Cincy's Leading Lawyers - 2019

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Calfee is honored to have eleven attorneys named 2019 Cincy Leading Lawyers • David T. Bules – Litigation • Jennifer W. Colvin – Labor and Employment • Michael B. Hurley – Corporate and Capital Markets • Charlie Luken – Government Relations • John A. Mongelluzzo – Corporate and Capital Markets • Jamie M. Ramsey – Litigation • Andrew M. Simon – Corporate and Capital Markets • James A. Singler – Estate and Succession Planning • Sean S. Suder – Real Estate, Zoning • Donald L. Warner, III – Zoning, Public Finance Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is a full-service, corporate law firm with attorneys located in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C. As a founding member of Lex Mundi, we also offer international representation through a network of independent law firms with 21,000 attorneys in more than 100 countries.

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Cincy

LEADING LAWYERS

2019

SONYA JINDAL TORK Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Tax

DEEPAK K. DESAI Donnellon, Donnellon & Miller Civil Litigation

JAMIE M. RAMSEY Calfee, Halter & Griswold Civil Litigation, Business Litigation

If you have to hire a lawyer, you want to make sure you have a good one when you do. For 14 years, registered lawyers in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana have been invited by Cincy to submit ballots nominating the best among their colleagues. Results are fact-checked and approved by an advisory board. Self-nominated lawyers are not included. Votes from lawyers in the same firm carry less weight. Three awardees are profiled below and this year’s 288 Leading Lawyers are listed alphabetically by specialty.

– The Editors

According to Sonya Jindal Tork, she knew tax law was the right focus for her because of its ever-changing complexities. “Tax law requires a great deal of critical thinking and creative problem solving. I find it intellectually challenging and rewarding,” she says.

Tork has experience in all aspects of tax law, which includes advising on tax and non-tax business structuring issues and representing clients in criminal tax investigations. She also represents nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and foundations in all aspects of their operations.

In addition to practicing law, Tork serves as the co-chair of Taft’s Gender Advancement Committee. “[It’s] given me the opportunity to create and implement policies and initiatives that champion the advancement of all attorneys at Taft, regardless of gender,” she says. Because of this work, she recently received the Taft Legacy Award, which is given to Taft employees who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the firm.

Deepak Desai, a Cincinnati native, practices small business, employment, municipal, zoning and real estate law for the firm of Donnellon, Donnellon & Miller in Montgomery.

Desai enjoys the many aspects of his practice. “Municipal law requires proficiency in several legal areas in addition to the ability to draft legislation, such as real estate, business and employment,” he says. Currently, he is working on cases that center on employment defense, hillside property matters and special prosecution work for municipalities.

Desai says that he first became interested in law because he wanted to help people and make a positive difference in the world. Those desires still drive him today. “I cannot see myself ever retiring because I enjoy practicing law too much!” he says.

Jamie Ramsey works with both small and large businesses, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, and individuals to assist them in litigation matters at the state and federal levels.

“For the past 20 years, my focus has been on all aspects of business litigation, with some additional experience in wrongful death, traumatic brain injury and other significant personal injury cases pending around the country,” he says. “With respect to business litigation, I have represented companies, both large and small, and individuals in virtually every type of business dispute imaginable.”

When Ramsey entered law school, he had no plans to be involved with litigation, but fate had different plans as he spent each summer working in litigation.

“Surprisingly, I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed representing individuals and companies who found themselves in unfortunate situations. I enjoyed developing factual and legal arguments that helped resolve disputes that were affecting the lives of individuals. I liked being an advocate. I was hooked, and I never looked back,” he says. w w w.

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 [ Alphabetical by Specialty ] ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION

Eric K. Combs Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Michael D. Eagen Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

W.B. (Bill) Markovits Markovits, Stock & DeMarco, LLC

Grant S. Cowan Frost Brown Todd LLC

Alphonse A. Gerhardstein Gerhardstein & Branch

Mark L. Silbersack Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Colleen M. Devanney Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Brian D. Goldwasser Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis LLP

ANTITRUST LAW & APPELLATE LITIGATION

Renee Filiatraut AK Steel Corp.

