2008 Leading lawyers.

Keith Ashmus

Frantz Ward LLP

2500 Key Center

127 Public Square

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 515-1660

kashmus@frantzward.com

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Ashmus is one of Ohio's leading employer-side labor lawyers. He served

as President of the Ohio State Bar Association and Chair of COSE. Among his particular strengths are termination, OSHA and wage-hour cases. Ashmus is also a mediator and arbitrator in complex business and employment disputes.

Practice Areas:

Labor

General Business

Dispute Resolution

John F. (Jay) Ballard

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP

1375 E. Ninth St., Ste. 1700

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 615-7323

jballard@bdblaw.com

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Ballard leads Buckingham's Securities Law practice. For 29 years, he has represented public and private businesses, investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds, as well as their employees in complex business and securities law matters, such as private placements, and in investigations by the SEC, FINRA (formerly NASD) and state securities regulators.

Practice Areas:

Finance Law

Business Law

Public Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Thomas H. Barnard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

127 Public Square

4130 Key Tower

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 357-4731

tom.barnard@ogletreedeakins.com

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Barnard's practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law including complex litigation, jury trials, administrative hearings, federal and state appellate work, collective bargaining and arbitrations. In addition to litigation and negotiations, he provides day-to-day counseling to clients in both the private and public sectors.

Steve Auvil

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste. 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4686

sauvil@bfca.com

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Auvil is a partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property group at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, as well as an Executive Committee Member. His practice is principally focused on litigation of intellectual property disputes. He has significant first chair experience in patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress and trade secret litigation in federal and state courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. In addition, he has appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a number of patent-related appeals.

Practice Area:

Intellectual Property

F. Daniel Balmert

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

106 S. Main St., Ste. 1100

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 208-1016

fdbalmert@vorys.com

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Balmert is the Managing Partner of the Akron office of Vorys. He practices in the areas of product litigation, employment law and workers' compensation defense. He also focuses on defense of mass toxic tort claims. Balmert's litigation practice is in both state and federal courts around the country.

Practice Areas:

Litigation

Labor & Employment

Mass Tort Litigation

Product Liability

Workers' Compensation

Dennis J. Bartek

Bartek Law Office

2300 E. Market St., Ste E

Akron, OH 44312

P: (330) 784-8580

djbartek@barteklawoffice.com

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Dennis Bartek has more than 36 years of legal experience. He provides legal services to individual clients and businesses. The focus of his broad-based practice is litigation. He has been active in bar leadership and is the former president of the Akron Bar Association. He was the recipient of the "Outstanding Alumnus" award from the University of Akron School of Law in 2003 and the "Professionalism Award" in 2005 from the Akron Bar Association.

Practice Areas:

General Practice

Business Litigation

Insurance Coverage

Litigation

Medical Malpractice

Wrongful Death

Personal Injury

Criminal

Richard J. Berris

Weisman, Kennedy & Berris Co. LPA

101 Prospect Ave. W., Ste. 1600

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 781-1111

rberris@weismanlaw.com

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Berris began with Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman (now known as Weisman, Kennedy & Berris Co. LPA) as a law clerk in 1978. A partner since 1985, his practice involves automobile and product liability, with special concentration in medical malpractice litigation. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers and Cincinnati Magazine.

Practice Areas:

Malpractice

Product Liability

Scott Bratton

Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LPA

3150 Chester Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 556-9908

bratton@imwong.com

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Bratton is a partner at Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LPA. As head of the litigation/deportation department, he focuses on deportation defense, federal litigation and other complex immigration matters and criminal alien issues. Bratton is a frequent speaker and writer on immigration topics. He is the lead lawyer on numerous precedent setting appellate cases, including Singh v. Gonzales, 451 F.3d 400 (6th Cir. 2006); Iao v. Gonzales, 400 F. 3d 530 (7th Cir. 2005).

Practice Areas:

Immigration

Criminal

Deportation

Peter Brodhead

Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP

1900 E. 9th St., Ste. 2400

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 696-3232

pbrodhead@spanglaw.com

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Brodhead has been a trial lawyer for more than 25 years, successfully litigating complex cases in the areas of product liability, toxic torts, medical negligence, unsafe pharmaceuticals and medical devices, class actions, civil rights, business disputes, false claims/qui tam and patent infringement. He is a past president of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and is a fellow in the International Society of Barristers.

Practice Areas:

Product Liability

Toxic Torts

Complex Litigation

Linda L. Bluso

Brouse McDowell LPA

1001 Lakeside Ave., Ste. 1600

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 830-6830

lbluso@brouse.com

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Partner-in-charge of Brouse McDowell's Cleveland office and one of the few female managing partners of large Cleveland law firms, Bluso represents organizations and entrepreneurs in corporate, business and real estate matters. She provides general counsel and has represented buyers and sellers in the business sector, as well as developers, landlords, tenants and buyers and sellers of real estate. A certified mediator, she also assists businesses in conflict and dispute resolution.

Practice Areas:

Business

Real Estate

Mediation

Herbert L. Braverman

Walter & Haverfield LLP

1301 E. Ninth St., Ste. 3500

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 928-2903

hbraverman@walterhav.com

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For 35 years, Braverman has been a valued adviser to clients, their businesses and families. In 2006, he was recognized by the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland as the recipient of its "Distinguished Estate Planner" award. Braverman is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel and has served the public as a Councilman in Orange Village for 17 years.

