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Address
1 Prestige Place, Suite 700
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 (Montgomery Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.3
out of 5
(Main Office) Surdyk, Dowd & Turner provides quality legal services at reasonable costs to individuals, businesses, insurance companies and governmental entities. Since our founding in 1976 we have delivered to our clients cost-effective legal results on a timely basis. Our attorneys have superior skills and years of successful, relevant experience. Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Local Government Entities, School and Employers, Civil Rights, Zoning, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Consumer Litigation. Firm Size: 22
Address1 Prestige Place, Suite 700
Miamisburg, OH 45342, (Montgomery Co.)
PhonePhone: 937-222-2333
Fax: 937-222-1970
Website
http://www.sdtlawyers.com
Robert J. Surdyk (Member) born Dayton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1969); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1972). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Montgomery County, 1972-1976. Law Director, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1992; Special Counsel, Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio 2006. Member: Dayton (Member, Executive Committee, 1982-1983; President, 2003-2004) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Fellow: Dayton Bar Foundation (President, 2007-2008); Ohio Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute. Diplomat, Court Practice Institute, 1981. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Local Government Law; Zoning; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Litigation.Email: Robert J. Surdyk
Edward J. Dowd (Member) born Niagara Falls, New York, December 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1985, New York; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1980); University of Dayton (J.D., 1983). Associate Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk, Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, 1983-1984. Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Enforcement Section, Ohio Attorney General's Office, 1984-1985. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: UFCW Local 1099 v. City of Sidney, 367 F.3d 738 (6th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Employers Liability; Insurance Defense; Local Government Law; Construction Defects; Federal Civil Practice.Email: Edward J. Dowd
Jeffrey C. Turner (Member) born Hamilton, Ohio, September 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1990); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Associate Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Dayton, and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; ACA International. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Local Government Law; Consumer Litigation; Professional Liability; FCRA Defense; FDCPA Defense.Email: Jeffrey C. Turner
——————————Boyd W. Gentry (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1996); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Member: Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: UFCW Local 1099 v. City of Sidney, 367 F.3d 738 (6th Cir. 2004); Kiser v. Lowe, 236 F.Supp.2d 872 (S.D. Ohio 2002). Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; FCRA Defense; FDCPA Defense.Email: Boyd W. Gentry
Dawn M. Frick (Associate) born Bangor, Maine, February 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1997). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Dawn M. Frick
Kevin A. Lantz (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, June 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: John Brown University (B.S., Broadcasting, summa cum laude, 1979); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Alpha Chi. Member, National Moot Court Team, University of Dayton School of Law, 1993. Finalist, Hon. Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition, 1992. Recipient: Cohen Award for Excellence in Law Review Writing, 1993; American Jurisprudence Awards for Evidence, Legal Research and Writing II & III. Author: "The Princess and the 'Rock': Minnesota Declines to Extend 'Plain View' to 'Plain Feel' - State v. Dickerson, 481 N.W.2d 840 (Minn.), cert. granted, 113 S.CT. 53, (1992)," 18 University of Dayton Law Review 539, 1993. Staff Attorney, Court of Appeals, of Ohio, Second District, 1994-1996. Member: Montgomery County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business Litigation.Email: Kevin A. Lantz
John P. Langenderfer (Associate) born Redlands, California, October 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2002); University of Dayton (J.D., 2005). Dayton Law Review, 2003-2005. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; FCRA Defense; FDCPA Defense.Email: John P. Langenderfer
Brendan D. Healy (Associate) born Lakewood, Ohio, February 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2006). President, Student Bar Association, 2005-2006. Member, Cleveland State University Law Review, 2003-2005. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Brendan D. Healy
Melanie L. Frankel (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Microbiology, 1993); University of Dayton (J.D., 2004). Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Consumer Protection; FDCPA and FCRA Defense.Email: Melanie L. Frankel
Joshua Robert Schierloh (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, September 11, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Defense Litigation.Email: Joshua Robert Schierloh
Christopher T. Herman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Viterbo University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000); The University of Akron (J.D., 2003). Former Member, NAIA Men's Soccer Academic All-American. Former President, Akron Law School Student Bar Association. Trial Attorney: Public Defender Office; Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Civil Rights; Local Government Law; FCRA Defense; FDCPA Defense.Email: Christopher T. Herman
Jennifer A. Kirby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: Wright State University (B.A., 2003); Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2006). Staff Member, The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. Recipient, ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law. Member: Dayton, Licking County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; FCRA Defense; FDCPA Defense.Email: Jennifer A. Kirby
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