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| | Address | National City Bank Building, 405 Madison Avenue
Suite 1600 | | Toledo, Ohio 43604 | | (Lucas Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Connelly, Jackson & Collier LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Connelly, Jackson and Collier LLP limits its services to trial law in the areas of complex business litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance coverage, administrative DEA law, and federal white collar criminal defense. | | Year Established: 1978 | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Owens Corning; Chrysler Motors LLC; KeyCorp; National City Bank; Willis Day Properties, Inc.; Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Co.; Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority; Libbey, Inc.; Pilkington North America, Inc.; Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Inc. | Reference:
National City Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | William M. Connelly (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, September 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio; 1965, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.S., cum laude, 1961); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Distinguished Toledo Lawyer Award, 1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Adjunct Professor: University of Toledo College of Law, 1968-1975; Adjunct Professor, University of Toledo Medical Center, 1986-1992. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1969-1971. Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Internal Security Division, 1971-1972. Vice President, General Counsel, 2001-2004, Member, Board of Trustees, 1992-2001 and Chairman, 1999-2001, University of Toledo Medical Center. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American, Ohio and Toledo Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation. Email: William M. Connelly | | Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, October 8, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, University of Toledo College of Law, 1976-1989. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1976-1978. Member: Toledo (President, 1989-1990), Ohio State (President, 2000-2001), Federal and American (House of Delegates, 1996-1999; 2001—) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). Fellow: Toledo (President, 1993-1998), Ohio (President, 2008-2009) and American Bar Foundations. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Professional Liability; Federal White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. | | Steven R. Smith (Member) born Findlay, Ohio, October 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., with honors, 1975); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1977); University of Toledo (J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Articles Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Toledo (President, 2004-2005), Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Ohio Association for Justice. Fellow: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Steven R. Smith | | Steven P. Collier (Member) born Deshler, Ohio, October 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1981). Member, Moot Court. Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Toledo Medical Center, 1992—. Adjunct Professor, University of Toledo College of Law, 1997-2004. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 1997— and Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004—. Member, Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission, 2003-2005. Member, Supreme Court of Ohio Task Force on Court Reporter Certification. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; The Ohio Association for Justice (President, 2001-2002; Fellow, 2003; Distinguished Service Awards, 1996, 2004, 2005); Toledo Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Legal Medicine (Associate Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); Ohio State Bar Foundation; Toledo Bar Foundation. Fellow: Toledo Bar Foundation and Ohio State Bar Foundation. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability. Email: Steven P. Collier | | Michael A. Bonfiglio (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, March 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1977); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Assistant Lucas County Prosecutor, Criminal Division, 1987-1988. Member: Lucas County, Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; The Ohio Association for Justice; Toledo Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Toledo Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: Michael A. Bonfiglio | | Janine T. Avila (Member) born Perrysburg, Ohio, July 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Toledo (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Student Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Ohio Association for Justice (Trustee, 2000—); The American Association for Justice. Fellow: Toledo Bar Foundation. Transactions: Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Ohio Rules of Practice and Procedure (January 2008-December 31, 2010); Editorial Board, Ohio Trial Magazine (2004-); Author: "Kissing Cousins: The relationship of a dual-capacity doctrine to workers' compensation," Tort Law Journal of Ohio, Vol. I, Issue 4; "Trial of the Multiple Tortfeasor Case: Tips on How to Untangle the Web," Ohio Trial. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Janine T. Avila | | Anthony E. Turley (Member) born Findlay, Ohio, February 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 1995; J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Author: "Tragedy Tomorrow, Comity Tonight," 29 U. Tol. L. Rev. 177, 1998. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; The Ohio Association for Justice. Fellow: Toledo Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: Anthony E. Turley | | Jason A. Hill (Member) born Ashtabula, Ohio, April 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); The Ohio State University, College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Toledo (Trustees Award, 2004), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; The Ohio Association for Justice. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Federal White Collar Criminal Defense; Federal Administrative Law. Email: Jason A. Hill | | ASSOCIATES | | Tammy Geiger Lavalette (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Toledo Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment; Insurance. Email: Tammy Geiger Lavalette | | Timothy P. Nackowicz (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., International Studies, cum laude, 2000); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; The Ohio Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Timothy P. Nackowicz | | Katherine E. King (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, August 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 2001); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Student Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 2003-2005. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Toledo Women's Bar Association; The Ohio Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Litigation. Email: Katherine E. King | | Adam S. Nightingale (Associate) born Rochester, Minnesota, November 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., Music, 2002); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Assistant Executive Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk, Honorable Jack Zouhary, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2006-2007. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Ohio Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Administrative Law; Personal Injury. Email: Adam S. Nightingale |
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