The lawyers at Weston Hurd LLP have provided superior legal services for more than 80 years. Weston Hurd counsels local and national clients in all legal specialities. The firm represents corporations, insurance companies, governmental bodies, non-profit enterprises, health care providers, real estate entities, other unincorporated businesses, partnerships and individuals.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in State and Federal Courts. Appellate, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Construction Law, Creditors' Rights, Domestic Relations, Environmental Law, Family Law, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Long Term Care, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Nursing Home Litigation, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability Defense, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Trademarks and Copyrights, Trusts and Estates.

Firm Affiliations

MSI GLOBAL ALLIANCE

Address

88 East Broad Street, Suite 1750
Columbus, OH 43215-3506, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 614-280-0200
Fax: 614-280-0204

Website

http://www.westonhurd.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete Biographical Data of other Firm Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Cleveland, Ohio)

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Kevin R. Bush (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.A., 1982); Capital University (J.D., 1985). Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus (Member, Negligence Law Committee), Ohio State (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Columbus Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (President, 1997-1998); Columbus Claims Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin R. Bush

Steven G. Carlino (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1998); Capital University (J.D., 2001). Order of the Curia. Associate Editor, Capital University Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "The History of Governmental Immunity in Ohio," Ohio Northern University Law Review, 32 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 58, 2006; "Premises Liability and the Criminal Offender," Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Update, Spring 2005; "Can A Violation of An Ohio Administrative Regulation Be Considered Negligence Per Se?" Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Quarterly Review, Winter 2003. Reader, Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 2006—. Member: Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Trial Academy, Stanford, California, 2007). Reported Cases: Tolson v. Triangle Real Estate (May 25, 2004), Franklin App. No. 03AP-715; Marcum v. Zerkle (Dec. 12, 2005), 2005 Ohio 6664; Murray v. City of Chillicothe (Nov. 1, 2005), 2005 Ohio 5864; McClary v. M/I Schottenstein Homes (Dec. 23, 2004), 2004 Ohio 7047. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Liability.Email: Steven G. Carlino

W. Charles Curley (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Selected as one of Ten Lawyers of the Year, Ohio Lawyers Weekly, 2001. Named an Ohio Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense, Law & Politics Media, Inc., 2007, 2008 and 2009. President, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Ohio, 2006-2007. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Central Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (President, 1990-1991). Reported Cases: Davidson v. Motorists Mutual Ins. Co., 91 Ohio St.3d 262, 2001-Ohio-36, 744 N.E.2d 713; Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St. 3d 186, 2002-Ohio-7217, 781 N.E.2d 927; Jarrett v. Dayton Osteopathic Hospital (1985) 20 Ohio St. 3d 77, 486 N.E.2d 99; Mitchell v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co., 2005-Ohio-3988; Reno v. City of Centerville, 2004-Ohio-781; 2004 Ohio App. LEXIS 729; Barkan v. Ohio State University, 2003-Ohio-985; 2003 Ohio App. LEXIS 928; Allen v. Transp. Ins. Co., 2002-Ohio-6449; 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 6268; Boye v. Consol. Stores Corp., 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 908; Frame v. Allen, 2001-Ohio-8855; 2001 Ohio App. LEXIS 5971; FT Mortgage Cos. v. Williams, 2001-Ohio-8694; 2001 Ohio App. LEXIS 4728; Haithcock v. Hunter, 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 4541; Walker v. Blackwood, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 5851; Wood v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of Am., 1998 Ohio App. LEXIS 3468; Willis v. Campbell, 1998 Ohio App. LEXIS 364; Clifton v. Porterfield, 1997 Ohio App. LEXIS 2646; Walker v. Capri Enterprises (1997), 125 Ohio App. 3d 154, 707 N.E.2d 1201; Koch v. Lind (1997), 121 Ohio App. 3d 43, 698 N.E. 2d 1035; McCarty v. Central Ohio Transit Authority, 1988 Ohio App. LEXIS 4373; Barker v. A. H. Robins Co., 1985 Ohio App. LEXIS 5488. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law; Governmental Liability; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: W. Charles Curley

David T. Patterson (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1974); Capital University (J.D., 1977). Member: Columbus (Member: Board of Governors; Construction Law Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Product Liability and Negligence Committee) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee); Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates. [Capt., JAGC, USNR Ret]. Reported Cases: Keeton v. Telemedia Co. of Southern Ohio, 98 Ohio App. 2d 405, 648 N.E.2d 856 (1994); Henry v. Consolidated Stores, 89 Ohio App. 3d 417, 624 N.E.2d 796 (1993); Len Immke Buick, Inc. v. Architectural Alliance, 81 Ohio App. 3d 459, 611 N.E.2d 399 (1992); Brd. of Education v. Fry, 22 Ohio App. 3d 94, 489 N.E.2d 294 (1984). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Negligence; Construction Law; Products Liability; Insurance; Surety; Environmental Law.Email: David T. Patterson

ASSOCIATES

J. Quinn Dorgan (Associate) born February 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1997); Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Columbus, Federal and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; Insurance Coverage Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: J. Quinn Dorgan

Nathaniel W. Jackson (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 2003); Capital University (J.D., 2008) Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability.Email: Nathaniel W. Jackson

Amy K. Schermer (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1994); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus (Member, Grievance and Ethics Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Secretary, Franklin Chapter, 2004—); Asian American Commerce Group (Member, Board of Trustees, 2004—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Amy K. Schermer