| | Address | 1100 Courthouse Plaza SW
10 N. Ludlow Street | | 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, Municipal and Public Finance, 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:
Archdiocese of Cincinnati; Ashland, Inc.; Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Bally's; Burke, Inc.; Castellini Company; CECO Environmental, Inc.; Chemed Corporation; Christ Hospital; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Financial; Cincinnati Incorporated; Cincinnati Reds; City of Blue Ash; Clopay Corporation; Deaconess Hospital; Dover Resources Division/OPW Fueling Components; Enerfab, Inc.; Formica Corporation; Franciscan Health Partnership; General Electric; General Electric Capital Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Golden Ventures, Inc.; Halma PLC; Hamilton County Hospital Commission; Hennegan Company; Huffy Corporation; IDS Financial Corporation; International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.; Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Lucent Technologies, Inc.; Plastic Moldings Corp.; R. J. Tobacco Company; Roto-Rooter, Inc.; Sawbrook Steel Castings Co.; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; SENCORP; Sherwin Williams; SST Corporation; Sun Financial Group; The Kroger Co.; The Procter & Gamble Co.; United Medical Resources; US Bank; Valeo Thermal Systems. |
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 | | Ralph E. Heyman (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Ohio; 1957, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1956); University of Cincinnati (LL.M., 1957). Author: "Estate Planning and Conflict of Laws," University of Cincinnati Law Review. Member, Committees on Partnerships, Real Estate Tax Problems, Probate and Estate Planning, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association. Member: Dayton, Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Tax Law; Real Estate Development and Syndications Law; Estate Planning Law; Financing Law; Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Email: Ralph E. Heyman | | Richard J. Chernesky (Partner) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio. Education: Michigan State University and The Ohio State University (B.A., Political Science, 1963); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1966). Case Note Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1965-1966. Member, Board of Trustees: Sinclair Community College; Mathile Family Foundation; Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition. Member, Board of Directors: Mike-Sell's Inc.; International Display Systems, Inc.; Dayton Development Coalition ESP Fund. Former Member, Board of Directors: Iams Company; Dolly, Inc.; Better Business Bureau of Dayton/Miami Valley, Inc. Former Trustee: Miami Valley Hospital Foundation; United States Soccer Federation Foundation; American Indoor Soccer Association, Inc.; Hipple Cancer Research Center; Lutheran School of Dayton. Member, Development Committee, Lutheran Social Services of the Miami Valley. Member: Dayton Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Corporate Law Committee); National Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Navy, 1957-1959]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Strategic Alliances; Public Utility Law. Email: Richard J. Chernesky | | Richard A. Broock (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1971). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance Law. Email: Richard A. Broock | | Andrew K. Cherney (Partner) born Hamilton, Ohio, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1970); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1972-1973. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Finance Law; Banking Law; Business Law. Email: Andrew K. Cherney | | Thomas L. Czechowski (Partner) born Wildwood, New Jersey, 1943; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1965); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Partner, Litigation Department. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Thomas L. Czechowski | | Edward M. Kress (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1971); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Syndications Law; Real Estate Development Law; Probate Law. Email: Edward M. Kress | | Thomas P. Whelley, II (Partner) born Saranac Lake, New York, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Kings College (B.A., 1972); University of Dayton (J.D., 1977). Editor-in-Chief, University of Dayton Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Civil Trial Practice and Evidence, The University of Dayton School of Law, 1987-2008. Past President, University of Dayton School of Law Advisory Counsel, 2000-2008. Board Member, Volunteer Lawyer Project. Board Member and Legal Counsel, City Folk. Member and Past President, Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Dayton. Member: Dayton (Vice-President; President, 2009), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Civil Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Master, Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation: Business(75%); Product Liability(5%); Employment Law(10%); Employment Law Management(10%). Email: Thomas P. Whelley, II | | Mark S. Feuer (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio and U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Senior Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1978-1984. Adjunct Faculty, Masters in Tax Program, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988-1989. Shareholder, Smith & Schnacke, LPA, 1984-1989. Vice President and General Counsel, Sugar Creek Packing Co., 1989-1990. Partner, Chernesky, Heyman & Kress PLL, 1991-2008. Member: Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State and American (Member, Tax and Labor and Employment Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation(20%); Tax Litigation(25%); Business Law(10%); Partnership Law(10%); Corporate Law(5%); Employee Benefits(15%); ERISA(15%). Email: Mark S. Feuer | | Frederick J. Caspar (Partner) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1985, Ohio. Education: Wright State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1979-1980. Member: Dayton (Chair, Committee on Taxation, 1990-1991), Ohio State and American (Chair, S Corporation Proposed Regulations Sub-Committee, Tax Section, 1994-1999) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Partnership Law; Transactional Business Matters. Email: Frederick J. Caspar | | Bradley W. Evers (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1985, Ohio. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1977); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: with Hon. F. Bruce Bach: "Effective Assistance of Counsel in Criminal Cases," 4 George Mason University Law Review, Fall, 1981. Law Clerk to the Judges of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, 1980-1981. Formerly with Cowles, Rinaldi & Arnold, 1981-1985. Associate Corporate Counsel, Dynalectric Company, McLean, Virginia, 1983-1985. Vice President-Legal, Secretary and General Counsel, Price Brothers Company, 1985-1996. Partner, Chernesky, Heyman & Kress, PLL, 1996-2008. Member, Centerville City Schools Board of Education, 1996—. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Contracts; Construction Law; Port Authority Law. Email: Bradley W. Evers | | Philip A. Zukowsky (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1981, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1985, Ohio and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Loyola University (A.B., 1977; J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 1981-1983. Officer of Cleveland Tax Institute, 1990-1991. Adjunct Professor of Corporate Tax, Cleveland State University Law School, 1991. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Taxation; Transactional Business Matters; Business Associations Law; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Syndication; Business Taxation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities. Email: Philip A. Zukowsky | | Steven R. Watts (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1978); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1981). Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Steven R. Watts | | William J. Leibold (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law. Email: William J. Leibold | | David R. Wickham (Partner) born Loudonville, Ohio, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1984, U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1983); Washington University (LL.M., 1984). Order of the Coif. Visiting Professor, Ohio Northern University School of Law, 1987-1988. Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton School of Law, 1991. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American (Member, Tax Section and Property Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law; Probate Law. Email: David R. Wickham | | Timothy D. Hoffman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Capital University (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Member: Ohio State and American (Member, Committees on: Solid and Hazardous Waste, 1986—; Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Committee Newsletter Reporter for USEPA Region V; Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Administrative Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Environmental Criminal Defense; Administrative Law; Regulatory; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Timothy D. Hoffman | | Donna S. Tweel (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1982); University of Dayton Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court, 1993-1996. Member, University of Dayton Law Review. Listed in: Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992; Marquis' Who's Who in American Law, 11th Edition. Staff Attorney, State of Ohio Second District Court of Appeals. Council Member, Village of Waynesville, 1994-1996. President, Board of Education, Wayne Local School District. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association; Dayton Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Captive Insurance. Email: Donna S. Tweel | | Karen R. Adams (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Butler University (B.S., cum laude 1981); Xavier University (M.B.A., 1986); University of Dayton (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Executive Editor, Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Dayton, Ohio State (Member, Real Property Specialty Board) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business. Email: Karen R. Adams | | Lisa S. Pierce (Partner) born Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author: "Making Aid without Lemon?" Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District, Vol. 63, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Member: Dayton, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance. Email: Lisa S. Pierce | | ASSOCIATES | | James R. Mitchell (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1969); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1972). Member: American, Ohio State and Dayton Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Small Business Law. Email: James R. Mitchell | | Kevin V. Simon (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1996, Ohio; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Kevin V. Simon | | Susan D. Solle (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Oglethorpe University (B.A., 1994); University of Dayton (J.D., 1999). Member, University of Dayton Moot Court Team. Member, University of Dayton Law Review. Author: "Sibling Relationships Should Not Be Denied by Formalistic Judges," 23 University of Dayton Law Review 659, Spring 1998. Formerly with, Second District Court of Appeals. Member: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Susan D. Solle | | Joshua J. Chernesky (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2004, Colorado; 2007, Ohio. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., Psychology, 1998); University of Chicago (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Contracts; Contracts; Corporate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Joshua J. Chernesky | | Rachael L. Rodman (Associate) born Chillicothe, Ohio, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member, Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court. Named, Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star. Publications Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2001. Adjunct Professor of Remedies, University of Dayton School of Law, 2007. Member: Dayton (Member, Appellate Court Practice Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee). Reported Cases: Harlamert v. World Finer Foods, Inc., 489 F.3d 767 (6th Cir. 2007). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Rachael L. Rodman | | Anthony E. Bruzzese (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1998); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. Member: American, Ohio State and Dayton Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Partnerships; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Anthony E. Bruzzese | | Joseph C. Krella (Associate) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2005); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Publication Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 2007-2008. Judicial Extern to Hon. Judge Barbara P. Gorman, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Fall 2007. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Joseph C. Krella | 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, Ohio Office: One Dayton Centre, One South Main Street, Suite 1300, 45402. Telephone: 937-449-6400. Fax: 937-449-6405.
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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