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Toledo, Ohio 43604 (Lucas Co.)
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(Main Office) Cooper & Walinski LPA represents clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to individuals nationwide. The firm's core practice areas are Business Litigation, Labor & Employment, Insurance Recovery, Product Liability and Professional Malpractice Defense and Litigation Management. The firm is a certified WBE. Statement of PracticeBusiness Planning, Civil Rights, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Criminal, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance Recovery, Labor and Employment, Public Law, Probate Litigation, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, School Law. Year Established: 1969
Firm Size: 31
Representative Clients:Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Allied Waste Ind.
Bay Park Hospital
Bostwick-Braun Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Dana Corporation
Eaton Corporation
Flower Hospital
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.
HCR-Manor Care
Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc.
Kimble Glass, Inc.
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.
Libbey, Inc.
Lourdes College
National Fair Housing Alliance, Inc.
Norplas Industries
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Paramount Health Care
Penta County Vocational School District
Preferred Properties, Inc.
ProMedica Health Systems, Inc.
ProQuest Information and Learning Company
The Toledo Hospital
Toledo Fair Housing Center.
Cary Rodman Cooper (Shareholder) born Havre de Grace, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1964); University of Toledo (J.D., summa cum laude, 1969). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Cary Rodman Cooper
Richard S. Walinski (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, May 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio, 1973, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1969). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Toledo Law Review, 1968-1969. Chief Counsel, Attorney General of Ohio, 1976-1978 and 1995. Special Counsel to Attorney General of Ohio, 1979-2006. Consultant, Ohio General Assembly Select Committee on Evidence, 1979-1980. Rules Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1992-1998. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Richard S. Walinski
John Czarnecki (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, May 13, 1940; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Articles Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1972-1974. Lecturer, University of Toledo College of Law, 1974-1978. Life Member, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, 1977. Member: Ohio Public Defender Commission, 1990-1993; Northern District of Ohio, Criminal Justice Act Task Force, 1989-1999; Anti-Trust and Criminal Sections, American Bar Association. Member: Federal Bar Association; Association of Federal Defense Attorneys; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Marshall vs. Lonberger, 459 U.S. 422 (1983). Practice Areas: Business Crimes Law; Civil Litigation; Construction Law.Email: John Czarnecki
Jacqueline M. Boney (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, March 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1971); University of Toledo (J.D., 1976). Editor-in-Chief, University of Toledo Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1976-1978. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation.Email: Jacqueline M. Boney
John K. Nelson (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, March 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Note and Comment Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1979-1981. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: John K. Nelson
Janis E. Susalla Foley (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, The Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Hon. Nicholas J. Walinski, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1986-1988. Member, Labor and Employment Section Council, Ohio State Bar Association. Member, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association. Member: Toledo Bar Association; Toledo Women's Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability.Email: Janis E. Susalla Foley
Margaret J. Lockhart (Shareholder) born Suffern, New York, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and New Jersey; 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Michigan; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of East Anglia, Norwich, England; College of William and Mary (B.A., 1982); Rutgers University-Newark (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert DeMascio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-1988. Member, Labor and Employment Law Section (Board of Governors, 1992-1999), Ohio State Bar Association. Member, Labor and Employment, Litigation Sections, and Law Practice Management, American Bar Association. Judge Pro Tempore, Perrysburg Municipal Court, 1994-2005. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Toledo Women's Bar Association; Ohio Association of School Board Attorneys; Ohio Women's Bar Association; National Association of Women Lawyers; Ohio Management Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; School Law.Email: Margaret J. Lockhart
W. Miles McKee (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., February 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan; 1980, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1990, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Pennsylvania and Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1967); University of Michigan (M.B.A., 1968); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Taxation.Email: W. Miles McKee
David P. Strup (Shareholder) born Edgerton, Ohio, October 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1986). Beta Alpha Psi (President, 1983); Delta Theta Phi. Chair, Toledo Zoological Society Foundation. Director, Notre Dame Club of Toledo. Past President, Sylvania Country Club. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Torts; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury (Plaintiff).Email: David P. Strup
Gerald R. Kowalski (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, March 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1979). Member, Order of Barristers. Author: "Penal Transfer Treaties and the Application of 'Unconstitutional Conditions' Analysis," Vol. 12, No. 1, University of Toledo Law Review, Fall 1980. Law Clerk to the Honorable Thaddeus N. Walinski, Toledo Municipal Court, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to the Honorable Francis A. Pietrykowski, Lucas County Common Pleas Court, 1977-1979. Member: American Inns of Court, Morris R. Waite Chapter. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Sawicki v. Village of Ottawa Hills, 37 Ohio St. 3d 222; Fantozzi v. Sandusky Cement Products (1992) 64 O.St. 3d 601. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Law; Professional Negligence; Probate Litigation.Email: Gerald R. Kowalski
David Rodman Cooper (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, September 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University, Ohio (B.A., 1992); Duke University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Appeals.Email: David Rodman Cooper
