| | Address | | One Dayton Centre, One South Main Street, Suite 1300 | | Dayton, Ohio 45402 | | (Montgomery Co.) | | | |
| | | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Crimes Law, Chemicals, Closely Held Business Law, Computers, Construction, Corporations, Corporate Succession Planning, Creditors' Rights, Drug and Medical Device, Employee Benefits, E-Commerce, Economic Regulation, Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Entrepreneurial, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning, Financial Institution Compliance, Food and Drug Regulation, Franchising, General Counsel Services, Health Sciences, Healthcare, Hospitality and Lodging, Hospitals, Immigration, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International, Internet and Electronic Commerce, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment Law, Life Sciences, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mold and Water Intrusion, Multi-District Litigation, Nonprofit and Charitable Organziations, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing Law, Pharmaceutical, Probate, Products Liability, Privacy and Information Security, Public Offerings, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Government Law, Subrogation, Taxation, Tort and Insurance Law, Trademark, Transportation Law, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trusts, Venture Capital, Workers' Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1908 | Firm Profile:
Our FoundationFor a century, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been providing quality legal counsel to our clients. In recent years, our practice has grown to include eight offices and taken on national and international clients. Today's full-service practice with more than 400 attorneys continues to live up to the ideals set in 1908 by Frank F. Dinsmore and Walter M. Shohl: efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for every client. Our Service At Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, we put our clients first in every element of our full-service practice. The Firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we listen to our clients' concerns and expectations while refining our service to ensure that these needs are met. We recognize that service begins with accessibility and ends with fulfilled expectations. Our Clients With over 55 practice areas, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has the experience and variety to meet your legal needs. Our clients range from public and private corporations to charitable organizations and encompass healthcare providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors and distributors and pharmaceutical companies. Our Technology By embracing and utilizing the latest technology, our efficiencies are passed on to clients. We continuously assess and update our case management systems, intranet, extranets, billing systems, document management systems, and other practice-specific software to ensure our work product can be leveraged and measured. In addition, our legal library uses technology to keep important, up-to-date information close at hand. These combined resources help us strategize, plan, develop and integrate our practice to meet your business needs. Our Future Utilizing the latest technology and resources, we embrace the future today while maintaining our historical values. With attorneys and staff skilled in a broad range of legal and ancillary subjects, we will continue to offer the knowledge and experience needed to maintain our strict standard of excellence. This commitment has continued to drive our growth and will sustain our foundation into the future. | | Firm Size: 375 | Representative Clients:
Arbogast Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.; AT&T Wireless; Dayton Bag & Burlap Co.; Ernie Green Industries, Inc.; Florida Production Engineering, Inc.; Franciscan Medical Center-Dayton Campus; Huffy Corporation; Key Bank; Marion Industries, Inc.; Mayals Corporation; NCR Corporation; The Reynolds and Reynolds Company; Richmond Foundry Co.; John Q. Sherman Trusts; The Standard Register Co.; Voss Auto Network; YSI, Incorporated. |
Other Office Locations of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A.
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Ames Gardner, Jr. (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, April 8, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Ohio. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [Captain, Military Intelligence, U.S. Army, 1966-1968]. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Ames Gardner, Jr. | | Wayne H. Dawson (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, October 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1964); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Cincinnati Law Review, 1966-1967. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. [Lt., US Navy, JAGC, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Wayne H. Dawson | | Richard A. Killworth (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, April, 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1973, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Chemistry, 1965; M.A., 1966); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1970; LL.M., 1972). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member); American Law Institute; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; The Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%). Email: Richard A. Killworth | | Richard J. Beckmann (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., cum laude, 1971); George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Dayton Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Business Law; International). [1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army Reserve, 1973-1981]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Agency and Distributorships; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; International Law. Email: Richard J. Beckmann | | James F. Gottman (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Practice Group; Office Managing Partner, Dayton Office) born Xenia, Ohio, April 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Tau Beta Pi. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1969-1974. Member: Dayton (Member, Ethics Committee), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Managing Partner, Dayton, Ohio Office) (Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group). Practice Areas: Patents(60%); Patent Licensing(20%); Computers and Software(10%); Patent Infringement(10%). Email: James F. Gottman | | B. Joseph Schaeff (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1972); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Adjunct Professor of Law: University of Dayton, 1983-1997; The Ohio State University College of Law, 2003. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property. Email: B. Joseph Schaeff | | Merideth A. Trott (Partner) born Glendale, California, September 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Andrews University (B.A., 1970); Claremont Graduate University (M.A., 1971); University of Southern California (J.D., 1974). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate. Email: Merideth A. Trott | | Timothy W. Hagan (Partner) born Newark, Ohio, December 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland; 1978, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Robert C. Watson Award, 1976. Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Dayton, 1982-1997. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1972-1976. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1976-1978. Member: Dayton, Federal Circuit, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; AIPPI-US. Special Agencies: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; United States International Trade Commission. Reported Cases: In re Pleuddemann, 910 F.2d 823 (Fed. Cir. 