Practice Areas:

Estate Planning

Probate & Trust Administration

Federal, State & Local Tax

Business Services & Capital

Formation

Family Law

Peter D. Brosse

Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis

28601 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 500

Cleveland, OH 44122

P: (216) 831-0042 ext. 144

pbrosse@meyersroman.com

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Brosse advises closely held businesses and individuals on legal and business matters affecting their growth and success. He has authored various articles on topics relating to his legal expertise, and is sought after as a speaker. Peter is involved in the community while serving as a board member for various for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

Practice Areas:

Corporate

Commercial/Contract Law

Computer Law

Estate/Succession Planning

Real Estate & Corporate Financing

Securities

Real Estate

Robert Brown

Robert Brown LLC

1468 W. Ninth St., Ste. 210

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 861-4414

immigration@brown-immigration.com

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With 31 years of experience, Brown is the former District Director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. In 1992, he was elected as the Chair of the Immigration Director's Association. Prior to starting Robert Brown LLC, he headed the Business Immigration Practice Groups for Thompson Hine LLP and subsequently served as a partner with Frantz Ward LLP.

Practice Area:

Immigration

Peter T. Cahoon

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP

3800 Embassy Parkway, Ste. 300

Akron, OH 44333

P: (330) 258-6534

pcahoon@bdblaw.com

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Cahoon has been certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1996. He served as President of the Akron Bar Association from 2004 to 2005 and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for White-Collar Criminal Defense since 2003. He also practices in family law and professional responsibility.

Practice Areas:

Criminal Defense

White-Collar Criminal Investigations

Domestic Relations & Juvenile Matters

Attorney Disciplinary Cases

Thomas A. Cicarella

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

1400 KeyBank Center

800 Superior Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 622-8378

tcicarella@calfee.com

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Cicarella has 30 years experience in commercial finance and workouts. He counsels clients through the complexities of leveraged buyouts, domestic and international financing, multi-currency, multi-bank ESOP and asset-based financing. He is Chair of the Commercial Business and Finance group at Calfee, a member of the firm's management committee and a board member of Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity.

Practice Areas:

Commercial Business & Finance

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

Brent M. Buckley

Buckley King LPA

1400 Fifth Third Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-1400

buckley@buckleyking.com

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Buckley represents clients ranging from privately held companies to Fortune corporations. His practice areas include financial institutions, manufacturers, executives and professional service firms in business, financing and corporate investigations, as well as in multi-district litigation, complex commercial and financial matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country. He is licensed in Ohio and Georgia.

Practice Areas:

Corporate

Business & Commercial Litigation

Business & Financial Transactions

David A. Campbell

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

1375 E. Ninth St.

2100 One Cleveland Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-6168

dacampbell@vorys.com

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Campbell is a partner in the Cleveland office where he practices in the areas of employment litigation, labor, education and employee benefits law. His areas of expertise include defense of ERISA claims, enforcement of non-compete agreements, defense of class actions, and advising clients on multi-employer benefit plans and issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Practice Areas:

Labor & Employment

Litigation

Darrell A. Clay

Walter & Haverfield LLP

1301 E. Ninth St., Ste. 3500

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 928-2896

dclay@walterhav.com

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Clay practices complex civil and white-collar criminal defense law in state and federal courts. He has counseled clients in antitrust and unfair competition actions, has represented creditors in bankruptcy matters and is involved in a number of aviation-related legal issues. Clay has handled numerous criminal matters, including the first case tried under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996. He also volunteers for the "Angel Flight" program, in which he flies persons in need of medical attention to destinations throughout the Midwest.

Practice Areas:

Antitrust & Unfair Trade

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

Litigation Services

First Amendment/Media

Defense Litigation

White-Collar Criminal Defense

Jeffrey P. Consolo

McDonald Hopkins LLC

600 Superior Ave. E., Ste. 2100

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 348-5805

jconsolo@mcdonaldhopkins.com

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Consolo focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, and succession planning for middle-market and closely held businesses. His services include the preparation of wills, trusts and other sophisticated documents in order to assist clients in their estate tax planning and the orderly disposition of their assets. He is licensed to practice in Ohio and Florida, and is a past Chairperson of the Cleveland Bar Association's Estate Planning and Probate Section and the Cleveland Estate Planning Institute.

Practice Areas:

Estate Planning

Probate

Robert J. Crump

Walter & Haverfield LLP

1301 E. Ninth St., Ste. 3500

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 928-2933

rcrump@walterhav.com

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Crump's practice involves the representation of privately owned businesses (many of which are involved in the health-care industry), medical professionals and nonprofit organizations. He routinely counsels these clients on acquisitions, structuring ownership, product-distribution arrangements and a variety of contractual agreements. Actively involved in his community, Crump is also a Founding Trustee and two-time President of the Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center.

