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Cincy
LEADING LAWYERS
2019
SONYA JINDAL TORK Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Tax
DEEPAK K. DESAI Donnellon, Donnellon & Miller Civil Litigation
JAMIE M. RAMSEY Calfee, Halter & Griswold Civil Litigation, Business Litigation
If you have to hire a lawyer, you want to make sure you have a good one when you do. For 14 years, registered lawyers in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana have been invited by Cincy to submit ballots nominating the best among their colleagues. Results are fact-checked and approved by an advisory board. Self-nominated lawyers are not included. Votes from lawyers in the same firm carry less weight. Three awardees are profiled below and this year’s 288 Leading Lawyers are listed alphabetically by specialty. – The Editors
According to Sonya Jindal Tork, she knew tax law was the right focus for her because of its ever-changing complexities. “Tax law requires a great deal of critical thinking and creative problem solving. I find it intellectually challenging and rewarding,” she says. Tork has experience in all aspects of tax law, which includes advising on tax and non-tax business structuring issues and representing clients in criminal tax investigations. She also represents nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and foundations in all aspects of their operations. In addition to practicing law, Tork serves as the co-chair of Taft’s Gender Advancement Committee. “[It’s] given me the opportunity to create and implement policies and initiatives that champion the advancement of all attorneys at Taft, regardless of gender,” she says. Because of this work, she recently received the Taft Legacy Award, which is given to Taft employees who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the firm.
Deepak Desai, a Cincinnati native, practices small business, employment, municipal, zoning and real estate law for the firm of Donnellon, Donnellon & Miller in Montgomery. Desai enjoys the many aspects of his practice. “Municipal law requires proficiency in several legal areas in addition to the ability to draft legislation, such as real estate, business and employment,” he says. Currently, he is working on cases that center on employment defense, hillside property matters and special prosecution work for municipalities. Desai says that he first became interested in law because he wanted to help people and make a positive difference in the world. Those desires still drive him today. “I cannot see myself ever retiring because I enjoy practicing law too much!” he says.
Jamie Ramsey works with both small and large businesses, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, and individuals to assist them in litigation matters at the state and federal levels. “For the past 20 years, my focus has been on all aspects of business litigation, with some additional experience in wrongful death, traumatic brain injury and other significant personal injury cases pending around the country,” he says. “With respect to business litigation, I have represented companies, both large and small, and individuals in virtually every type of business dispute imaginable.” When Ramsey entered law school, he had no plans to be involved with litigation, but fate had different plans as he spent each summer working in litigation. “Surprisingly, I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed representing individuals and companies who found themselves in unfortunate situations. I enjoyed developing factual and legal arguments that helped resolve disputes that were affecting the lives of individuals. I liked being an advocate. I was hooked, and I never looked back,” he says. w w w.
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 [ Alphabetical by Specialty ] ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION
Eric K. Combs Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Michael D. Eagen Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
W.B. (Bill) Markovits Markovits, Stock & DeMarco, LLC
Grant S. Cowan Frost Brown Todd LLC
Alphonse A. Gerhardstein Gerhardstein & Branch
Mark L. Silbersack Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Colleen M. Devanney Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Brian D. Goldwasser Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis LLP
ANTITRUST LAW & APPELLATE LITIGATION
Renee Filiatraut AK Steel Corp.