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%); Patents; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Timothy W. Hagan | | Laura Goehring Harrelson (Partner) born Staunton, Virginia, March 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1979); Capital University (J.D., 1982). Member: Dayton (Member, Workers' Compensation/Social Security Committee), Ohio State (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee) and American Bar Associations; Ohio Self Insurers Association. (Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor; Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Civil Litigation. Email: Laura Goehring Harrelson | | Kimberly Gambrel (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs, 1983; M.A., Political Science, 1985); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1988). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Ohio Women's Bar Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks(85%); Copyrights(15%). Email: Kimberly Gambrel | | James E. Beyer (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., Physics, 1990); American University (J.D., 1995). Named to Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Law and Politics Media. Certified Masters Level Examiner, 1995. Former Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Editor, "A Course in Evidence for Patent Examiners." Author and Lecturer: "Strategic Preparation and Prosecution Tactics," 9th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2004; "Inequitable Conduct Issues in Patent Prosecution, Litigation, and IP Asset Management," 10th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2005; "E-Filing and E-Commerce at the USPTO," 2006 Advanced Patent Law Institute, Alexandria, VA; "Pitfalls in Claim Drafting and Patent Filing," 2008 Advanced Patent Law Institute, Alexandria, VA. Co-Author and Lecturer, "Drafting and Prosecuting Winning Patents," Patent Resources Group, Inc., 2002. Lecturer, "Effective Patent Searching Strategies," Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Spring Meeting, 2007. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association (Officer); Leadership Dayton Association; i-Zone Knowledge Network Service Provider; Intellectual Property Owners Association. Special Agencies: Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1990-1995 (Masters Certification, 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Licensing; Litigation; Trademark Law; Copyright Law. Email: James E. Beyer | | William A. Jividen (Partner) born Port Jefferson, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1989); George Washington University (M.S., 1995); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D./M.I.P., 1999). Recipient, Forty Under 40 Award, Dayton Business Journal. Named to Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Law and Politics Media, 2005-2007. Author, "Tipping the Scales: How to Find Historical Web Pages and Use them as Evidence," Dayton Bar Briefs, January 2006. Author and Lecturer, "Technology, Ethics, and the Lawyer," Annual Bench Bar Conference, Dayton, Ohio, 2005, 2006. Member, Class of 2001, Leadership Dayton. Member: Dayton Bar Association (Treasurer, Board of Trustees, 2006-2008; Past Chair, Law and Technology Committee); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 1989-1996]. Practice Areas: Patents; Computers and Software; Intellectual Property. Email: William A. Jividen | | Paul M. Ulrich (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, April 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1990); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Dayton Bar Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents. Email: Paul M. Ulrich | | ASSOCIATES | | Theresa M. Muhic (Associate) born Bellefontaine, Ohio, May 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: Theresa M. Muhic | | John D. Reed (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S, Nuclear Engineering, 1983); University of Dayton (M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1997). Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2000. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents. Email: John D. Reed | | Kevin P. Braig (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.S., Journalism, summa cum laude, 1989); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Potter Stewart American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Kevin P. Braig | | Gregory M. Kaskey (Associate) born Aurora, Ohio, October 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Recipient, CALI Awards in: Basic Real Estate Transactions, 2001; Commercial & Business Drafting, 2001; UCC-I (Sales), 2001; UCC-III (Commercial Paper), 2000; UCC-II (Secured Transactions), 1999; Administrative Law, 1999; Constitutional Law, 1999. Research Editor, 2000-2001 and Associate Editor, 1999-2000, University of Dayton Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Gregory M. Kaskey | | Kristina E. Swanson (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, February 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2004, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1990); University of Virginia (M.E., Biomedical Engineering, 1992); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2002). Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: Kristina E. Swanson | | Matthew A. Molloy (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1999); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Dayton Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%); Patents; Trademarks. Email: Matthew A. Molloy | | Richard J. McNeely (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., 1994); Northwestern University (M.S., 1995; Ph.D., 1999); Capital University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Recipient, Giles S. Rich Memorial Scholarship, Federal Circuit Bar Association, 2007. Executive Publishing Editor, Capital University Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: Richard J. McNeely | | OF COUNSEL | | Nicholas C. Hollenkamp (Of Counsel) born Covington, Kentucky, May 4, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1959); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1961); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1964). Member, Board of Editors, Cincinnati Law Review, 1963-1964. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Ohio Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions. Email: Nicholas C. Hollenkamp | | Patricia L. Prior (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1981); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1986); New York University (LL.M., Trade Regulation, 1998). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward S. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1986-1988. Adjunct Professor of Law, The Ohio State University, 1996-2005; Capital University, 2000; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, New York University, 1998. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); Columbus Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Special Agencies: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: Patricia L. Prior | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 255 East Fifth Street, Suite 1900, 45202-4700. Telephone: 513-977-8200. Fax: 513-977-8141.
Columbus, Arena District, Ohio Office: 191 W. Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 300, 43215. Telephone: 614-221-8448. Fax: 614-221-8590.
Dayton (Ludlow), Ohio Office: 1100 Courthouse Plaza SW, 10 N. Ludlow Street, 45402. Telephone: 937-449-2800. Fax: 937-449-2821.
Lexington, Kentucky Office: Lexington Financial Center, 250 West Main Street, Suite 1400, 40507. Telephone: 859-425-1000. Fax: 859-425-1099.
Louisville, Kentucky Office: 1400 PNC Plaza, 500 West Jefferson Street, 40202. Telephone: 502-540-2300. Fax: 502-585-2207.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Suite 2800, 15219. Telephone: 412-281-5000. Fax: 412-281-5055.
Charleston, West Virginia Office: 900 Lee Street, Huntington Square, Suite 600, 25301. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11887, 25339. Telephone: 304-357-0900. Fax: 304-357-0919.
Morgantown, West Virginia Office: 2604 Cranberry Square, 26508. Telephone: 304-594-4125. Fax: 304-594-4127.
Wheeling, West Virginia Office: Bennett Square, 2100 Market Street, 26003. Telephone: 304-230-1700. Fax: 304-230-1610.
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