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More than 900 legal professionals in 26 offices across the country collaborate seamlessly at Barnes & Thornburg to field the right team for you. As one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, we put our collective experience across legal disciplines to work so you can conduct business in today’s changing marketplace. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com.
We represent individuals, growing businesses and Fortune 1000 companies on both sides of disputes that originate in Ohio – or elsewhere. Our lawyers have taken cases to trial and have argued cases in many regions of the United States, as well as in the United States Supreme Court. Clients retain us because our attorneys confront the risks they face as though they are their own and because they have the skill and expertise to communicate complex issues in simple and understandable terms.
Outside of business disputes, the bulk of our litigation work is in defending individuals and companies. We also represent individuals and companies injured or harmed by others. Our representation of plaintiffs is as vigilant and aggressive as our advocacy for individuals and corporations on the defense side.
Family law and probate administration is an area where Bieser, Greer & Landis has also excelled. We work with clients and their families to achieve their goals while providing advice concerning consequences of the alternatives available to the clients.
At Charles E. Boyk Law Offices, our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for people affected by serious injuries. We are committed to helping clients move forward after an accident by providing clear guidance and dedicated legal representation throughout the process. Our team assists with important questions about managing the impact of an injury, protecting your interests and your family’s well-being, and understanding how a Toledo personal injury lawyer can support your recovery and claim.
At Fried Law Group LLC, our attorneys value clear communication and strong working relationships with the people we represent. We take the time to learn about each client’s circumstances, including the practical concerns and family dynamics that often come with matters involving trusts, estates, and long-term planning.
Our attorneys review the facts of each situation carefully and provide straightforward guidance throughout the legal process. By staying attentive to both the legal and personal aspects of a case, we aim to help clients make informed decisions and move forward with greater clarity.
At Hahn Loeser, our people form the core of our firm. We have assembled a team of highly skilled attorneys and staff across the United States. Our focus on collaborative efforts and creative business solutions sets us apart. We prioritize the needs of our clients and our team members alike, emphasizing a supportive environment. The diverse backgrounds of our attorneys represent Hahn Loeser's enduring commitment to diversity. This has spurred a broad practice range and has helped us foster strong relationships within various community segments over the years. We strive to understand your business and personal goals to help you achieve them according to your specific needs.
Hahn Loeser's client-centered approach is facilitated by our dedicated team of attorneys and staff who operate across different practice areas and office locations nationwide, working together to devise innovative solutions for client challenges.
With more than 140 attorneys, we have established a national presence, expanding to eight strategic locations across the country, including Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Naples, Fort Myers, Tampa, and Sarasota, Florida; San Diego, California; and Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1920, Hahn Loeser has grown to become one of the 500 largest law firms in the United States as recognized by The National Law Journal. We are equipped to manage complex litigation and transactions while offering our clients highly personalized service.
Kaman & Cusimano LLC includes seven attorneys who have received recognition from Best Lawyers across seven practice areas. The firm has been included in Best Lawyers listings since 2012. This recognition is based on a peer review process and reflects professional acknowledgment within the legal community and the regions where the firm practices. Attorneys at Kaman & Cusimano LLC have been recognized in areas that include Real Estate Law, Community Association Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
In addition, Kaman & Cusimano LLC has been acknowledged by Best Law Firms in four practice areas. These rankings are determined through a research methodology maintained by Best Lawyers since 2010. The firm has received seven rankings across four practice areas, further reflecting peer and client evaluations of its legal services.
Lowe Trial Lawyers is a leading law firm with 3 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 3 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1993. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Lowe Trial Lawyers has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.
Lowe Trial Lawyers is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 3 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Lowe Trial Lawyers has 3 rankings in 3 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
Luftman, Heck & Associates is a criminal defense law firm located in Columbus, Ohio. Led by Columbus criminal defense attorneys Ben Luftman, Peter Scranton, Bryan Bowen, and Joseph Kunkel, our law firm has successfully represented thousands of clients on various criminal charges. Our attorneys understand that the criminal justice system can be an unjust and scary place without a knowledgeable attorney by your side.