James D. Houston Ulmer & Berne LLP
Matthew C. Blickensderfer Frost Brown Todd LLC
Jack F. Fuchs Thompson Hine LLP
David P. Kamp White, Getgey & Meyer Co., LPA
BANKING
Louis F. Gilligan Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
J. Robert Linneman Santen & Hughes
Mark T. Hayden Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Jesse R. Lipcius Ulmer & Berne LLP
Robert P. Johnson Thompson Hine LLP
Jeffrey C. Mando Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC
Reuel D. Ash Ulmer & Berne LLP James A. Dressman III Dressman Benzinger LaVelle Lynn M. Schulte Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Jeffrey S. Schloemer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP COMMERCIAL FINANCE Hani R. Kallas Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Steven C. Coffaro Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL COMMERCIAL, SECURITIES Matthew S. Parrish FisherBroyles, LLP COMMERICAL Kevin Feazell Cors & Bassett LLC Adam M. Vernick Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
BANKRUPTCY
Scott A. Kane Squire Patton Boggs, LLP
Philomena Saldanha Ashdown Strauss & Troy LPA
Nathaniel Lampley Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Richard Boydston Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
Jacob D. Mahle Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
J. Michael Debbeler Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Deborah P. Majoras Proctor & Gamble
Eric Goering Law Office of Goering & Goering
Christopher Markus DBL Law
Timothy J. Hurley Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Beth Schneider Naylor Frost Brown Todd LLC
Kevin E. Irwin Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
John J. Reister Millikin & Fitton Law Firm
Donald L. Stepner Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC
Stephen D. Lerner Squire Patton Boggs, LLP
Eric W. Richardson Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Richard S. Wayne Strauss & Troy LPA
Kim Martin Lewis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Russell S. Sayre Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
CIVIL LITIGATION, BUSINESS LITIGATION
Douglas L. Lutz Frost Brown Todd LLC
Phillip Smith GE Aviation
Jamie M. Ramsey Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Robert G Sanker Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Christina M. Sprecher Frost Brown Todd LLC
CIVIL LITIGATION, EMPLOYMENT
Mark H. Klusmeier Mark H. Klusmeier Attorney
Alan J. Statman Statman, Harris & Eyrich LLC
Mark A. Vander Laan Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Robert W. Hojnoski Reminger, Co. LPA
Leonard A. Weakley Jr. Jedson Engineering
BIOTECH
Victor A. Walton Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Paul B. Martins Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham LPA James F. McCarthy Katz Teller Robert A. Pitcairn Jr. Katz Teller Michael Scheier Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Joseph W. Shea III SheaHartmann LLP
CIVIL LITIGATION, FALSE CLAIMS ACT
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Susan Grogan Faller Frost Brown Todd LLC Stephen E. Gillen Wood Herron & Evans LLP COMPUTER, INTERNET & E-COMMERCE Alan J. Hartman Ulmer & Berne LLP COMPUTER, INTERNET & E-COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION Steven W. Weeks Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP CONSTRUCTION Joseph A. Cleves Jr. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP D. Scott Gurney Frost Brown Todd LLC
COPYRIGHT Karen K. Gaunt Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
BUSINESS, GENERAL
James B. Helmer Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham LPA
David E. Jefferies Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Stephen S. Holmes Cors & Bassett LLC
CIVIL LITIGATION, GENERAL PRACTICE
Louis K. Ebling Thompson Hine LLP
Joseph P. Thomas Ulmer & Berne LLP
Jonathan D. Sams Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Todd V. McMurtry Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC
Kenneth B. Germain Wood Herron & Evans LLP
BUSINESS
Michael T. Sutton Raines, Dusing & Sutton PLLC
CIVIL LITIGATION, MALPRACTICE, PRODUCT LIABILITY
Lori E. Krafte Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Randall S. Jackson Jr. Wood Herron & Evans LLP
W. Ashley Hess BakerHostetler BUSINESS & EMERGING COMPANIES
George H. Vincent Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CIVIL LITIGATION
Patrick Nesbitt Patrick Nesbitt, Attorney
Mark G. Arnzen Arnzen, Storm & Turner PSC
BUSINESS LITIGATION
Paul Raymond Boggs III Wallace Boggs
Kent Britt Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP Daniel J. Buckley Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP James E. Burke Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
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Brian Hurley Schroeder, Maundrell, Barbiere & Powers CLASS ACTION/PRODUCT LIABILITY Tiffany Reece Clark The David J. Joseph Company Frank C. Woodside III Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Michael J. Suffern Ulmer & Berne LLP COMMERCIAL & CONTRACT Charles C. Bissinger Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK
Margaret A. Lawson Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Michael A. Marrero Ulmer & Berne LLP R. Guy Taft Strauss & Troy LPA CORPORATE Andrew R. Berger Katz Teller David DeVita Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Peter A. Draugelis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 Neil Ganulin Frost Brown Todd LLC
CORPORATE LENDING, REAL ESTATE
Brian C. Judkins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Stephen M. Griffith Jr. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Michael J. Moeddel Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
CORPORATE, TAX & WEALTH PLANNING
Peter A. Solimine Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Ben F. Wells Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Susan B. Zaunbrecher Fifth Third Bancorp CORPORATE & BANKRUPTCY Louis F. Solimine Thompson Hine LLP CORPORATE & BUSINESS LITIGATION Breck Weigel GE Aviation
CORPORATE/SECURITIES Bridget C. Hoffman FHLB Cincinnati CORPORATION Peter A. Draugelis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Stephen Ewald Medpace, Inc.
Mark J. Jahnke Katz Teller CRIMINAL Kathleen M. Brinkman Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Gregory S. French Law Office of Gregory S. French
Perry Leslie Ancona Perry L. Ancona Co. LPA
Janet E. Pecquet Law Offices of Burke & Pecquet, LLC.
