William McE. Weldon (1868-1952).
C. H. Huston (1871-1957).
Henry P. Huston (1903-1984).
George H. Keyser (1917-1998).
George Hall (Member) born Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1924; admitted to bar, 1952, Ohio. Education: University of Pittsburgh (A.B., 1949); Case Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1952). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Mansfield Board of Education, 1968-1988. Member: Richland County (President, 1967), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army Air Force, 1943-1946]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning.
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.