That is why for over a decade, the Columbus criminal defense attorneys with Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP have successfully represented clients in Central Ohio who have been charged with criminal offenses from DUI charges to serious felonies and federal offenses. That extensive experience will enable us to better help you. Some of the most common criminal charges that we defend against are:
- First time DUI charges
- Drug charges such as possession of a controlled substance and drug trafficking
- Sex crimes such as sexual battery and rape charges
- Violent crimes such as domestic violence and assault charges
Our law firm's experience handling such a wide array of criminal charges means that we have likely represented someone in your shoes before and that previous experience will better help us represent you. If you've been charged with a crime in Central Ohio, schedule a free initial consultation with Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP. Our law firm has two offices in Central Ohio so that there is always a convenient place to meet with clients: a downtown Columbus office and a Dublin office.
Founded in 2007 by former Chiefs of the Ohio Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section, Mac Murray & Shuster (M&S) helps businesses nationwide proactively manage their consumer protection and privacy regulatory compliance demands, defend against litigation, and respond to regulatory challenges and investigations by state attorneys general and federal agencies including the FTC, FCC, and CFPB.
From small and mid-market firms to Fortune 100 companies, their client base spans highly regulated industries including direct-to-consumer marketing, teleservices, financial services, healthcare, energy, cannabis, automotive, higher education, and charitable contributions. Having worked in the trenches on every side of these laws, M&S attorneys are able to advise from a regulator's point of view and understand firsthand the challenges businesses face in trying to meet their compliance obligations without impeding operational, financial, and innovation objectives. The firm is uniquely positioned to help clients proactively manage their compliance responsibilities and establish a defensible position that mitigates risk and supports a compliance culture.
Bringing an unmatched combination of big firm experience, political savvy, and boutique client service, M&S has received national recognition for excellence in law and is certified as a women-owned business by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). They are a proud member of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF).
Founded in 1954, Mansour Gavin LPA is a full-service law firm with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. The firm provides trusted counsel to individuals and privately held and publicly traded companies across a broad range of practice areas, including corporate and business law, civil litigation, real estate and land use, labor and employment, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, environmental law, and alternative dispute resolution.
Mansour Gavin is known for delivering practical, results-driven solutions through a collaborative, client-focused approach tailored to each client’s unique goals and challenges.
Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC: International Immigration Lawyers
Founded and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbus, and Raleigh, Margaret W. Wong & Associates, LLC represents and advises immigrants and companies on a wide range of complex United States immigration issues. Our immigration law firm is capable of handling any situation: work visas, green cards (permanent residency), J-1 waivers, labor certifications, deportation cases, and asylum cases, among many other immigration-related services. Our immigration attorneys have over 200 years of combined legal experience and we customize our representation to each individual or company’s needs and concerns.
Our immigration attorneys have represented tens of thousands of people in their individual immigration needs. We are licensed to practice throughout the United States and stand ready to confidentially discuss your particular situation and concerns. Our attorneys and staff speak English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, French, German, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Thai, and many other languages.
Our firm is honored to have received the highest recognition possible from our peers in the legal community for our achievements and dedication to our investor and consumer clients, including an AV-Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating available. The firm's founding member, David P. Meyer, is listed in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ®, a distinction awarded to just 1% of the practicing lawyers in the country as voted by other lawyers. Law and Politics magazine has repeatedly selected Mr. Meyer as an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star. In addition, the firm's investor representation practice was featured as the cover story in the Columbus C.E.O. magazine.
Meyer Wilson Werning has achieved jury awards, arbitration awards and settlements with a combined value of hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of our clients. Mr. Meyer has the honor of winning the largest jury verdict in Ohio's history, a jury verdict in excess of $262 million on behalf of 250 investors against Prudential Securities.
We represent clients with investor claims in federal and state courts, and in arbitration through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and private arbitration. We also represent international clients with claims against brokerage firms in the United States through FINRA.