Martin S. Pinales Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co LPA
George D. Molinsky Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Peter Rosenwald Peter Rosenwald Attorney at Law
David J. Willbrand Thompson Hine LLP
CRIMINAL LAW
James M. Zimmerman Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
CORPORATE FINANCE
Maggie A. Muething Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
R. Scott Croswell III Croswell & Adams Co. LPA
CORPORATE FINANCE, REAL ESTATE
CORPORATION, COMMERICAL
Robert S. Fischer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
CORPORATE LAW
CORPORATION/PARTNERSHIP
Karen J. Renz Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Tom Bosse The Law Offices of Thomas W. Bosse, PLLC
Jeffrey L. Rohr Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Calvin D. Buford Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Matthew L. Darpel Darpel Elder Law Services
Charles M. Rittgers Rittgers & Rittgers
Tracey A. Puthoff Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
John A. Mongelluzzo Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
ELDER LAW Jennifer Anstaett Wood & Lamping LLP
Jonathan N. Fox Lyons & Lyons
Lev K. Martyniuk Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Edward D. Diller Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
ELDER Ralph Conrad Conrad Law Office
EMERGING COMPANIES/ VENTURE CAPITAL Robert W. McDonald Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
DUI Steven R. Adams The Law Offices of Steven R. Adams, LLC Robert H. Lyons Lyons & Lyons Joseph B. Suhre IV Suhre & Associates LLC
EMERGING COMPANIES
EMPLOYMENT Jennifer W. Colvin Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Curtis Cornett Cors & Bassett LLC Caroline M. DiMauro Jackson Lewis PC
PHYLLIS G. BOSSIN
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hyllis Bossin is a well-known and highly respected family law attorney, skilled in both litigation and negotiation. She handles high-asset cases, which often involve complex business valuations and complicated tax and estate issues. Phyllis and her firm handle all aspects of family law cases. Phyllis is a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer for eight years and has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for over 25 years. She has been named a Super Lawyer in Ohio since its inception in 2004. In 2019, she was named by Ohio Super Lawyers as one of the top 100 lawyers in Ohio and one of the top 50 lawyers in Cincinnati as well as a Super Lawyer in Family Law.
Phyllis G. Bossin & Associates, A Legal Professional Association 201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1910 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-421-4420 bossinlaw.com
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Practice Area Litigation Negotiation Mediation Collaborative practice
David G. Holcombe BakerHostetler
EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL LITGATION Robert Maxwell Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
August T. Janszen Janszen Law Firm
Mary Ellen Malas Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
GENERAL LITIGATION Paige L. Ellerman Mount St. Joseph University
ENVIRONMENTAL
Trista Portales Goldberg Beth Silverman & Associates
Samantha A. Koeninger Rittgers Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Robert A. Bilott Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Adrienne J. Roach Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Michael A. Laing Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Kim K. Burke Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Jeffrey M. Rollman Rollman, Handorf & Conyers, LLC
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
William D. Hayes Frost Brown Todd LLC
Timothy B. Theissen Strauss & Troy LPA
Thomas T. Terp Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
FINANCE & BANKRUPTCY
GOVERNMENTAL
Michael J. O’Grady Frost Brown Todd LLC
Charlie Luken Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
FIRST AMENDMENT
Donald L. Warner Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
David T. Croall Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Randolph H. Freking Freking Myers & Reul, LLC
FAMILY
Michael S. Glassman Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Randal S. Bloch Wagner & Bloch
Mark D. Guilfoyle Dressman Benzinger LaVelle
Sallee M. Fry Santen & Hughes
Michael W. Hawkins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Zachary D. Smith ZDS Law
Marc Mezibov Mezibov Butler Charles M. Roesch Dinsmore & Shohl LLP C.J. Schmidt III Wood & Lamping LLP EMPLOYMENT LAW & ESTATE PLANNING Eric G. Bruestle Roetzel & Andress LPA
Daniel E. Izenson Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Theresa L. Nelson Strauss & Troy LPA GENERAL PRACTICE George Zamary Zamary Law Firm
Christopher P. Finney Finney Law Firm
GOVERNMENTAL, EMPLOYMENT
John C. Greiner Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Anthony Springer US Attorney’s Office
FAMILY/DOMESTIC RELATIONS
FIRST AMENDMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
GOVERNMENTAL/PUBLIC FINANCE
Gregory L. Adams Croswell & Adams Co. LPA
Monica Dias Frost Brown Todd LLC
Bradley N. Ruwe Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Phyllis G. Bossin Phyllis G. Bossin & Associates LPA
FIRST AMENDMENT/CRIMINAL LAW
Stephanie A. Dietz Dietz & Overmann PLLC
H. Louis Sirkin Santen & Hughes
Barbara J. Howard Barbara J. Howard Co. LPA
GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
William M. Freedman Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Charles M. Meyer Santen & Hughes
Thomas W. Kahle BakerHostetler
Wijdan Jreisat Katz Teller
HEALTH CARE Adam D. Colvin Squire Patton Boggs, LLP
WILLIAM A. POSEY