Practice Areas:

Business Services

Technology, Bioscience & Health-Care

Industry Services

Steven A. Dimengo

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP

3800 Embassy Parkway, Ste. 300

Akron, OH 44333

P: (330) 258-6460

sdimengo@bdblaw.com

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Dimengo is Chairman of the Business practice group. His practice includes representation related to Federal and Ohio tax law. He is routinely engaged to structure proposed transactions in a manner to obtain optimum tax minimization. Dimengo is actively involved in Ohio tax litigation and multi-state tax planning.

Practice Areas:

Business Law

Taxation & Employee Benefits

Dennis M. Coyne

Dennis N. Coyne Co. LPA

1428 Hamilton Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 781-9162

dmclpa@sbcglobal.net

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Coyne is an accomplished criminal and civil trial attorney who practices in state and federal courts. He has been a municipal prosecutor in Geauga County since 1990. Coyne successfully manages his own firm with cases involving criminal defense, general civil litigation and personal injury.

Practice Area:

Criminal Defense

Larry Crystal

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co., L.P.A.

101 W. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

lc@mccarthylebit.com

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A practicing CPA before joining the firm in 1967, Crystal concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions. He has earned an impeccable reputation among accountants and lawyers who often seek him out for his street savvy and business valuation techniques. From negotiating the sale or acquisition of hundreds of privately held businesses to coordinating the sale of a cable television conglomerate, Crystal has devoted his career to the "Art of the Deal."

Practice Areas:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate

Tax

Real Estate

David M. Douglass

Douglass & Associates Co. LPA

PO Box 40480

Cleveland, OH 44140

P: (440) 808-4270

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Douglass has diligently promoted, protected and preserved the rights of his firm's clients for more than 28 years. He concentrates on collections, creditors' rights receiverships, real estate and representing design professionals. He has spoken on collection topics both locally and nationally, and has been appointed Receiver in complex foreclosure and collection cases and as Master of Commissioner in federal court.

Practice Areas:

Creditors' Rights

Receiverships

Real Estate

Probate

Design Professionals

Dorothy J. Downing

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7142

tdowning@ulmer.com

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Downing has more than 18 years' experience in employment matters. He helps companies develop and implement policies to attract top employees, protect their confidential information and resolve conflicts with employees who claim to have been discriminated against on the basis of age, race, sex, disability or sexual orientation.

Practice Areas:

Banking & Commercial

Complex Business

Construction

Employment & Labor

Government Disputes/D & O Litigation

Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-competes

Bill J. Gagliano

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7046

bgagliano@ulmer.com

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Gagliano Chairs the firm's Real Estate Group. For more than 25 years, he has represented owners, contractors, developers, and nonprofit and governmental entities. His expertise includes construction law affordable housing, real estate development, property taxation and leasing. In the business area, Gagliano focuses on corporate governance issues.

Practice Area:

Real Estate

James R. Goldsmith

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7114

jgoldsmith@ulmer.com

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Goldsmith Chairs the firm's Trusts and Estates group and has more than 25 years' experience in trust and estate planning, as well as administration and succession planning. His expertise includes taxation, employee benefits and corporate law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Practice Area:

Trusts & Estates

Christopher Esker

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP

3800 Embassy Parkway, Ste. 300

Akron, OH 44333

P: (330) 643-0278

cesker@bdblaw.com

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Esker is a proven trial lawyer focused on torts, complex and commercial litigation, and appeals. Committed to practice excellence and his clients, he is a member of the Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. President of Akron's Weathervane Community Playhouse Board, Esker is past President of the Summit County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees and generally serves the community.

Practice Area:

Litigation

Frank L. Gallucci III

Plevin & Gallucci Co. LPA

55 Public Square, Ste. 2222

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 861-0804

fgallucci@pglawyer.com

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Gallucci III is a founding partner of Plevin & Gallucci, where his practice focuses on workers' compensation and personal injury. He received his bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1997 and his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2000. He remains active in the Cleveland community.

Practice Areas:

Workers' Compensation

Personal Injury

Malpractice

Frances Floriano Gains

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7202

fgoins@ulmer.com

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Goins Chairs the firm's Financial Services Industry group and is a member of the ABA Task Force on Director & Officer Liability. She is skilled in resolving complex business disputes involving banking, securities, governance and shareholder rights, and corporate trustee liability. She also advises companies on disclosure and regulatory issues.

Practice Areas:

Banking & Commercial

Complex Business

Government Disputes/D & O Litigation

Regulatory Compliance

Broker-Dealer Litigation

Joseph Gorman

Gorman, Malarcik, Pierce & Vuillemin LLC

1 Cascade Plaza, Ste. 900

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 253-0785

jgorman@gmpvlaw.com

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Joseph Gorman is a partner at the law firm of Gorman, Malarcik, Pierce & Vuillemin. He has won jury acquittals for clients facing charges ranging from aggravated murder to theft. His past clients include attorneys, physicians educators, police officers and elected officials.

Practice Areas:

Criminal

Personal Injury

Jeffrey T. Heintz

Brouse McDowell LPA

388 S. Main St., Ste 500

Akron, OH 44311

P: (330) 535-5711

jheintz@brouse.com

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Managing partner of Brouse McDowell, Heintz's practice includes corporate counseling, commercial transactions and litigation, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, as well as real estate. He represents clients in the manufacturing, construction and real estate industries, in addition to serving as counsel in the public sector.