The firm's class action practice group has prosecuted many nationwide consumer class actions as court-appointed Lead, Co-Lead and Class Counsel in federal and state courts throughout the country
Our lawyers are all experienced trial attorneys who have obtained over $200 million in compensation through verdicts and settlements. All of us are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Howard Mishkind is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as well. We lecture and teach future lawyers, and participate in continuing legal education and seminars throughout the State of Ohio. We also speak to medical groups on how to avoid medical malpractice claims. Trust the law firm that other lawyers look to for answers, education and results!
We practice together and work as a team in the trial of personal injury and medical malpractice actions. We are blessed to be able to make a difference for victims that otherwise would remain victimized. The mark of our success is measured not only by the number of victories and the lives that we have restored, but through the continued referral of patients and clients by doctors, insurance representatives and attorneys that defend doctors, hospitals and nursing homes. They know our commitment and determination to help the injured. We would be honored to show you how we can make a difference for you and your family.
Our Family
We are an established family firm started in 1931. We have been providing consistent, successful legal service to those who have situations that call for an experienced lawyer. Today, our family firm includes 11 attorneys, including eight Murray partners, and we continue to build off of our rich and distinguished legal history of four generations to bring you the best advocacy possible.
Our Firm
Our attorneys provide legal assistance within several practice areas. When you secure our law firm to help you with your legal issue or to refer your case, you are getting a diverse group of attorneys working within very focused practice areas. What does this mean for you? It means that you have at your disposal a team that can provide you with comprehensive knowledge within these areas. Our attorneys are skilled negotiators and trial lawyers, with the experience needed to protect your interests in negotiations, arbitration, and mediation, as well as in state and federal courts. We are honored that you choose us.
Our Motto
The firm was founded in 1931 with the determination to provide representation to working men and women who have been injured either physically or financially through no fault of their own. We maintain this motto today. Our greatest satisfaction comes from helping you, our clients. We have built an abundant heritage by remaining firmly focused on our clients. We maintain this commitment by providing knowledgeable and skilled legal representation, and by never forgetting the human, compassionate element in our practice. We offer free consultations over the phone or in person where our lawyers will meet with you to discuss your case, assess the best course of action and strive to get you the compensation you deserve. Our focus in personal injury, consumer protection and business litigation allows our family of lawyers to diversify while offering excellent advocacy within our practice areas.
Nelson Mullins meets the needs of its clients in litigation, corporate, labor and employment, securities, tax and other business areas. Many clients, including growth companies, expanding local businesses and major international companies, retain the firm to provide all of their legal services. Other clients are national companies requiring assistance with specific regional or local legal matters. The firm also has significant experience representing international companies interested in locating facilities in the Southeast.
Nelson Mullins provides creative solutions to complex legal and business problems while offering value-added service to firm clients. With more than 35 diversified practice areas, many of Nelson Mullins' clients, from individuals to worldwide organizations, look to the firm for full legal services. Start-up assistance for entrepreneurial endeavors, complex multi-action litigation defense, and representation of underwriters and investment bankers are only a few of the services that are provided by firm attorneys.
The firm is large enough to ensure promptness of service, yet personal enough to maintain our established reputation for individual client attention. Nelson Mullins provides the highest level of service to clients, while continuing to develop new areas of talent and knowledge.
The firm has adopted a program of closely managing its own performance, particularly with respect to quality of service and practice development. The firm closely communicates regarding clients' requirements and the potential fees and expenses that may result from the firm's work. Attorneys communicate with clients about available cost-saving measures.
Professional Affiliations
The lawyers of Nelson Mullins are members of more than 100 professional organizations and bar associations, and hold leadership positions in many of them. Selected firm lawyers are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Defense Research Institute, and the Product Liability Advisory Council. Additionally, the firm holds membership in two premier law firm associations.
American Law Firm Association
Nelson Mullins is the designated member firm of the American Law Firm Association for Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The basic object of ALFA, through its member firms, is to improve the quality and efficiency of legal services and to provide those services to clients at reasonable cost. Member firms of ALFA practice independently and not in relationship for the joint practice of law.