James D. Houston Ulmer & Berne LLP

Matthew C. Blickensderfer Frost Brown Todd LLC

Jack F. Fuchs Thompson Hine LLP

David P. Kamp White, Getgey & Meyer Co., LPA

BANKING

Louis F. Gilligan Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

J. Robert Linneman Santen & Hughes

Mark T. Hayden Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Jesse R. Lipcius Ulmer & Berne LLP

Robert P. Johnson Thompson Hine LLP

Jeffrey C. Mando Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC

Reuel D. Ash Ulmer & Berne LLP James A. Dressman III Dressman Benzinger LaVelle Lynn M. Schulte Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Jeffrey S. Schloemer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP COMMERCIAL FINANCE Hani R. Kallas Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Steven C. Coffaro Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL COMMERCIAL, SECURITIES Matthew S. Parrish FisherBroyles, LLP COMMERICAL Kevin Feazell Cors & Bassett LLC Adam M. Vernick Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

BANKRUPTCY

Scott A. Kane Squire Patton Boggs, LLP

Philomena Saldanha Ashdown Strauss & Troy LPA

Nathaniel Lampley Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Richard Boydston Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

Jacob D. Mahle Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

J. Michael Debbeler Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Deborah P. Majoras Proctor & Gamble

Eric Goering Law Office of Goering & Goering

Christopher Markus DBL Law

Timothy J. Hurley Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Beth Schneider Naylor Frost Brown Todd LLC

Kevin E. Irwin Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

John J. Reister Millikin & Fitton Law Firm

Donald L. Stepner Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing PLLC

Stephen D. Lerner Squire Patton Boggs, LLP

Eric W. Richardson Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Richard S. Wayne Strauss & Troy LPA

Kim Martin Lewis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Russell S. Sayre Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

CIVIL LITIGATION, BUSINESS LITIGATION

Douglas L. Lutz Frost Brown Todd LLC

Phillip Smith GE Aviation

Jamie M. Ramsey Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Robert G Sanker Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Christina M. Sprecher Frost Brown Todd LLC

CIVIL LITIGATION, EMPLOYMENT

Mark H. Klusmeier Mark H. Klusmeier Attorney

Alan J. Statman Statman, Harris & Eyrich LLC

Mark A. Vander Laan Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Robert W. Hojnoski Reminger, Co. LPA

Leonard A. Weakley Jr. Jedson Engineering

BIOTECH

Victor A. Walton Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Paul B. Martins Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham LPA James F. McCarthy Katz Teller Robert A. Pitcairn Jr. Katz Teller Michael Scheier Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Joseph W. Shea III SheaHartmann LLP

CIVIL LITIGATION, FALSE CLAIMS ACT

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Susan Grogan Faller Frost Brown Todd LLC Stephen E. Gillen Wood Herron & Evans LLP COMPUTER, INTERNET & E-COMMERCE Alan J. Hartman Ulmer & Berne LLP COMPUTER, INTERNET & E-COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION Steven W. Weeks Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP CONSTRUCTION Joseph A. Cleves Jr. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP D. Scott Gurney Frost Brown Todd LLC

COPYRIGHT Karen K. Gaunt Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

BUSINESS, GENERAL

James B. Helmer Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham LPA

David E. Jefferies Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Stephen S. Holmes Cors & Bassett LLC

CIVIL LITIGATION, GENERAL PRACTICE

Louis K. Ebling Thompson Hine LLP

Joseph P. Thomas Ulmer & Berne LLP

Jonathan D. Sams Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Todd V. McMurtry Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC

Kenneth B. Germain Wood Herron & Evans LLP

BUSINESS

Michael T. Sutton Raines, Dusing & Sutton PLLC

CIVIL LITIGATION, MALPRACTICE, PRODUCT LIABILITY

Lori E. Krafte Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Randall S. Jackson Jr. Wood Herron & Evans LLP

W. Ashley Hess BakerHostetler BUSINESS & EMERGING COMPANIES

George H. Vincent Dinsmore & Shohl LLP CIVIL LITIGATION

Patrick Nesbitt Patrick Nesbitt, Attorney

Mark G. Arnzen Arnzen, Storm & Turner PSC

BUSINESS LITIGATION

Paul Raymond Boggs III Wallace Boggs

Kent Britt Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP Daniel J. Buckley Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP James E. Burke Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

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Beth A. Bryan Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP David T. Bules Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Deepak K. Desai Donnellon, Donnellon & Miller

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Brian Hurley Schroeder, Maundrell, Barbiere & Powers CLASS ACTION/PRODUCT LIABILITY Tiffany Reece Clark The David J. Joseph Company Frank C. Woodside III Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Michael J. Suffern Ulmer & Berne LLP COMMERCIAL & CONTRACT Charles C. Bissinger Jr. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK

Margaret A. Lawson Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Michael A. Marrero Ulmer & Berne LLP R. Guy Taft Strauss & Troy LPA CORPORATE Andrew R. Berger Katz Teller David DeVita Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Peter A. Draugelis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 Neil Ganulin Frost Brown Todd LLC

CORPORATE LENDING, REAL ESTATE

Brian C. Judkins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Stephen M. Griffith Jr. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Michael J. Moeddel Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

CORPORATE, TAX & WEALTH PLANNING

Peter A. Solimine Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Ben F. Wells Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Susan B. Zaunbrecher Fifth Third Bancorp CORPORATE & BANKRUPTCY Louis F. Solimine Thompson Hine LLP CORPORATE & BUSINESS LITIGATION Breck Weigel GE Aviation

CORPORATE/SECURITIES Bridget C. Hoffman FHLB Cincinnati CORPORATION Peter A. Draugelis Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Stephen Ewald Medpace, Inc.

