PARTNERS
Richard S. Donahey (Senior Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.C.E., 1965; J.D., 1967). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Association of Justice; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Birth Injuries; Cerebral Palsy; Erbs Palsy; Failure to Diagnose; Pharmaceutical and Prescription Errors; Traumatic Brain Injury; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Railroad Accidents; Aviation Accidents; Insurance; Nursing Home Neglect; Toxic Torts.Email: Richard S. Donahey
Mark E. Defossez (Senior Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1991, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1979); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Largest Civil Jury Verdict in Franklin County, 2000 - 2001. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Franklin County Trial Association; American Association for Justice; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Birth Injuries; Cerebral Palsy; Erbs Palsy; Failure to Diagnose; Pharmaceutical and Prescription Errors; Traumatic Brain Injury; Automobile Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Railroad Accidents; Aviation Accidents; Insurance; Nursing Home Neglect.
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
T. Jeffrey Beausay born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1984); University of Toledo (J.D., 1987). Author: "Insurance: The 'Each Person/Each Accident' Issue," Journal of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Vol. 28, Issue 2, Spring 1992; "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage: The 'Sexton' Issue," Journal of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Vol. 28, Issue 4, Summer 1993. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Motorcycle and Truck Accidents; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Insurance; Civil Litigation.
Gordon D. Evans, II born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A., 1997); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Curia; Moot Court; Mock Trial Team. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Capital University Law School, 2002-2004. Named, Ohio Super Lawyer. Formerly with Reminger & Reminger. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Association of Justice; Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Birth Injuries; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Motorcycle and Truck Accidents.Email: Gordon D. Evans, II
Rebekah G. Weiss (Senior Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2001); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Curia; Delta Theta Phi (Social Chair, 2001-2002; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Member, 2003-2004). Associate Editor, Capital University Law Review, 2003-2004. President, Environmental Law Society, 2002-2004. Recipient: Trustee's Scholarship; Justin S. Morrill Grant; Mike Begeny Memorial Scholarship; CALI Award for Property, 2002. Teaching Assistant, First Year Property, 2002-2004. Practice Areas: Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Personal Injury.
ASSOCIATES
Curtis M. Fifner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., Government, 2004); Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of Barristers. Moot Court Executive Board. Moot Court ABA, Appellate Team Member and Coach. Runner-up, Anthony J. Celebrezze Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2006. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Animal Bites; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Medical Malpractice; Pharmaceutical Errors; Work-Related Injuries.
Jacob J. Beausay (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 2005); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Order of the Curia. Associate Notes Editor, Capital University Law Review, 2008-2009. Member, Capital University Law Review, 2007-2008. Judicial Extern to Hon. Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Supreme Court of Ohio. Author: "A Rogue Rule?: An Expose on the Unresolved Issues and Needless Litigation Created by Ohio's Affidavit of Merit Rule," Capital University Law Review, Volume 37. Member: Ohio Bar State Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Dog Bites; Products Liability; Aviation Accidents.Email: Jacob J. Beausay