(Main Office)

Spengler Nathanson P.L.L., formed on February 1, 1947 by Otto Spengler, Joe Nathanson, Bert Hebenstreit and Joe Heyman, is one of the top 50 law firms in the State of Ohio. Quality and effective case management is achieved through the use of attorneys in various practice areas and augmented with paralegal and law clerk support. The Firm utilizes state of the art computer and telecommunications systems to maintain contact with clients, research facilities and other law practitioners.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Federal and State Civil and Criminal Practice. Corporation, Taxation, Probate and Estate Planning, Real Estate, Education, Labor and Employment, Workers' Compensation, Commercial, Securities, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Employee Benefits and Public Sector Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Fifth Third Bank
The University of Toledo
Travelers Insurance Companies
CNA Insurance Companies
FCCI Insurance Group
Continental Secret Service Bureau, Inc.
Tuffy Associates Corp.
Toledo Lucas County Port Authority
Toledo Board of Education
Toledo Area Metropolitan Park District
Washington Local Board of Education
Springfield Local Board of Education
Sylvania Board of Education
Ace Hardware
The Andersons
Sylvania Township
Owens Illinois
Hylant Administrative Services, Inc.
County Risk Sharing Authority.

References:

Fifth Third Bank
Tuffy Associates Corp.
Toledo Area Metropolitan Park District.

Address

Four Sea Gate, Suite 400
Toledo, OH 43604-2622, (Lucas Co.)

Phone

Phone: 419-241-2201
Fax: 419-241-8599

Website

http://www.snlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Columbus, Ohio Office: 401 North Front Street, Suite 350, 43215-2249. Telephone: 614-255-2703. Fax: 614-221-2599.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

James R. Jeffery (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, June 20, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Ohio; 1967, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1961); University of Toledo (J.D., 1965). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Toledo (President, 1985-1986) and Ohio State (President, 1995-1996) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James R. Jeffery

Norman J. Rubinoff (Member) born Springfield, Ohio, July 8, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1962); University of Toledo (M.B.A., 1967); Western Reserve University (J.D., 1965). Member, Board of Editors, Western Reserve Law Review, 1964-1965. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Norman J. Rubinoff

B. Gary McBride (Member) born St. Helens, Oregon, June 13, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Oregon; 1967, Ohio. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1963); Harvard University (LL.M., 1964). Editor-in-Chief, Willamette Law Journal, 1962-1963. Special Counsel to the Attorney General of Ohio, 1971-1995. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; School Law; Special Education Law.Email: B. Gary McBride

David G. Wise (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, October 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio; 1968, Michigan and U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Member, 1980-1988 and President, 1983, Board of Education of Perrysburg, Ohio. President, Toledo Organization of Management, 1990-1991. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Construction Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: David G. Wise

Theodore M. Rowen (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1967); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk to Hon. Don J. Young, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, 1970-1972. Chairman, Sixth Circuit Judicial Screening Selection Committee for Bankruptcy Judges, 1999-2000. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and Federal (President, 1977-1978) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Employment Law; School Law; Banking Law; Federal Court Litigation.Email: Theodore M. Rowen

Truman A. Greenwood (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, July 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: A.F.S. Foreign Exchange Student, Goslar, Germany, 1966-1967; Denison University (B.A., 1971); University of Toledo (J.D., 1978). Associate Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1978-1979. Ohio General Assembly, 1989-1995. Secretary and Treasurer, Ohio Turnpike Commission, 1999-2003. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1972-1976]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Affairs.Email: Truman A. Greenwood

Cheryl F. Wolff (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, March 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; School Law.Email: Cheryl F. Wolff

Louise A. Jackson (Member) born Bowling Green, Ohio, July 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1970); University of Colorado at Boulder (M.B.A., 1971); University of Toledo (J.D., 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1974. Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, 1991-2005. Member: Toledo (Member and Past Chairman, Taxation Committee; Member, Probate Committee; President, 2006-2007) and Ohio State (Member, Taxation Committee) Bar Associations; Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (Vice-President; Past President, Toledo Chapter); Toledo Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Employee Benefit Plans.Email: Louise A. Jackson

