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A Special Advertising Section Abercrombie & Fitch 6301 Fitch Path New Albany 43054 John K. Shubitowski Practice areas: None listed Abramson & O’Connell 695 Bryden Road Columbus 43205 abramsonoconnell.com Lawrence D. Abramson Practice areas: Personal Injury, Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice Mark Adams 1110 Beecher Crossing N, Suite D, Columbus 43230 markadamslegal.com Practice areas: None listed Adams, Babner & Gitlitz 5003 Horizons Drive, Suite 200, Columbus 43220 abglawyers.com Bret A. Adams Practice areas: Entertainment and Sports, Entertainment Law Agee Clymer Mitchell & Laret 226 N. Fifth St., 5th Fl. Columbus 43215 ageeclymer.com James G. Clymer Practice areas: Workers Compensation Albers & Albers 88 N. Fifth St. Columbus 43215 alberslaw.com John B. Albers Practice areas: Government, Litigation Alden Law One E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 aldenlaw.net John L. Alden Practice areas: Tax, Transportation, Business Nicholas Z. Alexander 7970 Greenside Ln. 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Stitt Practice areas: Business Litigation, Employment, Class Actions Arnold Todaro & Welch 2075 Marble Cliff Office Park, Columbus 43215 arnoldlaw.net Gerald J. Todaro Practice areas: Medical and Legal Malpractice Claims Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler 560 E. Town St. Columbus 43215 adwllp.com Terrence T. Wheeler Practice areas: Mediation Law, Dispute Resolution Law, Employment Law Scot E. Dewhirst Practice areas: Business, Real Estate, Mediation and Arbitration James C. Ayers Law Office 165 N. High St. Columbus 43215 James C. Ayers Sr. Practice areas: Litigation, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury Babbitt & Weis 503 South Front Street, Suite 200 The Worly Building Columbus 43215 bwfamilylaw.com Gerald J. Babbitt Practice areas: Family, Matrimonial Law, Divorce Arbitration Bailey Cavalieri 10 West Broad Street, Suite 2100 One Columbus Columbus 43215 baileycavalieri.com Robert R. 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Adams Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication Harlan S. Louis Practice areas: Estates, Trusts and Probate, Business Succession and Wealth Transfer Planning, Elder Law Being known for experience and expertise begins with seeking these qualities in the people you’re going to work with. Barry R. Robinson Henry P. Montgomery Practice areas: Technology, Financial Services, Real Estate Alec Wightman Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights, Corporate Governance, Healthcare Industry Gary A. Wadman Practice areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Healthcare Industry Richard W. Siehl Practice areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Healthcare Industry, Government Policy Mark D. Senff Practice areas: Government Policy, Regulatory Proceedings, Trusts and Estates Ben L. Pfefferle III Practice areas: Regulatory Proceedings, Environmental and Energy, Utica and Marcellus Shale Plays Georgeann G. 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Burtch Practice areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Commercial Practice areas: Tax Controversy and Litigation, State and Local Tax, Green Business and Sustainability Balch Law 1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 203A Columbus 43215 balchlaw.com Jacintha Kraft Balch Practice areas: Estate Planning, Living Wills and Probate Theodore C. Ball 8331 Cleveland Avenue, N.W., Westerville, 43081 Practice areas: Wills and Probate, Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning Ball & Tanoury 1010 Old Henderson Road, Suite 1, Columbus 43220 John L. Tanoury Practice areas: Construction Contract Law, Administrative Law, Liquor Law Steven L. Ball Practice areas: Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estates Dustin M. Blake 580 S. High St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 dustinblakelaw.com Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Cases, Serious Injury and Death Bradley Davis Barbin 52 West Whittier Sq. 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Henderson Rd., Suite 102 Columbus 43220 johnbeltonlaw.com Practice areas: Criminal and Traffic Law, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Domestic and Real Estate Law Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff 41 South High Street, Suite 2600 Columbus 43215 beneschlaw.com We honor and attract leaders in the legal profession. Nationwide congratulates Sandy Neely, David White and Pat Hatler for their inclusion in Columbus CEO’s 2014 list of top lawyers. You continue to raise the bar for in-house counsel in Central Ohio. Frank W. Carsonie Practice areas: Corporate & Securities, Healthcare, Capital Formation Mark D. Tucker Practice areas: Public Law/Government Relations, Constitutional Law and Appellate Practice, Election Law and Ethics Law Matters & Compliance Nationwide, where people look forward to going to work. Want to know why so many legal professionals choose to work with us? We’re one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world where more than 30,000 associates proudly call ourselves “Nationwiders.” For more information about legal careers at Nationwide, join our legal community at nationwide-legal.com. Martha J. Sweterlitsch Practice areas: Healthcare, Long Term Care, Administrative and Regulatory John F. Stock Practice areas: Litigation, Insurance, Labor & Employment Ronald L. House Practice areas: Litigation, Contract, Business, Commercial and Consumer Disputes, Product Liability Claims Stephen P. Grassbaugh Practice areas: Public Finance, Economic Growth and Development Team, Shale Oil & Gas Nationwide, the Nationwide framemark and On Your Side are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. ©2014 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. CPO-0382AO (02/14) A Special Advertising Section Practice areas: Shale Oil & Gas, Public Law, Public Law/ Government Relations Orla Ellis Collier III Practice areas: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Contract, Business, Commercial and Consumer Disputes Sharon L. R. Miller Practice areas: Taxation, Estate Planning, Trusts Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Administrative Law, Construction Law Bloomfield & Kempf Boyd & Boyd Co. Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, Employment & Labor, Manufacturing Robert E. Boyd Jr. Practice areas: Trusts and Estates, Taxation, Real Estate Brenner Hubble Practice areas: Public Finance, Public Sector, School Finance and Tax Levies Todd A. Brenner Practice areas: Education, Intellectual Property, Technology David S. Blaugrund 175 S. 3rd St., Suite 505 Columbus 43215 James L. Ervin Jr. Practice areas: Social Security Disability, Immigration Law, Professional Conduct Practice areas: Litigation, Contract, Business, Commercial and Consumer Disputes, Fraud Investigation, Prosecution and Defense George H. Bennett Jr. 7669 Serenity Dr. Dublin 43017 Practice areas: None listed Robert L. Berry Co. 400 S. 5th St., Suite 102 Columbus 43215 Robert L. Berry Practice areas: Litigation, Insurance Bindley Western Industries, Inc. 7000 Cardinal Place Dublin 43017 Michael D. McCormick Practice areas: Business Formation, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law, Securities The Law Office of Robert W. Blackmore 555 Metro Place North, Suite 100, Dublin 43017 blackmorelaw.com Robert W. Blackmore Practice areas: DUI, State and Federal Criminal Law, Sexual Assault Blaugrund, Herbert, Kessler, Miller, Myers & Postalakis, Inc. 300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100 Worthington 43085 bhmlaw.com S. Scott Haynes Practice areas: Family Law Marc E. Myers Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Liquor Law, Administrative Law Christiane Ward Schmenk 1654 E. Broad St., 2nd Fl. Columbus 43203 justice-law.net Practice areas: Litigation & Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff Marc S. Blubaugh Practice areas: Transportation & Logistics, Dispute Resolution, General Transportation Timothy J. Boone David S. Bloomfield Blue + Blue 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1100 Columbus 43215 blueandbluelaw.com Jason A. Blue Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability Law Office of Charles L. Bluestone 141 E. Town St., Suite 100 Columbus 43215 bluestonelawgroup.com Charles L. Bluestone Practice areas: Real Estate Tax, Real Estate, Business Services Blumenstiel, Evans & Falvo 261 West Johnstown Road Columbus 43230 beflegal.com C. Richard Grieser Practice areas: Personal Injury J. Michael Evans Practice areas: Healthcare, Wills and Probate, Personal Injury James B. Blumenstiel Practice areas: Negligence Law, Federal Employers Liability Act, Products Liability Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 3776 S. High St. Columbus 43207 bobevans.com Kevin C. O’Neil Practice areas: Administrative Law, Securities, Corporate Law G. Brian Boltz 109 E. Main St., Suite 205 Lancaster 43130 Practice areas: Wills and Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning 44 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 673 Mohawk Street Suite 101 P.O. Box 924 Columbus 43216 Practice areas: Corporate Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law 555 Metro Place North, Suite 225, Columbus 43017 brennerhubble.com Practice areas: Insurance Litigation, ERISA Litigation, General Civil Litigation Bricker & Eckler 100 S. Third St. Columbus 43215 bricker.com Practice areas: Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Thomas R. Sant Robert C. Rafferty Rebecca C. Princehorn Nicholas A. Pittner Charles Howard McCreary III Practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisition & Development, Mortgage Lending Edward A. Matto Practice areas: Nonprofit Organizations, Healthcare, Business Law Practice areas: Healthcare, Trademark, Copyright & Brand / Advertising Issues, Business Law Practice areas: Business Law, Business Transactions, Green Strategies Practice areas: Healthcare, Litigation, Nonprofit Organizations Law David C. Spialter James A. Rutledge Karen M. Moore Practice areas: Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Federal Tax Services Randolph C. Wiseman Practice areas: Mediation & Arbitration David M. Whittaker Practice areas: Creditor Rights & Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy Reorganization & Liquidation Kurtis A.Tunnell Practice areas: Banking & Financial Services, Corporate Governance, Government Relations Betsy A.Swift Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Healthcare, Insurance Elisabeth A. Squeglia Practice areas: Government Relations, Healthcare, Insurance Anne Marie Sferra Practice areas: Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Litigation Richard S. Lovering Gordon F. 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Allen Practice areas: Taxation, Business Law, Corporate Governance Bricker & Maxfield 4100 Regent Street, Suite T, Columbus 43219 brickermaxfield.com Michael L. Maxfield Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, Product Liability Douglas M. Bricker Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, OSHA, Litigation Philip F. Brown 503 S. Front St., Suite 210 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Divorce Ray G. Brown William A. Davis Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Alphonse P. Cincione Practice areas: Wills and Probate, Business Law, Litigation Byrne & Byrne 5695 Avery Road, Suite C Dublin 43016 byrneandbyrne.com Thomas J. Byrne Practice areas: Business Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Caborn & Butauski Co. 765 S. High St. Columbus 43206 David A. Caborn David M. Canale 1141 S. High St. Columbus 43206 Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Litigation 302 South Main Street Marysville 43040 cfbjs.com Robert L. Bridges Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Labor Law Kimberly M. Cutler Practice areas: Guardianship and Conservatorship, Medicaid Planning, Probate Administration Capital University Law School Browning Meyer & Ball Co. Calfee, Halter & Griswold Daniel T. Kobil Richard F. Meyer Karl S. Beus 300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 250 Worthington 43085 elderlaw.us Practice areas: Elder Law, Trust Administration, Estate Administration William J. Browning Practice areas: Elder Law, Wills, Probate Buckley King 10 West Broad Street One Columbus, Suite 1300 Columbus 43215 buckleyking.com Robert J. Walter Practice areas: Corporate + Transactions, Real Estate + Construction, Employment + Labor James P. Seguin Practice areas: Estates, Trusts + Probate, Business Succession, Corporate + Transactions Thomas I. Blackburn Practice areas: Commercial +Business Litigation, Insurance + Risk Management, Product Liability Butler, Cincione & DiCuccio 2200 West Fifth Ave., 3rd Fl., Columbus 43215 bcdlaws.com N. Gerald DiCuccio Practice areas: Medical Malpractice 21 East State Street, 1100 Fifth Third Center Columbus 43215 calfee.com Practice areas: Commercial Business and Finance, Business Restructuring and Insolvency, General Corporate Christopher Jones Practice areas: Environmental, Environmental: Clean Air Act, Environmental: Clean Water Act Richard H. Finan Practice areas: Government Relations and Legislation John S. Cipolla Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Information Technology Litigation Campbell, Hornbeck, Chilcoat & Veatch 7650 Rivers Edge Dr., Suite 100, Columbus 43235 chcv.com Misty H. Aldrich Practice areas: Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration Alan K. Veatch Practice areas: Business/ Corporate, Taxation, Estate Planning and Estate & Trust Administration When It Comes W To Fighting Investment Misconduct... Cannizzaro, Bridges, Jillisky & Streng Practice areas: General Negligence Law, Trials and Appeals, Insurance Law 1971 Mackenzie Dr. Columbus 43220 Practice areas: None listed • How-To Guide anet? • What’s an Intr Corporate Dining $2.25 August 2003 N. Victor Goodman 303 E. Broad Street Columbus 43215 law.capital.edu ScInrveewstoers’d Lawyer The es David Meyer mak g Bad Brokers Big Bucks suin CEO Cover Story August 2003 Practice areas: Constitutional Law (Pardons, First Amendment Law), Criminal Procedure Thomas Brown Practice areas: Legal Writing, Analysis and Research Cardinal Health Inc. 7000 Cardinal Pl. Dublin 43017 Anne Marie La Bue Practice areas: Employee Benefits, Labor And Employment Carlile Patchen & Murphy 366 East Broad Street Columbus 43215 cpmlaw.com Marie-Joelle C. Khouzam Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Workers Compensation Brent D. Rosenthal Practice areas: Business Law, Business Transactions, Contracts David Meyer Still Has It Covered. Attorney David Meyer and his team at Meyer Wilson have been successfully fighting investment misconduct for 15 years. As an AV-Rated attorney, David is ranked by his peers at the highest level of professional excellence. He has successfully represented more than 800 individual investors in claims involving the misconduct of stockbrokers, brokerage firms and insurance companies. David can help you or someone you know with possible investment fraud. Call him directly at 614.358.3283 or visit investorclaims.com. Best Lawyers in America* Top 50 Columbus Lawyers Top 100 Ohio Lawyers *The Best Lawyers in America ® Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc. Aiken, SC Daniel G. Rohletter Practice areas: Real Estate, Commercial Law, Corporate James R. Moats Practice areas: Business Law, Commercial, Nonprofit Tax Law William Richard Yost Practice areas: Collections, Commercial Litigation Recovering Investment Losses Nationwide 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 100 • Columbus, Ohio 43215 614.224.6000 • [email protected] investorclaims.com April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 45 A Special Advertising Section Q&A Bridgette Roman General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary Community Choice Financial Inc. Education Undergraduate: The Ohio State University Law School: Duquesne University School of Law Associations American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association, co-chair of Bench-Bar Retreat (1995, 1997, 1999) and co-chair of Common Pleas Court Committee (2000-2001); Association of Corporate Counsel Practice areas Prior to assuming my first in-house role, my practice was focused on commercial litigation. In my current role, I am involved in a broad variety of legal issues; everything from corporate governance to regulatory compliance to intellectual property