State Capital Global Law Firm Group
Nelson Mullins is the South Carolina member of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group, an association of independent law firms. Member firms are located in all 50 U.S. state capitals and in business markets and financial centers around the world. Attorneys from member firms bring a broad range of skills and experience. Firm members of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.
Oliver Law Office is a leading law firm with Brian R. Noethlich recognized by Best Lawyers in 3 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2022. Having a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers' credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Oliver Law Office has on their team. Brian R. Noethlich has been recognized in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.
Oliver Law Office is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 3 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Oliver Law Office has 3 rankings in 3 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
Paul Daiker’s greatest focus is on criminal defense, wherein he helps people who have been charged with state or federal felonies and misdemeanors. The types of cases that Mr. Daiker handles include DUI / OVI, domestic violence, drug possession and trafficking, assault and other violent crimes, professional malpractice, sex offenses, financial crimes, weapons violations, driving under the influence, and internet sex crimes.
Mr. Daiker practices family law and divorce, assisting clients with issues including child custody and visitation, child support, alimony, and the division of assets and debts. He represents people who are trying to obtain modifications to, or the enforcement of, existing divorce orders, support orders, and custody orders.
Attorney Daiker also concentrates on the special niche of the law concerning domestice violence, civil protection orders and anti-stalking protection orders.
Rathbone Group (RG) is a national subrogation law firm handling the recovery of auto, property, and workers’ comp claims when a third party is responsible for the damages, largely on a contingency fee basis. RG handles claims pre-suit through a team of licensed claims adjusters to save clients money. If litigation is warranted or desired, RG’s extensive experience in subrogation litigation management will maximize recoveries while minimizing costs.
Our attorneys are licensed in: AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NY, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY. The remaining states, Canada, and the US Islands are covered through its pre-qualified and thoroughly vetted network of counsel.
A full service Southeastern-based law firm representing clients across the United States and internationally, Stites & Harbison PLLC is known as a preeminent firm managing sophisticated transactions, challenging litigation, and complex regulatory matters on a daily basis. The firm represents a broad spectrum of clients including multinational corporations, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health care organizations, manufacturers, private companies, nonprofit organizations, family-owned businesses and individuals. Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation.
The firm maintains 11 offices across six states--Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia--and is able to service the needs of international clients with its memberships in Business Counsel, Inc. and Lex Mundi. Additionally, Stites & Harbison is a member of The Harmonie Group, the national network of top litigation law firms, and is the Kentucky representative to the prestigious Southern Law Network.
At Taft, we work together across offices and practice areas to help clients address legal and business challenges efficiently and strategically. Our attorneys focus on practical solutions designed to support clients’ goals, whether they are managing day-to-day operations, navigating complex transactions, or resolving disputes.
With more than 1,100 attorneys, Taft serves clients from offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Delaware, Ohio; Aspen, Denver, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Detroit and Southfield, Michigan; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Stuart and West Palm Beach, Florida; and Washington, D.C.
Taft represents individuals, privately held businesses, public companies, nonprofits, and institutions across established and emerging industries throughout the United States and internationally.
The firm advises clients in a broad range of practice areas, including:
- Business
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
- Employment and Labor Relations
- Energy
- Environmental
- Health Care
- Intellectual Property
- Lending and Finance
- Litigation
- Private Client
- Real Estate
- Tax
Since 1885, Taft has remained focused on delivering responsive legal counsel and client service tailored to the needs of businesses, organizations, and individuals.
Affiliated Businesses
Taft attorneys regularly collaborate with affiliated businesses to provide clients with additional consulting and advisory services in a variety of industries and operational areas. These affiliated businesses include:
- Ginovus
- Taft Advisors LLC
- Taft Business Consulting
- Taft Infrastructure Advisors
Through these organizations, clients have access to consulting services related to planning, forecasting, government relations, infrastructure, and public policy matters.
