Attorney Practice Areas
MICHELLE D. BACH
Workers’ Compensation defense, state funded, self-insured and public entities, litigation
ROBERT D. BALLINGER
Corporate Business; Real Estate
R. SCOTT BLACKBURN (also licensed in Pennsylvania)
Estate planning, probate, wills and trusts, business succession planning, ownership transfer
CHRISTOPHER R. CONARD
Municipal, criminal litigation, civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, health care
SHANNON L. COSTELLO
Commercial real estate, zoning, land use, banking and finance, condominiums, leases, land contracts, mechanics liens, license agreements, industrial, office and retail easements, environmental impact assessments, title and survey analysis, purchase and finance options, real estate tax valuation challenges
EDIE E. CRUMP
Employee benefits compliance, ERISA, pension and profit sharing plans, taxation, IRS tax exempt status, retirement and welfare plans, plan amendments and terminations, executive compensation, deferred compensation
GREGORY M. EWERS (also licensed in Illinois)
Corporate and business law, acquisition and sale of businesses (aka mergers and acquisitions), negotiating and drafting of contracts, software and IP licensing, advising start-ups, corporate structuring and financing, and securities law
TERENCE L. FAGUE
Business litigation, civil litigation, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, general litigation, ethics, unfair competition, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, professional malpractice litigation, white collar criminal defense
KRISTIN A. FINCH
Corporate and business law, acquisition and sale of businesses, banking and finance, real property, contracts, liquor licenses, restructuring, shareholder buy-outs, contract negotiations, capitalization, bond financing, IP licensing, franchising
MARC L. FLEISCHAUER (also licensed in Florida and Kentucky)
Labor and employment law; civil litigation; administrative claims under EEOC, OCRC, DOL and NLRB; employment discrimination (race, gender, disability, etc.); wage claims and audits; union avoidance; unemployment compensation; education/school law; covenants not to compete; religious employer rights; FMLA and medical leave issues; and wage hour and overtime issues
PATRICIA J. FRIESINGER
Bankruptcy, civil litigation, debtor and creditor rights, corporate and business law, Chapter 7, Chapter 11, restructuring, asset protection, business disputes
DANIEL J. GENTRY
Civil litigation, civil appeals, business and employment litigation, unfair competition, trade secrets, covenants not to compete
JONAS J. GRUENBERG
Corporate and business law; real property; estate, tax and financial planning; estate planning and administration; business structuring, financing and capitalizations; business succession planning; business acquisitions and sales; joint ventures; real estate development, syndications, investment, and financing; zoning and land use planning
CHAD D. HANSEN (also licensed in Idaho)
Corporate and business law, LLC’s and partnerships, operating agreements, joint ventures, choice of entity/business structuring, purchase and sale of business interests, acquisitions and restructurings, liquidations, general taxation, business taxation, tax planning, tax controversy and disputes (IRS and State of Ohio), IRS Appeals, Tax Court, business succession planning, estate planning, wills and trusts, executive and incentive compensation issues, non-profits, tax-exempt status
J. STEPHEN HERBERT
Real estate sales and purchases, development and financing; commercial leasing; condominium projects; ground leases; commercial lending, secured and unsecured financing; entity formation, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, closely held businesses; franchising, title insurance, opinion letters (real estate and financing)
W. CHIP HERIN III
Corporate and business law, commercial real estate, commercial loan refinancing, commercial leasing and land development, zoning, tax valuation challenges
DAVID C. KORTE (also licensed in Kentucky)
Workers’ compensation, claims management, self-insured, state-funded, hearing representation, injury investigation, actuarial analysis, cost saving strategies, labor and employment, litigation
MICHAEL G. LEESMAN
Corporate and business law, health care law, acquisition and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating contracts, start-ups, licensing of intellectual property
JOSHUA R. LOUNSBURY
Workers' compensation, hearings, appeals, trials, and claims management
PATRICK MARTIN
Corporate and Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Residential and Commercial Real Estate; Contracts
BENJAMIN A. MAZER
Labor; Litigation; Municipal
STEPHEN M. McHUGH
Local government, real estate, zoning, municipal litigation, appropriations, annexation, eminent domain, labor negotiations, employment issues, contracts, estate planning, wills and trusts
TINO M. MONALDO (also licensed in Kansas)
Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporations and Business Organizations; Strategic Planning; Project Development
JASON D. NORWOOD
Litigation
R. MICHAEL OSBORN (also licensed in Kentucky and West Virginia)
Tax
DAVID P. PIERCE
Business and employment disputes, civil litigation, business litigation, employer/employee relations, labor and employment law, discrimination, harassment, non-competition, trade secrets, professional malpractice litigation, securities litigation, construction litigation, arbitration, mediation
Lu Ann Stanley
LU ANN STANLEY
Estate planning, trust and probate law, family businesses, elder law, guardianships, estate and gift taxation, charitable giving, and probate litigation
RICHARD A. TALDA
Business and employment litigation, risk management, merger and acquisition related cases and arbitrations, trade secret, and non-compete litigation
DOUGLAS M. VENTURA
Acquisitions and Divestitures; Strategic Partnerships; Investments and Joint Ventures; Licensing and Distribution
ASHLEY E. WARWAR
Estate Planning; Tax
SAM WARWAR
Tax, corporation and business law, IRS exams, appeals, litigation, criminal tax issues, business transactions, partnerships, non-profits, hospital and health care organizations, corporate structuring, corporate governance, contract negotiations
ZACHARY B. WHITE
Litigation
MERLE F. WILBERDING (also licensed in Iowa and District of Columbia)
Business Law & Business Planning, Non-Profit Corporations, Real Estate Transactions, Taxation, Zoning
JEFFREY A. WINWOOD
Business Law; Probate; Tax and Estate Planning