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300 Spruce Street, Floor 1
Columbus, Ohio 43215-1173 (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Founded in 1940, the firm is engaged in a civil, corporate, real estate, home building, restaurant and defense-oriented practice and serves clients statewide. The firm's attorneys are active in numerous bar associations, as well as the International Association of Defense Counsel, The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, and the Defense Research Institute. The firm is comprised of 24 attorneys. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice, Insurance Defense, Medical Legal, Products Liability, Aviation, Motor Carrier, Business, Corporate, Municipal, Construction, Real Estate, Commercial Leasing, Hospitality and Restaurant, Estate Planning Law, Trusts, Wills and Probate, Taxation, Trial, and Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Debtor-Creditor Law. Year Established: 1940
Firm Size: 25
ClientsREPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: Aetna Life Insurance Company
AIG Claim Service
American Hardware Mutual Ins. Co.
American International Group, Inc.
Auto Owners Insurance Co.
Capital Enterprise Ins. Group
CNA Insurance Company
Central Mutual Insurance Co.
Connecticut Specialty Ins. Group
Continental Loss Adjusting Co.
Detroit Auto Inter-Ins. Exchange
Electric Mutual Insurance Co.
Gulf Insurance Company
Investors Heritage Life
Insurance Claim Service
Lightning Rod Mutual Insurance
Lincoln General Insurance Company
Maryland Casualty
Mead Reinsurance Company
Michigan Mutual Insurance Company
Planet Insurance Company
Professional Mutual Insurance Company
Professional Underwriters Agency, Inc.
Reliance Insurance Company
State Auto Insurance Company
The Blackmoor Group
Travel Air Insurance Company
Travelers Property and Casualty Company
Underwriters at Lloyds of London
United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Victoria Fire & Casualty
Worldwide Insurance Group
Zurich Insurance Company.
REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE CLIENTS: Architectural Alliance Ltd.
Ashland Oil
Beulah Park Jockey Club
Building Industry Association
Burlington Motor Carriers, Inc.
The Cessna Aircraft Company
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Contract Freighters, Inc.
C.V. Perry & Co.
Damons Restaurants
Davidson Phillips, Inc.
Deere & Company
Fairfax Properties, LLC
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
General Electric Household Finance Corporation
Image Hotel Management Corporation
Leviton Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
LDA Investments, LLC
McNaughton-McKay Electric Company
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
Ohio Automobile Dealers Association
Palmer-Donavin Manufacturing Co.
Physicians Weight Loss Centers
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Raytheon Aircraft Company
Roosters Restaurants
Ryder Truck Lines
Ryder Truck Rental
Sarang Corporation
The Daimler Group, Inc.
The Truberry Group, Inc.
Tradesmen International, Inc.
USAir, Inc.
U.S. Truck Lines
The Valvoline Company
Victorian Community Developers
WWCD Radio Station.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address300 Spruce Street, Floor 1
Columbus, OH 43215-1173, (Delaware, Fairfield & Franklin Cos.)