Mark J. Jahnke Katz Teller CRIMINAL Kathleen M. Brinkman Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Gregory S. French Law Office of Gregory S. French

Perry Leslie Ancona Perry L. Ancona Co. LPA

Janet E. Pecquet Law Offices of Burke & Pecquet, LLC.

Martin S. Pinales Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co LPA

George D. Molinsky Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Peter Rosenwald Peter Rosenwald Attorney at Law

David J. Willbrand Thompson Hine LLP

CRIMINAL LAW

James M. Zimmerman Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

CORPORATE FINANCE

Maggie A. Muething Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

R. Scott Croswell III Croswell & Adams Co. LPA

CORPORATE FINANCE, REAL ESTATE

CORPORATION, COMMERICAL

Robert S. Fischer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

CORPORATE LAW

CORPORATION/PARTNERSHIP

Karen J. Renz Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Tom Bosse The Law Offices of Thomas W. Bosse, PLLC

Jeffrey L. Rohr Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Calvin D. Buford Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Matthew L. Darpel Darpel Elder Law Services

Charles M. Rittgers Rittgers & Rittgers

Tracey A. Puthoff Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

John A. Mongelluzzo Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

ELDER LAW Jennifer Anstaett Wood & Lamping LLP

Jonathan N. Fox Lyons & Lyons

Lev K. Martyniuk Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

Edward D. Diller Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

ELDER Ralph Conrad Conrad Law Office

EMERGING COMPANIES/ VENTURE CAPITAL Robert W. McDonald Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

DUI Steven R. Adams The Law Offices of Steven R. Adams, LLC Robert H. Lyons Lyons & Lyons Joseph B. Suhre IV Suhre & Associates LLC

EMERGING COMPANIES

EMPLOYMENT Jennifer W. Colvin Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Curtis Cornett Cors & Bassett LLC Caroline M. DiMauro Jackson Lewis PC

PHYLLIS G. BOSSIN

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hyllis Bossin is a well-known and highly respected family law attorney, skilled in both litigation and negotiation. She handles high-asset cases, which often involve complex business valuations and complicated tax and estate issues. Phyllis and her firm handle all aspects of family law cases.

Phyllis is a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer for eight years and has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for over 25 years. She has been named a Super Lawyer in Ohio since its inception in 2004. In 2019, she was named by Ohio Super Lawyers as one of the top 100 lawyers in Ohio and one of the top 50 lawyers in Cincinnati as well as a Super Lawyer in Family Law.

Phyllis G. Bossin & Associates, A Legal Professional Association 201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1910 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-421-4420 bossinlaw.com

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Practice Area Litigation Negotiation Mediation Collaborative practice

David G. Holcombe BakerHostetler

EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL LITGATION Robert Maxwell Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

August T. Janszen Janszen Law Firm

Mary Ellen Malas Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

GENERAL LITIGATION Paige L. Ellerman Mount St. Joseph University

ENVIRONMENTAL

Trista Portales Goldberg Beth Silverman & Associates

Samantha A. Koeninger Rittgers Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Robert A. Bilott Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Adrienne J. Roach Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Michael A. Laing Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Kim K. Burke Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Jeffrey M. Rollman Rollman, Handorf & Conyers, LLC

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR

William D. Hayes Frost Brown Todd LLC

Timothy B. Theissen Strauss & Troy LPA

Thomas T. Terp Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

FINANCE & BANKRUPTCY

GOVERNMENTAL

Michael J. O’Grady Frost Brown Todd LLC

Charlie Luken Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

FIRST AMENDMENT

Donald L. Warner Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

David T. Croall Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Randolph H. Freking Freking Myers & Reul, LLC

FAMILY

Michael S. Glassman Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Randal S. Bloch Wagner & Bloch

Mark D. Guilfoyle Dressman Benzinger LaVelle

Sallee M. Fry Santen & Hughes

Michael W. Hawkins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Zachary D. Smith ZDS Law

Marc Mezibov Mezibov Butler Charles M. Roesch Dinsmore & Shohl LLP C.J. Schmidt III Wood & Lamping LLP EMPLOYMENT LAW & ESTATE PLANNING Eric G. Bruestle Roetzel & Andress LPA

Daniel E. Izenson Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Theresa L. Nelson Strauss & Troy LPA GENERAL PRACTICE George Zamary Zamary Law Firm

Christopher P. Finney Finney Law Firm

GOVERNMENTAL, EMPLOYMENT

John C. Greiner Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Anthony Springer US Attorney’s Office