protection. Types of clients represented Just one: Community Choice Financial Inc. and its subsidiaries Previous jobs Schottenstein Zox and Dunn (now Ice Miller) 1988-2004 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2004-2006 Family Husband, Michael Schwind (married 17 years) and stepson Brandon Schwind, head lacrosse coach at Michigan State University Two notable cases If I’m good at my job, I resolve disputes before they turn into “notable cases.” A-V rated Since mid 1990s 46 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 John P. Wilkerson Jr. Practice areas: Real Estate Law, Banking Law Carol A. Sheehan Why did you become an attorney? I have always had profound respect for American Constitutional history. The study of law seemed a natural next step given my interest in the Constitution. Once in law school, I was entirely bitten by the litigation bug and have never lost interest in the strategy and procedural elements that initially piqued my interest in litigation. What’s your biggest challenge? I see change management as not only my biggest challenge, but a challenge for all organizations. Both the pace of change and its frequency seem to be growing exponentially year over year. Practice areas: Taxation Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law Scott R. Mergenthaler Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Traffic Violations H. Ritchey Hollenbaugh Practice areas: Civil Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Employment Litigation Bryan K. Hogue Practice areas: Business Law, Estate Planning, Probate Brigid E. Heid Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Employment Law Richard S. Gerber Practice areas: Business Law, Corporate Law, Taxation How do you measure success? I’ve embraced in-house practice because of the opportunity it presents to support a business whose mission I believe in, and to become intimately involved in the business and its future direction. This company provides needed services to its customers and we know customers like and appreciate those services. I consider it a privilege to advocate for the company and its customers’ continued access to those services. Leon Friedberg What trends do you see in your area of law? In the in-house world, a trend that I both see and embrace is the early involvement of the legal team in both long-term and even project planning. There is increasing recognition that lawyers bring a unique perspective and analysis to business issues, not just legal issues. Dennis J. Concilla If not law, what would be your dream job? I cannot imagine more of a dream job than the one I have but if I had to walk away from it, I would have to find something as equally challenging and exciting that would give me an opportunity to use my problemsolving and analytic skills. Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Law Andrew J. Federico Practice areas: Corporate Law, Municipal Bond Law, Securities Law Stephen D. Enz Practice areas: Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Estate Planning Law Anthony Delligatti Jr. Practice areas: Litigation, Domestic Relations, Personal Injury Practice areas: Broker Dealer Law, Securities Law, Business Litigation Bobbie Corley O’Keefe Practice areas: Family Law, Matrimonial Law, Domestic Relations Jane Higgins Marx Practice areas: Estate Planning Carpenter Lipps & Leland 280 North High Street 280 Plaza, Suite 1300 Columbus 43215 carpenterlipps.com James K. Reuss Practice areas: None listed Theodore M. Munsell Practice areas: None listed Jeffrey A. Lipps Practice areas: None listed Michael H. Carpenter Practice areas: None listed Carroll, Ucker & Hemmer 7100 N. High Street, Suite 301 Worthington 43085 cuhlaw.com Timothy J. Ucker Practice areas: Business Law, Banking Law Chappano Wood 691 N. High St., 3rd Fl. Columbus 43215 cwpll.com Perry M. Chappano Practice areas: Copyright, Trade Dress, Trademark JP Morgan Chase 1111 Polaris Pkwy. Columbus 43240 jpmorganchase.com Scott Edward Richter Jack C. Butler Practice areas: Securities, Commercial Litigation Thomas M. Bolon Practice areas: Advertising and Marketing, Bank Relocation, Banking Law Practice areas: Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Federal Taxation Practice areas: Domestic Relations, Family Law, Family Mediation Robert B. Barnett Jr. Practice areas: Family Business Law, Closely Held Business Law, Estate Planning John Lewis Einstein IV Practice areas: Taxation, Commercial Transactions, Business Law Randall C. Neidenthal Mark C. Pomeroy Practice areas: Internet Law, Technology and Science, Intellectual Property Joseph A. Giampapa Practice areas: Commercial Loan Workout, Bankruptcy, Banking Law Judith M. Fisher Practice areas: Consumer Bankruptcy/ Foreclosure, Labor and Employment, Banking Law Cloppert, Latanick, Sauter & Washburn Andrew I. Sutter Practice areas: Litigation Cheek Law Offices 225 E. Broad St. Columbus 43215 www.cloppertlaw.com Emerson Cheek III Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor Law Robert L. Washburn Jr. 471 E. Broad St., 12th Fl. Columbus 43215 cheeklawoffices.com Robert W. Sauter Practice areas: Creditors’ Rights Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor Law Christensen & Christensen David G. Latanick 8760 Orion Pl., Suite 300 Columbus 43240 columbuslaw.org Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor Law Jon A. Christensen Susan Hayest Kozlowski Clark & Boger Frederick G. Cloppert Jr. Practice areas: Corporate Law, Business Law, Administrative Law 27 W. Central Ave. Delaware 43015 clarkandboger.com Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor Law Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor Law Thomas C. Clark Practice areas: Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury Clark Legal Associates Co. 78 E. Scioto Dr. Powell 43065 William J. Clark Practice areas: Estate Planning, Taxation Clark, Perdue & List Co. Law Offices of J. Gary Coffman 150 E. Wilson Bridge Rd. Worthington 43085 Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Litigation Colley Shroyer & Abraham 536 South High Street Hoster and High Building Columbus 43215 colleyshroyerabraham.com David I. Shroyer 471 East Broad Street, Suite 1550 Columbus 43215 clarkperdue.com Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury D. Andrew List Practice areas: Complex Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Glen R. Pritchard Practice areas: Personal Injury, Insurance, Product Liability Michael F. Colley Practice areas: Products Liability Law, Malpractice Law, Negligence and Commercial Law Daniel N. Abraham Dale K. Perdue Practice areas: Products Liability Law, Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice Richard A. Cline & Co. Practice areas: Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death Eleni Andriana Drakatos Practice areas: Traumatic Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Product Liability 580 S. High Street, Suite 200, Columbus 43215 mann-law.net Richard A. Cline Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Professional License Defense, Drunk Driving and Traffic Offenses Colombo & Stuhr 149 Croswell Rd. Columbus 43214 colombostuhr.com Brent P. Copenhaver Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Mediation, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 47 A Special Advertising Section Columbia Energy Group Service Corp. 200 Civic Center Drive Columbus 43215 T. Jay Barrymore Practice areas: Litigation, Business Law, Commercial Law Columbus Bar Association 175 South Third St. Columbus 43215 Bruce A. Campbell Practice areas: Professional Ethics and Discipline Law Injury, Wrongful Death, Litigation/Trial Practice Paul L. Cox 222 E. Town St. Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Administrative Law, Appellate Practice Ronald J. Koltak Practice areas: Construction, Business Litigation 5 E. Long St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 ohioinjuredworkers.com Bridgette C. Roman Crabbe Brown & James Connor, Evans & Hafenstein 501 S. High Street Columbus 43215 cehlaw.com Daniel D. Connor Practice areas: Criminal Law, DUI / OVI Defense, Injury Claims Cook & Sladoje Co. 250 E. Broad Street, Suite 1725 Columbus 43215 cooksladoje.com Douglas Scott Sladoje Practice areas: Business Law, Real Estate, Income Tax Robert L. Eberhart 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus 43215 cbjLawyers.com Michael T. Shannon Practice areas: Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use Planning Richard D. Wetzel Practice areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, International Law George R. McCue III Practice areas: Municipal Law, Government Relations, Administrative Litigation Larry H. James Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Civil Rights Litigation, General Litigation Daniel J. Hurley Practice areas: Taxation, Tax Litigation, Business Taxation Practice areas: General Insurance Defense, Premises and Products Liability Practice areas: Business Acquisitions, Business Transfers, Business Organization Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Governmental Law John W. Cook Cooke, Demers & Gleason Three North High St. P.O. Box 714 New Albany 43054 John A. Gleason Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Casinos and Gambling, Banking Law Cooper & Elliott 2175 Riverside Dr. Columbus 43221 cooperelliott.com Rex H. Elliott Practice areas: Personal Currie & Associates Cox, Koltak & Gibson Community Choice Financial Practice areas: Litigation Management, Product Liability, Trade Secret Protection 681 S. Front St. Columbus 43206 buckeyelaw.com Practice areas: Business Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Personal Injury 6235 Westerville Rd. Westerville 43081 Practice areas: Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Criminal Defense 7001 Post Road, Suite 200 Dublin 43016 E. Ray Critchett Brian E. Hurley Michael R. Henry Practice areas: Insurance, Litigation, Government Immunity Jeffrey M. Brown Practice areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Insurance Defense John C. Albert Michael Wall Currie Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilvie & Hampson 144 E. Main ST. P.O. Box 667 Lancaster 43130 daggerlaw.com Robert E. Johnston Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Personal and Family Financial Needs Dahman Law Two Miranova Place, Suite 500 Columbus 43215 dahmanlaw.com Samir B. Dahman Decker Vonau 620 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215 deckervonau.com Mark Decker Practice areas: Construction, Corporate & General Business Formation, Planning and Representation, Estate Planning Trusts & Probate A. Brian Dengler 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 214 New Albany 43054 denglerlegal.com Practice areas: Technology Contracts (Software As A Service, Outsourcing, Mobile, Web And Database Contracts), License Rights for Text, Photos, Book Publishing, Mobile, Web and Other Content, Copyright, Privacy and Related Cyberlaw Issues Denmead Law Office Law Office of Nanci L. Danison Craig Denmead 4757 Aberdeen Avenue, Suite B, Dublin 43016 nancidanison.com Practice areas: Healthcare Law, Medicare/Medicaid Stephen W. Daulton & Associates Co. 336 South High Street Columbus 43215 lawyers.com/daultonlaw Stephen W. Daulton Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody Davis & Young 140 Commerce Park Drive, Suite C Westerville 43082 davisyoung.com Brian J. Bradigan Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Litigation, Governmental Law Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Products Liability, General Negligence Defense Practice areas: Insurance Defense, Bad Faith Coverage, Appellate Practice 48 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 30 Long St., Ashville 43103 dlrday.com Practice areas: Insurance, Aviation, Products Liability Practice areas: Arbitration, Asset Protection, Breach of Contract Practice areas: Litigation and Foreclosure Mediation, Construction Litigation, Civil Litigation Christina L. Corl David L. Day Richard M. Garner 17 S. High St., Suite 620 Columbus 43215 denmeadlaw.com Practice areas: Civil Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote 2109 Stella Court Columbus 43215 dmclaw.com Joseph J. Golian Practice areas: Product Liability, Transportation, Commercial Litigation R. Leland Evans Practice areas: Food and Beverage Industry, Professional Liability Defense, Alternative Dispute Resolution Dinsmore & Shohl 191 W. Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 300 Columbus 43215 dinsmore.com Karen S. Hockstad Practice areas: Corporate & Transactional, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Michael A. Renne Practice areas: Estate & Trust, Estate Planning, Estate Administration Michael L. Squillace Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation Brett L. Miller Practice areas: Litigation, Workers’ Compensation Donald B. Leach Jr. Practice areas: Litigation, Corporate & Transactional, Real Estate Rick A. Lavinsky Practice areas: Corporate & Transactional, Real Estate, Commercial Finance Thomas W. Hess Practice areas: Government Investigations, Regulatory, Government Relations Jan E. Hensel Practice areas: Labor, Employment, Appellate Practice - Employment Charles F. Freiburger Practice areas: Corporate & Transactional D. Michael Crites Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Litigation, White Collar Crime Thomas J. Bonasera Practice areas: Estate & Trust, Estate Planning, Estate Administration The Donahey Law Firm 495 South High Street, Suite 300 Brewery District Columbus 43215 donaheyohioinjurylawyers. com Richard S. Donahey Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Birth Injuries, Cerebral Palsy Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker 3010 Hayden Road Northwest Law Offices Building, Columbus 43235 divorceanddissolution.com Douglas B. Dougherty Practice areas: Divorce, Dissolution and Legal Separation, Property and Debt Division - Business Interests, Property and Debt Division - Professional Practices Jonathan J. Downes and Associates 3111 Canyon Rd. Granville 43023 Jonathan J. Downes Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Human Resource Management, Labor Negotiations Donald A. Antrim John D. Jolley Practice areas: Banking and Finance, Consumer Finance, Mortgages Practice areas: Corporate & Transactional, Real Estate, Commercial Finance Marilena R. Walters Practice areas: Litigation, Healthcare Peter W. Hahn Practice areas: Litigation, Real Estate, Alternative Dispute Resolution Mark Ditullio 169 E. Livingston Avenue Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Appellate Practice DLZ Corporation 6121 Huntley Road Columbus 43229 Barry Lewis Nolan Lubow Practice areas: Public Utilities Law, Litigation 85 East Deshler Avenue Columbus 43206 williamsidneydruen.com Practice areas: Corporate Law, Real Estate, Securities David L. Duren 655 Metro Place S., Suite 210, Dublin 43017 DavidLDuren.com Practice areas: Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Fiduciary Tax Prep-Federal Kevin Durkin 367 E. Broad St., Suite 804, Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Criminal Trial Practice, Civil Trial Practice, Appellate Practice Earl, Warburton, Adams & Davis Steven A. Hatten Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Labor And Employment, Employee Benefits Thomas L. Davis Practice areas: Products Liability, Insurance, Personal Injury Andrew S. Adams Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Solid Waste Management, Environmental Thomas A. Dixon Practice areas: Immigration, Labor & Employment Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Trial Practice Eisnaugle & Graham Co. Robert D. Erney & Associates Co. Practice areas: I.R.S. Appellate and Tax Litigation, Environmental Law, Corporate Law 1654 East Broad Street Columbus 43203 erneylaw.com Robert D. Erney Practice areas: Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents Eastman & Smith Ltd. 136 West Mound Street Columbus 43215 ohiodefensecounsel.com Practice areas: Insurance, Medical Liability, Negligence Practice areas: Environmental, Public Law, Solid Waste Management Richard T. Sargeant 2001 Cambridge Boulevard Columbus 43221 R. William Eisnaugle Emens & Wolper Law Firm 1 Easton Oval Columbus 43219 www.emenswolperlaw. com Beatrice E. Wolper 100 East Broad Street, Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 eastmansmith.com Grier D. Schaffer Joseph A. Gregg Practice areas: Succession Planning, Preservation of Wealth, Implications of Philanthropic Giving J. Richard Emens Practice areas: Business Planning, Oil and Gas Law, Corporate Law Evans, Evans & Hoffman 15 West Ottawa Street Richwood 43344 evansandhoffman.com Scott L. Hoffman Practice areas: Business Law Jeffrey Lee Evans Practice areas: Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Elder Law John Fargo Law Firm 4074 Coventry Manor Way Hilliard 43026 John Z. Fargo Practice areas: General Practice, Business Law Ferris & Ferris 2733 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. Columbus 43235 ferrislawgroup.com Boyd B. Ferris 580 South High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 thefitchlawfirm.com Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability Fisher & Phillips 250 West Street Suite 400 Columbus 43215 laborlawyers.com Robert M. Robenalt James G. Flaherty Co. Practice areas: Labor and Employment David P. Hiller Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Arbitration, Labor Contract Negotiations Fisher Law Firm 8000 Walton Pkwy., Suite 270 New Albany 43054 Kenneth A. Fisher Jr. Practice areas: Construction Law Practice areas: Transportation Law, Communications and Media, Government Fisher Skrobot & Sheraw Fredrick L. Fisher David A. Skrobot 6711 Elmers Court Worthington 43215 Practice areas: John Fitch Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Taxation, Business Law 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1810 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Complex Business Transactions, Banking Law, Finance 616 Office Pkwy., Suite B Westerville 43082 lawyers.com/jflaherty James G. Flaherty Practice areas: Estate Planning, Corporate Law, Business Law Folkerth, Haddow & Davis 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 460, Columbus 43215 Howard J. Haddow Practice areas: Real Estate Ronald E. Davis Practice areas: None listed Joseph F. Frasch, Jr. 1550 Old Henderson Road, Suite N-130 P.O. Box 20387 Columbus 43220 fraschlaw.com Dreher Tomkies Scheiderer 41 South High Street 2750 Huntington Center Columbus 43215 dltlaw.com Practice areas: Corporate & Transactional, Securities, Healthcare William Sidney Druen Darrell L. Dreher Dreitler True 137 E. State St. Columbus 43215 Joseph R. Dreitler Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Litigation Stanley B. Dritz 50 W. Broad St., Suite 2200 Columbus 43215 dritzlaw.com Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Healthcare Brad Koffel — AV Rated. Ohio Super Lawyers. The Best Lawyers in America.