Practice Areas:

Commercial

Business & Corporate

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Kevin M. Hinkel

Kadish, Hinkel & Weibel

1717 E. Ninth St., Ste. 2112

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 696-3030

khinkel@khwlaw.com

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Hinkel has been recognized as a distinguished real estate and closely held business attorney for the last 25 years. He is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars across Northeast Ohio on various business and real estate topics, including Section 1031 like-king exchanges and tax implications of business and real estate transactions. Over the past decade, as Managing Partner, he has continued to lead the growth of his firm as a full-service law firm to the business and professional communities. In addition, he has been recognized as an Ohio SuperLawyer since 2006.

Practice Areas:

Real Estate

Tax

Business Law

Bruce G. Hearey

Ogletree, Deakins, Nosh, Smoak & Stewart, PC

127 Public Square

4130 Key Tower

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 241-6100

bruce.hearey@ogletreedeakins.com

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Hearey has practiced law since 1975 in New York, New Jersey and California, in addition to Ohio since 1981. He advises employers on labor and employment matters, and has handled numerous litigation matters for a diverse group of clients.

Practice Area:

Business Litigation

James Hill

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4500

hill@bfca.com

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Hill is the Managing Partner of the firm and a member of the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice group, Private Equity group and Polymer Industry team. He focuses his practice on publicly and privately held growth companies in addition to representing lenders, mezzanine finance providers and equity participants. He primarily handles mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of equity, and public and private offerings of debt. He is also active in strategic planning with certain clients.

Practice Area:

Corporate

J. Bruce Hunsicker

Vorys, Safer, Seymour and Pease LLP

106 S. Main St., Ste. 1100

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 208-1012

jbhunsicker@vorys.com

Hunsicker is Of Counsel in the Vorys Akron office and is a member of the Commercial and Real Estate group. He has practiced for 27 years in the Akron area focusing on creditors' rights, business-related litigation, commercial litigation, construction law, real estate and litigation related to real estate issues.

Practice Areas:

Creditors' Rights

Business-Related Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Construction

Real Estate

Ronald H. Isroff

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7024

risroff@ulmer.com

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Isroff serves on the firm's Management Committee and chairs the Employment and Labor group. His 35 years of experience includes employment and labor law, complex business litigation, and disputes involving trade secrets, unfair competition and non-competition agreements. He has been distinguished in Ohio SuperLawyers since 2004.

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation

Employment & Labor Law

Ira Kaplan

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste. 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4567

ikaplan@bfca.com

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Kaplan is Benesch's Associate Managing Partner and will succeed the current Managing Partner on January 1, 2008. He is Chair of the Private Equity group and serves as a member of the firm's executive committee. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, as well as public and private debt and equity financings. He represents publicly and privately held companies at various stages of growth.

Practice Area:

Corporate

Marvin L. Karp

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7014

mkarp@ulmer.com

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Karp has more than 45 years of trial and appellate experience in business, corporate and insurance litigation, and has been listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 1983. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Practice Area:

Business Litigation

Stephen L. Kadish

Kadish, Hinkel & Weibel

1717 E. Ninth St., Ste. 2112

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 696-3030

skadish@khwlaw.com

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Kadish has been a leading tax attorney in the City of Cleveland for more than 40 years. In 1975, he was a founding member of the firm, which takes a practical and experienced approach to representing primarily individuals and closely held businesses. Throughout his career, he has been a featured speaker, both locally and nationally, at various tax and accounting seminars. He has been named in The Best Lawyers in America in every issue since 1983 and in Ohio SuperLawyers in every issue since 2004.

Practice Areas:

Tax

Business

Estate Planning

Probate

Kimon P. Karas

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co., L.P.A.

101 W. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

kpk@mccarthylebit.com

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Karas is admitted to practice in the state of Ohio, before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. A frequent lecturer on the topics of federal, state and local taxation, as well as estate planning, he has extensive legal expertise in tax law, corporate law, general business, partnership matters and estate planning. Karas has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law in Taxation at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Karas, certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in Federal Taxation Law, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Practice Areas:

Tax

Corporate

Estate Planning

R. Eric Kennedy

Weisman, Kennedy & Berris Co. LPA

101 Prospect Ave. W., Ste. 1600

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 781-1111

ekennedy@weismanlaw.com

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Kennedy, Managing Partner of Weisman, Kennedy & Berris, practices in the areas of product liability, mass torts, security fraud and class actions. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 1989, he was named one of the 10 best trial lawyers in Ohio by the National Law Journal in 2000. Kennedy sat on the National Settlement Committee in the Breast Implant litigation, was trial counsel in the Telectronics pacemaker litigation, where more than 20,000 cases were consolidated, and served as class counsel in the $4.8 billion national diet drug settlement.

Practice Areas:

Product Liability

Mass Torts

Security Fraud

Thomas S. Kilbane

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

4900 Key Tower

127 Public Square

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-8564

tkilbane@ssd.com

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Kilbane has extensive trial experience in litigating highly technical, multi-party business disputes with particular expertise in securities, antitrust, contracts and construction. Kilbane is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is ranked in the top tier of trial lawyers by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation

Antitrust

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Securities

Construction

Ronald Kopp

Roetzel & Andress

222 S. Main St.

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 849-6644

rkopp@ralaw.com

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Kopp, Roetzel & Andress Ohio Administrative Partner, practices in the area of business litigation. Among Kopp's most recent trial victories is a multimillion-dollar verdict in a trade secrets case, including punitive damages, on behalf of a national manufacturer against a competitor. A former Akron Bar Association President, Kopp is certified as a specialist in civil trial law.