PhonePhone: 614-221-5216
Fax: 614-221-5692; 221-0624
Websitehttp://www.wileslaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Daniel G. Wiles (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1963); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1966). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Columbus (Member: Common Pleas Court Committee, 1983; Doctor-Lawyer Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Columbus Defense Association (Member, Judiciary Committee). Practice Areas: Medical-Legal Law; Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Daniel G. Wiles
James M. Wiles (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1967); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Loss Executives Association. Practice Areas: Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Aviation Law; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Motor Carrier Law.Email: James M. Wiles
Mark J. Sheriff (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, November 6, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1967); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Former Member, Luper, Sheriff and Naidanthal. Member, Upper Arlington Board of Education, 1984-2000. Member: Commercial Law League of America. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1971-1973]. (Board Certified, Creditors Rights Law, Commercial Law League of America Academy of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Specialists). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Collections; Civil Litigation; Corporate Finance.Email: Mark J. Sheriff
Thomas E. Boyle (Partner) born Elmira, New York, November 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Member: Columbus (Member: Doctor-Lawyer Committee; Common Pleas Court Committee; Judicial Committee), Ohio State and American (Member: Litigation Section; Tort & Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Professional Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Contracts; Construction Litigation; Trucking Law; Arson and Insurance Fraud.Email: Thomas E. Boyle
Michael L. Close (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, July 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, Florida; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1967); Capital University (J.D., 1975). Law Director, City of Hilliard, 1978-1983. City Council, City of Dublin, 1984-1989. Mayor, City of Dublin, 1986-1989. Judge: Franklin County Common Pleas Court, 1989-1992; Court of Appeals of Ohio, 10th District, 1993-1998. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice.Email: Michael L. Close
Lawrence A. Belskis (Senior Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, Florida; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1980 U.S. Tax Court. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1969); Capital University (J.D., 1975). Capital University, Board of Trustees, 2001-2006; Recreation Unlimited, Board of Trustees, 2000-present; Western Golf Association, Director, 2000-2006; Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law, Advisory Board, 1998-2003; Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbus, Board of Trustees, 1998-2000; Joseph A. Jeffery Endowment Fund, Advisory Board, 1991 - 2009; Westerville Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trustees, 1984-1991, President, 1989; Columbus Estate Planning Council, President, 1979-1980; Ohio Association of Probate Judges Judicial Excellence Award, 2008; Columbus Bar Foundation Award for outstanding pro bono service by a judge, 2007; American Bar Association Franklin Flaschner Award for recognition as the nations outstanding judge of a court of special limited jurisdiction, 2001; National College of Probate Judges, Board of Trustees, 1997-2004, President, 2002-2003; Ohio Association of Probate Judges, Board of Trustees, 1991-2009, President 1999-2001; Elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1989. Member: Columbus (Probate Court Committee, Chair 1980-1982) and Ohio State (Board of Governors; Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section) Bar Associations; American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel; National College of Probate Judges; Florida Bar Association; District of Columbus Bar Association; American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Contested Trusts and Estates; Trust Litigation; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Litigation; Mediation.Email: Lawrence A. Belskis
Richard D. Bringardner (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. Education: Ashland University (B.S., 1975); Capital University (J.D., 1978). Member, Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus (Member: Real Property Law Committee; Bankruptcy Committee; Probate Committee; Estate and Gift Tax Committee), Ohio State (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Trust and Probate Law; Real Estate Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Creditors Rights.Email: Richard D. Bringardner
Daniel E. Bringardner (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ashland College (B.S. in Business Admin., cum laude, 1975); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1978). Member: Columbus (Member: Admissions, Business Tax, Construction, Estate and Gift Tax, Probate Court and Real Property Committees) and Ohio State (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; and Real Estate Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Business and Commercial; Taxation.Email: Daniel E. Bringardner
Steven P. Elliott (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, August 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member: Columbus (Member, Real Property Law Committee), Ohio State (Member, Real Property Law Committee) and American (Member, Business Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Corporate Law.Email: Steven P. Elliott
Bruce H. Burkholder (Partner) born Mansfield, Ohio, July 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1977); Capital University (J.D., 1980). Member, Ohio Home Builders Association (Member, Executive Committee). Member: Columbus (Member: Real Property Law Committee, Chairman, 1993-1995), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Corporate Law.Email: Bruce H. Burkholder
Dale D. Cook (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1979); Duke University (J.D., 1982). Pi Gamma Mu; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability.Email: Dale D. Cook
Mary Ten Eyck Taylor (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, September 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Russell Sage College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Capital University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member, Parks and Recreation Commission, Powell, Ohio. Formerly with: Kegler, Brown Hill Ritter; Bank One Ohio Trust Company; Merrill Lynch Trust; The Ohio Company. Member: Columbus (Business, Probate and Tax Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Tax Law; Probate; Trust Law; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Litigation; Retirement Planning; Business Law; Elder Care.Email: Mary Ten Eyck Taylor
Jay B. Eggspuehler (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, November 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1990, Ohio; 1991 U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1982); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1985). Member: Columbus, Ohio State, New York State, and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Central Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Helicopter Association International. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Negligence; Aviation; Motor Carrier; Insurance Defense; Business/Commercial; Construction; Administrative.Email: Jay B. Eggspuehler
Eugene L. Hollins (Partner) born Orange, Texas, February 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1983); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal. Member: Columbus (Member, Real Property Law Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association; International Municipal Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Government; Local Government; Real Property; Zoning and Land Use.