Libbey W. Call Best (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, September 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, Michigan. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Libbey W. Call Best
Pariss M. Coleman II (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, April 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Pariss M. Coleman II
Meredith L. Mercurio (Shareholder) born Toledo, Ohio, March 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2001, Michigan. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., magna cum laude, Honors in English, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1998-1999. Author: People v. Meyer: Prohibiting Seventeenth Century Punishment in Twentieth Century America, 30 U. TOL. L. REV. 97 (1998). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Tort Defense; Nursing Home Negligence Defense.Email: Meredith L. Mercurio
Christine Mayle (Shareholder) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, Ohio. Education: Providence College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Torts; Corporate Litigation.Email: Christine Mayle
Patricia A. Wise (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A.C., 1982); University of Toledo (J.D., 1985); Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Delaware (M.A., 1993). Order of the Coif. Visiting Professor, University of Toledo College of Law 2006; Adjunct Professor, 1999-2006; Faculty Member, Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Author: "Understanding and Preventing Workplace Retaliation," Thompson Publishing Group, 2000 and 2007 (2nd Edition). Member: Toledo, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Ohio Management Lawyers Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Patricia A. Wise
Renisa A. Dorner (Shareholder) born Mansfield, Ohio, March 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Defiance College (B.S., 1985); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1988). Inns of Court. Member: Toledo (Member: Junior Lawyers Committee, Grievance Investigation Committee, Paralegal Committee, Labor and Employment Committee, Fee Arbitration Committee, Bar Admission Committee, and Various Court Committees), Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Toledo Junior Bar Association (Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Contracts; Workers Compensation.Email: Renisa A. Dorner
Brad Francis Hubbell (Associate) born Muskegon, Michigan, August 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., English, 1990); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Editor-in-Chief, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. National Moot Court competitor. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Brad Francis Hubbell
——————————E. Sharon Clark (Associate) born St. Joseph, Missouri, October 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, Ohio. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: William Jewell College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1966); University of Iowa (M.A., 1969); Wayne State University (J.D., 1981). Survey Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Diversity Jurisdiction in Direct Actions," 26 Wayne Law Review 1051 (1980); "The Supreme Court of Michigan During the Survey Period: A Statistical Analysis," 27 Wayne Law Review 511 (1981); "Federal Courts Update," Labor & Employment Lawnotes, 1995-1997. Member: Toledo Bar Association; Washtenaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Business Law, Computer Law, and Employment and Labor Law Sections); Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Formation Law; Selling of Businesses Law; Commercial Contracts Law; Employment Law; Real Estate Leasing Law; Real Estate Sales; Software Licensing Law.Email: E. Sharon Clark
George C. Ward (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, September 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Brown University (B.A., History, 1971); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: Toledo (Member, Lawyers and Doctors Committee; Judicial Candidates Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. (Retired). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Torts.Email: George C. Ward
Sarah Skow (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction in English and Communications, 2002); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Criminal Defense; Litigation; Tort Defense.Email: Sarah Skow
Andrew W. Miller (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 2000); University of Toledo (J.D., 2007).Email: Andrew W. Miller
Meghan Anderson Roth (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., Psychology, 2004); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Meghan Anderson Roth
David J. Copeland (Associate) born Beaufort, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 2001); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Technical Editor, The University of Toledo Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Labor and Employment.Email: David J. Copeland
Heather L. Allred (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania; 2009, Ohio. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1999); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law ); Toledo Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Heather L. Allred
Erin M. Kennedy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); The University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Insurance Recovery; Litigation Management; Tort Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Compliance.Email: Erin M. Kennedy
Ryan A. Cates (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 2006); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Recovery; Labor and Employment; Torts.Email: Ryan A. Cates
Megan D. Maurer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: American Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Torts.Email: Megan D. Maurer
OF COUNSELClare Cass Armbruster (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., March 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1983); Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Employee Benefits; Insurance Defense; Contracts; ERISA; Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Clare Cass Armbruster
T. Scott Johnston (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1972, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1967); University of Toledo (J.D., 1970). Member, University of Toledo Law Review, 1969-1970. Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-1973. Lecturer, University of Toledo College of Law, 1974-1975. Special Counsel to Ohio Attorney General, 1977-1979; 1984-1986. Member, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1985-1999; Mediator, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1994-1999. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; School Law.Email: T. Scott Johnston
STAFF ATTORNEYTracy B. Selis (Staff Attorney) born Lima, Ohio, July 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, Colorado (Inactive). Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif; Phi Sigma Alpha. Technical Editor, Toledo Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; The Colorado Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Business Law; General Practice.Email: Tracy B. Selis
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