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Tim McGrath earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1965 and a Juris Doctor Cum Laude from The Ohio State University in 1969. He is an OSBA Certified Specialist in the practice of Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law.

Ray is an AV Preeminent® rated attorney, which is a significant accomplishment and a testament to the fact that his peers in the legal profession rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. Ray was admitted to the State of Ohio bar in 1974, practicing his first years as in-house counsel with the legal department of Buckeye Federal Savings and Loan Association, followed by partnerships at the law firms of Hilliard, Ramsey & Drexel, Buckley King and Bluso, and Gamble Hartshorn.. Ray focuses his practice in the areas of financial institution law (he is past president of the Mid-Ohio Lender’s Counsel Association and past president and lifetime honorary member of The National Management Association, Buckeye Federal Chapter, Inc.), foreclosure law (he has lectured at the Lorman Business Center, Inc.’s “Foreclosure and Repossession” seminar), real estate (he practiced law for 25 years with famed real estate practitioner Hylas A. Hilliard), title insurance (title insurance companies look to him to represent insureds on difficult title issues), and business litigation (among many notable successes, he successfully “pierced the corporate veil” to obtain sizeable judgments against individual tortfeasors in a seminal case).. Ray has also lectured for the Institute of Financial Education and authored the article titled “Administrative Wage Garnishments” for the Ohio Restaurant Association. He regularly counsels home health care companies, automobile dealerships, businesses and the people who own them. Ray also provides estate planning and probate work for his clients.. Ray received his B.S., Comprehensive Social Studies, in 1971 from The Ohio State University, and his J.D. in 1974 from Capital University Law School. He is proud to say he has been a member of the Real Property Committee of the Columbus Bar Association for over forty-four years, the Lawyers Club of Columbus for over thirty years, and the Central Ohio Association for Justice (fka The Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association) for over thirty years.

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My practice is focused on complex commercial and business litigation, product liability defense and large loss subrogation, liability defense and wrongful death, insurance law and coverage litigation and fire investigation and litigation.  I also consult with businesses relating to consumer and customer claims, contract negotiation, risk management and dispute prevention.  My firm provides full service to our business and individual clients in areas such real estate, tax, merger and acquisition, finance, employment, intellectual property, cyber security, trade secrets, non-compete, and many more.  Visit us at .

My practice focuses primarily on guiding businesses and individuals through distressing circumstances, and ensuring that my clients are well positioned to avoid future problems. I advise businesses through various types of legal issues, including commercial transactions, contract negotiation and enforcement, debtor/creditor rights, and other matters. I represent debtors and creditors in corporate reorganizations and workouts, including complex Chapter 11s. I advise individuals in planning for the future and in navigating through difficult legal matters. And, when litigation is necessary, I represent my clients through all phases of the process.  I am a Subchapter V trustee, appointed to assist in the administration of Chapter 11 cases under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.

My mission is to provide appellate and other written and oral advocacy, superior in quality and value, for clients and/or their lead counsel throughout Ohio.. My ten years of private practice at Thompson Hine and Buckingham Doolittle were devoted to civil litigation. I first-chaired trials, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings; supervised and trained junior attorneys and paralegals; evaluated claims; advised in-house counsel; developed litigation and business-solution strategies; negotiated settlements; negotiated and drafted contracts; and researched and drafted legal briefs.  My cases included:. I am admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Ohio.  I have represented clients in trials, appeals, administrative hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and depositions. I have appeared in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Ohio, in five of Ohio’s 13 appellate courts and trial courts in at least 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties and two other states.  For details, visit .

Mr. Campbell is a partner in the law firm. He is married to Robin, has two adult children, including firm associate Kristie A. Campbell, and enjoys travel and sports. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from The University of Akron, where he was selected to the Akron Law Review Board of Editors, after he graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He began law practice handling a variety of trial matters as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Franklin County, Ohio.. He is admitted to the practice of law before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Northern and Southern District Courts of Ohio; and the Ohio Supreme Court.. As a highly rated trial lawyer, he concentrates his practice on civil litigation, such as business matters, domestic relations and personal injury, but he also assists with planning for smaller businesses and families. In recognition of excellence in advocacy, Mr. Campbell has been certified as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar verdicts and/or settlements for their clients.. For more than fifteen years, Mr. Campbell has received the AV Preeminent designation which is the highest peer review rating issued by Martindale-Hubbell.  He has also been recognized by Columbus CEO Magazine in its Top Lawyer list since its inception in 2010.