Practice Areas:

Business & Commercial Litigation

Construction

Risk Management & Liability Defense

Intellectual Property & Information Technology

Environmental Litigation

Emergency Response & Crisis Management

Dennis Lansdowne

Spangenberg, Shibley 8 Liber LLP

1900 E. 9th St., Ste. 2400

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 696-3232

dlansdowne@spanglaw.com

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Lansdowne has been representing catastrophically injured people and their families for more than 20 years. He also represents individuals and businesses in commercial disputes. Lansdowne has particular expertise in medical malpractice cases, but has also litigated cases involving defective products, insurance coverage, nursing home negligence and commercial disputes.

Practice Areas:

Medical Malpractice

Commercial Litigation

William T. Kohn

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4182

wkohn@bfca.com

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Kohn is Chair of the Business Reorganization Practice group at Benesch. He has more than 25 years of experience in the reorganization practice, with a focus on representing corporate debtors, banks, unregulated lenders and secured parties in Chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court workouts, debt restructuring and DIP financing. He also counsels national manufacturers and distributors with respect to restructuring debt and supplier relationships.

Practice Area:

Corporate

Anthony J. LaCerva

McDonald Hopkins LLC

600 Superior Ave. E., Ste. 2100

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 348-5710

alacerva@mcdonaldhopkins.com

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LaCerva litigates and tries complex business cases including corporate, commercial, intellectual property, bankruptcy, governmental and product-liability disputes. He has successfully represented his business clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts in Northeast Ohio and across the United States. LaCerva was recently elected president of the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter.

Practice Areas:

Business, Corporate & Commercial Litigation

Bankruptcy Litigation

Intellectual Property Litigation

Government Litigation

Kenneth B. Liffman

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal 8 Liffman, Co., L. P. A.

101 w. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

kbl@mccarthylebit.com

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Liffman balances his duties as Managing Principal with a diverse practice heavily focused on transactions. He attributes more than 28 years of

success to the opportunity and privilege to work for dynamic clients. An expert in corporate structuring, commercial and residential real estate matters, and banking, his clientele includes closely held businesses, publicly held banks and Fortune 100 companies. This is Liffman's seventh consecutive year as one of Northeast Ohio's Leading Lawyers and has been selected on numerous occasions to be included in The Best Lawyers in America.

Practice Areas:

Real Estate

Corporate

Banking

Tax

James A. Lowe

Lowe Eklund Wakefield 8 Mulvihill Co. LPA

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 610

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 781-2600

jlowe@lewm.com

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Lowe is a board certified civil trial lawyer who specializes in cases relating to product safety. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He is listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 1993.

Practice Areas:

Product Liability

Personal Injury

Daniel R. McCarthy

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co., L. P. R.

101 W. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

drm@mccarthylebit.com

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McCarthy has a significant civil and criminal tax practice. A former IRS agent, he is a longtime partner, friend and lawyer for the New York Yankees and George M. Steinbrenner, III. He has handled controversies in professional sports, including revolutionizing the tax practice of professional baseball teams. He was the court-appointed special master of the Cleveland Schools' desegregation plan and a former Cuyahoga County Grand Jury Foreman. McCarthy served as a combat infantry sergeant in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Practice Areas:

Tax

Corporate

Barry Miller

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste. 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4454

bmiller@bfca.com

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Miller is a partner and Co-Chair of Benesch's Construction Practice group. He focuses his practice on construction law, both public and private, real estate law, and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in representing owners, general contractors, developers, public agencies, architects, engineers and design professionals in a wide variety of construction dispute-related matters.

Practice Area:

Construction

Donald Malarcik Gorman, Malarcik, Pierce & Vuillemin LLC 1 Cascade Plaza, Ste. 900 Akron, OH 44308 P: (330) 253-0785 djm@gmpvlaw.com

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Malarcik has represented people charged with offensive conduct of every nature. In 2001, he formed a law firm with his two best friends, Joe Gorman and Brian Pierce. Malarcik is on the faculty of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyo. Malarcik handles federal and state criminal defense trial work.

Practice Area:

Criminal Defense

Megan Mehalko

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste. 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4486

mmehalko@bfca.com

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Mehalko is Chair of Benesch's Corporate and Securities Practice group. In addition, she serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Polymer group and is a member of the firm's Private Equity group and China group. Mehalko focuses her practice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, domestic and cross-border strategic alliances and joint ventures, general business counseling, and distressed/insolvent company acquisitions and restructurings. She also has extensive experience advising on corporate governance issues and securities law issues.

Practice Area:

Corporate

Craig S. Miller

Ulmer & Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7048

cmiller@ulmer.com

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Miller Chairs the firm's Public Law Practice group. He has 30 years of experience that integrates public law/public contracts/government relations, urban redevelopment and financing, construction law, zoning and land use, and nonprofit corporations. He assists clients in complex public and private financing, historic rehabilitation and new construction projects.