Richard E. Wolff (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, March 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Health Care.Email: Richard E. Wolff

Byron S. Choka (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1977); University of Toledo (J.D., 1980). Note and Comment Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, 1980-1982. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Federal Practice.Email: Byron S. Choka

James C. Anderson (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, January 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1979). Member, Toledo Estate Planning Council. Member: Toledo (Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law Committee) and Ohio State (Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax.Email: James C. Anderson

Susan B. Nelson (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, March 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1975); University of Toledo (J.D., 1981). Sixth Circuit Review Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, 1981-1983. Member, Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1993-1995. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Susan B. Nelson

Lisa E. Pizza (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, December 31, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1976); The University of Toledo (J.D., 1980). Member, The University of Toledo Law Review, 1978-1979. Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1981-1985. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Ohio Chiropractic Examining Board, 1985-1987; Ohio Student Loan Commission, 1990-1993. Practice Areas: Education Law; Local Government Law; Civil Rights; Labor (Management) Law.Email: Lisa E. Pizza

Joan C. Szuberla (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dominican University (B.A., 1964); Johns Hopkins University (M.A.T., 1965); University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, The University of Toledo Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable John W. Potter, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, 1983-1985. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Government Liability.Email: Joan C. Szuberla

Teresa L. Grigsby (Member) born Lima, Ohio, December 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); The University of Toledo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Student Articles Editor, The University of Toledo Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Governmental Liability; Insurance Defense.Email: Teresa L. Grigsby

Michael W. Bragg (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, January 9, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., with honors, 1982); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Toledo (Chairman, Real Estate Committee, 1999-2000) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Insolvency Law.Email: Michael W. Bragg

James P. Silk, Jr. (Member) born April 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1990): University of Michigan (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk, The Honorable James G. Carr, U.S. District Court, Northern District Western Division of Ohio, 1993-1995. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Liability; Insurance Defense.Email: James P. Silk, Jr.

Laurie J. Pangle (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, June 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1980); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1983). General Counsel, TrustCorp Company, 1986-1988. Vice President and General Counsel, 5/3 Bank, 1989-2002. Attorney, The Toledo Trust Company, 1984-1986. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Laurie J. Pangle

Patricia Hayden Kurt (Member) born Washington, D.C., December 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1979); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1982). Assistant Public Defender, 1985-2001. OSBA Board Certified in Family Law (2005). Rule 16 Family Law Mediator (2006). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Juvenile Law; Criminal Law.Email: Patricia Hayden Kurt

Thomas A. Lupica (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, December 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Psi Chi. Technical Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1990. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Thomas A. Lupica

Anastasia K. Hanson (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, October 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., 1978; M.P.A., 1980; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Underwriter, Chartered Property and Casualty, 1994. Member: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio State and Federal Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association; Toledo Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance; FMLA; Worker's Compensation; Title VII; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collections.Email: Anastasia K. Hanson

John P. Hayward (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, April 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Economics, 1988); University of Toledo (J.D., 1995). Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Law; Professional Malpractice.Email: John P. Hayward

Randy L. Meyer (Partner) born Defiance, Ohio, February 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Defiance College (B.A., 1985); University of Toledo (M.A., 1987; Ph.D., 1994; J.D., 1999). Associate Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1998-1999. Intern, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1999. Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Contracts I, Contract II. Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. [Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army Military Police Corps, 1977-1980]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Government Liability; Special Education; Probate.Email: Randy L. Meyer

ASSOCIATES

Stephen M. Szuch (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); University of Toledo (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Transactions; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Stephen M. Szuch

David M. Smigelski (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1997); University of Toledo (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: David M. Smigelski

Tonya M. Robinson (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Lynchburg College (1995); University of Toledo (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Tonya M. Robinson

OF COUNSEL

Joel A. Levine (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, August 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Member: Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations.Email: Joel A. Levine

James P. Silk, Sr. (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, May 22, 1931; admitted to bar, 1962, Ohio; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1953); University of Toledo (LL.B., 1962). Delta Theta Phi (President, 1960-1961); General Counsel, 1975-1996 and Head of Trust Division, 1977-1995, Fifth-Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio, N.A.; President: Trust Division, Ohio Bankers Association, 1981-1982; Toledo Bar Association, 1982-1983. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estates, Trusts and Probate; Financial Institutions.Email: James P. Silk, Sr.