Awards and Honors
Taft and its attorneys have received recognition from legal industry publications and ranking organizations, including:
Main Areas of Practice:
Business: Taft represents public, private, and nonprofit clients in industries including banking, construction, finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, real estate, retail, transportation, and utilities. The firm advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies on local, national, and cross-border matters.
Bankruptcy and Restructuring: The firm represents debtors, lenders, creditors’ committees, trustees, suppliers, developers, landlords, buyers, sellers, and other parties in restructuring matters, insolvency proceedings, transactions, and related litigation across multiple industries.
Employment and Labor Relations: Taft advises employers on labor and employment matters, including workplace policies, litigation, labor relations, employee benefits and ERISA compliance, workplace safety, immigration matters, and workers’ compensation issues.
Energy: The firm represents energy providers, utilities, developers, independent power producers, transmission companies, and other participants in the energy sector on regulatory, transactional, and operational matters.
Environmental: Taft handles environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, enforcement matters, environmental due diligence, toxic tort claims, Superfund matters, Brownfields redevelopment, and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.
Health Care: The firm advises hospitals, physicians, health systems, research institutions, and medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies on business, regulatory, reimbursement, litigation, employment, and compliance matters.
Intellectual Property: Taft counsels clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and intellectual property litigation, including matters involving pharmaceuticals, life sciences, software, and internet-related technologies.
Lending and Finance: The firm represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions, including asset-based lending, acquisition finance, mezzanine financing, real estate finance, equipment leasing, regulatory compliance, and consumer financial services matters.
Litigation: Taft represents clients in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and regulatory matters involving commercial disputes, antitrust, bankruptcy, construction, environmental claims, intellectual property, securities, product liability, white collar defense, and other complex litigation matters.
Private Client: The firm advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, succession planning, trusts and estates, charitable planning, and tax-related matters.
Real Estate: Taft represents clients in matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, land use, construction, property management, and real estate litigation.
Tax: The firm advises corporations, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, joint ventures, and individuals on tax planning, employee benefits, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, international tax matters, state and local taxation, and tax controversy matters.
We focus our practice on family law including the areas of divorce, dissolution, child custody, visitation, parentage, spousal support, child support, and post decree custody modification and support modification.
Tom began his career as a staff attorney in the court system and went on to work for a large insurance defense firm. While there, he quickly realized that fighting against people who had legitimate claims was not rewarding. So in 1997, Tom joined a prestigious personal injury and medical malpractice firm, representing people with catastrophic injuries such as severe brain injuries and amputated limbs. Within six months of joining that firm, he obtained a jury verdict against a physician. Since then, he established The Robenalt Law Firm, Inc., committed to obtaining the best possible results for its clients.
THE HIGHEST QUALITYLEGAL REPRESENTATION
With over 25 years of experience, Tom Robenalt and his team of attorneys have helped thousands of clients achieve their goals. Our firm continually receives referrals from past clients and other lawyers — a true compliment to our work ethic and overall practice. You will always meet with a lawyer about your case and we listen so that you get the compensation you deserve.
NO FEE UNLESS WE WIN
We will provide you with a free, no cost review of your potential claims. In fact, personal injury and medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means that we guarantee that if you do not get a recovery, you will not be charged for legal fees or costs and expenses of the case that are advanced by our firm. This is our promise – no fees or expenses unless you get a recovery.
TREATING YOU WITH RESPECT
We treat every client as an individual, not a number. We treat clients like we want to be treated — with respect, dignity, and the utmost care. We take the time to listen to clients, understand the damages sustained, and aggressively fight with opposing parties and counsel so that each client gets what they deserve.
With over 75 years of combined experience, our knowledgeable, skilled and award-winning Columbus family law attorneys know what it takes to obtain positive results in complex cases involving divorce, asset division, child custody and more. We focus on solving problems, so you can focus on yourself, your children and your future.
Going through a divorce — or any other family law issue — can be extremely painful and emotional. It can also leave you feeling alone. At Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown, LLC, we know what you’re going through and take steps to ensure that you’re not alone. With us on your side, we can help you get through these difficult times and move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