Practice Areas:

Real Estate

Public Law

Dianne R. Newman

Sternberg, Newman, Shifrin Inc.

411 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Ste. 400

Akron, OH 44311

P: (330) 762-6474

dianne@newman-shifrin.com

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For almost 30 years, Newman has been the go-to person for issues relating to social security disability and SSI. From one person with an assistant to a firm with three attorney partners, two attorney associates and 15 staff members, Newman and her partners handle cases relating to social security and SSI, as well as Medicaid and Medicare issues. Two of the firm attorneys are also helping people with VA issues and long-term disability.

Practice Areas:

Social Security

Disability

Anthony J. 0'Malley

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

1375 E. Ninth St.

2100 One Cleveland Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-6159

ajomalley@vorys.com

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O'Malley is the Managing Partner of the Vorys Cleveland office and is a member of the Litigation group. His practice focuses on complex business litigation. He represents financial institutions, health-care organizations, public and private companies, as well as individuals in major business disputes. He also has extensive class action experience.

Practice Areas:

Litigation

Health Care

Class Actions

Financial Institutions

Paul G. Perantinides

Perantinides 8 Nolan Co. LPR

300 Courtyard Square

80 S. Summit St.

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 253-5454

paul@perantinides.com

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Perantinides is a preeminent trial lawyer representing injured individuals and their families harmed by medical malpractice, wrongful death, and personal injuries and defective products. He has handled hundreds of cases and earned a reputation among doctors and hospitals as a tough litigator. Professionals across Ohio and Pennsylvania look to Perantinides for his studied, practical approach to every aspect of a case.

Practice Areas:

Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury

Steven N. Nobil

Nillisor 8 Nobil Co. L.P.A.

9150 South Hills Blvd., Ste. 300

Cleveland, OH 44147

P: (440) 838-8800

snobil@millisor.com

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Nobil's firm devotes its entire practice to the representation of private- and public-sector employers in labor relations and employment law, including union organizing, contract negotiations, arbitrations, employment/discrimination litigation, non-compete agreements, wage/hour, workers' compensation, OSHA and ERISA. He has been selected for The Best Lawyers in America for 15 consecutive years.

Practice Area:

Labor & Employment

Drew T. Parobek

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

1375 E. Ninth St.

2100 One Cleveland Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-6162

dtparobek@vorys.com

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Parobek is a partner in the Cleveland office and is a member of the Commercial and Real Estate group. He focuses his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial finance, commercial transactions and business law, including collections, creditors' rights, foreclosures, garnishments, lending and secured transactions, reorganizations and restructurings, the Uniform Commercial Code and workouts.

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy

Commercial Finance

Commercial Transactions

Financial Institutions

Thomas R. Pitts

Stocker Pitts Co., LPA

159 S. Main St., Ste. 400

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 762-0280

tpitts@workcomp.com

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With offices in Akron, Canton and Medina, Pitts and Stocker Pitts Co., LPA offer help for the working people of Northeast Ohio. In addition to Pitts' area of practice, Ohio Workers' Compensation claims for injured workers, the firm also offers representation in social security disability and veterans' benefits claims.

Practice Areas:

Workers' Compensation

Social Security Disability

Veterans' Benefits

Leon M. Plevin

plevin & Gallucci Co., L. P. A.

55 Public Square, Ste. 2222

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 861-0804

Iplevin@pglawyer.com

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Plevin is a founding partner in the firm of Plevin & Gallucci. For more than 45 years, his practice has focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, products liability and aviation law. Every year since 2001, his peers have selected him as one of the 100 Leading Lawyers in Northeast Ohio.

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury

Malpractice

Transportation/Maritime

John Winship Read

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

1375 E. Ninth St.

2100 One Cleveland Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-6103

jwread@vorys.com

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Read is a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and is a member of the Litigation group. His trial practice focuses on complex litigation on behalf of lenders, employers, utilities and manufacturers in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts. In addition, he coordinates Ohio consumer finance and employment litigation for large out-of-state clients.

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy

Financial Institutions

Litigation

Jean Robertson

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

1400 KeyBank Center

800 Superior Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 622-8404

jrobertson@calfee.com

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Robertson has extensive experience representing creditors, debtors, creditors' committees and trustees on a wide range of creditors' rights, reorganization and bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 11. Her clients include those from the steel, automotive, manufacturing, coal and health-care industries. She is a frequent lecturer and is active in multiple organizations. In addition, Robertson serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Zoological Society and volunteers for the American Heart Association Cleveland Chapter.

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

Maria. E. 0uinn

Maria E. Quinn Co. LPA

25550 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 320

Beachwood, OH 44122

P: (216) 593-0910

mquinn@mariaquinnlaw.com

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Quinnhas spent more than 25 years providing estate planning, charitable gift anning, guardianship, probate and trust administration services to individuals and business owners. She has received the Leading Lawyer Award for the past seven years and has been named an ATHENA finalist. She has offices in Beachwood and Mentor.