FAMILY/DOMESTIC RELATIONS

FIRST AMENDMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

GOVERNMENTAL/PUBLIC FINANCE

Gregory L. Adams Croswell & Adams Co. LPA

Monica Dias Frost Brown Todd LLC

Bradley N. Ruwe Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Phyllis G. Bossin Phyllis G. Bossin & Associates LPA

FIRST AMENDMENT/CRIMINAL LAW

Stephanie A. Dietz Dietz & Overmann PLLC

H. Louis Sirkin Santen & Hughes

Barbara J. Howard Barbara J. Howard Co. LPA

GENERAL BUSINESS LAW

William M. Freedman Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Charles M. Meyer Santen & Hughes

Thomas W. Kahle BakerHostetler

Wijdan Jreisat Katz Teller

HEALTH CARE Adam D. Colvin Squire Patton Boggs, LLP

WILLIAM A. POSEY

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ill Posey is a nationally known and respected trial attorney representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high value, significant litigation. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as both a plaintiff and defense lawyer. He is further consistently recognized by the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Form, Litigation Counsel of America and Ohio’s Super Lawyers. Bill has represented injury victims and their families throughout Ohio and Kentucky. Initial consultations are without charge.

He has represented businesses in product liability and tort defense cases in more than 35 states.

Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL 1 E. Fourth St., Suite 1400 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-579-6535 kmklaw.com

Practice Area Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Malpractice, Product Liability and Tort Defense

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 HEALTH LIFE SCIENCES Mark A. McAndrew Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

LITIGATION, CONSTRUCTION LAW

Gerald Greenberg Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Shannah J. Morris GE Aviation

Michael A. Hirschfeld Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

MALPRACTICE

Edward E. Steiner Squire Patton Boggs, LLP

IMMIGRATION

John F. Bennett Ulmer & Berne LLP

Neil Fleischer Fleischer Law Firm LLC

Paul J. Linden Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Antonia Mitroussia Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

INTERNATIONAL

Roger N. Braden Braden Humfleet & Devine, PLC

Paul Allaer Thompson Hine LLP

William A. Posey Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Toshio Nakao Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

MEDIATION

Christopher T. Musillo Musillo Unkenholt IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION Richard I. Fleischer Fleischer Law Firm LLC

Michael R. Oestreicher Thompson Hine LLP LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

MERGERS, COMMERICAL Michael B. Hurley Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

MEDIATION/ARBITRATION Carl J. Stitch Jr. White, Getgey & Meyer Co., LPA

Gregory Parker Rogers Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

INSURANCE

Daniel E. Burke Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

John D. Holschuh Jr. Santen & Hughes

LITIGATION

MERGERS

Daniel J. Donnellon Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer

Melvin A. Bedree Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Susanne Cetrulo Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks

MERGERS, BANKRUPTCY Andrew Simon Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Steven R. Jaeger Jaeger Firm

Michael J. Zavatsky Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Robert Cetrulo Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks

David A. Zimmerman Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

NONPROFIT/TAX EXEMPT David W. Burleigh Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., LPA

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Ronald C. Christian Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP PATENT

Pamela Morgan Hodge Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Jack B. Harrison Cors & Bassett LLC

D. Brock Denton Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

W. Scott Gaines Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Brian S. Sullivan Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Kyle E. Hern University of Cincinnati

James C. Kennedy Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Mark R. Hull Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Thomas A. Sweeney The Sweeney Law Group

Lynne Longtin CT Law

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Vance V. VanDrake III Ulmer & Berne LLP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Julia B. Meister Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Gregory F. Ahrens Wood Herron & Evans LLP

B. Scott Boster Ulmer & Berne LLP Frank D. Chaiken Thompson Hine LLP

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 PATENT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Glenn D. Bellamy Wood Herron & Evans LLP David H. Brinkman Wood Herron & Evans LLP

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

Monica Gearding Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

W. Stuart Dornette Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

David E. Gerner Gerner & Kearns

TAX

Stephen R. Hunt Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt LPA

David M. Lafkas Eureka Ranch!