Justin Fox is a graduate of Capital Law School where he was a member of the International Law Moot Court team, in which he traveled to Chicago, Illinois to compete against hundreds of different law schools from over 80 countries. Justin worked for a solo practitioner prior to graduation and always planned on starting his own firm after law school.. Justin attended Capital University for his undergraduate degree. While at Capital, he achieved academic honors and received a business and marketing degree. Justin is still involved with the Capital Community and owns a student housing rental property. He was also a letter winner on the Capital football team. Justin grew up in Johnstown, Ohio. He attended Northridge High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball.. Justin is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and is a member of the Columbus Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. In his spare time, Justin enjoys the outdoors, athletics and golfing.

James M. Schottenstein, President of Schottenstein Law Legal Services Co., LPA, was born in Columbus, Ohio, February 8, 1947. Mr. Schottenstein He was admitted to the Ohio bar in November of 1972 in Ohio, and to the Florida Bar in 1973. He was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio and the U.S. Tax Court in 1975 and admitted to practice before the Northern Districts of Ohio in 2003. In 2006, he was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court.

James E. Arnold is recognized as one of Ohio's top trial lawyers. He is rated among the "Top 10" of all lawyers in the state of Ohio by Ohio Super Lawyers, as one of Central Ohio's "Top 50" lawyers by Columbus' Business First, and as one of the "500 Leading Plaintiff's Lawyers in America" by Lawdragon. In 2012 Mr. Arnold was selected by Best Lawyers in America as the "Ohio Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Since 2001 he has consistently been recognized by Best Lawyers in multiple fields including bet-the-company, personal injury (plaintiffs and defense), commercial, intellectual property and securities litigation.

Jack is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department, practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, business growth and operation, and corporate securities. He helps companies expand through investment, acquisitions, divestitures and commercial relationships; and he helps businesses manage risk and comply with federal and state securities laws.As mergers and acquisitions counsel, Jack structures, negotiates and documents stock and asset purchases as well as sales, mergers, reorganizations, spinoffs, consolidations and other major corporate events impacting ownership, including business succession planning. He represents buyers and sellers in transactions across a range of industries, such as energy, manufacturing, technology, retail, banking and telecommunications. Jack is well-versed in the sale and purchase of electric power generation and transmission assets.He also helps emerging, high-growth and sustaining businesses raise and attract capital by providing advice about formation, capital structure and corporate finance and ownership, including angel investment, venture capital, private equity investment, strategic joint ventures, private placements, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, voting agreements, investor rights and equity compensation. Jack provides further counsel on non-competition, consulting arrangements, proprietary rights agreements, licensing, customer and vendor contracts, and general corporate law.Jack advises companies of all sizes regarding commercial investments and contractual arrangements, including wholesale and retail sales, reseller and distribution, manufacturing and supply, purchase orders, warranties, indemnification obligations, research and development agreements, joint ventures, professional and commercial services, logistics, and licensing.As corporate securities counsel, Jack helps public companies comply with securities laws and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His securities practice includes follow-on and secondary registered offerings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, minority and majority investments, spinoffs, stock splits, going-private transactions, stock repurchase programs and defensive takeover strategies. He regularly advises public companies about SEC compliance, periodic and current reports, registration statements, proxy solicitations, annual and special shareholder meetings, fair disclosure and transactions in public company stock, including insider trading and restricted securities. Finally, Jack helps boards of directors of companies and nonprofit organizations manage corporate governance. He provides advice about conflicts of interest, fiduciary duties, related party transactions, compliance policies, board resolutions, proxy contests, contentious shareholder proposals, special investigations by boards of directors or committees, and board evaluations.   Jack contributes to the firm’s securities law weblog, Federal Securities Law Blog.

