MEMBERS
Paul M. Dutton (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, January 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1969); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1972). Member, U.S.D.C. Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Member, Board of Trustees, Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education, 2004. Trustee: Wick Neighbors, Inc., 2003; Mahoning Valley College Access Program, 2003; Rose Melnick Medical Museum (YSU), 1999; Tod Homestead Cemetery Association, 1999; Swanston Children's Fund Foundation, 1982; International Institute Foundation, 1984; Central State University, 1996-2008. Member, Ohio Courts Futures Commission, 1997-2000. Director: Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1996; Ohio Bancorp, Dollar Savings and Trust Company, 1987-1992. Member, 1978-1987, and Chairman, 1993-1995, Ohio Board of Regents. Trustee, 1978-1987, and Chairman, 1985-1987, Youngstown State University. Member: Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning; Public Sector Law.Email: Paul M. Dutton
James L. Blomstrom (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, September 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk to Judge Paul C. Weick, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1974-1975. President, 2008-2009, Rotary Club of Youngstown. Member: Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense Law.Email: James L. Blomstrom
Frederick S. Coombs, III (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, August 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Denison University (B.A., with honors, 1972); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, Editorial Staff, Ohio State Law Journal. Member: Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Church Hill United Methodist Church Endowment Task Force, 2004; Staff Parish Relations Committee, 2006. Vice President, 2007 and Member, Board of Directors, 2001, Boy Scouts of America, Greater Western Reserve Council. Chairman, Arrowhead District, 2001-2004. Member, International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1966, and President of Ring No. 2, 1978, 1986 and 1996. Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1998, Secretary of Board, 1994-1997 and Vice Chairman of Board, 1997-1998, Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley, Inc. Member: Mahoning County (Member, Bankruptcy Committee) and Ohio State (Member: Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee; Bankruptcy Subcommittee) Bar Associations. (Certified in Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Law; Communications Law; Surety Law; Civil Trial Practice.Email: Frederick S. Coombs, III
Ralph A. Beard (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, August 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., 1971); Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). President Elect, Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center. Trustee, United Methodist Community Center. Member, Canfield United Methodist Church. Member, Board of Arbitrators, FINRA Dispute Resolution. Member: Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Asset Protection; Insurance; Investments; Computer Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Pensions and Taxation Securities.Email: Ralph A. Beard
Alan D. Wenger (Chair of Management Committee) born Salem, Ohio, February 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Eastern Mennonite College (B.A., 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Member: Board of Education, South Range Local, 1986-2005; Executive Committee, Youngstown Area United Way, American Water Works Association; Ohio Council on School Board Attorneys. Congregation Chairperson, Midway Mennonite Church. Member: Columbiana County, Mahoning County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Environmental Law; Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Corporate Law; School Law; Land Use.Email: Alan D. Wenger
John T. Dellick (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, August 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: Youngstown State University (B.Engr., 1978); University of Akron (J.D., 1985). Member, Akron Law Review, 1983-1985. Member: Mahoning County, Trumbull County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense; General Practice.Email: John T. Dellick
Neil H. Maxwell (Member) born Salem, Ohio, February 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio. Education: Mount Union College (B.S., 1981); University of Akron (J.D., 1984). Member, 1993-2000, and Chairman, 1997-2000, Beaver Township, Ohio Zoning Commission. President, 1989-1990, and Trustee, 1989-1995, South Range Schools Foundation. Member, 1991-1995, Mount Union College, Planned Giving Advisory Board. Member: Mahoning County (Member, Probate Law Section), Columbiana County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Neil H. Maxwell
Martin J. Boetcher (Member) born Zanesville, Ohio, November 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.C.E., cum laude, 1984); University of Akron Law School (J.D., 1987). Member, University of Akron Law Review. Member, Howland Township Board of Zoning Appeals, 2001. Volunteer, Legal Services Program, Northeast Ohio Legal Services, 1993-2001. Member: Mahoning County (Member, Grievance Committee, 1996-2001; Bar Admissions Committee, 2007), Trumbull County (Member, Bar Applicants Committee, 1994-2002) and Ohio State (Member, Council of Delegates, 2002-2006; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1993-1994) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Insurance Law.Email: Martin J. Boetcher
Neil D. Schor (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Ohio; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1986); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1989). Member: Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 1988-1989; Advisory Group, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Board of Directors, Temple El Emeth, 1996. Member: Board of Trustees, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley, 1991-1999; Leadership Mahoning Valley, Class of 2000; Board of Directors, Stambaugh Auditorium, 2009. Member: Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Neil D. Schor
Matthew D. Gurbach (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (A.B., magna cum laude, 2000); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2003). Member, The Order of Barristers. Member, Journal of Law and Politics "Rising Star," 2005, 2009. Member, Board of Directors: Mahoning Valley Chapter, American Red Cross, 2004 and Officer, 2007; Youngstown Symphony. Member: Leadership Mahoning Valley, Class of 2006; Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee. Northeast Ohio Regional Counsel for Ohio Democratic Party Barrack Obama Campaign for Change and Ohio Democratic Party Voter Protection Effort, 2008. Member: Mahoning County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Civil Practice; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Matthew D. Gurbach
ASSOCIATES
Deborah A. Kaufmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: Concordia College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Ohio State University (M.A., 1975); Akron University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member, Board of Directors, Hope House Visitation Center, 2009. Member: Mahoning County, Columbiana County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Support; Child Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Premarital Agreements; Adoptions; Domestic Violence.Email: Deborah A. Kaufmann
Carmen V. Codjoe (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2004). Public Service Fellow, Ohio State University. Member, Advisory Board, Salvation Army of Trumbull County. Member: Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Wills; Labor and Employment.Email: Carmen V. Codjoe