Practice Areas:

Trusts

Estates

Orville L. Reed

Buckingham, Doolittle 8 Burroughs LLP

3800 Embassy Parkway, Ste. 300

Akron, OH 44333

P: (330) 258-6523

oreed@bdblaw.com

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With more than 30 years of experience in extensive trial practice, Reed focuses his practice on commercial and personal injury litigation. He has been listed consecutively in The Best Lawyer in America for more than 10 years, as well as a leading attorney in Litigation in Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2007 edition. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Practice Areas:

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury

Thomas J. Scanlion

Collins 8 Scanlon LLP

50 Public Square, Ste. 3300

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 696-0022

tscanlon@collins-scanlon.com

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"The founding member of Collins & Scanlion LLP, Scanlon s special emphasis is in commercial and residential real property development, eminent domain, probate and trust matters. Scanlon and the firm have represented national, regional and local lenders, developers, brokers and building owners in all phases of development and construction activity, including dispute resolutions. He has also represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complicated and substantial trust proceedings. He currently serves on the Board of Bar Examiners of the Ohio Supreme Court and is a panel member of the American Arbitration Associates Commercial and Construction Sections.

Practice Area:

Real Estate

David A. Schaefer

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co., L.P.A.

101 W. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

das@mccarthylebit.com

Schaefer's impeccable record and genuine commitment to advocating his clients' rights is evident in all facets of his complex business and tort litigation practice. He shows intense passion and commitment as in-house counsel of public companies and firms outside of Ohio. Schaefer is an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a Life Member of the Eighth District and Sixth Circuit Judicial Conferences. He has also been selected in The Best Lawyers in America.

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Practice Areas:

Business Litigation

Premises Liability

Employment Litigation

Product Liability / Intentional Tort

Legal Malpractice

Construction Litigation

Patent Litigation

Susan Scheutzow

Southwest General Health Center

18697 Bagley Road

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

P: (440) 816-6704

sscheutzow@swgeneral.com

Scheutzow has practiced health law for 25 years and serves as Vice President, General Counsel for Southwest General Health Center handling a wide range of legal matters. She is an active author and lecturer on health law issues, including writing the comprehensive text "Ohio Health Care Provider Law."

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Practice Area:

Health Care

Paul J. Schumacher

Gallagher Sharp

1501 Euclid Ave., Fl. 6

Bulkley Building

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 522-1099

pschumacher@gallaghersharp.com

Paul Schumacher focuses his practice on the defense of product liability claims involving industrial accidents, heavy equipment, chemical coatings, toxic exposure and intentional tort claims. He also counsels clients on risk management and OSHA compliance and is authorized to conduct OSHA outreach training. Schumacher has more than 24 years of civil litigation experience and is Manager of Gallagher Sharp's Product Liability practice.

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Practice Areas:

Products Liability

Intentional Torts

OSHA Compliance and Enforcement

Toxic Torts

Construction

Commercial Litigation

Donald Scherzer

Roetzel & Andress

1375 E. Ninth St., Fl. 9

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 615-7418

dscherzer@ralaw.com

Scherzer practices in the areas of: antitrust; commercial, business and securities litigation; government regulatory matters; and white-collar crimes. A former senior trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, his accomplishments include: Life member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference; past Chair, Ohio State Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section; and past National Chair, Federal Bar Association's Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section.

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Practice Areas:

Antitrust

Commercial, Business & Securities Litigation

Government Regulatory Matters

White-Collar Crimes

Thomas C. Schrader

Walter & Haverfield LLP

1301 E. Ninth St., Ste. 3500

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 928-2907

tschrader@walterhav.com

Schrader has tried cases in both federal and state courts for more than 35 years. He specializes in non-compete and trade secret litigation, as well as employment and wrongful discharge matters. Schrader has represented many clients in shareholder disputes and, in his capacity as counsel for various employers, has authored numerous employment manuals.

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Practice Areas:

Employment Law

Litigation Services

Nessa G. Siegel

Nessa G. Siegel Co., LPA

4070 Mayfield Road

Mayfield Heights., OH 44121

P: (216) 291-1300

nessagsiegel@aol.com

Siegel practices law with an emphasis in special education law, estate planning for families of children with disabilities, SSI appeals and guardianships. A former LD teacher, Nessa has a distinct understanding of language of educational testing procedures, protocol and curriculum requirements necessary to advocate for children needing special education. Her expertise includes IEP meetings, mediation, due process, state level administrative review and federal litigation.

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Practice Areas:

Special Education Law

Estate Planning for Families of Children with Disabilities

SSI Appeals

Guardianships

Wilton S. Sogg

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co., L.P.A.

101 w. Prospect Ave., Ste. 1800

Cleveland, OH 44115

P: (216) 696-1422

wss@mccarthylebit.com

Sogg, a local lawyer for more than 40 years, never wanted to retire. Instead, he joined the firm of McCarthy, Lebit where he continues to practice in the areas of corporate, real estate and estate planning. He was honored with the Friends of Legal Education Award from the Ohio State Bar Association as the practicing lawyer who has contributed the most to legal education. Sogg is as committed to his clients as he is to the development of young, talented lawyers. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since its initial volume.

