W. Chip Herin Iii Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

• Corporate and Business:
• Serve as private counsel to public and privately-held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and partnerships on issues related to corporate organization, structure, and governance.
• Considerable experience negotiating and structuring business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and member buyouts, funding activities, and private securities offerings.
• Act as general counsel to start-up entities (for-profit and nonprofit) and mature companies.Real Estate:
• Represent private and public-sector clients with the purchase, sale, and financing of commercial real estate, including pre-purchase issue identification, due diligence, and post-closing transitioning.
• Significant experience in negotiating and preparing commercial leases, including office, industrial, retail, medical office space, cell tower leases, easements, and licenses.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Chosen by Partner to serve as co-counsel in a mandamus action before the Ohio Supreme Court; drafted Answer and Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings that was granted and resulted in the case being dismissed.
• Drafted Motion for Relief from Stay, which was granted by the Court, in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Structured an interim cash collateral order in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Selected by Partner to draft shareholder derivative action alleging breaches of fiduciary duties, breaches of employment contracts, and a claim for unjust enrichment.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Drafted successful motion for summary judgment establishing mortgage lien priority in a foreclosure action.
• Selected by Partner to draft motion to dismiss to file in federal court addressing Antitrust and RICO claims.
• Prepared mediation statement for corporate construction litigation dispute involving an Eichleay claim for unabsorbed home office overhead damages.
• Drafted Motions in Limine, trial briefs, and jury instructions for a four-day personal injury jury trial; provided in-court support during trial.
• Implemented corporate compliance programs regarding USERRA, FMLA, ADEA, and Title VII.

Dayton, Ohio

• Drafted a complaint asserting claims for fraud, civil conspiracy, and negligence.
• Structured requests for document production and interrogatories to be issued in a real estate matter.
• Prepared research memorandum analyzing possibility of summary judgment on grounds of forgery and defective acknowledgment.
• Conducted research on the pending amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 56 and prepared materials for an upcoming CLE presentation summarizing the amendments' content and potential national impact.

Washington D.C.

• Managed membership and subscription database using Microsoft CRM 3.0.
• Supported staff in project-based work.
• Assisted Executive Director with general clerical duties and event planning.

Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude; Advocacy And Dispute Resolution Track Honors

Activities and Societies: Business Editor, University of Dayton Law Review 2010-11; Member, Mock Trial Team 2010-11; National Finalist.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Study Abroad Program: Spring Semester 2004 in New Zealand and Australia