With offices throughout 4 mid-western states, Frost Brown Todd is one of the largest law firms in the country and represents many of America's best-known companies. With over 370 lawyers spanning 60+ integrated practice areas and industry groups, the firm leverages technical and legal knowledge with industry expertise to serve a diverse client base, ranging from global multinationals to small, entrepreneurial companies.

79 Frost Brown Todd lawyers are named to Woodward-White's The Best Lawyers in America (2007).

Frost Brown Todd is listed as a "Go-to" law firm in Corporate Counsel's Directory of In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies (2005, 2006).

The BTI Consulting Group has named Frost Brown Todd one of only 40 law firms "consistently introducing innovative changes into the legal services marketplace" in the Market Front Runners report (2006).

Frost Brown Todd has strategic alliances with Wahlert Rechtsanwälte located in Stuttgart, Germany and is a member of Multilaw and the US Law Firm Group.

Statement of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Business Acquisitions, Business and Corporate, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Commercial/Real Estate, Construction, Copyright, Corporate Responsibility and Defense, Employee Benefits, Energy and Natural Resources, Entrepreneurial, Environmental, Equine, Estate Planning and Administration, Financial Institutions, Fire and Explosion, Health Care, Immigration, International, Intellectual Property, International Business, Internet and Electronic Commerce, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Media, Mold and Water Intrusion, Multi-District Litigation, Patent Litigation, Personal Planning and Family Business, Privacy and Information Security, Product Liability, Public Finance, Securities, Tax, Tort & Insurance Law, Trademark, Venture Capital, General Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts.

Firm Affiliations

UNITED STATES LAW FIRM GROUP

Representative Clients:

AAF-McQuay Inc.
AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.
AIG Insurance Group
AK Steel Corporation
Anthem Health Plans
Broadwing Inc.
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Catholic Healthcare Partners
Central Bank & Trust Company
Chapelthorp plc
Chiquita Brands International
ClubLink Corporation
Convergys Corporation
Coolmore Castlehyde and Associated Stud Farms
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Firstar/U.S. Bank
Taco Bell Franchise Management Advisory Council (FRANMAC)
General Electric Company
ICI Paints World Group
Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services, Inc.
LensCrafters, Inc.
Lexis-Nexis
LG&E Energy Corp.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Lightyear Communications, Inc.
MidAmerica Bancorp
New Horizon Resources, Inc.
NTS Development Company
OneBeacon Insurance Group
Progressive Insurance Company
PNC Bank Corp. and PNC Bank
Res-Care, Inc.
The Rouse Companies, LLC
Services Net Incorporated
Smithkline Beecham Clinical Lab
Terex Corporation
Turner Construction Company
Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op, LLC
United Parcel Service
Vincor International Inc.
Waste Management of North America
Western Southern Life Insurance Company.

Former Names

(Frost & Jacobs LLP) (Brown, Todd & Heyburn PLLC)

Address

9277 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 300
West Chester, OH 45069, (Butler Co.)

Phone

Phone: 513.870.8200
Telecopier: 513.870.0999

Website

http://www.frostbrowntodd.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

Thomas B. Allen (Member) born Middletown, Ohio, June 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University; Miami University (B.S., 1989) Phi Alpha Theta; University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1994). Delta Theta Phi. Member, 1992-1993, Lead Articles Chair, 1993-1994, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Member: Middletown Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Labor Law). Reported Cases: Lindsey v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 2003 Ohio 6898 (2d Dist. Dec. 19, 2003); Wofford v. Middletown Tube Works, 67 Fed. App. 312, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 11500 (6th Cir. June 5, 2003); Lamping v. Walraven, 136 Fed. Appx. 881, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 4249 (6th Cir. Mar 12, 2002); Bardonaro v. General Motors Corp., 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 3479 (2d Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 4, 2000); Day v. Middletown-Monroe City Sch. Dist., 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 3170 (12th Dist. Ct. App., July 17, 2000); Day v. Middletown-Monroe City Sch. Dist., 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 1868 (12th Dist. Ct. App., May 1, 2000); Carey v. AK Steel Corp., 1998 Ohio App. LEXIS 3203 (12th Dist. Ct. App. July 13, 1998); City of Oxford v. Day, 1998 Ohio App. LEXIS 1003 (12th Dist. Ct. App., Mar. 16, 1998); Brittain v. Brown's Run Country Club, 1997 Ohio App. LEXIS 725 (12th Dist. Ct. App. March 3, 1997), appeal dismissed 79 Ohio St. 3d 1445 (1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Law; School Law.Email: Thomas B. Allen

Stacy Christman Blomeke (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2006, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); University of Cincinnati (M.S., 1996); University of Dayton (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Mortar Board; Psi Chi Society, Xavier University. Recipient: Criminal Justice Department Honor Award, Xavier University; American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Trial Practice; Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition, Best Brief, University of Dayton. Associate Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1999-2000. Author: "A Surrogacy Agreement That Could Have and Should Have Been Enforced: R.R. v. M.H., 689 N.E.2d 790 (Mass. 1998)," University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 24, issue 3, Spring 1999. Member: Cincinnati Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Estate Planning and Probate; Taxation; Women Lawyers; Fee Arbitration; Ethics); Butler County Bar Association; Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Trust and Probate Law); American Bar Association (Member: Real Property; Probate and Trust; Young Lawyers Division; Family Law Section). (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Trust Litigation; Wealth Preservation.Email: Stacy Christman Blomeke

Beth A. Buchanan (Member) born Medina, Ohio, April 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1986); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Dayton Law Review. Author: "Liens Pass Through Bankruptcy Unaffected" - Or Do They? In re Penrod - Challenging on Adage, University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 21, Winter 1996; "Use of Restraints in the Hospital Setting: Is the Law a Help or Hindrance to the Advancement of Changing Medical Ideology?" University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 22, Fall 1996. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bankruptcy Law Forum; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor's Rights; Workouts.Email: Beth A. Buchanan

Donald L. Crain (Member) born Hamilton, Ohio, July 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1970); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1973). Past Chairman Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys Association Board of Directors. General Counsel, Middletown City School District. Law Director, West Chester Township and Solicitor, Indian Hill, Ohio. Past Adjunct Faculty, Miami School of Business, coursework in Negotiations and Collective Bargaining (undergraduate and graduate). Member, Miami University Board of Trustees. Member: Butler County (President, 2002-2003), Cincinnati (Twice Past Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Committee) and Ohio Bar Associations. Practice Areas: School Law(20%); Governmental Law(35%); Management Labor Law(35%); Litigation(10%).Email: Donald L. Crain

Kevin K. Malof (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, National Moot Court Board, 1998-2000. Speaker: "Commercial Real Estate Finance," Lorman Continuing Education Seminar, 2004, 2005, 2006; "Zoning and Land Use," Lorman Continuing Education Seminar, 2006; "Contractor's Guide to Getting Paid," ACI Seminar Series, 2006. Member: American Bar Association; Cincinnati Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Construction Law.Email: Kevin K. Malof

W. Joseph Scholler (Member) born Bowling Green, Ohio, February 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., in Economics, 1997); University of Dayton (J.D., 2000). Member: Butler County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Litigation.Email: W. Joseph Scholler

Thomas A. Swope (Member) born Middletown, Ohio, August 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1978, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (A.B., 1970); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Law; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Thomas A. Swope

ASSOCIATE

Alexander Ewing (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Alexander Ewing