|
|
Address
2700 Kettering Tower
40 N. Main Street
Dayton, Ohio 45423-2700 (Montgomery Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling is a Dayton legal tradition founded in 1915. Our staff of legal professionals, paralegals and administrative specialists create a team approach which provides depth of experience and a broad range of skills and expertise. Our full service firm is organized in four practice groups: General Business, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Probate and Estate Planning. We serve a broad client base of individuals, entrepreneurs and corporations throughout Ohio and the United States. Statement of PracticeBanking, Civil, Corporate, General Business, Commercial Lending, Mergers and Acquisitions, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Healthcare, Municipal and Zoning, Personal Injury and Products Liability, Elder Law, Probate, Wills, Trust and Estate Planning, Construction, Computer, Real Estate, Environmental, Workers' Compensation Defense, Immigration, Bankruptcy and Tax Law. Trials and Appeals, School Law and Title Insurance. Year Established: 1915
Firm Size: 23
ClientsAGENT FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
JON M. ROSEMEYER IS AGENT FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Representative Clients:WDTN-TV2 Archdiocese of Cincinnati Sinclair Community College Adams Robinson Construction Co. Dayton Area Auto Dealers Meijer, Inc. The Maria Joseph Center Lofino's, Inc. Prudential-Residence Realty Connor & Murphy Ltd. Arnold Enterprises, Inc. Midmark Giddings & Lewis Sofco Erectors, Inc. Tecom, Inc. Bridgestone/Firestone Zumstein, Inc. Valley Pathologists, Inc. Dayton Foods, d/b/a/ Cub Foods KMART Coldwell Banker Miami Valley Cardiologists, Inc. Delta Airlines Schottensteins Towne Properties Singer Properties Speedway/Super America County Corp. Dorothy Lane Market Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association.
ClientsINSURANCE COMPANY CLIENTS: Allstate Insurance Co. American Mutual Liability Co. Church Mutual Insurance Co. Grange Mutual Insurance Co. Grange Mutual Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Transport Insurance Co. Western Reserve Mutual Wausau Insurance Cos. Amerisure Cos Castle Insurance Co. Prudential Insurance Company of America Horace Mann Insurance Co. MIC General Insurance Co. Western World Insurance.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
Address2700 Kettering Tower 40 N. Main Street Dayton, OH 45423-2700, (Montgomery Co.)
PhonePhone: 937-223-1130 Facsimile: 937-223-0339

Website http://www.pselaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM Tuesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM Wednesday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM Thursday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM Friday: 08:15 AM - 05:15 PM
William G. Pickrel (1931-1966).
Virgil Schaeffer (1932-1958).
Philip C. Ebeling (1931-1963).
Bradley J. Schaeffer (1935-1992).
Paul E. Zimmer (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, January 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Member: Dayton (Past Chairman, Business and Taxation Law Committee), Ohio State (Corporation Law Committee) and American (Business Law Section; Forum on Health Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial and Banking Transactions; Medical-Legal; Health Care Law; Security Law (Private Placements).Email: Paul E. Zimmer
Alan B. Schaeffer (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, November 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Hillsdale College (B.A., 1968); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1973). Past Director, The Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company. Member: National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Director: WDPR Public Radio; Culture Works. Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton Law School. Member: Dayton (Member, Real Property Committee), Ohio State (Past Member, Board of Governors, Real Property Section; Chair, 1996-2005) and American (Member, Forum Committee on Construction Law) Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning Law; Construction; Land Use; Land Development; Municipal Law.Email: Alan B. Schaeffer
Andrew C. Storar (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, August 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2004, U.S. Tax Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, Colorado. Education: Wright State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Dayton (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Member, The Order of Barristers. Member: Dayton Bar (Member, Board of Trustees, 1995-1997), Ohio State Bar (Member: Council of Delegates, 1997-2006; Board of Governors, 2006-2009; Chair of Budget and Headquarters Committee of Board of Governors, 2008-2009; Media Law Committee) and American Bar Association. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Advocacy; Media Representation.Email: Andrew C. Storar
Jon M. Rosemeyer (Shareholder) born Libertyville, Illinois, August 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1979); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Managing Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1983-1984. Agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Business Dispute Mediation; Commercial Lending; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Lending; Real Estate Purchasing and Leasing; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Private Placement; Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Title Insurance; Nonprofit Companies.Email: Jon M. Rosemeyer
James W. Kelleher (Shareholder) born West Point, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1979). Adjunct Professor, Products Liability Law, 1987-2007 and Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 2008, The University Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio. President, Board of Trustees, 1999-2001, Member, Executive Committee, Dayton Bar Association Carl Kessler Inns of Court, 1990. President, 2008 and Board Member, 2004, Board of Trustees, The Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project. Chair, 2007 and Board Member, 2004, The Board of Trustees, Chaminade-Julienne Catholic High School. Municipal Prosecutor, Village of New Lebanon, Ohio, 1979-1981. Listed, Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Law, Ohio Super Lawyer, 2008. Member: Dayton (Chairman, Professional Ethics Grievance Committee, 1986-1988 and 2005-2007; Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1990; Chair, Constitution Review Committee, 1990; Member, Civil Trial Practice & Understanding with Physicians Committee; Co-Chair, Diversity Issues Committee, 2001-2002) and Ohio State (Committees on: Pro Bono Statewide Task Force; Negligence Law; Ad Hoc Products Liability; Tort Reform Legislation) Bar Associations; Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2000-2002, Trustee, 1990); Ohio Association for Justice; The American Association for Justice (Trial Lawyers Care Pro Bono Attorney for September 11 Family). [Lieut. Col., U.S. Army, Retired]. Practice Areas: Plaintiff Personal Injury; Defective Product Liability; Wrongful Death; Appellate Practice.Email: James W. Kelleher
James L. Jacobson (Shareholder) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1977). Member: Dayton (Former Chairman, Estate Planning Trust and Probate Law Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Business and Real Estate.Email: James L. Jacobson
