(Main Office)

The firm of Weldon, Huston & Keyser, L.L.P. originated as Weldon & Huston in 1932 and assumed the present name in 1946. The firm was founded as a general practice group and maintains that representation as local counsel for various industrial, banking, commercial and health care organizations. The firm has a long standing tradition of participation in charitable, governmental and educational activities as well as professional associations.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Practice. Probate and Estate Planning. Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Family/Domestic Relations, Divorce.

Representative Clients:

Mechanics Savings Bank
The Richland Trust Company (Richland Bank)
Motorists Insurance Co.
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Reeder Lumber Co.
Whitey's Auto Mall
North Central State College
Ohio Ski Slopes, Inc.
Milliron Industries, Inc.
Stoneridge, Inc.
Geyer's Markets, Inc.
MedCentral Health System
MT Business Technologies, Inc.
Mid-Ohio Heart Clinic
Sunset Golf, Inc.
Amerascrew, Inc.
D & S Creative Communications, Inc.

Address

76 North Mulberry Street
Mansfield, OH 44902, (Richland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 419-524-9811
Fax: 419-524-9004

Website

http://www.whkmansfield.com

PARTNERS OF FIRM

David D. Carto (Managing Partner) born St. Paul, Minnesota, January 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., History, 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Recipient, Student Advocacy Program Award, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1981. Research Editor, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 1980-1981. Author: "The Monroe Doctrine in the 1980's: International Law, Unilateral Policy, or Atavistic Anachronism?" 13 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 203, 1981. Member, Kiwanis Club of Mansfield Board of Directors 1983-1987, 2002-2004, President 1989-1990. Member, Mansfield Art Center Board of Directors, 1986-1996. Member, Discovery School Board of Governors 1987-1997, Chairman 1995-1996. Member, USSA Region IV Alpine Ski Racing Board of Directors, 1997—. USSA Alpine Official, Technical Delegate Level 2. Member, Richland County Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee, 1990—, Chairman 1995-1996. Member, Richland County Law Library Association Board of Trustees, 2002—. Member, Richland County Law Library Resources Board, 2009—. Member, Rehabilitation Services of North Central Ohio Board of Trustees 2000-2008, Chairman 2005-2007. Member, Kingwood Center Administrative Board of Trustees 1997-2007, 2008—, Chairman 2008—. Member: Richland County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Civil and Criminal Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence Defense; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Accidents; Bodily Injury; Dog Bites; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Slip and Fall; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability Defense; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Workers Compensation Defense; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Land Use Regulation; Land Use Litigation; Building and Public Safety Codes.Email: David D. Carto

Richard H. Otto (Partner) born Manhasset, New York, December 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1976); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Referee, Richland County Domestic Relations Court, 1985-1986. Member: Richland County (Treasurer, 1991-1999; President, 2001) and Ohio State (Member, Family Law Committee, 1991—) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law/Domestic Relations; Divorce; Adoptions; Civil Litigation.Email: Richard H. Otto

John Allen Holmes (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, November 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Georgetown College, Kentucky (B.A., American Studies, magna cum laude, 1978); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1983). Member: Richland County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Collections; Wrongful Death; Consumer Law; Probate.Email: John Allen Holmes

Donald E. Hoover (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, October 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Ashland University (B.S., Business Administration, 1976); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1980). Presiding Judge, Mansfield Municipal Court, 1988-1999. Member: Richland County (President, 2005-2006) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate.Email: Donald E. Hoover

Catherine D. Goldman (Partner) born Marysville, Ohio, January 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., Sociology/Economics, cum laude, 1978); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-1988. Magistrate: Common Pleas General Division, 1991-1996; Common Pleas Juvenile Division, 1998-2003. Member: Richland County Bar Association (President, 1993); Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Juvenile Law; Criminal Law; Litigation; Divorce.Email: Catherine D. Goldman

Jerod M. Them (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, September 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Richland County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning; Health Care; Probate.Email: Jerod M. Them

ASSOCIATES

Joseph T. Olecki (Associate) born Garfield Heights, Ohio, December 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Government, 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Member: Richland County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Joseph T. Olecki

Melissa K. Tommelleo (Associate) born Mansfield, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Ashland University (B.S. Criminal Justice, B.A. Religion, magna cum laude, 2001); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Richland County Bar Association; Ohio Bar Association. Practice Areas: Adoption; Family/Domestic; Juvenile; Criminal Defense.Email: Melissa K. Tommelleo

OF COUNSEL

Richard R. Fowler (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1953; J.D., 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Police Prosecutor, 1953-1956. Member: Richland County (President, 1986) and Ohio State Bar Associations. [U.S. Marine Corps, 1946-1948]. Practice Areas: General Practice; Business Planning Law; Probate.Email: Richard R. Fowler

Thomas L. Cole (Of Counsel) born Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Northern University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1961). Member: Richland County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Probate; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Thomas L. Cole

Charles M. Brown (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, November 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1965); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1972). Member: Richland County (President, 1990) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Trustee, 1995-1996). [U.S. Navy, 1965-1968]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Charles M. Brown

John H. Siegenthaler (Of Counsel) born Mansfield, Ohio, October 12, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Denison University (A.B., 1961); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1964). Member: Richland County (President, 1988) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Society of Hospital Attorneys. (Retired). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning and Probate Law.