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ill Posey is a nationally known and respected trial attorney representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high value, significant litigation. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as both a plaintiff and defense lawyer. He is further consistently recognized by the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Form, Litigation Counsel of America and Ohio’s Super Lawyers. Bill has represented injury victims and their families throughout Ohio and Kentucky. Initial consultations are without charge. He has represented businesses in product liability and tort defense cases in more than 35 states.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL 1 E. Fourth St., Suite 1400 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-579-6535 kmklaw.com
Practice Area Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Malpractice, Product Liability and Tort Defense
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 HEALTH LIFE SCIENCES Mark A. McAndrew Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
LITIGATION, CONSTRUCTION LAW
Gerald Greenberg Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Shannah J. Morris GE Aviation
Michael A. Hirschfeld Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
MALPRACTICE
Edward E. Steiner Squire Patton Boggs, LLP
IMMIGRATION
John F. Bennett Ulmer & Berne LLP
Neil Fleischer Fleischer Law Firm LLC
Paul J. Linden Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Antonia Mitroussia Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
INTERNATIONAL
Roger N. Braden Braden Humfleet & Devine, PLC
Paul Allaer Thompson Hine LLP
William A. Posey Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Toshio Nakao Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
MEDIATION
Christopher T. Musillo Musillo Unkenholt IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION Richard I. Fleischer Fleischer Law Firm LLC
Michael R. Oestreicher Thompson Hine LLP LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
MERGERS, COMMERICAL Michael B. Hurley Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION Carl J. Stitch Jr. White, Getgey & Meyer Co., LPA
Gregory Parker Rogers Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
INSURANCE
Daniel E. Burke Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
John D. Holschuh Jr. Santen & Hughes
LITIGATION
MERGERS
Daniel J. Donnellon Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer
Melvin A. Bedree Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Susanne Cetrulo Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks
MERGERS, BANKRUPTCY Andrew Simon Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Steven R. Jaeger Jaeger Firm
Michael J. Zavatsky Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Robert Cetrulo Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks
David A. Zimmerman Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
NONPROFIT/TAX EXEMPT David W. Burleigh Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., LPA
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Ronald C. Christian Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP PATENT
Pamela Morgan Hodge Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Jack B. Harrison Cors & Bassett LLC
D. Brock Denton Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
W. Scott Gaines Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Brian S. Sullivan Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Kyle E. Hern University of Cincinnati
James C. Kennedy Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Mark R. Hull Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Thomas A. Sweeney The Sweeney Law Group
Lynne Longtin CT Law
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Vance V. VanDrake III Ulmer & Berne LLP
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Julia B. Meister Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Gregory F. Ahrens Wood Herron & Evans LLP
B. Scott Boster Ulmer & Berne LLP Frank D. Chaiken Thompson Hine LLP
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 PATENT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Glenn D. Bellamy Wood Herron & Evans LLP David H. Brinkman Wood Herron & Evans LLP
REAL ESTATE
SPORTS
Monica Gearding Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
W. Stuart Dornette Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
David E. Gerner Gerner & Kearns
TAX
Stephen R. Hunt Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt LPA
David M. Lafkas Eureka Ranch!
Scott P. Kadish Ulmer & Berne LLP
J. Dwight Poffenberger Jr. Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Stephen M. King Thompson Hine LLP
Kevin G. Rooney Dorton & Willis PATENT, COPYRIGHT
Monica Donath Kohnen Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Steven J. Goldstein Frost Brown Todd LLC
Tamara Miano Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
PERSONAL INJURY
Samuel M. Scoggins SMS Law
Justin Lee Lawrence Lawrence & Associates Blake R. Maislin Law Offices of Blake R. Maislin, LLC PERSONAL INJURY & BUSINESS LITIGATION
PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING Mark S. Reckman Wood & Lamping LLP PRODUCT LIABILITY, PERSONAL INJURY
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
Patrick J. Mitchell Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP J. Shane Starkey Thompson Hine LLP
TRUST & ESTATE PLANNING William J. Baechtold Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP Kenneth P. Coyne Graf Coyne
Arthur F. McMahon III Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
William R. Graf Graf Coyne William E. Hesch William E. Hesch Law Firm
Robert Cetrulo
Larry Hicks
We represent individuals, businesses and insurance companies without the expense and overhead of larger firms. Each of the
Jeanne Cors Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Ralph W. Kohnen Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Chad Ziepfel Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
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SECURITIES
CETRULO, MOWERY & HICKS, P.S.C.