Andrew E. Anderson (Of Counsel) born Marquette, Michigan, July 6, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, Michigan; 1949, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1942; J.D., 1948). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1947-1948. Lecturer on Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, University of Toledo, 1961-1966. Member: Toledo (President, 1971-1972), Ohio State and American (Member, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.Email: Andrew E. Anderson

Richard A. Entenmann (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, April 20, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1954). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Real Estate.Email: Richard A. Entenmann

Louis J. Hattner (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, October 1, 1927; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 1949; J.D., 1968). Member: Toledo, Lucas County (President, 1976) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Domestic Relations Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Louis J. Hattner

Ralph Bragg (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, April 15, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio. Education: Otterbein College (B.A., 1956); Harvard University (J.D., 1959). Member: Toledo, Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, Real Estate Section, 1994—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Ralph Bragg

Gary D. Sikkema (Of Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1975). Member: Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Gary D. Sikkema

James N. Turner (Of Counsel) born St. Charles, Illinois, September 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1979, Michigan (inactive) and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., Economics, 1974); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1978). Author: "The Interplay between Environment and Eminent Domain Laws in Real Estate Acquisitions for Infrastructure Development," Gotherman's Ohio Municipal Service, Vol. 1, Issue 4, 1989, Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co.; "Avoiding Municipal Liability for Negligence: The Public Duty Rule and its Special Duty Exception,": Published in two series: "Strategies for Avoiding Municipal Liability in Negligence, Part I - Discretionary Function Immunity, Part II - The Public Duty Rule,": Gotherman's Ohio Municipal Service, Vol. 4, Issues 5-6, 1992, Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co. Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, 1994-1998, Acting Superintendent of Consumer Finance and Licensing, 1996-1998, Acting Superintendent of Real Estate and Licensing, 2005, Acting Commissioner of Securities, 2006-2007 and Deputy Director and Chief Legal Counsel, 1998-2007, Ohio Department of Commerce. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Criminal Division, 1982-1985, Senior Attorney, General Counsel Section, 1985-199 and Assistant Director, General Counsel Section, 1991-1994, City of Toledo, Department of Law. Formerly with: Savage & Lindsley; Law Offices of Robert B. Dixon; Aubrey, Meyer, Yosses & Rudge; Rimelspach & Gibson; Christiansen, Christiansen, Donchatz, Kettlewell & Owens. Member: Toledo, Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. (Also at Columbus Office). Reported Cases: Westgate Village Shopping Center, etc., et al. v. City of Toledo, et al., (1994, Ct. App., 6th Dist., 93 Ohio App. 3d 507; Swanton Twp. Bd. Of Trustees and Citizens against Burlington v. Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and City of Toledo, (1990, Ct. App., 6th Dist., Ohio App. 3d 555, Motion to Cert, Den., (1990) 54 Ohio St. 3d 716; Walker, et al., v. Lucas County Board of Commissioners, et al., (1991, Ct. App., 6th Dist., 73 Ohio App., 3d 617; Quinn v. City of Toledo Plan Commission, et al., (1987, Ct. App., 6th Dist., 1987 WL 31958); State of Ohio, ex. rel. City of Toledo v. The Board of County Commissioners of Lucas County, Ohio, Original Action Mandamus (1988), Ohio Supreme Court No. 87-350) (Annexation); Wallace v. State of Ohio Department of Commerce (2002) 96 Ohio St. 3rd 266 and, on remand Wallace v. State of Ohio Department of Commerce (2004) 102 Ohio St. 3d 1447. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Land Use; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Historic Preservation; Banking Law; Regulatory Law; Government.Email: James N. Turner