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Practice Areas:

Corporate

Real Estate & Transactional Law

Wealth Preservation

Estate & Succession Planning

David J. Tocco

Vorys, Safer, Seymour and Pease LLP

1375 E. Ninth St.

2100 One Cleveland Center

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 479-6113

djtocco@vorys.com

Tocco is a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and is a member of the Litigation group. His practice focuses on securities litigation, particularly defense of professional liability claims brought against lawyers, accountants and securities dealers. He frequently defends investigations and claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Practice Area:

Litigation

Michael N. Ungar

Ulmer G Berne LLP

1660 W. Second St., Ste. 1100

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 583-7002

mungar@ulmer.com

Ungar serves on the firm's Management Committee and Chairs the Litigation department. His national practice includes representation of banks, broker-dealers and other businesses in complex litigation. Ungar has been recognized as a Top 10 Ohio Attorney and distinguished in The Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers and Chambers USA.

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Practice Area:

Business Litigation

Vincent J. Tersigni

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

106 S. Main St., Ste. 1100

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 208-1041

vjtersigni@vorys.com

Tersigni is Of Counsel in the Vorys Akron office and is a member of the Labor and Employment group. His practice is focused exclusively on representing employers in labor and employment law matters. A significant part of his practice involves advising employers regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws, preventing employment-related disputes, and implementing effective personnel policies.

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Practice Area:

Labor & Employment

Thomas R. Trotter

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

106 S. Main St., Ste. 1100

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 208-1126

trtrotter@vorys.com

Trotter is Of Counsel in the Vorys Akron office and is a member of the Corporate and Finance group. He practices in municipal finance and represents issuers and underwriters of tax-exempt bonds. He assists public bodies with their debt issues and also assists private health-care providers, manufacturers and developers in publicly assisted debt issues.

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Practice Areas:

Municipal Finance

Government Relations

Economic Development

Brian M. Urban

Urban & Pozzuto LLC

55 Public Square, Ste. 2001

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 241-4244

brian@urbanfamilylaw.com

Urban is a certified specialist in family relations law and a member of the Cleveland Collaborative Practice group. His firm offers both collaborative and litigation alternatives to creatively resolve its clients' divorce and other family law issues. His firm's clients are included in decision making and directing the course of their matters.

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Practice Area:

Family Law

Mark Wallach

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

1400 KeyBank Center

800 Superior Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 622-8344

mwallach@calfee.com

Wallach focuses on consultant and accountant liability litigation, business torts, contract disputes, trade secrets and non-competition covenants. He has recovered multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in business cases, and has successfully defended corporations and government bodies in complex litigation. Wallach is Co-Chair of Calfee's Litigation group, Chairman of The Sculpture Center and an executive committee member of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Constitution Society.

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Practice Areas:

Business & Commercial Litigation

Corporate & Securities Litigation

Public Law Litigation

Jeffrey Wild

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

200 Public Square, Ste. 2300

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 363-4454

jwild@bfca.com

Wild is a partner in Benesch's Real Estate Practice group. He focuses his practice on commercial financing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and development. He has extensive experience in the negotiation of all types of development and financing documents.

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Practice Area:

Real Estate

Margaret W. Wong

Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co. LPA

3150 Chester Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 556-9908

wong@imwong.com

Wong built her immigration law firm to a national practice in more than 30 years. She has advised hundreds of thousands of immigrants and works on more than five thousand new matters annually. She is AV rated; a recipient of the Ellis Island Award; life member of the 8th Jud. Dis. and 6th Circuit Court; Co-Chair for the immigration law section of NAPABA; board member of United Way; and frequent lecturer and writer on immigration issues. She has offices in Cleveland New York, Atlanta and Columbus.

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Practice Area:

Immigration

Robert B. Weltman

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA

323 W. Lakeside Ave., Ste. 200

Cleveland, OH 44113

P: (216) 685-1000

rweltman@weltman.com

Weltman is Senior Partner of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA and oversees Complex Collections. He received his bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University, a J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and a Master's in Finance from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the American, Ohio State, Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Bar associations.

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Practice Area:

Complex Collections

Lynda Harvey Williams

Law Firm of Lynda Harvey Williams & Assoc.

2300 First National Tower

106 S. Main St.

Akron, OH 44308

P: (330) 376-2272

lhw44308@yahoo.com

Williams has been in the practice of law for 17 years. She is the owner of Akron's law firm, Lynda Harvey Williams & Assoc., which handles many areas of the law. Williams has focused primarily on family law for more than 16 years, handling simple and complex divorce, custody and juvenile cases, among others. She is a proven litigator who is committed to achieving justice for her clients, while keeping an eye on the best interests of children.

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Practice Areas:

Family Law/Juvenile Law

Civil Litigation

Criminal Defense

Wills & Probate

Bankruptcy

Andrew A. Zashin

Zashin & Rich Co. LPR

55 Public Square, Fl. 4

Cleveland, OH 44114

P: (216) 696-4441

aaz@zrlaw.com

Zashin practices in the area of domestic relations law at Zashin & Rich Co. LPA. He received his bachelor's degree from Brown University and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Florida, New York and Washington, D.C. Zashin is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case Western and is a certified Family Relations Law specialist. Zashin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was named as one of Worth Magazine's 100 Top Attorneys in the United States.

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Practice Area: Family