Scott P. Kadish Ulmer & Berne LLP

J. Dwight Poffenberger Jr. Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Stephen M. King Thompson Hine LLP

Kevin G. Rooney Dorton & Willis PATENT, COPYRIGHT

Monica Donath Kohnen Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Steven J. Goldstein Frost Brown Todd LLC

Tamara Miano Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

PERSONAL INJURY

Samuel M. Scoggins SMS Law

Justin Lee Lawrence Lawrence & Associates Blake R. Maislin Law Offices of Blake R. Maislin, LLC PERSONAL INJURY & BUSINESS LITIGATION

PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING Mark S. Reckman Wood & Lamping LLP PRODUCT LIABILITY, PERSONAL INJURY

WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Patrick J. Mitchell Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP J. Shane Starkey Thompson Hine LLP

TRUST & ESTATE PLANNING William J. Baechtold Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP Kenneth P. Coyne Graf Coyne

Arthur F. McMahon III Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

William R. Graf Graf Coyne William E. Hesch William E. Hesch Law Firm

Robert Cetrulo

Larry Hicks

We represent individuals, businesses and insurance companies without the expense and overhead of larger firms. Each of the

Jeanne Cors Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Ralph W. Kohnen Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Chad Ziepfel Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

TRUST

SECURITIES

CETRULO, MOWERY & HICKS, P.S.C.

WEALTH PLANNING & TAX LAW

Howard S. Levy Voorhees & Levy LLC

James A. Singler Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Diane Schneiderman Episcopal Retirement Homes

TRUST, BUSINESS, GENERAL Susan E. Wheatley Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP William F. Russo Katz Teller

REAL ESTATE, ZONING Sean S. Suder Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Kara H. Lyons Lyons & Lyons

Sonya S. Jindal Tork Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Mary L. Rust Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Peter L. Ney Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis LLP

Susanne M. Cetrulo

Jennifer M. Gatherwright Gatherwright Freeman & Associates

Thomas M. Tepe Jr. Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

RETIREMENT

T. Lawrence Hicks Cetrulo, Mowery & Hicks

Henry G. Alexander Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP

Daniel J. Hoffheimer Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Brian C. Thomas Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP C. Jeffrey Waite Jeffrey Waite & Associates Co. LPA ZONING Thomas W. Breidenstein Stites & Harbison

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named partners has 33 years of legal experience in Ohio and Kentucky courts. Over the past two decades, Bob and Susanne Cetrulo have both been ranked among the most prolific trial attorneys in Kentucky by the Trial Court Review. Larry has been a Leading Lawyer since 2008. In 2015, Lindsay Rump also joined the firm as a partner. We handle business litigation, insurance defense, and product liability and medical malpractice claims.

Susanne, Bob, and Larry are each proud to be recognized as Cincy’s Leading Lawyers.

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019

2019 CINCY MAGAZINE LEADING LAWYER PROFILES

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GREGORY F. AHRENS Gregory F. Ahrens is in his 32nd year of practicing intellectual property law and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His expertise is concentrated on intellectual property litigation, although he oversees others in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice, particularly in the chemical arts. In his litigation practice, Gregory has handled dozens of cases, many through jury trials and appeals, in numerous federal courts across the country, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as in various state courts in Ohio. Greg is currently a member of the Executive Committee of Wood Herron & Evans, which manage the firm’s operations.

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Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gahrens@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property

GLENN BELLAMY

PAUL R. BOGGS III

DAVID H. BRINKMAN

Glenn Bellamy is a Partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. Glenn has 30 years of intellectual property litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, and U.S. Customs enforcement experience. He counsels clients on strategic plans for IP protection of everything from video games to firearms and has litigated cases in federal courts and before the International Trade Commission. Glenn has a B.S. in Nuclear Medicine Technology, from the University of Cincinnati, 1984 and J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1987.

Mr. Boggs, a lifelong resident of Northern Kentucky, is in his 36th year of private practice and is licensed in both Kentucky and Ohio. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association. While his firm is a general practice firm, Mr. Boggs concentrates his practice in all facets of business representation, commercial/business litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation and estate/ succession planning. He regularly is invited to speak to groups about various business, employment and estate planning issues. He and his wife are residents of Florence, Kentucky, and are members of Seven Hills Church.

Mr. Boggs is actively involved in the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Business Networking International and regularly volunteers with local charitable organizations. Leisure activities include skiing, golf, reading, hiking and mountain biking.

David H. Brinkman is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1994, Mr. Brinkman is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and his expertise is concentrated in the areas of electronic, mechanical and electrical technologies. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America.

Wallace Boggs PLLC 300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 100 Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 859-647-9100 wallaceboggs.com

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 dbrinkman@whe-law.com

Practice Area Business, Business Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Employment Law

Practice Area Patent & Intellectual Property Law

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gbellamy@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property Law

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KATHLEEN BRINKMAN

DAVID CROALL

RICHARD I. FLEISCHER

Kathy represents corporations and individuals who face investigation or charges by federal authorities, or whose property the government seeks to forfeit. She has recently defended clients in environmental, immigration, public corruption, gambling, fraud, and false statements criminal investigations and forfeitures.

She has experience in health care fraud matters, including False Claims Act cases. Kathy is a recognized authority in asset forfeiture and has taught the subject throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Dave has been representing employers in a wide variety of employment law matters for more than 30 years.