WEALTH PLANNING & TAX LAW
Howard S. Levy Voorhees & Levy LLC
James A. Singler Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Diane Schneiderman Episcopal Retirement Homes
TRUST, BUSINESS, GENERAL Susan E. Wheatley Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP William F. Russo Katz Teller
REAL ESTATE, ZONING Sean S. Suder Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Kara H. Lyons Lyons & Lyons
Sonya S. Jindal Tork Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Mary L. Rust Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Peter L. Ney Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis LLP
Susanne M. Cetrulo
Jennifer M. Gatherwright Gatherwright Freeman & Associates
Thomas M. Tepe Jr. Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
RETIREMENT
T. Lawrence Hicks Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks
Henry G. Alexander Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
Daniel J. Hoffheimer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Brian C. Thomas Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP C. Jeffrey Waite Jeffrey Waite & Associates Co. LPA ZONING Thomas W. Breidenstein Stites & Harbison
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named partners has 33 years of legal experience in Ohio and Kentucky courts. Over the past two decades, Bob and Susanne Cetrulo have both been ranked among the most prolific trial attorneys in Kentucky by the Trial Court Review. Larry has been a Leading Lawyer since 2008. In 2015, Lindsay Rump also joined the firm as a partner. We handle business litigation, insurance defense, and product liability and medical malpractice claims. Susanne, Bob, and Larry are each proud to be recognized as Cincy’s Leading Lawyers.
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019
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GREGORY F. AHRENS Gregory F. Ahrens is in his 32nd year of practicing intellectual property law and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His expertise is concentrated on intellectual property litigation, although he oversees others in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice, particularly in the chemical arts. In his litigation practice, Gregory has handled dozens of cases, many through jury trials and appeals, in numerous federal courts across the country, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as in various state courts in Ohio. Greg is currently a member of the Executive Committee of Wood Herron & Evans, which manage the firm’s operations.
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Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gahrens@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property
GLENN BELLAMY
PAUL R. BOGGS III
DAVID H. BRINKMAN
Glenn Bellamy is a Partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. Glenn has 30 years of intellectual property litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, and U.S. Customs enforcement experience. He counsels clients on strategic plans for IP protection of everything from video games to firearms and has litigated cases in federal courts and before the International Trade Commission. Glenn has a B.S. in Nuclear Medicine Technology, from the University of Cincinnati, 1984 and J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1987.
Mr. Boggs, a lifelong resident of Northern Kentucky, is in his 36th year of private practice and is licensed in both Kentucky and Ohio. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association. While his firm is a general practice firm, Mr. Boggs concentrates his practice in all facets of business representation, commercial/business litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation and estate/ succession planning. He regularly is invited to speak to groups about various business, employment and estate planning issues. He and his wife are residents of Florence, Kentucky, and are members of Seven Hills Church. Mr. Boggs is actively involved in the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Business Networking International and regularly volunteers with local charitable organizations. Leisure activities include skiing, golf, reading, hiking and mountain biking.
David H. Brinkman is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1994, Mr. Brinkman is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and his expertise is concentrated in the areas of electronic, mechanical and electrical technologies. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America.
Wallace Boggs PLLC 300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 100 Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 859-647-9100 wallaceboggs.com
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 dbrinkman@whe-law.com
Practice Area Business, Business Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Employment Law
Practice Area Patent & Intellectual Property Law
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gbellamy@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property Law
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KATHLEEN BRINKMAN
DAVID CROALL
RICHARD I. FLEISCHER
Kathy represents corporations and individuals who face investigation or charges by federal authorities, or whose property the government seeks to forfeit. She has recently defended clients in environmental, immigration, public corruption, gambling, fraud, and false statements criminal investigations and forfeitures. She has experience in health care fraud matters, including False Claims Act cases. Kathy is a recognized authority in asset forfeiture and has taught the subject throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Dave has been representing employers in a wide variety of employment law matters for more than 30 years. Recently, his practice has been focused on employment discrimination, wrongful discharge and wage-hour litigation and preventive employment law counseling and training.
