MEMBERS OF FIRM
Jack R. Baker (Member) born East Liverpool, Ohio, April 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green University (B.A., 1966); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. YMCA and Canton Civic Opera Boards of Trustees. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; International Association of Insurance Counsel; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Political Subdivisions; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice; General Practice.Email: Jack R. Baker
Ralph F. Dublikar (Member) born Niles, Ohio, August 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Xavier University (A.B., 1971); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1974). Author: Note, "Right to Speedy Trial, Ohio Follows the Trend," 43 University of Cincinnati Law Review 610, 1974. Clerk to U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hogan, 1974-1976. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Adoptions; Health Care Litigation.Email: Ralph F. Dublikar
Gregory A. Beck (Member) born Akron, Ohio, February 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Akron (J.D., 1981). Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [USAR, 1978-1986. Lt. Artillery Officer]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Gregory A. Beck
Donald P. Wiley (Member) born Wayne, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1993, Pennsylvania (inactive) and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1981); University of Akron (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Akron Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Comment, "Workers' Compensation in Ohio Scope of Employment and The Intentional Tort," 17 Akron L. Rev. 249, 1983. Member: Stark County, Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Political Subdivisions; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Donald P. Wiley
James F. Mathews (Member) born Alliance, Ohio, February 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Practical Subdivision Law.Email: James F. Mathews
Mel L. Lute, Jr. (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1987); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability; Criminal Law.Email: Mel L. Lute, Jr.
Daniel J. Funk (Member) born Akron, Ohio, April 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1987); University of Akron (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance.Email: Daniel J. Funk
Anthony E. Brown (Member) born Canton, Ohio, October 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Walsh College (B.A., 1995); University of Dayton (J.D., 1998). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; General Practice.Email: Anthony E. Brown
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Andrea Kaye Ziarko (Associate) born Washington, D.C., February 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1998); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2001). Member: Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.Email: Andrea Kaye Ziarko
Eric J. Stecz (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, September 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Johnson Carroll University (B.A., 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1996). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Shaker Heights v. Hunte; Pauer v. Ertel. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Eric J. Stecz
Melissa Day (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., 1995); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Stark County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation.Email: Melissa Day
OF COUNSEL
John B. Lindamood (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, January 18, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1963); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Board, Western Reserve Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: Stark County (President, 1989-1990), Ohio State (Executive Committee, 1982-1985) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation.Email: John B. Lindamood