Recently, his practice has been focused on employment discrimination, wrongful discharge and wage-hour litigation and preventive employment law counseling and training.

Richard is a 1970 graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School.

For over 46 years, he has been a pioneer for immigration law and is reportedly the first attorney in Ohio to concentrate in this area of law. He will humbly admit to bringing thousands of individuals, families and businesses successfully through the immigration process.

Richard is the founder of The Fleischer Law Firm. Since 2000, when his son, Neil, also an immigration attorney, joined the firm, Richard and the firm’s staff have continued to offer compassion, diligence and integrity to anyone with immigration law requirements.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E. Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4258 kbrinkman@porterwright.com Practice Area White collar criminal and regulatory Defense Corporate internal investigations Asset forfeiture

He has achieved positive outcomes for clients in state and federal courts, representing a variety of employers, including hospitals, manufacturers, a major airline, a university, retailers and service providers.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E, Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4240 dcroall@porterwright.com Practice Area Labor & Employment

The Fleischer Law Firm LLC 810 Sycamore St., Second Floor Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-246-1212immigrate2usa.com Practice Area Immigration Law

JONATHAN FOX

W. SCOTT GAINES

KENNETH GERMAIN

Jonathan Fox graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1988 (J.D.). Prior to law school, he was a trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a police officer for the City of Monroe. Mr. Fox was an assistant prosecutor for Franklin Municipal Court, a Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney, and an assistant law director/prosecuting attorney for the City of Hamilton. He has been an acting judge in all three Butler County Area Courts for the past 10 years. Currently, Mr. Fox serves as magistrate in Trenton Mayor’s Court. Mr. Fox’s primary areas of practice include Traffic/Criminal, with a concentration on DUI defense, Criminal Defense, Juvenile, and Personal Injury.

W. Scott Gaines is an associate at Wood Herron & Evans, and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering.

Scott’s practice focuses primarily on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for electronic devices and circuits, digital and analog communication systems, semiconductor devices and processing, and software-implemented inventions. He also has more than 12 years of practical engineering experience, mainly in wireless communications and radio frequency electronics, with particular experience involving cellular telecommunication networks, aerospace electronics and defense electronics.

Germain has more than 40 years of varied experience in the trademark/ unfair competition field.

He focuses his practice on trademark counseling, consulting and litigation.

He is often retained as an expert witness working on cases involving some of the nation’s largest companies in high-stakes, cutting-edge cases. He is also available for Early Neutral Evaluation. In addition to his involvement at WHE, he recently taught Intellectual Property/Trademark courses at the NKU Chase School of Law and at the University of Dayton Law School’s Program in Law and Technology. Germain has a J.D. from New York University School of Law, 1969, and an A.B., magna cum laude, from Rutgers College, 1966.

Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton-Glendale Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 777-2222 or (513) 844-8888 jfox@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Criminal/Traffic DUI/OVI Defense Personal Injury Juvenile

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 gbellamy@whe-law.com Practice Area Intellectual Property Law

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 kgermain@whe-law.com Practice Area Trademark Law

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 STEPHEN E. GILLEN

WILLIAM E. HESCH

DANIEL J. HOFFHEIMER

Prior to entering private practice in 1994, Stephen Gillen served as house counsel for an education publishing company. He has written and spoken nationally on various publishing and copyright topics. Steve’s practice emphasizes publishing and entertainment transactions and disputes, Internet issues, advertising law, computer law, copyrights, technology transfer, trade secrets and related matters. His clients include publishers, authors, artists, photographers, videographers, independent producers, Internet service providers, multimedia developers and software programmers. Mr. Gillen has a B.S.B.A from Miami University, 1975, and a J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 1980.

William E. Hesch founded his law firm and CPA firm in 1993, with an emphasis in estate and tax planning.

As one of the few attorneys in the Cincinnati area who is also a CPA and Personal Financial Specialist, Mr. Hesch provides creative, practical solutions to complex legal, tax and retirement planning for business owners and individuals. His videos at www.heschlaw.com identify the Top 10 Mistakes Business Owners make in Tax, Succession and Estate Planning.

A former president of both the Cincinnati Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Cincinnati chapter, Dan Hoffheimer is a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where his law practice is concentrated in nonprofit and charitable organization law, estate planning, trust and probate law, family businesses, and related issues. Dan is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is board certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the Ohio State Bar Association Specialty Board. He has also been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine, one of the top 100 SuperLawyers in Ohio and one of the top 50 SuperLawyers in Cincinnati by Law and Politics Magazine.