® Jacquelin F. Drucker 470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43082 druckerarbitration.com Practice areas: Arbitration, Labor and Employment, Commercial Criminal & DUI Defense The Watermark Island Building 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350 Columbus, Ohio 43215 614.884.1100 koffellaw.com The Best Lawyers in America ® 2014. Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC. April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 49 A Special Advertising Section Denise Mirman Shawn M. Blatt Practice areas: Appellate Law, Bad Faith, Business Litigation Undergraduate: The Ohio State University Law School: The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law John Witherspoon Jr. Practice areas: Architects and Engineers/ E&O, Business Litigation, Construction American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers— Ohio Chapter; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; Ohio State Bar Association (also a certified specialist, Family Relations Law); Columbus Bar Association; listed in Best Lawyers in America in Family Law Practice areas: Appellate Law, Business Litigation, Construction Kenneth E. Harris Practice areas: Appellate Law, Employment, Governmental Defense Previous jobs Neil F. Freund Two notable cases Why did you become an attorney? The first reason: Watching Perry Mason reruns when I was seven years old and thinking it looked like fun. The second reason: I love competition and thinking on my feet, both of which are qualities you need to be a good trial lawyer. I was counsel in the Ohio Supreme Court case establishing grandparent visitation, and in a more recent case where we obtained custody for a father who had been denied regular parenting time for eight years. What’s your biggest challenge? Dealing with high-conflict cases and very emotional people, and helping clients to make decisions in their own best interest. A-V rated More than 15 years 50 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 How do you measure success? My favorite definition comes from Emerson (paraphrasing here): To leave at least one life a little bit better because I was here. Practice areas: Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Governmental Defense What trends do you see in your area of law? There will be more forms of alternative dispute resolution, as well as outsourcing of some legal services. Practice areas: Bad Faith, Business Litigation, Construction If not law, what would be your dream job? I dreamed of being a trial lawyer, and here I am. Other dream jobs: Starring in a Broadway musical or owning a charming and successful bookstore. Practice areas: Domestic Relations Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law Friedman & Mirman Co. Mark A. MacDonald Patrick J. Janis Q&A Bradley N. Frick Practice areas: Family, Matrimonial Law, Divorce Practice areas: Aviation Law, Bad Faith, Construction Types of clients represented 1265 Neil Avenue Columbus 43201 fricklegal.com Mark L. Schumacher Christopher F. Johnson Stephen V. Freeze 41 South High Street, Suite 2400 Columbus, Ohio 43215-6104 614.463.9441 www.slk-law.com 10 West Broad St. One Columbus, Suite 2300 Columbus 43215 frostbrowntodd.com Russell J. Kutell Practice areas: Banking Law, Finance David A. Rogers Practice areas: Government Services, Lending and Commercial Services Thomas V. Williams Practice areas: Labor and Employment Stephen J. Smith Practice areas: Municipal Law, Zoning, Litigation John I. Cadwallader W. Frederick Fifner Practice areas: Bad Faith, Business Litigation, Richard D. Rogovin Steven L. Smith Mark Wagoner Frost Brown Todd Practice areas: Litigation, Construction Law Thomas B. Bruns David F. Axelrod Michael E. Born James D. Colner Edwin G. Emerson William S. Friedman Stephen C. Findley Practice areas: Business Litigation, Construction, Legal Malpractice Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP congratulates our colleagues on being recognized as a Columbus CEO “Top Lawyer.” Denise M. Mirman Practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice areas: Appellate Law, Bad Faith, Business Litigation Congratulations! Bradley Frick and Associates Practice areas: Domestic Relations, Family Law, Divorce Practice areas: Appellate Law, Bad Faith, Construction Family law Practice areas: Bad Faith, Business Litigation, Construction Robert Snyder Practice areas: Appellate Law, Business Litigation, Environmental/Toxic Torts Practice areas Practice areas: Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intentional Torts 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 friedmanmirman.com Practice areas: Business Litigation, Construction, Employment Associations A wonderful 25-year-old son and two lovely stepdaughters Gordon D. Arnold Practice areas: Business Litigation, Construction, Employment Arbitration Education Family Freund, Freeze & Arnold Timothy B. Schenkel Friedman & Mirman Co. LPA Associate and partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 1985-2000 Susan Blasik-Miller 65 East State Street, Suite 800 Capitol Square Office Building Columbus 43215 ffalaw.com Managing Partner Individuals who are seeking representation for divorce, dissolution, custody, child and spousal support, prenuptial agreements, and related matters, including those cases involving the division of a business Practice areas: Probate Administration, Estate Planning, Income Tax Stephen P. Withee JUST PUT IT ON THE COMPANY CARD…NOBODY WILL NOTICE. THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT OVERTIME. I’M JUST WORKING OFF THE CLOCK. YOU’RE REALLY SHOWING OFF YOUR BEST ASSETS TODAY. I NEVER WEAR THE SAFETY GOGGLES. THEY LEAVE A MARK. What you don’t hear can still hurt you. The things employees say when you’re not around can cause legal troubles for you. Fisher & Phillips provides practical solutions to workplace legal problems. This includes helping you find and fix these kinds of employee issues before they make their way from the water cooler to the courthouse. Philip K. Hartmann Practice areas: Municipal Law Kevin T. Shook Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Media Law 250 West Street Suite 400 • Columbus, Ohio 43215 • 614.221.1425 www.laborlawyers.com 31 LOCATIONS April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 51 A Special Advertising Section Fry, Waller & McCann Co. Richard C. Graham George R. McCann Kenneth A. Gamble 35 East Livingston Avenue Columbus 43215 lawyers.com/fwmlaw Practice areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate Philip J. Fulton Law Office 89 East Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 300 Columbus 43215 ohiocompensationlawyer. com Philip J. Fulton Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Appellate Practice David B. Barnhart Practice areas: Workers Compensation Law, Personal Injury Law Gallagher, Gams, Pryor, Tallan & Littrell 471 E. Broad St., 19th Fl. Columbus 43215 ggptl.com David W. Pryor Practice areas: Appellate Practice, Automobile Accident / Personal Injury, Civil Litigation Barry W. Littrell Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense Mark H. Gams Practice areas: Appellate Practice, Insurance Defense, Bad Faith Punitive Damages James R. Gallagher Practice areas: Appellate Practice, Wrongful Death, Bad Faith Punitive Damages Belinda S. Barnes Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Wrongful Death, Closed Head Injuries / Traumatic Brain Injury Claims Practice areas: Business/Commercial Practice, Energy, Real Estate Practice areas: Business/Commercial Practice, Estate Planning, Healthcare David A. Goldstein, Co. 326 S. High Street, Suite 500 Columbus 43215 dgoldsteinlaw.com David A. Goldstein Practice areas: Energy, Real Estate, Construction William A. Good Law Office Practice areas: General Practice Garvin & Hickey William A. Good Ray P. Drexel 181 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 garvinhickey.com Michael J. Hickey Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Intentional Torts Preston J. Garvin Practice areas: Workers Compensation Law Offices of William L. Geary 155 West Main Street Suite 101 Waterford Tower Columbus 43215 columbusfamilylawyer.com Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody Gerrity and Burrier, Ltd. 400 South Fifth Street, Suite 302 Columbus 43215 gerrityandburrier.com Timothy D. Gerrity Practice areas: Family Law, Stepparent Adoption, Spousal Support Gertner & Gertner 175 South Third Street, Suite 505 Columbus 43215 michaelgertner.com Michael H. Gertner 870 High St., Suite 17 Worthington 43085 Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Real Estate Gordon Law Firm Co. 7677 Patterson Road Hilliard 43026 jameshgordon.com James H. Gordon Practice areas: General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Real Estate, Small Business Terrence A. Grady & Associates Co. 100 East Broad Street, Suite 2310 Columbus 43215 tgradylaw.com Terrence A. Grady Practice areas: Civil and Criminal Trial Representation David J. Graeff P.O. Box 1948 Westerville 43086 Practice areas: Criminal Law, Federal Criminal Appeals Greif, Inc. 425 Winter Rd. Delaware 43015 greif.com Gary R. Martz Practice areas: Business Law, Finance, Commercial Law 1 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 ghjlaw.com The Gittes Law Group Thomas Jedinak Practice areas: Healthcare, Enforcement of NonCompetition Agreements Barbara A. Terzian Bryan B. Johnson Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning Habash & Reasoner Practice areas: Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury Grossman Law Offices Craig A. Smith Practice areas: Domestic Relations, Family Law 471 E. Broad Street, 15th Floor Columbus 43215 hrflawfirm.com Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Automobile Accidents and Injuries Gamble Hartshorn Andrew Grossman 723 Oak St. Columbus 43205 gitteslaw.com Practice areas: None listed Frederick M. Gittes Practice areas: Employment Law, First Amendment Law, Communications Law 52 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 32 West Hoster Street Columbus 43215 grossmanlawoffices.com Practice areas: Family and Matrimonial Law, Trial and Appellate Practice Jeffrey Grossman Practice areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation Rights Anthony Auten Practice areas: Family and Matrimonial Law W. Irl Reasoner III Stephen J. Habash Practice areas: General Practice Hadden Co. 132 Northwoods Boulevard Columbus 43235 E. Bruce Hadden Practice areas: Aviation and Aerospace, Business Law, Construction Law Hahn Loeser & Parks 65 East State Street, Suite 1400, Columbus 43215 hahnlaw.com Marc J. Kessler Practice areas: Complex Commercial Litigation Thomas J. Riley Practice areas: Asset Protection Planning, Business Succession Planning, Charitable Planning Hammond, Sewards & Williams Practice areas: Wills And Probate, Business Law, Real Estate Frederick A. Sewards Hollern & Associates 556 East Town Street Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Medical Malpractice Defense, Healthcare, Litigation Gary W. Hammond Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Insurance, Business Law Priscilla Hapner P.O. Box 91106 Columbus 43209 hapnerlaw.net Practice areas: Family and Medical Leave Act, Statutes Governing Sex, Race James A. Hardgrove Co. 7626 Slate Ridge Blvd. Reynoldsburg 43068 James A. Hardgrove Practice areas: Estate Planning, Collections, Real Estate Harris, McClellan, Bina & Cox 37 West Broad St., Suite 950 Ninth Floor, Huntington Plaza Columbus 43215 hmbc.com John D. Hvizdos Douglas J. Suter Practice areas: Corporate Law, Securities Law, Business Law Arland T. Stein Practice areas: Family Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law John F. Marsh Practice areas: Business and Corporate Law, Creditors’ Rights, Litigation and Trial Law Practice areas: Complex Commercial Litigation, Construction Practice areas: Appellate Litigation, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice areas: Complex Commercial Litigation, Employment / Non-Competition Agreements Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Jeffrey A. Yeager Practice areas: Litigation Hamilton Law Office 400 S. 5th St. Suite 103 Columbus 43215 aphamiltonlaw.com A. Patrick Hamilton Practice areas: Family Law, Adoptions, Victims of Crime Law James B. Harris Dan J. Binau Highlights for Children, Inc. 1800 Watermark Dr. Columbus 43215 Thomas A. Reidy Practice areas: None listed Hill & DeWeese 7737 Olentangy River Rd. Worthington 43235 hadlegal.com John W. Hill Jr. Practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate Law, Real Estate George M. Hoffman 261 W. Johnstown Rd. Columbus 43230 77 North State Street Westerville 43081 ejhlaw.com H. Tim Merkle Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Trial and Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage Criminal Edwin J. Hollern Practice areas: Trial and Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage, Professional Malpractice Douglas E. Hoover 6660 N. High Street Suite 2E Worthington 43085 Practice areas: Wills And Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate Huddleston Law Group 3650 Olentangy River Road, Suite 210 Columbus 43214 huddlaw.com C. Lawrence Huddleston Practice areas: Estate Planning, Charitable Giving, Probate Administration Huffer and Huffer Co. 130 West Franklin Street P.O. Box 464 Circleville 43113 Robert H. Huffer Practice areas: Wills and Probate, Negligence Law, Real Estate Fordham E. Huffman Martin Joseph Hughes Practice areas: Debtor/Creditor Law, Corporate Law James K. Hunter, III 673 Mohawk St., Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43206 Practice areas: None listed Law Office of Thomas D. Hunter 536 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215 tdhunterlaw.com Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis/Failure to Admit, Birth Injury Huntington National Bank 41 S. High St. P.O. Box 1558 Columbus 43287 huntington.com Daniel W. Morton Practice areas: Banking and Related, Banking Law, Commercial Banking Dwight I. Hurd Co. 4235 Westleton Court Columbus 43221 hurdlawoffice.com Dwight I. Hurd Practice areas: Business Law, General Practice Law Office of Martha L. Hutzelman 4264 Bridgelane Place Columbus 43054 hutzelmanlaw.com Practice areas: Employee