William B. Benson (Partner) born Chillicothe, Ohio, May 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1987); Capital University (J.D., 1990). Delta Theta Phi. Executive Notes Editor, Capital University Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Negligence; Aviation; Motor Carrier; Insurance; Construction; Commercial Litigation.Email: William B. Benson
Samuel M. Pipino (Partner) born Niles, Ohio, August 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1994, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1990); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1993). Articles Editor, Ohio State University. Author: "In Whose Best Interest? Exploring the Continuing Viability of the Parental Immunity Doctrine," 53 Ohio State Law Journal 1111. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Samuel M. Pipino
C. William Klausman (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, January 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1990); Capital University (J.D., 1994; LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business/Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Real Estate.Email: C. William Klausman
Thomas L. Hart (Associate) born Oak Park, Illinois, July 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1985); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1993). Member, The Building Industry Association. Member, Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, The Columbus Urban League. Member: Columbus Bar Association. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Development; Entitlements; Construction Contracting; Association Law and Management and Consulting; Government Relations.
James M. Hughes (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, September 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1987); Capital University (J.D, 1994). State Representative, Ohio, 2000. Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Contracts; Real Estate; Business; Torts.Email: James M. Hughes
Brian M. Zets (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, July 03, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., Political Science, 1993); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1996). Formerly with: Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn; Wagenfeld Levine; Ohio Attorney General's Office. Member: American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations; Public Risk Management Association (Member, Ohio Chapter, 2006); Village of New Albany Board of Tax Appeals; Village of New Albany Chamber of Commerce (Member, Board of Trustees, 2005-2007). Practice Areas: Municipal and Local Government; Zoning and Land Use; General Business, Commercial and Civil Litigation.Email: Brian M. Zets
Mark C. Melko (Partner) born Delaware, Ohio, June 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio, 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); Capital University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award. Member, Capital University Law Review. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Aviation; Administrative; Products Liability; Negligence.Email: Mark C. Melko
Kerry T. Boyle (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1995); Capital University (J.D., 2000). Member: Columbus (Member: Young Lawyers Committee; Construction Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Kerry T. Boyle
J. Corey Colombo (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1997); Capital University (J.D., 2000). Member: Columbus (Member, Admissions Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal and Local Government Law; Real Property; Zoning and Land Use.
Christopher G. Phillips (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, February 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., 1998); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Creditor Bankruptcy Law; Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Christopher G. Phillips
Lauren S. Brill (Associate) born Warren, Ohio, March 6, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., Zoology, cum laude, 2000); Capital University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Curia. Member, Capital University Law Review, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Aviation Law.
Neil C. Sander (Associate) born Bowling Green, Ohio, January 6, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 2001); Capital University (J.D., 2004). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Civil Litigation; Collections.
Jennifer B. Casto (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Otterbein College (B.A., 2001); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Order of the Curia. Member: Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer B. Casto
Alicia E. Zambelli (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2001); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: American, Ohio, Columbus and Westerville Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate(45%); Construction(20%); Corporate(10%); Litigation(25%).Email: Alicia E. Zambelli
Brandon L. Abshier (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, August 7, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., cum laude, 2004); Capital University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Collections; Insurance Defense.Email: Brandon L. Abshier
Nikki S. Mesnard (Associate) born Korea, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Pensacola Christian College (B.A., 2003); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; Women Lawyers of Franklin County; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Estate Planning.Email: Nikki S. Mesnard
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