I've been practicing law for over 38 years.  I represent individuals and businesses on a wide range of issues.  Originally from Toledo, Ohio, I came to Columbus for law school at The Ohio State University.. From 2010-2020 I was a volunteer on the Board of Directors of Syntero, Inc., a non-profit behavioral health agency which was formed through the merger of Northwest Counseling and Dublin Counseling.. I enjoy all types of music.  I recently took up platform tennis, and play a lot of regular tennis.  I don't golf as much as I'd like.  I get a lot of exercise working in the yard and garden.. I'm married and have two adult daughters.

I'm a double Buckeye graduate--I have my J.D. from Moritz College of Law and my B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from The Ohio State University--and am licensed to practice law in the state of Ohio.As an estate planning and elder law attorney, my practice focuses on estate planning and asset protection for people of all ages and backgrounds.

I have over 25 years of legal experience in the areas of family relations law, business law, estate planning and insolvency advice. I am a certified specialist in family relations law. I take a personal interest in my client's cases and I am willing to be as aggressive as necessary to meet the needs of my client.I recognize that every case is different. I listen to my clients, find out their objectives and develop a strategy to meet those objectives. I give each legal case the personal attention it requires and recommend different strategies depending on the needs of the client. I provide competent and diligent representation.I provide aggressive yet caring representation. I will strive to aggressively protect my client's rights but I will never lose sight of the emotional and financial impact of litigation.

I bring a unique combination of knowledge and experience in employment law and intellectual property to my business clients that assists them in protecting their most valuable assets - their people and their intellectual property. From appropriately structuring the company, to assisting in managing its affairs through contracts, non-compete agreements, and necessary employment policies, to protecting its assets, and finally to working it towards succession planning, I am with my client each step of the way.. I also help my clients with their four legged assets through my equine law practice providing various agreements such as boarding contracts, waivers, sales contracts, and pet trusts, as well as advising in a myriad of equine related legal issues.. In my spare time, you guessed it, I tend to my two rescued off the track TB's and menagerie of spoiled dogs.

I believe that the best service I can provide is to help clients meet their goals.  My main focus is to help each client to achieve their goals in the most effective and cost efficient manner while staying within the law.

I am currently a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Columbus, Ohio. My practice encompasses real estate and business legal matters.. For the majority of my career, I was Managing Partner of Collis Law Group LLC, named a first tier best Ohio law firm by U.S. News and World Report for 9 consecutive years.. I represent individuals and companies in real estate, business, corporate, employment, and government and health care matters. My practice includes real estate matters such as the purchase, sale, and leasing of commercial and residential properties, formation of companies, counseling on day-to-day operations, preparation of contracts, employment agreements, and buy-sell agreements.. I also routinely represent individuals and companies in government and adminstrative law matters including applications, discipline, and adminstative hearings.

I am a member of the Columbus Greek community.  Currently, I am the Vice-President and Deputy Governor for the Columbus Chapter of AHEPA, which is the largest Greek-American organization in the Country.  Also, I have spoken on behalf of AHEPA and various other Greek-American organizations to the Ohio Senate Government Affairs Committee regarding issues effecting Greek-Americans.

Heather is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department, where she maintains a diverse corporate law practice. She advises individuals and businesses of all types and sizes on a variety of general corporate and business law matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, contracts, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities compliance. Heather works with clients from a range of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, health care, technology, insurance and financial institutions. Heather has been recognized annually since 2010 as an Ohio “Rising Star” by Ohio Super Lawyers®.. Her transactional experience includes counseling clients on acquisitions and sales of businesses, corporate reorganizations, commercial real estate transactions, private offerings of debt and equity securities, and joint ventures. In this capacity, she has experience preparing and negotiating asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, merger agreements and private placement memoranda as well as related authorizing resolutions, organizational agreements and ancillary documents. For restaurant and hospitality clients, Heather is knowledgeable of Ohio liquor law and assists them in navigating the liquor license permit application and transfer process with the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.. Heather has extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for manufacturers, product developers, resellers and purchasers. Among these are manufacturing and supply agreements, purchase order terms and conditions, services agreements, sales representative agreements, product development agreements, and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.. In the real estate sector, Heather advises real estate holding companies and developers of shopping center, mixed-use and affordable housing projects. She also counsels other landowners in a variety of commercial real estate matters, including acquisition and divestiture of real estate, real estate tax exemption, and leasing and property management issues.. Heather’s practice extends into the health care sector, where she counsels hospitals and health care organizations on various aspects of their businesses, including corporate governance, trade name rebranding, independent contractor agreements, product and service agreements, and real estate matters.