Benefits, ERISA, ERISA Compliance 4449 Easton Way, 2nd Fl. P.O. Box 163305 Columbus 43216 fehlaw.com Practice areas: General Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration, Crisis Counseling Ice Miller James E. Hughes Robert R. Ouellette 4021 Longhill Rd. Columbus 43220 Practice areas: Real Estate Martin Hughes & Associates 150 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Suite 300 Worthington 43085 250 West Street Columbus 43215 icemiller.com Thomas A. Pampush Practice areas: Closely Held Business Law, Family Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance Joseph M. Reidy Practice areas: Brownfields Redevelopment, Environmental Law, Municipal Law Susan D.Rector Practice areas: Business Law, Securities, Intellectual Property Robert D. Weisman Practice areas: Labor Law, Employment Law, Workers Compensation Defense Felix C. Wade Practice areas: Management Labor Law, Employment Discrimination Law, Occupational Safety and Health Law We Do OneThing And Do It Well. Condominium/Homeowner Association Law Our team devotes its entire practice to community association law. We do NOT represent developers, banks, management companies, tenants, or individual owners. Kaman & CUSIMANO, LLC 470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 460 • Columbus, Ohio 43082 614-882-3100 • Toll-Free 888-800-1042 ohiocondolaw.com • ohiohoalaw.com John Terakedis Jr. Practice areas: Business Law, Taxation, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans Daniel R. Swetnam Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Debtor and Creditor Rights, Commercial Law Congratulations Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance, Employment Litigation to the following Columbus-based Taft attorneys who are AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell: Alan G. Starkoff Stephen P. Samuels Practice areas: Environmental Law, Brownfields Redevelopment, Municipal Law James D. Abrams Jessica A. Mager Practice areas: Debtors Rights, Creditors Rights, Commercial Litigation Andrew J. Art James V. Maniace Practice areas: Labor Law, Employment Law, Health Law Donald C. Brey Timothy P. Nagy Practice areas: Appellate Practice, Trial Practice, Commercial Litigation David J. Butler Craig B. Paynter James J. Chester Charles R. "Rocky" Saxbe Richard W. Holz Catherine T. Dunlay Elizabeth M. Stanton Herbert R. Godby Stephen C. Fitch Lawrence D. Walker David L. Johnson Roderick H. Willcox Victoria E. Powers Sue Porter John C. McDonald Elden James Hopple Practice areas: Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Creditor Rights Practice areas: Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning, Retirement Tax Planning Practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Syndication John P. Gilligan Practice areas: Financial Institutions Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Unfair Competition J. Anthony Kington Roger A. Gilcrest Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology Protection 65 East State Street / Suite 1000 / Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 221-2838 / taftlaw.com April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 53 A Special Advertising Section Harvey Dunn Practice areas: Tax Controversies, Individual Taxation, Business Taxation Gregory J. Dunn Practice areas: Cable Television, Telecommunications Law J. Troy Terakedis Partner Jones Day Education Undergraduate: Kenyon College, B.A., cum laude (1991) Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., cum laude (1995); Case Western Reserve University, M.B.A. (1995); University of Miami, LL.M. in taxation (1996) Associations American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association Practice areas Tax Types of clients represented Closely-held businesses (corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies), private equity funds, public companies, high net worth individuals and executives Previous jobs Partner, Calfee, Halter and Griswold, LLP Shareholder, Schottenstein Zox and Dunn Co. LPA Family Single Two notable cases • Representation of Ohio Transmission Corporation and its majority shareholder in sale of business to Frontenac Company • Representation of Blue Point Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Trademark Games, LLC A-V rated since 2007 54 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Jay R. Dingledy Q&A Why did you become an attorney? As a kid, I saw my dad practicing law and decided I wanted to follow in his footsteps. Being able to assist clients with important issues that impact their success was something that I thought would be very rewarding. What’s your biggest challenge? The biggest challenge in my practice is adapting to ever changing tax law. Staying current with these changes and understanding the impact on clients requires a lot of time and effort, but it is an essential component of being able to deliver the highest quality tax advice. How do you measure success? Success is measured by the satisfaction of our clients and the growing demand for our services. Essentially, our success is measured by the success of our clients. If we help them to be successful, and do so in an effective and efficient manner, clients will reward us with more opportunities to help them meet their interests. What trends do you see in your area of law? In a tough economic climate, greater importance is being placed on tax planning for businesses, whether with respect to operations or transactions, in order to maximize net profits and gains. Tax lawyers are serving an increasing role for companies and are becoming more involved in all aspects of their planning. If not law, what would be your dream job? Historian Practice areas: Business Law, Corporate Law, Banking Law Patrick A. Devine Practice areas: Employment and Construction Law, Workers Compensation, Administrative Law Kris M. Dawley Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Healthcare Litigation James E. Davidson Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation, Business Litigation Corey V. Crognale Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Workers Compensation, Construction Law Richard A. Barnhart Practice areas: Business Law, International Law, Banking Law Michael H. Igoe & Associates 4681 Winterset Dr. Columbus 43220 Michael H. Igoe Practice areas: Litigation, Government, Construction Law Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor Two Miranova Place, Suite 700 The Miranova Building Columbus 43215 isaacwiles.com Joanne S. Beasy Practice areas: Adoption, Business & Contracts, Class Action Matthew L. Fornshell Practice areas: Securities Regulation, Securities Litigation Paul L. Bittner Practice areas: Management Labor Law, Management Employment Law, Title VII Discrimination Josef Keglewitsch Practice areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Private Equity, Mezzanine Finance Kevin L. Murch Practice areas: Securities Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability Steven P. Elliott Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development, Real Estate Michael L. Close Maribeth Deavers Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Education Law, Equine Law Janik 1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 150, Columbus 43204 janiklaw.com Steven G. Janik Practice areas: Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Defense, Professional Liability William W. Johnston 94 Northwood Blvd., Suite B1 Columbus 43235 Practice areas: Employers Labor Law, Workers Compensation Law, Contract Disputes Johrendt Law Bruce H. Burkholder Daniel E. Bringardner 250 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 Columbus 43215 Michael J. Johrendt Practice areas: Tax Law, Business Litigation, Tax Litigation Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Jones Day Steve Teetor Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Aviation, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development Practice areas: Trial Practice, Class Action Litigation, Business Restructuring and Reorganization Mark J. Sheriff Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Military Law Dennis R. Newman Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Insurance, Litigation Jim Roper Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Insurance, Litigation Mark R. Weaver Randall S. Arndt Practice areas: Litigation, Intellectual Property, Computers and Software Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Workers’ Compensation Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development, Real Estate Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Education Law, Government Relations / Elections / Lobbying Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Business & Contracts, Civil Rights T. Earl LeVere Miles Gibson Mark Landes William J. Barath Practice areas: Real Estate Development, Retail Leasing, Commercial Leasing Practice areas: Custody/Child Support, Divorce / Dissolution, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Practice areas: Litigation, Mediation Services, Professional Ethics Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Education Law, Government Relations / Elections / Lobbying Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Labor and Employment, Employment Litigation Frederick M. Isaac Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Debtor-Creditor Law, Litigation Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Litigation Patrick M. Pickett Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Real Estate Tim Miller Practice areas: Business & Contracts, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development, Consumer Protection James H. Ledman Practice areas: Insurance, Litigation Brian D. Kerns Practice areas: Auto Accidents / Personal Injury, Business & Contracts, Construction, Homebuilding & Land Development William B. Benson Matthew A. Kairis Randall M. Walters Sherrille D. Akin Donald L. Anspaugh George B. Limbert Practice areas: Bankruptcy-Foreclosure, Business & Contracts, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Brett Jaffe 1429 King Ave. Columbus 43212 Practice areas: Business Law, Domestic Relations, Bankruptcy Stewart Jaffy & Associates Co. Practice areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Capital Markets Todd S. Swatsler Practice areas: Trial Practice, Tax, Energy Michael K. Ording Practice areas: Real Estate, Distressed Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate and Property Companies John M. Majoras Practice areas: Trial Practice, Antitrust and Competition Law, Corporate Compliance Programs Kevin D. Lyles Practice areas: Healthcare, Outsourcing, Privacy and Data Security G. Roger King Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Healthcare 306 E. Gay St. Columbus 43215 Stewart R. Jaffy 325 John H. McConnell Boulevard, Suite 600 Columbus 43215 jonesday.com Jeffrey J. Jones Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation, Union, Unemployment Compensation Practice areas: Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement, Product Liability and Tort Litigation, Trial Practice April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 55 A Special Advertising Section Robert W. Hamilton Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Litigation and Distressed Company Litigation Marlene P. Frank Practice areas: Employee Benefits & Compensation and Healthcare Thomas E. Dutton Practice areas: Healthcare, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Transactions/Healthcare J. Kevin Cogan Practice areas: Litigation J. Troy Terakedis Practice areas: Tax Jones Law Offices 454 E. Main Street, Suite 275 Columbus 43215 liquorlawohio.com Gary L. Jones Practice areas: Administrative, Liquor Law, Alcoholic Beverages Jones, Troyan & Perkins 7650 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite 100 Columbus 43235 jonestroyan.com Gary M. Troyan Practice areas Tax and Business Planning, Succession Planning, Retirement Plans John R. Perkins Practice areas: Business Planning, Real Estate, Employment Law Joseph & Joseph Co. 155 West Main Street, Suite 200 The Waterford Columbus 43215 josephandjoseph.com John R. Workman Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security, Personal Injury Kagay, Albert, Diehl & Groeber 6877 North High St. Suite 300 Worthington 43085 Robert H. Albert Sr. Practice areas: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Taxation Kaltenbach Law 4656 Executive Dr. P.O. Box 20305 Columbus 43220 kaltenbachlaw.com Jerry L. Kaltenbach II Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Business Formation & Transactions Kaman & Cusimano 470 Olde Worthington Rd., Suite 460 Columbus 43082 ohiocondolaw.com Robert E. Kmiecik Practice areas: Condominium Law, Homeowners Association Law, Litigation David W. Kaman Practice areas: Condominium Law, Homeowners Association Law Charles G. Kaps P.O. Box 340256 Columbus 43234 Practice areas: Business Law, Alcoholic Beverages, Taxation Glennon J. Karr Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Banking 1328 Oakview Drive Columbus 43235 karrlaw.com Practice areas: Insurance Regulation, Healthcare Law, Employment Law Jurca & Lashuk Kayne Law Group, Co. John J. Joseph 6797 N. High Street, Suite 314, Columbus 43085 jurcalashuklawfirm.com Jeffrey John Jurca Practice areas: Product Liability, Administrative Law, Trucking Law Stanley Jurus Law Offices 1375 Dublin Rd., Route No. 333 Columbus 43215 612 Park Street, Suite 200 Columbus 43215 kaynelaw.com Daniel J. Kayne Practice areas: Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Leasing Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter 65 East State St. Capitol Sq., Suite 1800 Columbus 43215 keglerbrown.com 56 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Don Gregory Practice areas: Construction Law, Litigation, Mediation Services Roger Sugarman Practice areas: Administrative Law, Energy & Public Utilities Law, Government & Internal Investigations Paul D. Ritter Jr. Practice areas: Business Succession & ESOPs, Business & Tax, Employee Benefits & ERISA Michael E. Zatezalo Practice areas: Gaming Law, International Business, Real Estate & Financing Mel Weinstein Practice areas: Litigation Tim Tullis Practice areas: Labor & Employee Relations, Litigation, Mediation Services Kevin L. Sykes Practice areas: Banking & Commercial Lending, Business & Tax, Energy & Public Utilities Law Geoffrey Stern Practice areas: Litigation, Professional Responsibility Martijn Steger Practice areas: Business & Tax, Global Business, Intellectual Property Andrew J. Sonderman Practice areas: Energy & Public Utilities Law, Litigation Tom Sigmund Practice areas: Business Succession & ESOPs, Business & Tax, Employee Benefits & ERISA Robert G. Schuler Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Litigation Rusty Schuermann Practice areas: Administrative Law, Business & Tax, Construction Law Mike Miller Practice areas: Gaming Law, Government & Internal Investigations, Government & Legislative Affairs Ted M. McKinniss Practice areas: Business & Tax, Estate Planning & Probate, Litigation Larry J. McClatchey Practice areas: Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, International Business, Litigation Robert D. Marotta Practice areas: Government & Legislative Affairs, Healthcare Regulation & HIT Chuck Kegler Practice areas: Business & Tax, Estate Planning & Probate, Mediation Services Thomas W. Hill Practice areas: Litigation Allen L. Handlan Practice areas: Banking & Commercial Lending, Business & Tax, Energy & Public Utilities Law Lawrence Feheley Practice areas: Labor Law, Litigation, Mediation Services Kenneth Cookson Practice areas: Banking & Commercial Lending, Business & Tax, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Robert Cohen Practice areas: Antitrust Law, Litigation John Brody Practice areas: Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Energy & Public Utilities Law, International Business Law Ralph Breitfeller Practice areas: Administrative Law, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Healthcare Regulation & HIT Luis M. Alcalde Practice areas: Business Succession & ESOPs, Government & Internal Investigations, Intellectual Property Mark Reitz Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate Eric Travers Practice areas: Construction Law, Litigation Stephanie P. Union Practice areas: Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, Real Estate & Financing Eric D. Duffee Practice areas: Business & Tax, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Estate Planning & Probate Russell A. Kelm 37 West Broad Street, Suite 860 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Litigation Timothy M. Kelley 250 E. Broad St. Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Real Estate Law Kemp, Schaeffer, Rowe & Lardiere Co. 88 W. Mound St. Columbus 43215 ksrlegal.com Michael N. Schaeffer Practice areas: Creditors’ Rights, Loan Restructures and Workouts, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Jacqueline L. Kemp Practice areas: Divorce, Dissolution, Custody Matters Kephart & Fisher 207 North Fourth Street Columbus 43215 kephartfisher.com David W. Fisher Practice areas: Real Estate Development, Ownership and Financing, Business Organization and Structuring Law Office of R. Kevin Kerns 3518 Riverside Dr., Suite 207, Columbus 43221 R. Kevin Kerns Practice areas: Litigation, Administrative Law, Government Robert W. Kerpsack Co. 655 Metro Pl. S., Suite 255 Columbus 43017 rwklaw.com Robert W. Kerpsack Ketcham & Ketcham 755 South High Street Columbus 43206 Richard S. Ketcham Practice areas: Criminal Law Charles J. Kettlewell 445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 100 Columbus 43235 legalethics.pro Practice areas: Legal Ethics, Legal Malpractice, Commercial Litigation Kincaid, Randall and Craine 2201 Riverside Dr. Columbus 43221 krc-law.com Practice areas: Probate, Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation Kravitz, Brown & Dortch 65 E. State St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 kravitzllc.com Janet E. Kravitz Practice areas: Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Fraud and Drug Defense Frank H. Foster 380 S. 5th St. Suite 2 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: General Civil Litigation Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co. 445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 100, Columbus 43235 kitricklaw.com Mark M. Kitrick Practice areas: Motor Vehicle Accidents, Aviation Crashes and Injuries, Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents Mark D. Lewis Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice Sean Harris Practice areas: Motor Vehicle Accidents, Aviation Crashes and Injuries, Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents Practice areas: Workers Compensation Law, Social Security Law, Personal Injury Law Kathleen A. Ballenger Practice areas: Drunk Driving, OVI, DUI/DWI Tunney Lee King Kessler & Ballenger Co. Practice areas: Real Estate, Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation Bradley P. Koffel Kremblas & Foster Practice areas: Probate Law, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Knisley Law Offices Russell W. Kessler 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350 The Watermark Island Building Columbus, OH 43215 kjlaws.com Kevin A. Craine Practice areas: Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents 7650 Rivers Edge Drive Columbus 43235 kesslerballengerlaw.com The Koffel Law Firm 1111 Dublin Rd. Columbus 43215 knisleylaw.com Douglas C. Knisley Law Offices of Robert A. Koblentz 35 East Livingston Avenue Columbus 43215 rkoblaw.com Practice areas: Family, Matrimonial Law, Divorce 7632 Slate Ridge Boulevard Reynoldsburg 43068 ohiopatent.com Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyrights Lamkin, Van Eman, Trimble & Dougherty 500 South Front Street, Suite 200 Columbus 43215 injurymedmal.com Timothy L. Van Eman Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Stockbroker Malpractice and Fraud Thomas W. Trimble Practice areas: Personal Injury, Negligence, Products Liability William W. Lamkin Practice areas: Personal Injury, Negligence, Products Liability Lane, Alton & Horst Suite 500, Two Miranova Place Columbus 43215 lanealton.com Gregory D. Rankin Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Property Insurance Coverage Chris O. Paparodis Practice areas: Administrative Law, Commercial Transactions, Liquor Licensing and Regulations Timothy J. Owens Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Business Law, Corporate Law Rick E. Marsh Practice areas: Accident Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith The Law Offices of Saia & Piatt Inc. James W. Lewis Practice areas: Arson and Insurance Fraud, Fire Insurance Defense, First Party Insurance Defense Michael J. Kelley Practice areas: Construction Litigation, Construction Claims, Commercial Litigation 2013 Big firm results; small firm attention. Strong, effective legal representation. Best Lawyers in America Best Law Firms – U.S. News and World Report (Best Lawyers) Best Ohio Attorneys SuperLawyers Ohio – Top 100 SuperLawyers Top 50 Lawyers – Columbus, OH SuperLawyers - Rising Stars AVVO Top Rating (10/10) Martindale-Hubble LexisNexis Preferred Rating (5/5) Columbus Business First Central Ohio Top Firms Columbus CEO Top Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Ohio Trial Lawyers The American Society of Legal Advocates Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio Thomas J. Keener Practice areas: Products Liability Law, Insurance Coverage, Property Damage Jeffrey W. Hutson Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Insurance Joseph A. Gerling Practice areas: Products Liability Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Defense Curtis F.Gantz Practice areas: Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation James H. Bownas Practice areas: Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Federal Income Tax Douglas J. Schockman Practice areas: Litigation Thomas E. Switzer Practice areas: Insurance Defense Subrogation, Property Subrogation, First Party Insurance Monica L. Waller Practice areas: Litigation, Insurance Defense, Employment Law Scott A. Fenton Practice areas: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation Jenifer A. French Practice areas: Insurance Defense, Automobile Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage Defense Leeseberg & Valentine 175 South Third Street Firstar Bank Building, Penthouse One Columbus 43215 LeesebergValentine.com GREAT RESULTS, HIGH HONORS. We congratulate the 21 members of our solution-driven legal team who were recognized as AV Preeminent®—the very highest of the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. TM Sherrille Akin Donald Anspaugh Joanne Beasy William Benson Daniel Bringardner Bruce Burkholder Michael Close Maribeth Deavers Steven Elliott Miles Gibson Frederick Isaac Brian Kerns Mark Landes James Ledman Tim Miller Dennis Newman Patrick Pickett Jim Roper Mark Sheriff Steve Teetor Mark Weaver Two Miranova Place Columbus, Ohio 43215 614 221 2121 isaacwiles.com April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 57 A Special Advertising Section Q&A John Jolley Partner Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Education Undergraduate: The Ohio State University, B.A. Law School: University of Detroit Mercy, J.D.; George Washington University, LL.M. Associations Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law; Ohio State Bar Association, Real Property Specialization Committee; Columbus Bar Association; International Council of Shopping Centers; Ohio Land Title Association; Ohio Lake Communities Association (Secretary and Assistant General Counsel) Practice areas Commercial real property law; corporate and transactional law Types of clients represented Private and public commercial real property developers/owners, landlords, tenants, manufacturers and investors; closely held/privately held business entities Previous jobs Attorney, Currie & Kendall, P.C. (Michigan) Family Wife, Lisa, and daughter, Katherine Two notable cases • Representation of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority in transition of ownership and new operation and use agreements for Nationwide Arena. • Representation of Columbus City Schools in a three-party agreement to exchange property in order to take ownership of former Woodland Meadows complex on Columbus’ East Side, in anticipation of creating a new Columbus City Schools learning campus on the site. A-V rated since 2006 58 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Why did you become an attorney? Out of a genuine interest in the various aspects that law intertwines with the business world, and a desire to fulfill the key role as an attorneyadvisor and advocate for the needs of business clients. What’s your biggest challenge? It’s the ever elusive work-life balance that afflicts all of us (attorneys and business professionals alike). How do you build and manage a successful legal practice, attend to internal and business/management issues of the firm, participate in outside endeavors and try to be a good spouse and father? How do you measure success? Professionally, it is measured by the successes of our clients, by providing or contributing to that “successful” result of a transaction or finding a solution to a challenging issue. Personally, it’s enjoying time spent with family and being a part of their accomplishments. What trends do you see in your area of law? Locally, it will be a continuing focus on Downtown development and seeking further solutions to mesh/intertwine living and lifestyle issues with workplace settings and the challenge of transportation infrastructure (both mass and individual transportation). More broadly, I see challenges for the commercial retail development sector, and possibly office/work space. If not law, what would be your dream job? Probably something involving education, teaching possibly. But, medicine and health, exercise and wellness issues have always been issues that I’m passionate about, and I could as easily see myself involved in something promoting better quality of life through a mix of those. Anne M. Valentine Practice areas: Personal Injury, Insurance and Medical Malpractice Mark A. Leslie 15 S. 26th St. Newark 43055 Practice areas: Banking Law, Business Law, Trusts and Estates Richard L. Levine Co. 447 East Main Street, Suite 200, Columbus 43215 Richard L. Levine Practice areas: Real Estate Law, Commercial Law, Construction Law Jeffrey M. Lewis Co. 150 E. Mound St., Suite 308 Columbus 43215 lawyerlewis.com Jeffrey M. Lewis Practice areas: Business Law, Environmental, Employment Limited Brands, Inc. 3 Limited Parkway Columbus 43230 limitedbrands.com Samuel P. Fried Practice areas: Commercial Law, Business Law, Litigation A. David List Jr. 724 Snowdon Dr. Newark 43055 Practice areas: Banking Law, Probate, Estate Planning Littler Mendelson 21 E. State St., 16th Fl. Fifth Third Center Columbus 43215 littler.com Thomas M. Metzger Practice areas: Competition and Trade Secret Law, Complex Litigation and Jury Trials, Wage and Hour Robert C. Long Practice areas: Business Restructuring, Labor Management Relations, Healthcare Livorno & Arnett Co. O. Ross Long 125 North Sandusky Street Delaware 43015 heald-long.com Practice areas: Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Probate Loveland & Brosius 50 West Broad Street, Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 lblaw.net Richard L. Loveland Practice areas: Condominium Law, Community Association Law, Condominium Development Donald F. Brosius Practice areas: Labor, Local Government, Land Use Lucas, Prendergast, Albright, Gibson & Newman 600 South High Street Columbus 43215 lpagn.com William F. Newman Practice areas: Real Estate, Wills and Probate, Business Law Robert E. Albright Practice areas: Real Estate, Business Law, Wills and Probate Luftman Heck & Associates 580 East Rich Street, 2nd Floor Columbus 43215 columbuscriminalattorney. com Benjamin L. Luftman Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Traffic Violations, Driving While Intoxicated t Trust & Estate Administration/Litigation t Trust & Estate Planning t Closely-held business disputes and succession planning Columbus Thomas J. Bonasera Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl , LLP 191 W. Nationwide Blvd. Suite 300 T 614.227.4263 [email protected] dinsmore.com I take your success personally. Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers® every year since this designation began and Top 50 Attorneys in Columbus. Start your COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION TODAY at columbusceo.com. Lumpe and Raber 37 W. Broad St. Suite 730 Columbus 43215 ohioliquorlaw.com J. Richard Lumpe Practice areas: Administrative Law, Government Luper, Neidenthal & Logan 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 108-B Columbus 43215 livornoandarnett.com 50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1200 1200 LeVeque Tower Columbus 43215 lnlattorneys.com Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Employment Contracts, Americans with Disabilities Act Practice areas: Business and Personal Matters, Tax Law, Estate Planning Henry A. Arnett It’s personal. Roger T. Whitaker April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 59 A Special Advertising Section Q&A Why did you become an attorney? As far back as I can remember, my family has viewed service to others as the strongest calling for an individual. I knew I wanted a career that focused on helping others and in making a difference. Marc J. Kessler Partner, Board Member and Columbus Office Managing Partner Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Education Undergraduate: Dickinson College, cum laude Law School: Capital Law School Associations American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association Practice areas Complex commercial litigation Types of clients represented Wide range of Fortune 500 corporations and privately-held companies Previous jobs N/A Family Wife, Susan, and four children: Matthew, 18; Nicole, 16; Ryan, 14; and Jacob, 12 Two notable cases Served as lead counsel for a Fortune 500 company in defeating a class action lawsuit premised upon fees that may be charged by the rental car industry. Obtained the dismissal of a multi-million dollar product liability claim against a manufacturer of guardrails that service hundreds of thousands of miles of highway in various states. A-V rated since 2002 60 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 What’s your biggest challenge? We tend to be problem solvers. As is the case with most problems, if you get to it early, you have a much better chance to control it, limiting its potential impact and ultimate damage. How do you measure success? Personally, it’s about my wife, Susie, and I being great parents to our children and providing a home that is not only protective, but also a source of strong learning so that they are prepared to make good decisions. For my business, I measure success in our ability to obtain the results for our clients that they deserve and providing a supportive atmosphere for our team of professionals at Hahn Loeser. What trends do you see in your area of law? Because of the information now available on the Internet, every business executive has to be aware constantly of all facets of their business. From a litigation perspective, my clients are much more aggressive about taking a case to trial where they have not done anything wrong. I’m more than willing to help a client pursue every recourse available to find the right resolution. If not law, what would be your dream job? Tell Urban Meyer not to worry, but, like a lot of us, I’d love to be head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. A more genuine and realistic dream job is to be a high school football coach. I truly enjoy helping young people maximize their talents and helping them grow and mature during their formative years. K. Wallace Neidenthal Practice areas: Subrogation (recoveries for insurers and thirdparty administrators), Foreclosures (statewide), Commercial and consumer litigation Frederick M. Luper Practice areas: Commercial Litigation William B. Logan Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights Luther L. Liggett Jr. Practice areas: Government Contracting, Construction, Mortgage Banking Jeffrey R. Jinkens Practice areas: Entity Formation, Contract Negotiations and Documentation, Tax Planning Deborah P. Ecker Practice areas: Business Clients in Connection with Creation and Implementation of Policies, Defense before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission David M. Scott Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation George C. Luther 536 South High Street Columbus 43215 georgelutherlaw.com Practice areas: Criminal Defense in both State and Federal Court Mac Murray, Petersen & Shuster 6530 West Campus Oval, Suite 210 New Albany 43054 mpslawyers.com Betty D. Montgomery Practice areas: Matters before State Attorneys General, Matters at the FTC & FCC Pamela N. Maggied 50 W. Broad Street, Suite 2300 Columbus 43215 pamelamaggied.com Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Chapter 7 Magnuson & Barone 570 Polaris Pkwy., Suite 140 Westerville 43082 James A. Magnuson Practice areas: Real Estate Joseph J. Barone Practice areas: Real Estate, General Practice Rights Litigation, Discrimination, Retaliation Mason Law Firm Co. Maguire & Schneider 425 Metro Place North, Suite 620, Dublin 43017 maslawfirm.com Karl H. Schneider Practice areas: Management Labor Law, Employment Law 1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 150, Columbus 43204 maguire-schneider.com Practice areas: White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, Litigation Patrick D. Maguire Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense Law Office of Kevin M. Maloney 22 East Gay Street, Suite 401 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Business Law, Insurance, Natural Resources Manley Deas & Kochalski Ronald L. Mason Mason, Schilling & Mason Co. Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co. 175 South Third Street Suite 1000 Columbus, OH 43215 mrrlaw.com Dennis L. Pergram Practice areas: Insurance, Healthcare, Personal Injury Dennis M. McCarthy Edward T. McClellan Practice areas: Contracts, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use 880 Mendes Ct. Columbus 43235 Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Zoning Law Manring & Farrell McDonald Hopkins Stephen D. Martin 167 N. High Street P.O. Box 15037 Columbus 43215 manringfarrellsocialsecuritylaw.com Clifford M. Farrell Practice areas: Social Security - Disability, Veterans Disability Service Connected and Non-Service Connected Marshall & Morrow 111 W. Rich St., Suite 430 Columbus 43215 marshallandmorrow.com John S. Marshall Practice areas: Employment and Civil Dennis W. McNamara 88 E. Broad St., Suite 1350 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Criminal Law McNamara and McNamara 88 East Broad Street, Suite 1250 Columbus 43215 mcnamaralaw.us William H. Woods Michael R. Szolosi Sr. Douglas B. Schnee Practice areas: Employment Litigation and Counseling, Labor and Employment Counseling McFadden Winner Savage & Segerman 175 South Third Street, Suite 350, Columbus 43215 mwsslaw.com Practice areas: Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Business Law Practice areas: Estate Planning, Administrative Law, Probate Practice areas: Litigation, Fidelity and Surety, Insurance 41 South High Street, Suite 3550 Columbus 43215 mcdonaldhopkins.com Joseph C. Winner 50 West Broad St., Suite 2300 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Bankruptcy Mark A. McLeod 291 Eastmoor Blvd. Columbus 43215 mccarthylawoffices.com Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Litigation, Appellate Judith M. McInturff 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1900 Columbus 43215 lawyers.com mcleodlawoffice Manos, Martin & Pergram Co. 50 North Sandusky Street Delaware 43015 mmpdlaw.com Practice areas: Complex Litigation, Real Estate Law, Business Law McLeod Law Office Robert H. Stoffers McCarthy Law Offices Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Employment Contract Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense Thomas R. McGrath Practice areas: Commercial Law, Creditors Rights, Collections Practice areas: Commercial Litigation Charles R. (Bob) Janes Mary Jane McFadden 140 E. Town St., Suite 1070 Columbus 43215 mcgrath-foley.com Jonathan A. Mason P.O. Box 165028 Columbus 43216 mdk-llc.com Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Personal Injury McGrath & Foley 447 East Main Street, Suite 200 Columbus 43215 mason-law.com Practice areas: Construction Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense James S. Savage III Practice areas: Civil Business Litigation Keith McNamara Practice areas: None listed McNees Wallace & Nurick 21 East State Street, 17th Floor Columbus 43215 mwn.com Samuel C. Randazzo Practice areas: Government Relations, Energy, Communications and Utility, Energy and Environmental April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 61 A Special Advertising Section Christopher B. McNeil P.O. Box 595 Worthington 43085 Practice areas: Legal Writing, Analysis and Research, Administrative Law McTigue & McGinnis 545 East Town St. Columbus 43215 mctiguelawgroup.com Donald J. McTigue Practice areas: Election, Campaign & Political, Federal and State Campaign Finance, Litigation Means, Bichimer, Burkholder & Baker Co. 1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 285, Columbus 43204 mbbblaw.com Robert M. Morrow Practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Business Dennis J. Morrison Practice areas: Creditors Rights, Business, Real Estate Craig D. Leister Practice areas: Business Planning, Estate Planning, Probate Wayne A. Jenkins Practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Wealth Succession Meeks & Thomas Co 511 South High Street Columbus 43215 meeksthomas.com R. William Meeks Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Appellate Practice David H. Thomas Practice areas: Criminal Law, Appellate Practice, Federal Practice Law Offices of Tony C. Merry 7100 N. High St., Suite 302 Worthington 43085 tonymerrylaw.com Practice areas: Employee Benefits, Insurance, Compensation and Benefits Mershon Law Office 128 South Main Street, Suite 100, Granville 43023 mplawohio.com Steven W. Mershon Practice areas: Real Estate, Zoning Law, Land Use Merullo, Reister & Swinford Co. 772 S. Front St. Columbus 43206 merulloreisterswinford. com Leslie B. Swinford Jr. Practice areas: None listed Victor Davis Merullo Practice areas: General Practice, Neighbor Law, Elder Law Metz, Bailey & McLoughlin 33 E. Schrock Rd., Suite 1 Westerville 43081 metzbailey.com William J. McLoughlin Practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration, Business Organization, Succession Planning Bruce E. Bailey Practice areas: Municipal Law, Estates Planning, Probate & Trust Administration Meyer Wilson Co. 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 100 Columbus 43215 investorclaims.com Robert H. Coldren Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Litigation Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Accounting Malpractice, Automotive Litigation James S. Mowery Jr. Linda J. Miller Morgan & Justice, Co. 906 East Broad Street Columbus 43205 morganandjustice.com Practice areas: Labor Law, Employment Discrimination Law, Business Law NetJets, Inc. Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Law, Social Security Disability Practice areas: Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Employee Benefits Practice areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking Law 35 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 lindamillerlaw.com Practice areas: Divorce, Marriage Dissolution, Mediation Miller, Barnes and Christian 420 East Main Street Lancaster 43130 Practice areas: Real Estate, Wills and Probate, Trusts and Estates Fred J. Milligan, Jr. Morrow & Erhard Co. Kenneth M. Barnes 483 Dempsey Rd. Westerville 43081 Practice areas: None listed Harvey S. Minton 6641 N. High St., Suite 209 Worthington 43085 Practice areas: General Business, Corporate Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions The Mirman Law Firm Daniel R. Freytag David P. Meyer Practice areas: Litigation, Labor and Employment, Healthcare Practice areas: Securities Consumer Arbitration, Securities Arbitration, Stockbroker Fraud and Misconduct Jay E. Michael 729 S. Front St. Columbus 43206 lawyers.com/michaellaw Practice areas: Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate Litigation Brian G. Miller 326 South High Street, Suite 500 Columbus 43215 bgmillerlaw.com Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction and Workplace Accidents G. Scott Miller 103 N. Union Street Delaware 43015 William A. Morse 800 High St., Suite 200 Worthington 43085 Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Charitable Giving 5 East Long St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 themirmanlawfirm.com Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Personal Injury Thomas Evan Morgan Joel H. Mirman Mitchell, Catalano & Boda 580 S. High St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 mitchell-lawyers.com William Mann Practice areas: Personal Injury, Professional License Defense William A. Catalano Practice areas: Workers Compensation Daniel K. Boda Practice areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Workers Compensation John R. Allen Practice areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security Law Offices of Daniel R. Mordarski 5 E. Long St., Suite 1100 Columbus 43215 lawyers.com/mordarskilaw 10 West Locust Street P.O. Box 487 Newark 43055 morrow-erhard.com C. Arthur Morrow Practice areas: Business and Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Insurance Law Morrow, Gordon & Byrd 33 West Main Street P.O. Box 4190 Newark 43058 mgbohiolaw.com Glenn A. White Practice areas: Insurance Defense, Estate Administration, Probate Documents Steven T. Greene Practice areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense L. James Gordon Practice areas: Wills and Trusts, Commercial, Estate Planning James R. Cooper Practice areas: Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Business Organizations and Business Planning Martin D. Altmaier Practice areas: Estate Administration, Guardianships, Probate Documents Mowery Youell & Galeano 425 Metro Place North, Suite 420, Dublin 43017 myglaw.com Practice areas: General Trial Practice, Employment Discrimination, Family Law Spencer M. Youell Merl H. Wayman Murray Murphy Moul + Basil 1533 Lake Shore Dr. Columbus 43204 mmmb.com Brian K. Murphy Practice areas: Class Actions, Products Liability, Civil Rights Joseph F. Murray Practice areas: Business Disputes, Executive Employment Matters Geoffrey J. Moul Practice areas: Environmental Law, Toxic Torts, Products Liability Nationwide Insurance 1 Nationwide Plaza Columbus 43215 nationwide.com David L. White Practice areas: Litigation, General Legal Sandra L. Neely Practice areas: Finance, Real Estate, Intellectual Property Robert M. Parsons Practice areas: Corporate Insurance, Insurance Regulatory Elbert R. Nester Practice areas: Employee Benefits, Taxation, Estate Planning 4111 Bridgeway Ave. Columbus 43219 netjets.com Colleen K. Nissl Newhouse, Prophater, Letcher & Moots 5025 Arlington Centre Boulevard Suite 400 Columbus 43220 nplmlaw.com Philip R. Moots Practice areas: College and University Law, Labor and Employment Law, Mediation D. Wesley Newhouse Practice areas: Employment Discrimination, Business Litigation, Business Law Wanda L. Carter Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, College and University Law, Township and Annexation Law John C. Nemeth Practice areas: Insurance Defense, General Litigation, Debtor’s and Creditor’s Rights Nester Law Office 2764 Folkstone Rd. Columbus 43220 Kimberly C. Shumate Gerald L. Smith Practice areas: Entertainment and Sports, Entertainment Law, Torts Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Employment Litigation Joseph R. Irvine Practice areas: Employee Benefits, Income Tax Christopher M. Culley Practice areas: Education, Government, Administrative Law The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law 55 West 12th Avenue Columbus 43210 moritzlaw.osu.edu Charles E. Wilson Practice areas: Advanced Labor Law, Civil Procedure, Labor and Employment Kathy Seward Northern Practice areas: Torts, Products Liability, Litigation 7700 Rivers Edge Dr. Columbus 43235 okuleysmith.com Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Technology and Science Oliver Law Offices, Inc. 132 Northwoods Blvd. Columbus 43235 jamioliver.com Jami S. Oliver Practice areas: Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Employment Discrimination Onda, LaBuhn, Rankin & Boggs Co. 266 North Fourth Street Suite 100, Columbus 43215 olrblaw.com Robert J. Onda Practice areas: Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Tax Controversies, Tax Deferred Exchanges Patrick H. Boggs Practice areas: Business Law, Construction Law, Commercial Law Elizabeth M. Kelly Practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Lending, Zoning, Planning and Land Use Timothy S. Rankin The Owen Firm James D. Owen Practice areas: Personal Injury, Automobile Accident, Wrongful Death William J. Owen Practice areas: Social Security, Social Security Appeals, Social Security Disability Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Misdemeanors, Felonies 140 No. Sandusky St. Delaware 43015 Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI Practice areas: State and Federal Court Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, Civil Rights Litigation Robert Gray Palmer Co. Practice areas: Business, Taxation, Real Estate Robert G. Palmer Todd A. Ernsberger Organ Cole Stock 1335 Dublin Rd. Suite 104D Columbus 43215 organstocklaw.com Shawn J. Organ Practice areas: Litigation, Class Actions, Appellate 140 East Town Street, Suite 1200 Columbus 43215 rgpalmerlaw.com 65 East State Street Suite 500, Columbus 43215 peck-shaffer.com Darin G. Kendall Thomas A. Wilson Practice areas: Cultural Institutions and Other Nonprofits, Economic Development, Education Law Pappas Gibson Dennis G. Schwallie 9999 Brewster Lane Suite 101, Powell 43065 Practice areas: Bond Counsel, Transportation, Economic Development Robert T. Pappas Practice areas: Business Planning, Estate Planning, Probate Glendon B. Pratt Practice areas: Acute Care Hospitals, Bond Counsel, Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Thomas P. Pappas 66 E. Lynn St., Suite 2000 Columbus 43215 tompappas.com Practice areas: Government, Healthcare, Environmental Law Practice areas: Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence Gary J. Pandora & Darin G. Kendall Peck, Shaffer & Williams Gary J. Pandora 5354 N. High St. Columbus 43214 owenlawyers.com Edward Cavezza Patterson Law Office 605 South Front Street, Suite 210 Columbus 43215 pandorakendall.com Practice areas: Bond Counsel, Traditional Governmental Finance, Infrastructure 10 W. Broad St. Suite 1900 Columbus 43215 Percy Squire Co. Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Practice areas: Litigation, Appellate Practice, Products Liability David C. Patterson 341 S. 3rd St., Suite 101 Columbus 43215 Percy Squire Peer Review Rated Attorneys Judith A. Northrup Corporate/Real Estate Thomas J. Bonasera Rick A. Lavinsky 155 E. Broad St. Suite 301 Columbus 43215 ohanet.org Donald A. Antrim When business goals and legal issues overlap, having legal counsel who understand the interplay between your practices, the law and the regulatory environment can be your most valuable competitive advantage. Our Columbus attorneys strive to provide that kind of value for every client they serve and in every matter they handle. John D. Jolley Trusts and Estates Real Estate D. Michael Crites Donald B. Leach, Jr. Business Litigation Construction Charles F. Freiburger Brett L. Miller Corporate Workers’ Compensation Peter W. Hahn Michael A. Renne Construction Trusts and Estates Jan E. Hensel Michael L. Squillace Labor & Employment Workers’ Compensation Practice areas: Healthcare Thomas W. Hess Marilena R. Walters Ohio State University Karen S. Hockstad Mary L. Gallagher Health Care 1960 Kenny Road Suite 303 Columbus 43210 osu.edu Health Care / Litigation Corporate & Transactional Sandra J. Anderson DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP | LEGAL COUNSEL Practice areas: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment DINSMORE.COM/COLUMBUS THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. ©2014. All rights reserved. 62 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Practice areas: Business Law, Corporate, Real Estate Health Care Ohio Hospital Association Practice areas: Legal Malpractice Defense, Products Liability Defense, Negligence Okuley Smith Robert E. Boyd III for Ethics Standards and Legal Ability™ by Martindale-Hubbell® John C. Nemeth and Associates David A. Herd Julie Dunwell Vannatta 1590 N. High St. Suite 500, Columbus 43201 osu.edu Practice areas: Prosecution & Defense Clinic, Litigation, Evidence Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Education Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Practice areas: Corporate Law, Insurance, Healthcare 21 E. Frankfort St. Columbus 43206 nemethlaw.com Robert M. Krivoshey Christopher E. Hogan 365 W. 5th Ave. Columbus 43201 Practice areas: Business Law, Banking Law, Business Litigation Patricia Ruth Hatler The Ohio State University 191 W. Nationwide Boulevard | Suite 300 614.628.6880 April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 63 A Special Advertising Section Perez & Morris 8000 Ravines Edge Ct. Suite 300 Columbus 43235 perez-morris.com Robert H. Nichols Practice areas: Disputes Involving Contracts, Personal Injury Claims, Product Liability Claims Angela M. Alexander Savino Practice areas: Employment Law, Labor Law, Legislative Juan Jose G. Perez Poling Law 300 E. Broad St., Suite 350 Columbus 43215 poling-law.com Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights Practice areas: Medical Products Liability, Personal Injury, Nursing Home Malpractice Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Patrick F. Smith Douglas P. Holthus Practice areas: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Professional Negligence, Product Liability Practice areas: Commercial and Construction Litigation, Large Loss Property Recoveries, Arbitration/ Mediation Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Pizzuti Inc. Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation 2 Miranova Place Suite 800 Columbus 43215 pizzuti.com Scott B. West Practice areas: All Transactional Matters Plank Law Firm 145 E. Rich St., 3rd Fl. Columbus 43215 Donald T. Plank Practice areas: Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Eminent Domain Rhett A. Plank 811 Green Crest Dr. Suite 50 Westerville 43081 Practice areas: Collections, Real Estate, Wills and Probate Plunkett Cooney 300 East Broad Street Suite 590 Columbus 43215 plunkettcooney.com Jack S. Levey Practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Law, Business Law Amelia Bower Practice areas: Title Insurance Defense, Real Estate Law, Professional Liability William R. Polhamus 1200 Chambers Rd. Suite 106 Columbus 43212 Practice areas: Workers Compensation Law, Personal Injury Law, Social Security Law 41 South High St. Suite 3100 Columbus 43215 porterwright.com Craig R. Carlson Michael J. Underwood Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Workplace Privacy Joseph W. Ryan Jr. Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Trademarks/ Service Marks Christopher C. Russell Practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Preventative Workplace Counselling Donna M. Ruscitti Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Copyrights, International Business/Intellectual Property John B. Rohyans Practice areas: Real Estate, Commercial and Residential Development, Purchase and Sale Transactions Diane C. Reichwein Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation Frank R. Morris Jr. Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade 64 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Thomas A. Young Franck G. Wobst Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Preventative Workplace Counseling Charles C. Warner Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Preventative Workplace Counseling Mark S. Stemm Practice areas: Environmental Law, Energy and Natural Resources, Mineral Development, Permitting and Regulatory Compliance and Litigation Bradd N. Siegel Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation David P. Shouvlin Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Litigation Martin S. Seltzer David A. Tumen Practice areas: Environmental Law, Environmental Permitting, Solid/Hazardous Waste Disposal Robert W. Trafford Practice areas: Tax and Personal Wealth, Federal Tax, State and Local Taxes Practice areas: Tax and Personal Wealth, Federal Tax, State and Local Taxes Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Kathleen McManus Trafford Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Richard G. Terapak Practice areas: Health Law, Litigation Robert J. Tannous Practice areas: Securities, Equity, Mezzanine and Debt Securities, Public Company Representation Karl J. Sutter Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Leave/Reasonable Accommodation Administration, Occupational Safety and Health H. Grant Stephenson Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Financial Institution Regulation and Corporate Governance John M. Stephen Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation Edward M. Segelken Christopher R. Schraff Practice areas: Environmental Law, Energy and Natural Resources, Mineral Development, Permitting and Regulatory Compliance and Litigation Scott E. North Practice areas: Government & Regulatory Affairs, Government Contracts, Election Law Representation Fred G. Pressley Jr. Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation Jack R. Pigman Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights, Debtor-Creditor Litigation, Bankruptcy James S. Oliphant Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Jennifer T. Mills Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights Terrance M. Miller Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Catastrophic Injuries Dixon F. Miller Practice areas: International Business & Trade, Sales Representation, Distribution, and Licensing Agreements, International Tax Planning Robert A. Meyer Jr. Practice areas: Real Estate, Green Business and Development, Zoning, Annexation, and Land Use Planning Mark K. Merkle Jr. Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation Richard C. McQuown Practice areas: Business Growth & Operation, Corporate Governance, Organization/ Planning/Financing J. Jeffrey McNealey Practice areas: Real Estate, Commercial and Residential Development, Purchase and Sale Transactions Alvin J. McKenna Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Curtis A. Loveland Practice areas: Business Growth & Operation, Corporate Governance, Organization/ Planning/Financing Wayman C. Lawrence III Practice areas: Tax and Personal Wealth, Charitable Gift Planning, Wills and Trusts Charles J. Kurtz III Practice areas: Business, Contracts, Employment Mark B. Koogler Donald W. Jordan Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Real Estate Financing, Mezzanine, Subordinate and Other Alternative Financing C. Andrew Ireton Jr. Practice areas: Tax and Personal Wealth, Federal Tax, Estate and Gift Planning and Administration Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights Polly J. Harris Practice areas: Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Creditor’s Rights Paul A. Hanke Practice areas: Employee Benefits Brian D. Hall Practice areas: Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Litigation, ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation Kevin E. Griffith Practice areas: Business Competition Advice & Litigation, Anti-Raiding, Competitive Interference Claims Timothy E. Grady Practice areas: Oil & Gas, Environmental Law, Energy and Natural Resources William J. Kelly Jr. Practice areas: Business Growth & Operation, Corporate Governance, Organization/ Planning/Financing Daniel R. Conway Practice areas: Litigation, Business Competition Advice and Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology Practice areas: Business Growth & Operation, Corporate Governance, Organization/ Planning/Financing John C. Hartranft Sr. Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights S. Ronald Cook Jr. Practice areas: International Business & Trade, Immigration and Cross-Border Employment, Labor & Employment Practice areas: Employee Benefits, ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation, Retirement Plans Jeffrey E. Fort Theodore G. Fisher Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures, Compliance Programs/Audits Joyce Dee Edelman Practice areas: Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation David S. Bloomfield Jr. Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Richard J. Helmreich Practice areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Transaction Structuring, Antitrust and Regulatory Filings Robert C. Kiger Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, E-Discovery Practice areas: Energy & Telecommunications, Energy, Green Initiatives Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Asset-Based Lending, Mezzanine, Subordinate and Other Alternative Financing James A. King James D. Curphey Robert H. Cohen Brian L. Buzby Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation Robert L. Brubaker Practice areas: Environmental Law, Green Initiatives, Environmental Permitting John E. Brady Practice areas: Real Estate, Purchase and Sale Transactions, Commercial Leasing James P. Botti Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights, Debtor-creditor litigation, Bankruptcy John C. Beeler Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Business Growth & Operation Phillip H. Barrett Practice areas: Real Estate, Purchase and Sale Transactions, Mortgage Loans and Other Financing Jerome R. Bahlmann Jay A. Yurkiw Portman & Foley 766 Northwest Blvd. Columbus 43212 pfflaw.com Frederic A. Portman Practice areas: Ohio Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability Charles C. Postlewaite 3040 Riverside Drive Suite 122 Columbus 43221 charlespostlewaite.com Practice areas: Business Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law Milton A. Puckett 155 W. Main St. Suite 200 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: General Practice, Real Estate, Wills and Probate R. Chris Harbold & Associates 500 S. Front St., Suite 1140 Columbus 43215 harboldlaw.com R. Chris Harbold Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody Amy M. McKinlay Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody Practice areas: Business Growth & Operation, Corporate Governance, Green Initiatives Rance, Pritchett, Brantner, Keller & Ely Co. Practice areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights Practice areas: Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Taxation William E. Arthur James B. Hadden Practice areas: Government & Regulatory Affairs, Election Law Representation, Legislative Drafting and Advocacy 1720 Zollinger Rd. Columbus 43221 Clark P. Pritchett Jr. Rankin Law Offices P.O. Box 184 Powell 43065 rankinlawoffice.com Michael R. Rankin Practice areas: Business Law, Commercial Leasing, Entertainment and Sports )LUPLVWKHKLJKHVWGHVLJQDWLRQXQGHU 0DUWLQGDOH+XEEHOO¶VSHHUUHYLHZUDWLQJV\VWHP April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 65 A Special Advertising Section Q&A William A. Nolan Columbus Office Managing Partner Barnes & Thornburg LLP Education Undergraduate: Cornell University (1984) Law School: Harvard University (1989) Associations Ohio Management Lawyers Association (immediate past chair); Ohio State Bar Association; Columbus Bar Association Practice areas Labor and employment; litigation Types of clients represented Businesses of all sizes, and executives needing employment and other agreements. Industries I have worked with most include manufacturing, education, nonprofits, construction, and health care. Previous jobs Squire Sanders & Dempsey, 1993-2009 (partner 2000-2009); Associate, Jones Day, 1989-1992; Project Manager, Harvard Business School library, 1984-1986 Family Married to Alicia Nolan since 1986. Twin sons Chris (University of Miami) and Thomas (Case Western) are college freshmen. Two notable cases: • Getting my first injunction in a non-compete case as a senior associate. • A particular investigation of alleged highlevel wrongdoing—which I can’t say much else about! Both were critical to the client, had a good result, were fast paced, and involved great colleagues. They are memorable not only as individual matters, but in retrospect they were foundations for two kinds of work I have done a lot of since. A-V rated since 2010 66 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Why did you become an attorney? After college I considered law school and graduate study in political science. A poli sci professor arguing for the latter said that in law school they say, “Here are the rules, now go play the game,” and in graduate study they say, “What is the game?” I guess it backfired because law school sounded better when he put it that way! Frank A. Ray Co. 89 E. Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 200 Columbus 43215 frankraylaw.com Frank A. Ray Practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Condemnation Matthew L. Schrader Practice areas: Litigation, Professional Liability, Products Liability How do you measure success? Minute by minute: Is everything we do calculated to help us continue to build a vibrant and highly coordinated law office and firm? Longer term: When we stop and reflect at the end of each year, are we doing it? Medium-term goals of some metric by some date are needed for budgeting, but can be limiting if they are your primary focus. Christopher R. Meyer 36 North Second Street P.O. Box 919 Newark 43058 rpdm.com David W. Wenger Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Insurance Defense Law Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense Law, Medical Malpractice Robert N. Drake Practice areas: Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Probate Law Reinhart Law Office 400 S. 5th St. One Americana, Suite 301 Columbus 43215 hreinhartlaw.com Harry R. Reinhart Practice areas: Criminal Law, Capital Offenses, Civil Forfeiture Reminger Co. 65 E. State St., 4th Floor Capitol Square Office Building Columbus 43215 reminger.com Michael Romanello Practice areas: Physician and Hospital Negligence, Professional Liability, Commercial Litigation Warren M. Enders Practice areas: Medical, Hospital, Nursing Home Defense, Professional Liability, Construction Law Gregory D. Brunton Practice areas: Professional Liability, Litigation Scott R. Roberts Judith D. Levine 1625 Bethel Road Suite 102 Columbus 43230 RobertsBrothersLaw.com William K. Root Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability Neil K. Rector Practice areas: None listed Kevin J. Osterkamp Resch and Root Practice areas: Revocable Living Trusts, Wills, Probate 172 E. State St., Suite 305 Columbus 43215 rector-associates.com Scott R. Roberts & Associates, Co. Practice areas: Personal Injury Law, Condominium Law, Insurance Law 5100 Bradenton Ave. Suite C, Dublin 43017 resch-root.com Reese, Pyle, Drake & Meyer If not law, what would be your dream job? Coaching 8- and 9-year-olds in soccer and basketball. So many kids drop out of sports shortly after this age, mainly because of adults who aren’t thinking clearly. Many don’t return and lose the lifetime benefits, to themselves and the organizations they are part of, of sports for fun. Practice areas: Workers Compensation, General Liability Rector & Associates, Inc. What’s your biggest challenge? Whether representing a client or building an office, finding the perfect balance between aggressive and creative on the one hand, and time-tested nuts and bolts on the other. When we are able to meet that challenge, great things can happen. What trends do you see in your area of law? More and more employees who are protected by discrimination and other laws, an expanding range of working arrangements (compared to the traditional full time/fixed location model), and technology make the compliance environment more challenging every year for virtually all employers. Ronald A. Fresco Rhiel & Associates Co. 3014 E. Town St. Columbus 43215 Susan L. Rhiel Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Commercial Litigation Rich & Gillis Law Group 6400 Riverside Dr., Suite D Dublin 43017 richgillislawgroup.com Jeffrey A. Rich Practice areas: Entertainment Law, Taxation, Appellate Practice Ricketts Co. 50 Hill Rd. S. Pickerington 43147 lawyers.com/rickettscolpa Richard T. Ricketts Practice areas: Debtor/Creditor Law, Agricultural Law, Real Estate Development Riddell Law 1335 Dublin Road Suite 220A Columbus 43215 riddelllaw.com Douglas E. Riddell Practice areas: Assault and Battery, Burglary, CDL / Trucking Violations Rinehart, Rishel & Cuckler 300 E. Broad St., Suite 450 Columbus 43215 rrgovlaw.com James R. Rishel Practice areas: Government Relations, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Litigation Dana G. (Buck) Rinehart Practice areas: None listed Practice areas: Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights, Litigation, Business and Commercial Litigation Douglas S. Roberts Practice areas: Corporate and Business Services, Banking & Finance, Real Estate Robol Law Office Practice areas: Employee Benefits, Workers’ Compensation, Litigation Douglas M. Kennedy Stephen D. Jones 433 W. 6th Ave. Columbus 43201 robollaw.com Richard T. Robol Practice areas: Business & Commercial Litigation and Negotiation, Corporate Leadership and Strategy, Insurance Defense and Coverage Roetzel & Andress 155 E. Broad St. PNC Plz. 12th Fl., Columbus 43215 ralaw.com Robert B. Graziano Practice areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Probate & Trust Litigation Thomas L. Rosenberg Practice areas: Litigation, Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation Richard S. Mulligan Practice areas: Corporate and Business Services, Closely Held & Emerging Businesses, Franchise Law Michael S. Yashko Practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance Bradley A. Wright Practice areas: Transportation, Litigation, Business and Commercial Litigation Gerald H. Swedlow Practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance Bradley L. Snyder Practice areas: Emergency Response & Crisis Management, Litigation, Insurance Coverage Michael (Mickey) A. Poe Practice areas: Wealth Transfer and Succession Planning, Litigation, Probate & Trust Litigation Practice areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Public Law Litigation Edward C. Hertenstein Practice areas: Corporate and Business Services, Closely Held & Emerging Businesses, Taxation Thomas A. Dillon Practice areas: Litigation, Medical Defense, Business and Commercial Litigation G. Frederick Compton Jr. Practice areas: Public Law, School Law, Public Law Litigation Erika L. Haupt Practice areas: Corporate and Business Services, Closely Held & Emerging Businesses, Taxation Brian E. Dickerson Practice areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Health Law, Intellectual Property Litigation Jonathan R. Secrest Practice areas: Employment Services, Product Liability, Labor & Employment Litigation Jeremy Shane Young Practice areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Appellate, Litigation Douglas L. Rogers 2516 Sherwin Rd. Columbus 43221 Practice areas: Litigation, Antitrust, Computer Law Rourke & Blumenthal 495 South High Street Suite 450 Columbus 43215 randbllp.com April 2014 l ColumbusCEO 67 A Special Advertising Section Michael J. Rourke Practice areas: Personal Injury, Negligence, Products Liability Kenneth S. Blumenthal Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Personal Injury Don Ruben Law Office 165 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 Donald Bruce Ruben Practice areas: Drug Law, Taxation, Constitutional Law Richard W. Rubenstein Jon J. Saia Practice areas: OVI, OMVI, DUI/DWI Harvey M. Samuels 500 South Front Street Suite 1150 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Dissolution Schaller, Campbell & Untied 32 N. Park Pl., P.O. Box 309 Newark 43058 www.scu-law.com Stephen E. Schaller Practice areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Insurance Claims 401 N. Front St., Suite 350 Columbus 43215 rubensteinlawfirm.com Practice areas: Criminal Law, Tenancy Law, Inheritance Law Scherner & Hanson Daniel F. Ryan Practice areas: Litigation, Banking Law, Tort Litigation P.O. Box 846 Dublin 43017 danryansolutions.com Practice areas: Business Law, Litigation, Labor and Employment The Law Offices of Saia & Piatt, Inc. 713 South Front Street Columbus 43206 splaws.com 5151 Reed Rd. Suite 222 C Columbus 43220 schernerhansonandcornwell. com Robert E. Hanson Hans Scherner Practice areas: None listed Schottenstein Law Offices 100 East Broad Street Suite 1337 Chase Bank Building Columbus 43215 edschottenstein.com Edwin E. Schottenstein Practice areas: Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Medical Malpractice Schottenstein Stores Corporation 4300 East 5th Ave. Columbus 43219 Tod H. Friedman Practice areas: Real Estate, Leasing, Litigation Robert S. Schwartz 268 N. Parkview Ave. Bexley 43209 Practice areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Corporate Law Law Offices of Paul A. Scott 536 South High Street Columbus 43215 attorneypaulscott.com Paul A. Scott Practice areas: Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Dog Bites Paul Scott Company Scott, Scriven & Wahoff 250 East Broad Street Suite 900 Columbus 43215 sswlaw.com William J. Wahoff Practice areas: Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation, OSHA Donald C. Scriven Practice areas: Private and Public Sector Labor and Employment Law, Education Law Gregory B. Scott Practice areas: Private Business Law, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Sellex International 88 E. Broad St. Suite 1220 Columbus 43215 sellexinternational.com Jerry B. Sellman Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Communications and Media, Cross Border Transactions 471 E. Broad St. Suite 1100 Columbus 43215 poslaw.com Sentz Law Office Practice areas: Brain Injuries, Truck Crashes, Railroad Crossing Crashes Practice areas: Workers Compensation Paul O. Scott 5 E. Long St., Suite 200 Columbus 43215 sentzlaw.com Barbara A. Sentz Sharma Law Offices 853 Pipestone Drive Columbus 43235 sharmalawoffices.com Constance L. Sharma Practice areas: Trusts, Wills, Estate Planning Samuel H. Shamansky 523 S. Third St. Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Criminal Trial Law, Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Criminal Law Shayne Nichols Two Miranova Pl., Suite 300, Columbus 43215 cmhlegal.com Stanley H. Shayne Practice areas: Automotive Law, Corporate and Business Law, Employment Relations Terry K. Sherman 52 West Whittier Street Columbus 43206 terrysherman-law.com 68 ColumbusCEO l April 2014 Practice areas: Criminal Trial Practice, Criminal Defense, Felonies The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co. 65 East State Street Suite 1550 Capitol Square Office Tower Columbus 43215 shihablawyers.com Gus M. Shihab Practice areas: Immigration Law, Eminent Domain, Zoning Law Sam Shihab & Associates 565 Metro Place South Suite 100 Dublin 43017 shihablawfirm.com Sam M. Shihab Practice areas: Citizenship & Naturalization, Employment Immigration, Entrepreneurs Visa Petitions Shoemaker & Howarth 471 E. Broad Street Suite 2001 Columbus 43215 midohiolaw.com David A. Turano Richard D. Rogovin Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law/ Business Organizations Steven L. Smith Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights, Commercial Litigation, Computer, Internet and Technology Edwin G. Emerson Practice areas: Corporate Law/ Business Organizations, Educational and Religious Organizations, Estate Planning James D. Colner Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Federal Court Litigation Michael E. Born Practice areas: Environmental David F. Axelrod Practice areas: Litigation, Appellate, Corporate Compliance Mark Wagoner Practice areas: Appellate, Broker-Dealer Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation Practice areas: Transportation, Communications and Media, Business Law Siegel Jennings Co. Practice areas: Real Estate, Business Law Fred Siegel Robert H. Taylor 56 Dorchester Square North, Suite 101 Westerville 43081 siegeltax.com Kevin L. Shoemaker Practice areas: Tax Law, Real Estate, BuySell Agreements Practice areas: Numerous Civil Matters, Complex Litigation, Major Arbitrations Robert F. Howarth Practice areas: Business Law, Government, Wills and Probate Gordon P. Shuler 145 E. Rich St. 2nd. Fl. Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Litigation, Appellate Practice, Government Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick 41 South High Street Suite 2400 Huntington Center Columbus 43215 slk-law.com Leonard S. Sigall 6470 East Main St. Reynoldsburg 43068 Practice areas: Labor and Employment, Criminal Law, Personal Injury The Slane Co. 261 West Johnstown Rd. Columbus 43230 theslanecompany.com Daniel M. Slane Practice areas: None listed Law Offices of Richard C. Slavin 5150 East Main St., Suite 200 Columbus 43213 Practice areas: Negligence Law, Litigation, Family Law Charles D. Smith & Associates 100 E. Broad St. Suite 600 Chase Tower Columbus 43215 charlesdsmithlaw.com Charles D. Smith Practice areas: Litigation in the Employment, Public Accommodation, Workers’ compensation Lee Smith & Associates 929 Harrison Ave. Suite 300 Columbus 43215 Lee Marc Smith Practice areas: Worker’s Compensation, Personal Injury, Collections Smith & Hale 37 West Broad St. Suite 725 Columbus 43215 smithandhale.com Ben W. Hale Jr. Practice areas: Real Estate Development Glen A. Dugger Practice areas: Land Use, Zoning Law, Economic Development Jeffrey L. Brown Practice areas: Zoning, Land Use, Municipal Law Smith, Phillips & Associates Co. Heather G. Sowald Practice areas: Family Law, Divorce, Collaborative Law Beatrice K. Sowald Practice areas: Family Law, Domestic Relations Law, Divorce Marty Anderson Practice areas: Family Law, Domestic Relations, Juvenile Law Spater Law Office 250 E. Broad St. 10th Fl., Columbus 43215 spaterlaw.com Alexander M. Spater Practice areas: Civil Rights, Housing Discrimination, Employment Discrimination Law Offices of Nancy L. Sponseller 5890 Sawmill Road Suite 110, Dublin 43017 sponsellerlaw.com Practice areas: Divorce, Family Law, Dissolutions Squire Sanders 41 South High St. 2000 Huntington Ctr. Columbus 43215 squiresanders.com Christopher J. Franzmann 1225 Dublin Rd. Suite 3, Columbus 43215 lawyers.com/splaw Practice areas: Public Finance, Project & Infrastructure Finance, Economic Development Practice areas: Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Complex Litigation Practice areas: Litigation, Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Action & Multidistrict Litigation Scott Elliot Smith Smith, Rolfes & Skavdahl Co.. 65 E. State St., Suite 2000 Columbus 43215 smithrolfes.com Thomas F. Glassman Practice areas: Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith Litigation, Property and Casualty Defense Ronald L. Solove 79 Thurman Ave. Columbus 43206 Practice areas: Family Law Sowald, Sowald, Anderson & Hawley 400 South Fifth Street Suite 101 One Americana Columbus 43215 sowaldlaw.com 501 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 464-2025 www.cehlaw.com • Criminal Defense • DUI/OVI Defense • Personal Injury • Social Security Disability • Workers’ Compensation C. Craig Woods Karen A. Winters 2ðA[b A[¨Ðnb ÔÞ¨¢ H " AÔ nAТne A Ðn¸çÞAÞ¨¢ {¨Ð ene[AÞ¨¢ Þ¨ [n¢ÞÔ A¢e Ôç¸nШРAeí¨[A[ð ÔÔ¾ Lee A. Wendel $çÐ AÞިТnðÔ {¨[çÔ ¨¢ Þn nA ÔÔçnÔ ÞAÞ AÐÔn ¢ {Að Aîb ¸nÐÔ¨¢A ¢çÐð A¢e [ТA en{n¢Ôn AÞÞnÐÔ¾ $çÐ nï¸nÐn¢[n ðneÔ A QШAe ¸nÐÔ¸n[Þín ÞAÞ A¨îÔ çÔ Þ¨ QnÞÞnÐ ÔnÐín ¨çÐ [n¢ÞÔb nÔ¸n[Að în¢ nA ÔÔçnÔ ¨ínÐA¸¾ Practice areas: Environmental, Safety & Health, Energy & Natural Resources, Chemicals Practice areas: Taxation & Benefits, Estate Planning, Succession & Wealth Preservation Fred A. Summer Practice areas: Financial Services, Corporate Transactions, Finance & Governance, Restructuring & Insolvency Gregory W. 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Stuckey 7720 Rivers Edge Dr. Suite 123 Columbus 43235 Practice areas: Intellectual Property Law-Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Merger and Acquisition Law, General Corporate Law Gerald Sunbury Timothy J. McGrath 111 W. Rich St. Suite 600 Columbus 43215 Practice areas: Criminal Law, Traffic Violations, Personal Injury Practice areas: Real Property, Business Law, Wills and Probate John Wm. Hoppers Practice areas: Gus Shihab, Esq. Types of clients represented Nationwide Insurance; General Motors; UnitedHealthcare Congratulations Top Columbus Lawyer Previous jobs Partner, Jones Day Family Wife, Jo Ann; daughter, Allison, who attended University of Pennsylvania Law School and is an attorney in Washington, D.C.; daughter, Rachel, who earned an MBA from The Wharton School and works for eBay in New York City; and son, Michael, who is a first-year law student at George Washington School of Law in Washington, D.C. Two notable cases: • Zavala v. Takata Corp. 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Highflying adventure Zaino Hall & Farrin T his was the most harrowing assignment I have ever shot. I had made arrangements to photograph pilots preparing for the Vectren Dayton Air Show. Strapped in with a safety harness, I found myself nearly 41 South High St., Suite 3600 Columbus 43215 zhftaxlaw.com Thomas Mark Zaino Practice areas: State Taxation hanging out of an open-sided airplane photographing straight down as Sean D. Tucker flew the Oracle Challenger III acrobatic biplane over the control tower at Dayton International Airport. Military flight teams were grounded at the time because of federal budget cuts, so civilian pilots performed at the event. I was fortunate to capture the seasoned professionals as they practiced for the show. Cairns has been with The Dispatch for 16 months. ADAM CAIRNS The Zawaly Law Firm 6238 Inverurie Dr. W. Dublin 43017 PubDate: 12-27-2013 F8 Page: 8 F Edition: 1 Replate: THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH User: sministe Color:C K Y M THE YEAR IN PHOTOS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2013 Peter P. Zawaly II PUBLISHED: AUG. 21; CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MARK III; LENS: 300 MM; ISO: 320; APERTURE: 2.8; SHUTTER: 1/1000TH Practice areas: Litigation, Real Estate CHRIS RUSSELL Zeiger, Tigges & Little Anker M. Bell EAMON QUEENEY PUBLISHED: OCT. 16; CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MARK III; LENS: 16-35 MM; ISO: 3200; APERTURE: 2.8; SHUTTER: 1/125TH Bubbling creativity Misty moment ellow photographer Adam Cairns, who had passed by this scene on his way home, called to let me know of the photo opportunity. When I arrived, Daniel Faltermaier was testing a mixture for making giant soap-film bubbles in a parking lot near the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The fact that Faltermaier was working in front of a black-and-white mural of silent-film actors Greta Garbo and John Gilbert added an artistic flair to the image. love the surreal quality of the photo of Parish Weatherspoon, 5, of Columbus, running through the mist from the fountain at Bicentennial Park at sunset. Parish and his family were enjoying the park on a warm spring day. Using a telephoto lens to compress the scene, I shot into the sunset to illuminate the water and mist and capture the silhouette. The photo embodies childlike wonder and playfulness, which appeals to me. F 41 South High Street 3500 Huntington Center Columbus 43215 litohio.com John W. Zeiger Russell has been with The Dispatch for 25 years. Practice areas: Media Law, Complex Litigation, Class Action Defense Marion H. Little Jr. Practice areas: Contracts, Employment Law, Securities Carol A. Zelizer 2374 Bexley Park Road Columbus 43209 Practice areas: Not listed Gathering to remember J I Queeney has been with The Dispatch for 22 months. Steven W. Tigges Practice areas: Complex Litigation Experience for; perished in the fire. Although I had photographed an event earlier in the day at the site of the fire, I wanted to witness the gathering. It was a moving experience as family members of the victims thanked me for attending. what it’s like to be there BARBARA J. PERENIC PUBLISHED: MAY 2; CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MARK III; LENS: 70-200 MM; ISO: 200; APERTURE: 2.8; SHUTTER: 1/4000TH ayleanna Castle and Isaiah “Izzy” Conkey, both 8, were among the family members and friends who gathered to remember three people who died in an arson house fire at 128 N. Yale Ave. on Oct. 15, 2010. Deanna Perry; her grandson, Charles Climer; and Brianna Smith, a 7-month-old baby whom Perry was caring Perenic has been with The Dispatch for four months. Our award-winning journalists scatter across the area all day, every day and become your eyes and ears everywhere news is being made in Central Ohio. PUBLISHED: SEPT. 14; CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MARK III; LENS: 100-400 MM; ISO: 400; APERTURE: 5.6; SHUTTER: 1/800TH Helping hand M urphy Vetter, 11, is the first special-needs child to play football in the Olentangy Youth Athletic Association, an extracurricular sports league in the Olentangy school district. The path to the football field, however, hasn’t been an easy one. The Vetters once feared that Murphy, who is autistic and has Down syndrome, might have to be institutionalized because of cuts ERIC ALBRECHT in funding for Medicaid benefits. The Vetters and other parents sued the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Department of Job and Family Services in federal court, arguing that the state was violating their right to obtain such benefits. The Parents League for Effective Autism Services won the case, and the state settled in late 2011, providing coverage to 123 children, including Murphy. Still, nothing comes easy for the young man — including football. Official Don Alexander, however, lent a helping hand to Murphy — a free safety for the Liberty Bulldogs — as he set up on defense. It was uplifting to see others interact with Murphy, and I think this photograph helped capture that. Albrecht has been with The Dispatch for 28 years. Experience. Discover. Pursue. Subscribe today by calling 1-866-336-3379 or visiting dispatch.com/subscribe