Richard is a 1970 graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School. For over 46 years, he has been a pioneer for immigration law and is reportedly the first attorney in Ohio to concentrate in this area of law. He will humbly admit to bringing thousands of individuals, families and businesses successfully through the immigration process. Richard is the founder of The Fleischer Law Firm. Since 2000, when his son, Neil, also an immigration attorney, joined the firm, Richard and the firm’s staff have continued to offer compassion, diligence and integrity to anyone with immigration law requirements.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E. Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4258 kbrinkman@porterwright.com Practice Area White collar criminal and regulatory Defense Corporate internal investigations Asset forfeiture
He has achieved positive outcomes for clients in state and federal courts, representing a variety of employers, including hospitals, manufacturers, a major airline, a university, retailers and service providers.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E, Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4240 dcroall@porterwright.com Practice Area Labor & Employment
The Fleischer Law Firm LLC 810 Sycamore St., Second Floor Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-246-1212immigrate2usa.com Practice Area Immigration Law
JONATHAN FOX
W. SCOTT GAINES
KENNETH GERMAIN
Jonathan Fox graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1988 (J.D.). Prior to law school, he was a trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a police officer for the City of Monroe. Mr. Fox was an assistant prosecutor for Franklin Municipal Court, a Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney, and an assistant law director/prosecuting attorney for the City of Hamilton. He has been an acting judge in all three Butler County Area Courts for the past 10 years. Currently, Mr. Fox serves as magistrate in Trenton Mayor’s Court. Mr. Fox’s primary areas of practice include Traffic/Criminal, with a concentration on DUI defense, Criminal Defense, Juvenile, and Personal Injury.
W. Scott Gaines is an associate at Wood Herron & Evans, and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. Scott’s practice focuses primarily on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for electronic devices and circuits, digital and analog communication systems, semiconductor devices and processing, and software-implemented inventions. He also has more than 12 years of practical engineering experience, mainly in wireless communications and radio frequency electronics, with particular experience involving cellular telecommunication networks, aerospace electronics and defense electronics.
Germain has more than 40 years of varied experience in the trademark/ unfair competition field. He focuses his practice on trademark counseling, consulting and litigation. He is often retained as an expert witness working on cases involving some of the nation’s largest companies in high-stakes, cutting-edge cases. He is also available for Early Neutral Evaluation. In addition to his involvement at WHE, he recently taught Intellectual Property/Trademark courses at the NKU Chase School of Law and at the University of Dayton Law School’s Program in Law and Technology. Germain has a J.D. from New York University School of Law, 1969, and an A.B., magna cum laude, from Rutgers College, 1966.
Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton-Glendale Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 777-2222 or (513) 844-8888 jfox@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Criminal/Traffic DUI/OVI Defense Personal Injury Juvenile
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gbellamy@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property Law
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 kgermain@whe-law.com Practice Area Trademark Law
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 STEPHEN E. GILLEN
WILLIAM E. HESCH
DANIEL J. HOFFHEIMER
Prior to entering private practice in 1994, Stephen Gillen served as house counsel for an education publishing company. He has written and spoken nationally on various publishing and copyright topics. Steve’s practice emphasizes publishing and entertainment transactions and disputes, Internet issues, advertising law, computer law, copyrights, technology transfer, trade secrets and related matters. His clients include publishers, authors, artists, photographers, videographers, independent producers, Internet service providers, multimedia developers and software programmers. Mr. Gillen has a B.S.B.A from Miami University, 1975, and a J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 1980.
William E. Hesch founded his law firm and CPA firm in 1993, with an emphasis in estate and tax planning. As one of the few attorneys in the Cincinnati area who is also a CPA and Personal Financial Specialist, Mr. Hesch provides creative, practical solutions to complex legal, tax and retirement planning for business owners and individuals. His videos at www.heschlaw.com identify the Top 10 Mistakes Business Owners make in Tax, Succession and Estate Planning.
A former president of both the Cincinnati Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Cincinnati chapter, Dan Hoffheimer is a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where his law practice is concentrated in nonprofit and charitable organization law, estate planning, trust and probate law, family businesses, and related issues. Dan is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is board certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the Ohio State Bar Association Specialty Board. He has also been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine, one of the top 100 SuperLawyers in Ohio and one of the top 50 SuperLawyers in Cincinnati by Law and Politics Magazine.
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 sgillen@whe-law.com Practice Area Copyright & Intellectual Property Law
Practice Areas Purchase/Sale of Business Interests Estate Planning and Administration Succession Planning & Business Law Tax Planning for Business Owners Retirement Planning for Baby Boomers Elder Law Medicaid Planning
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 425 Walnut St., Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-357-9328. hoffheimer@taftlaw.com Practice Areas Trust & Estate Planning
RANDALL S. JACKSON, JR.
