thomas A. Young (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, March 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1969); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Notes Editor, Capital University Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Chief Justice C. William O'Neill, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1973-1974. Acting Clerk of the Court of Claims of Ohio, 1975. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Thomas A. Young | | Jay A. Yurkiw (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Pi Sigma Alpha. Author, "Recent Development Note: Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson," 12 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 223, 1997. Member: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jay A. Yurkiw | | SENIOR ASSOCIATES COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE | | Kathryn S. Baltes (Senior Associate) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Oregon; 2005, Ohio; 2006, Florida. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. 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