Jeffrey S. Senney (Shareholder) born Lakewood, Ohio, October 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., 1976; M.A., 1979); University of Dayton (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1985-1986. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1981. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Society of CPA's; American Business Club; Rotary International. Practice Areas: Federal and State Tax; ERISA and Employee Benefits; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Jeffrey S. Senney
L. Michael Bly (Shareholder) born Danville, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bloomsburg University (B.S., 1985); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1989). Order of Barristers. Member, National Product Liability Moot Court. Intern/Law Clerk, Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, 1989. Pennsylvania State Teaching Certificate, Secondary Education, Earth/Space Science, 1985. Instructor: Safety and Sports Law, University of Dayton, 1992. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Advocacy.Email: L. Michael Bly
Michael W. Sandner (Shareholder) born Charleston, West Virginia, July 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1991); University of Dayton (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Academic Excellence in Corporations. Law Clerk, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, 1993-1994; Law Clerk, Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, 1994-1995. Member, Dayton Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree, 2005. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; National Association of Remodeling Industry. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Michael W. Sandner
John E. Clough (Shareholder) born Troy, New York, August 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 2000, U.S. Tax Court; 2004, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1990); University of Dayton (J.D., 1994); Capital University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Member: Dayton (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Committee), Ohio State (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Taxation.Email: John E. Clough
David H. Montgomery (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, March 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Barristers. University of Dayton Moot Court Board; Walter Rice Moot Court Champion, 1996. Member, National Environmental Law Moot Court; National Criminal Law Moot Court. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, University of Dayton School of Law, 1997-1998. Member: Dayton, Ohio State (Member, Real Property Section Council) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Land Use; Land Development; Municipal Law; Construction Law.Email: David H. Montgomery
——————————Michele L. King (Principal) born Lima, Ohio, March 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1999, Ohio. Education: Boston University (B.L.S., 1986); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1991). Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1992-1993. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: Michele L. King
Joseph P. Mattera (Principal) born Brooklyn, New York, January 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1995, U.S. Tax Court; 2003, Ohio. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1983); Pace University (J.D., 1986). Member: Dayton (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Committee), Ohio State (Member: Elder Law Committee; Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Committee) and New York State (Member, Elder Law Section) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Joseph P. Mattera
Matthew D. Stokely (Principal) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York; 1993, Ohio. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1983); University of Bridgeport School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member, 1983-1984, Research Editor, 1984-1985, University of Bridgeport Law Review. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections) Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Workers Compensation; Municipal Law.Email: Matthew D. Stokely
Gerald Louis McDonald (Associate) born Jackson, Michigan, February 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; 1994, Florida; 2004, Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Formerly with: Grua Jamo & Young, P.L.C., Lansing, Michigan. Member: Dayton Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; The Florida Bar; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Real Estate; Municipal.Email: Gerald Louis McDonald
Matthew C. Sorg (Associate) born Middletown, Indiana, December 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Dayton Bar Association; Miami County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Matthew C. Sorg
Julie C. Hammond (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1995); University of Dayton (J.D., 2000). Member: Dayton (Member, Workers' Compensation Section), Ohio State, and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Julie C. Hammond
Sarah B. Carter (Associate) born Middletown, Ohio, November 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Dayton Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Sarah B. Carter
SENIOR ATTORNEYSDonald G. Schweller (Senior Attorney) born Dayton, Ohio, October 13, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1952); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1957); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1958). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Dayton and Ohio State (Chairman, Probate and Trust Section, 1984-1986) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Donald G. Schweller
Paul J. Winterhalter (Senior Attorney) born Toledo, Ohio, August 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1963); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Paul J. Winterhalter
R. Peter Finke (Senior Attorney) born Dayton, Ohio, December 18, 1937; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., cum laude, 1959); Xavier University (M.B.A., 1963); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1968). Member, Order of the Curia. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1960. Member: Miami Valley Estate Planning Council; Planned Giving Council of Greater Dayton. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate and Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Law.Email: R. Peter Finke
OF COUNSELIra H. Thomsen (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., April 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1976); Drake University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Law Forum (1993); American Bankruptcy Institute (2002). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law.
Ratings Methodology
The following firm members have been rated by their peers
Disclaimer: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Any result that the endorsed lawyer or law firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients. Past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Martindale-Hubbell® does not undertake to develop a Client Review Rating or Peer Review Rating for all firms and/or lawyers. Therefore, the fact that a firm or lawyer has not been reviewed should not be construed as unfavorable. Martindale-Hubbell accepts no responsibility for and will not be liable for the content and accuracy of the individual Reviews and the aggregated Reviews.
|