Practice Areas:

Corporate/Business

• Company Formation and Business Planning
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Governance
• Taxation

Banking

• Regulatory Counsel
• Loan Documentation

Estate Planning and Administration

• Estate Planning
• Wills and Trusts

Education:

• Ohio State University, J.D., summa cum laude (1991)
• Admitted to the National Law Honor Society, Order of the Coif, and served as an editor of the Ohio State Law Journal
• Ohio State University, B.S. (1988)

Notable Experience:

• Assisting several bank and bank holding company clients through growth and regulatory issues
• Representing both buyers and sellers in transactions ranging from $1 million to several hundred million dollars
• Negotiating and drafting agreements involving software licensing and development, technology investment, trademark protection and licensing, contracting, and issues related to website development and hosting and electronic commerce
• Counseling family business owners in succession planning

Bar and Court Admissions/Memberships:

• Medina County Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Currently Chair of the Medina County Bar Association
• Fee Dispute Resolution Committee
• Member of the Medina County Estate Planning Council
• Member of the Medina County Economic Development Corporation

Corporate and Civic Involvement:

• Ohio State University Medina County Extension Advisory Board
• Chairman of the Medina County 4-H Endowment Committee
• Served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Medina County Community Fund (1999-2008), Chairman (2007)