Litigation Partner
CurrentSuccessful trial defense of bank trustee against multi-million dollar breach of fiduciary duty claims regarding trust administration and investments. (2012)Defense, alternative dispute resolution, and successful settlement of intense family dispute regarding use of funds from multi-million dollar generation-skipping trust. (2012) Defense, alternative dispute resolution, and successful settlement of claims against an individual trustee and Power of Attorney against claims of self-dealing. (2011) Successful representation of multiple Clinton County, Ohio, landowners in boundary disputes involving claims of adverse possession. (2011) Successful trial defense and settlement of claims regarding family farm in Fayette County, Ohio, including defense against co-parceners’ claims and prosecution of partition action; obtained rare physical partition of farm land, which allowed client to maintain home farm. (2010) Successful trial defense of breach of contract claims involving estate distributions. (2007) Litigation and management of multiple employment lawsuits to successful resolution. (2006 to present) Successful motion for summary judgment in favor of major bank in a commercial lease dispute, successful defense of appeal in the First District Court of Appeals, and successful opposing to request for appeal to the Supreme Court of Ohio. (2006)