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 sgillen@whe-law.com Practice Area Copyright & Intellectual Property Law

Practice Areas Purchase/Sale of Business Interests Estate Planning and Administration Succession Planning & Business Law Tax Planning for Business Owners Retirement Planning for Baby Boomers Elder Law Medicaid Planning

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 425 Walnut St., Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-357-9328. hoffheimer@taftlaw.com Practice Areas Trust & Estate Planning

RANDALL S. JACKSON, JR.

STEVEN R. JAEGER

DAVID E. JEFFERIES

Randy Jackson is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is in the firm’s Chemical/Materials Sciences and Biotech Practice Groups. While involved in all phases of intellectual property representation, Randy’s expertise is heavily concentrated in the chemical and biotechnology areas. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1998, the Kentucky Bar in 1999, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also is admitted before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court.

Steven R. Jaeger, Esq., served as a circuit and district judge on the Kentucky State Court of Justice from 1987 until 2010. He returned to private practice and mediates disputes in Kentucky in personal injury, civil litigation and family law cases. He is respected for his fair, committed and neutral approach to achieve issue resolution and his demeanor and compassion when working with parties to achieve practical solutions to mediated issues. For more information visit thejaegerfirm.com

David E. Jefferies is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1998 and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio in 1999, Mr. Jefferies is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He joined Wood Herron & Evans in 1998 and his expertise is concentrated in patent prosecution and infringement evaluation in the areas of biology, biotech, pharmaceuticals and biomedical devices.

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 rjackson@whe-law.com

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Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 djefferies@whe-law.com Practice Areas Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patent Law

LORI KRAFTE

PAUL LINDEN

ROBERT H. LYONS

Lori Krafte is a Partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. Lori counsels clients in all areas of advertising and media law, privacy, trademarks, copyrights, and domain name disputes and other internet law matters.

Krafte has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of advertising law, trademarks, copyrights, and IP litigation; and she has been named to Ohio Super Lawyers for a number of years, including as one of the top 25 women lawyers in Cincinnati four times, and one of the top 50 women lawyers in Ohio in 2010. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Krafte has a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998, a Doctor of Philosophy from The Claremont Graduate School, 1989, and a B.A. from Indiana University, 1977.

Paul Linden is a partner and registered patent attorney with Wood Herron & Evans LLP. During his more than 10 years in practice, Paul has developed expertise in three primary areas of intellectual property law: federal court litigation at both the trial and appellate levels involving patents, trademarks and trade secrets; contested proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office involving patents and trademarks; and preparing legal opinions regarding a range of intellectual property issues, such as patentability and freedom to operate. Paul currently serves as co-chair of the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, where he presents annually on recent development in intellectual property law. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law where he teaches a course on intellectual property practice.

Robert H. Lyons has been successfully defending the rights of those charged with DUI in Southwest Ohio for more than 35 years.

He has established a reputation of providing an aggressive defense, leaving no stone unturned, while obtaining the best possible outcome for his clients. With vast experience in DUI, Mr. Lyons is very active in teaching DUI defense to other attorneys and has been an instructor at Chase College of Law and Miami University. Mr. Lyons is also the former chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Traffic Law Committee.

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 lkrafte@whe-law.com

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 plinden@whe-law.com

Practice Area Media & Intellectual Property Law

Practice Areas Intellectual property practice

KARA H. LYONS After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Chase College of Law in 2015, Kara H. Lyons, following her late grandfather’s and father’s footsteps, joined the family firm of Lyons & Lyons as a third-generation attorney. With a primary focus on wills, trusts, estate planning and probate law, Ms. Lyons has made it her mission to simplify the traditionally overly complicated estate planning process, by creating personalized plans based upon each client’s individual needs.

Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton Glendale Road West Chester, Ohio 45069 513-777-222 klyons@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Trust & Estate Planning Probate Business Law

Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law 8310 Princeton-Glendale Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 777-2222 rlyons@lyonsandlyonslaw.com Practice Areas Traffic/Criminal Personal Injury Estate Planning DUI/OVI Defense

LEV MARTYNIUK Lev represents clients in corporate and general business matters involving divestitures, structuring and reorganization, ownership succession planning and other contractual transactions to help companies and business owners exit on their own terms.

He advises privately held, middle market companies aiming to sell to a third party in reorganization strategies, and international private company clients about inbound domestic transactions.

Additionally, he is a legal advocate for troubled borrowers, working with distressed business owners to improve their financial and operational viability.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 E. Fifth St., Suite 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-369-4211 lmartyniuk@porterwright.com Practice Area Banking & Finance Business Growth & Operation Intellectual Property International Business & Trade Mergers & Acquisitions

TODD V. MCMURTRY Todd V. McMurtry has extensive experience in both personal and business litigation matters.