Grant focuses on the regulation of financial firms such as banks, credit unions, broker-dealers and investment advisors. He has also represented clients in business formations and acquisitions, financial institution mergers, the issuance of public and private securities, equipment leasing matters, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy proceedings and technology matters, including electronic payment systems. He also has represented de novo financial institutions, corporate and natural person credit unions, community banks and regional and national banking organizations.. Grant is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law, has been recognized in Ohio Super Lawyers® and he is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell®. Grant was named Best Lawyers® 2014 Columbus, Ohio Equipment Finance Law Lawyer of the Year and most recently named Best Lawyers® 2017, Columbus, Ohio Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year. He edits the firm's banking & finance blog, Banking & Finance Law Report

Currently, I focus my practice on helping small businesses navigate the complexities of business law. I offer a variety of services to help you grow and develop your business, including entity selection, articles of organization, single member or multiple member LLC formation, operating agreements, contract review, negotiation and drafting, service/customer/client contracts, employment agreements and more. My practice includes representation of individual and business clients in commercial business transactions and litigation.. My other practice areas include divorce, dissolution, custody, visitation, and post-decree issues; legal custody and grandparent issues; child and spousal support matters, and the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities.

Ben is a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Columbus office and focuses his practice on environmental, energy, facility security and emergency response. Ben’s experience is broad based and his litigation and business clients range from individuals and small business to major corporations. His work includes assisting and educating clients on environmental compliance and permitting; providing emergency response services during catastrophic events; energy extraction, refining, production and distribution; creating legislative and regulatory solutions to business barriers as well as redevelopment, acquisition and divestiture of environmentally impaired commercial and industrial property. He provides his problem solving solutions to clients on a nationwide basis.. Ben’s experience includes emergency response to eco-terrorism events and chemical releases to air and waterways as well as facility fire and explosions; defending environmental permits before a regulatory hearing board clearing the way for construction of a metallurgical coke plant; helping a developer resolve complicated environmental and financing barriers to allow construction of a Town Center shopping mall on a former landfill; and  providing environmental, health and safety counsel for the paper, chemical and polymer manufacturing industries.. Other significant sector work extends to being a National Practice Team Leader for a national law firm; establishing and managing a national corporate litigation defense team for a national insurance company; providing legal counsel on oil and gas development and distribution; acting as an outside general counsel to a plastics components extrusion company; and being Associate General Counsel for a pulp and paper manufacturing company.. Ben has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers in Business for more than 10 years and maintains an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest available rating for legal ability and professional ethics. He has had various leadership positions with his Bar Association and is honored to have been Board Chairperson for the Make A Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

As a business lawyer in Columbus, Ohio I have represented clients in a broad array of industries, including real estate companies, technology firms, manufacturers, construction companies, independent contractors, auto repair shops, daycare centers, digital marketing companies, advertising agencies, and many more.. In addition, as a business litigation attorney in Columbus, Ohio I have represented clients in the common pleas courts of various counties throughout Ohio, including Franklin, Cuyahoga, Delaware, and Licking counties. I have also represented clients in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.. My firm handles general business matters including startups, new business formation, partnership and operating agreements, general contracts, asset purchase agreements, commercial and residential leases, and commercial real estate purchase contracts. I also handle various types of civil litigation including business disputes, partnership disputes, real estate disputes, breach of contract cases, and other business-related matters.. Please feel free to contact Randol Law, LLC to inquire about prospective representation.