STEVEN R. JAEGER
DAVID E. JEFFERIES
Randy Jackson is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is in the firm’s Chemical/Materials Sciences and Biotech Practice Groups. While involved in all phases of intellectual property representation, Randy’s expertise is heavily concentrated in the chemical and biotechnology areas. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1998, the Kentucky Bar in 1999, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also is admitted before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court.
Steven R. Jaeger, Esq., served as a circuit and district judge on the Kentucky State Court of Justice from 1987 until 2010. He returned to private practice and mediates disputes in Kentucky in personal injury, civil litigation and family law cases. He is respected for his fair, committed and neutral approach to achieve issue resolution and his demeanor and compassion when working with parties to achieve practical solutions to mediated issues. For more information visit thejaegerfirm.com
David E. Jefferies is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1998 and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio in 1999, Mr. Jefferies is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He joined Wood Herron & Evans in 1998 and his expertise is concentrated in patent prosecution and infringement evaluation in the areas of biology, biotech, pharmaceuticals and biomedical devices.
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 rjackson@whe-law.com
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Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 djefferies@whe-law.com Practice Areas Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patent Law
LORI KRAFTE
PAUL LINDEN
ROBERT H. LYONS
Lori Krafte is a Partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. Lori counsels clients in all areas of advertising and media law, privacy, trademarks, copyrights, and domain name disputes and other internet law matters. Krafte has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of advertising law, trademarks, copyrights, and IP litigation; and she has been named to Ohio Super Lawyers for a number of years, including as one of the top 25 women lawyers in Cincinnati four times, and one of the top 50 women lawyers in Ohio in 2010. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Krafte has a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998, a Doctor of Philosophy from The Claremont Graduate School, 1989, and a B.A. from Indiana University, 1977.
Paul Linden is a partner and registered patent attorney with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. During his more than 10 years in practice, Paul has developed expertise in three primary areas of intellectual property law: federal court litigation at both the trial and appellate levels involving patents, trademarks and trade secrets; contested proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office involving patents and trademarks; and preparing legal opinions regarding a range of intellectual property issues, such as patentability and freedom to operate. Paul currently serves as co-chair of the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, where he presents annually on recent development in intellectual property law. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law where he teaches a course on intellectual property practice.
Robert H. Lyons has been successfully defending the rights of those charged with DUI in Southwest Ohio for more than 35 years. He has established a reputation of providing an aggressive defense, leaving no stone unturned, while obtaining the best possible outcome for his clients. With vast experience in DUI, Mr. Lyons is very active in teaching DUI defense to other attorneys and has been an instructor at Chase College of Law and Miami University. Mr. Lyons is also the former chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Traffic Law Committee.
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 lkrafte@whe-law.com
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 plinden@whe-law.com
Practice Area Media & Intellectual Property Law
Practice Areas Intellectual property practice
KARA H. LYONS After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Chase College of Law in 2015, Kara H. Lyons, following her late grandfather’s and father’s footsteps, joined the family firm of Lyons & Lyons as a third-generation attorney. With a primary focus on wills, trusts, estate planning and probate law, Ms. Lyons has made it her mission to simplify the traditionally overly complicated estate planning process, by creating personalized plans based upon each client’s individual needs.
Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton Glendale Road West Chester, Ohio 45069 513-777-222 klyons@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Trust & Estate Planning Probate Business Law
Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton-Glendale Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 777-2222 rlyons@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Traffic/Criminal Personal Injury Estate Planning DUI/OVI Defense
LEV MARTYNIUK Lev represents clients in corporate and general business matters involving divestitures, structuring and reorganization, ownership succession planning and other contractual transactions to help companies and business owners exit on their own terms. He advises privately held, middle market companies aiming to sell to a third party in reorganization strategies, and international private company clients about inbound domestic transactions. Additionally, he is a legal advocate for troubled borrowers, working with distressed business owners to improve their financial and operational viability.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E. Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4211 lmartyniuk@porterwright.com Practice Area Banking & Finance Business Growth & Operation Intellectual Property International Business & Trade Mergers & Acquisitions
TODD V. MCMURTRY Todd V. McMurtry has extensive experience in both personal and business litigation matters. He has handled and tried cases throughout Ohio and Kentucky. Super Lawyers recently recognized Todd as 2019 Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyer. Martindale Hubbelll has rated him as AV Preeminent. Todd combines his business litigation and mediation training to help business owners resolve conflicts. Todd has written extensively on the topics of business divorce and is available for consultation with individuals or fellow attorneys. Todd also represents individuals damaged by legal malpractice. Todd has been married for 32 years to Dr. Maria C. Garriga. Together, they have three adult children.
Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC 250 Grandview Drive, Suite 500 Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 859-344-1188 tmcmurtry@hemmerlaw.com Practice Areas Legal Malpractice, Business Divorce, Business Litigation, Mediation
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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 JULIA B. MEISTER
ANTONIA MITROUSSIA
MATTHEW S. PARRISH
Julia is an experienced, respected litigator who has prevailed in jury and bench trials and arbitrations as well as administrative proceedings on behalf of individual, corporate, health care, and fiduciary clients. She has been received as an expert and appointed counsel by courts. Julia is an elected fellow of the selective American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is recognized in several categories by Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers. She frequently is invited to speak to groups of attorneys and judicial personnel and has chaired drafting committees to submit new legislation for the state of Ohio. She serves as a trustee at the Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Legal Aid Society and has been appointed to several committees at the Cincinnati Bar Association, which honored her with its Warrington Community Service award. She serves on the Taft Ethics committee and as a mentor for junior lawyers through the Ohio Supreme Court. Julia is a graduate of Leadership Cincinnati Class 41. She is passionate about the arts in greater Cincinnati, Girls on the Run, and assisting and protecting older adults as a volunteer guardian and advocate.
Antonia Mitroussia’s Immigration practice focuses on counseling domestic and multi-national employers on foreign recruitment strategies and immigration compliance—including how to best manage their foreign labor force, transfer employees from abroad and hire new foreign professionals in the U.S. She represents clients on complex employment-based and related family-based immigration transactions through multiple federal adjudicative stages including the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Departments of Labor and Homeland Security. Ms. Mitroussia is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves on the International Advisory Council of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She has also served as past secretary of the Board of Directors of the European-American Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, and as chair of the International Law Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association. She attended the University of Athens, Greece, and received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Cincinnati and her J.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Matthew S. Parrish is a partner in the Cincinnati office of FisherBroyles, LLP. His practice focuses primarily on helping clients find ways to finance, capitalize, buy and sell their businesses. Matt serves as an adviser to publicly traded and privately held clients ranging from global financial service companies to middle market and early-stage high-growth companies that operate primarily in the manufacturing, consumer products, technology and entertainment industries. In 2019, Matt was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Securities and Capital Markets Law.
PARTNER, TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER CINCINNATI OFFICE 425 Walnut Street #1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957 513 357-9330 Meister@taftlaw.com Practice Areas General Litigation, Estate, Trust & Fiduciary Litigation, and Health Care
Taft Stettinius & Hollister 425 Walnut St., Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 357-9665 mitroussia@taftlaw.com Practice Area Immigration
FisherBroyles, LLP 201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1900 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-399-8212 matthew.parrish@fisherbroyles.com Practice Area Commercial Securities
J. DWIGHT POFFENBERGER, JR.
KEVIN G. ROONEY
GEORGE J. ZAMARY
Dwight Poffenberger is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1994, Mr. Poffenberger is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He joined Wood Herron & Evans in 1995, following prior experience at the USPTO where he was a patent examiner. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1987 and his Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law in 1993.
As a partner with Dorton & Willis, Kevin G. Rooney is involved in all facets of the firm’s practice. He focuses on patent and trademark procurement, enforcement, counseling and strategic planning. He partners with clients in protecting a wide variety of innovations. With over 26 years as a practicing patent and trademark attorney, and five years as a U.S. Patent Examiner, he remains passionate about helping clients protect their most valuable technologies and brands.
George Zamary started the Zamary Law Firm in 2016 with the intent of providing high quality, personalized legal services while building long-term relationships with clients. Mr. Zamary practices in the areas of business law, litigation, estate planning, construction and employment law. Due to the Zamary Law Firm’s smaller size, it is able to act quickly and innovatively to client’s issues. Our goal is to be an integral part of our clients’ businesses and an advocate for matters of a more personal nature. We combine a common sense approach to achieve practical results.
Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 dpoffenberger@whe-law.com
Dorton & Willis LLP 10260 Alliance Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-847-2320 dortonwillis.com linkedin.com/in/kevin-rooney-30474a112/
Zamary Law Firm, LLC 455 Delta Ave., Suite 204 Cincinnati, OH 45226 513-448-4150 gzamary@zamarylaw.com
Practice Area Intellectual Property
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