He has handled and tried cases throughout Ohio and Kentucky. Super Lawyers recently recognized Todd as 2019 Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyer. Martindale Hubbelll has rated him as AV Preeminent. Todd combines his business litigation and mediation training to help business owners resolve conflicts. Todd has written extensively on the topics of business divorce and is available for consultation with individuals or fellow attorneys. Todd also represents individuals damaged by legal malpractice. Todd has been married for 32 years to Dr. Maria C. Garriga. Together, they have three adult children.

Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC 250 Grandview Drive, Suite 500 Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 859-344-1188 tmcmurtry@hemmerlaw.com Practice Areas Legal Malpractice, Business Divorce, Business Litigation, Mediation

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Cincy LEADING LAWYERS 2019 JULIA B. MEISTER

ANTONIA MITROUSSIA

MATTHEW S. PARRISH

Julia is an experienced, respected litigator who has prevailed in jury and bench trials and arbitrations as well as administrative proceedings on behalf of individual, corporate, health care, and fiduciary clients. She has been received as an expert and appointed counsel by courts. Julia is an elected fellow of the selective American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is recognized in several categories by Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers. She frequently is invited to speak to groups of attorneys and judicial personnel and has chaired drafting committees to submit new legislation for the state of Ohio. She serves as a trustee at the Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Legal Aid Society and has been appointed to several committees at the Cincinnati Bar Association, which honored her with its Warrington Community Service award. She serves on the Taft Ethics committee and as a mentor for junior lawyers through the Ohio Supreme Court. Julia is a graduate of Leadership Cincinnati Class 41. She is passionate about the arts in greater Cincinnati, Girls on the Run, and assisting and protecting older adults as a volunteer guardian and advocate.

Antonia Mitroussia’s Immigration practice focuses on counseling domestic and multi-national employers on foreign recruitment strategies and immigration compliance—including how to best manage their foreign labor force, transfer employees from abroad and hire new foreign professionals in the U.S. She represents clients on complex employment-based and related family-based immigration transactions through multiple federal adjudicative stages including the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Departments of Labor and Homeland Security. Ms. Mitroussia is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves on the International Advisory Council of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She has also served as past secretary of the Board of Directors of the European-American Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, and as chair of the International Law Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association. She attended the University of Athens, Greece, and received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Cincinnati and her J.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Matthew S. Parrish is a partner in the Cincinnati office of FisherBroyles, LLP. His practice focuses primarily on helping clients find ways to finance, capitalize, buy and sell their businesses. Matt serves as an adviser to publicly traded and privately held clients ranging from global financial service companies to middle market and early-stage high-growth companies that operate primarily in the manufacturing, consumer products, technology and entertainment industries. In 2019, Matt was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Securities and Capital Markets Law.

PARTNER, TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER CINCINNATI OFFICE 425 Walnut Street #1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957 513 357-9330 Meister@taftlaw.com Practice Areas General Litigation, Estate, Trust & Fiduciary Litigation, and Health Care

Taft Stettinius & Hollister 425 Walnut St., Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 357-9665 mitroussia@taftlaw.com Practice Area Immigration

FisherBroyles, LLP 201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1900 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-399-8212 matthew.parrish@fisherbroyles.com Practice Area Commercial Securities

J. DWIGHT POFFENBERGER, JR.

KEVIN G. ROONEY

GEORGE J. ZAMARY

Dwight Poffenberger is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP and is involved in all phases of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1994, Mr. Poffenberger is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He joined Wood Herron & Evans in 1995, following prior experience at the USPTO where he was a patent examiner. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1987 and his Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law in 1993.

As a partner with Dorton & Willis, Kevin G. Rooney is involved in all facets of the firm’s practice. He focuses on patent and trademark procurement, enforcement, counseling and strategic planning. He partners with clients in protecting a wide variety of innovations. With over 26 years as a practicing patent and trademark attorney, and five years as a U.S. Patent Examiner, he remains passionate about helping clients protect their most valuable technologies and brands.

George Zamary started the Zamary Law Firm in 2016 with the intent of providing high quality, personalized legal services while building long-term relationships with clients. Mr. Zamary practices in the areas of business law, litigation, estate planning, construction and employment law. Due to the Zamary Law Firm’s smaller size, it is able to act quickly and innovatively to client’s issues. Our goal is to be an integral part of our clients’ businesses and an advocate for matters of a more personal nature. We combine a common sense approach to achieve practical results.

Wood Herron & Evans LLP 2700 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2324 dpoffenberger@whe-law.com

Dorton & Willis LLP 10260 Alliance Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-847-2320 dortonwillis.com linkedin.com/in/kevin-rooney-30474a112/

Zamary Law Firm, LLC 455 Delta Ave., Suite 204 Cincinnati, OH 45226 513-448-4150 gzamary@zamarylaw.com

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Practice Area Intellectual Property Law

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