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I have been in private practice for nearly 20 years, with broad experience in drafting commercial contracts and business agreements, including employment-related agreements, commercial real estate leases and purchase agreements, stock and asset purchase and sales agreements and commercial terms and conditions.. I represent companies in a broad spectrum of industries in general business matters, corporate governance and employment issues.. I enjoy international travel, running and spending time with my family.

Personal Interests:. Bicycling with Vero Beach Cycling Club;. Cooking;. Member Rotary Club of Orchid Island;. Member Indian River County Chamber of Commerce;. Member Oceanside Business Organization

Victor A. Mezacapa, III has decades of state and federal trial experience in the areas of business, real property, discrimination, harassment, domestic relations, insurance law, personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal.. Mr. Mezacapa now focuses his trial practice on business, corporate and fraud matters, with additional efforts directed at advising entrepreneurs with asset protection, business formation, contracts, transactions, real property and employment matters. He also serves as General Counsel to a number of entrepreneurs and their business ventures.. In addition to his trial work, Mr. Mezacapa has served as both chairman and panel member of multiple arbitrations for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Division of the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas. He has also served in the capacity of mediator for the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.. Mr. Mezacapa is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and The American Association for Justice. He has served as regional director of the Student Mock Trial Competition of the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Lake County Bar Association.. Mr. Mezacapa provides volunteer legal service with the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and received the prestigious Trustee Award in 2004 for outstanding volunteer service. He has also created a middle school mock trial program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in an effort to introduce legal advocacy to young students in Lake County. Mr. Mezacapa sits on the Board of Directors for the Michelle’s Wish Foundation, a local philanthropic non-profit organization whose function is to raise funds to provide terminally ill young children and young adults the opportunity to “make their dreams a reality”. Mr. Mezacapa is very involved in civic and community affairs, as a lifelong resident of Lake County he has coached youth and young adult baseball and basketball. Mr. Mezacapa has been the President of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Athletic Booster Board of Directors, while coaching numerous boys and girls basketball teams.

John graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in 1987, passed the Ohio bar the same year, and has been practicing law since 1987. He is married (Deborah) with two adult daughters. Both John’s daughters are married and are special education teachers. Clients who have been with John awhile will remember them, as both worked in the office during high school and college.. In 2004 John left the firm where he worked and opened his own office. John’s professional time as a lawyer is divided between services offered to the general public: small business matters, estate planning matters (including asset protection) and probate matters; and services (largely pro bono) offered to ngo/ngo support/non-profit/charitable organizations and causes. John also provides special needs trusts to and provides other services to families with children and adults with disabilities.. Mr. Grundy has spoken at several continuing education seminars for lawyers on topics of estate planning, probate and small business over the years. He has spoken at the national conference of a Protestant denomination on the topic of “business as missions” in 2013. He has traveled extensively nationally, with limited international travel, in support of a few of his clients and the business as missions movement. John is a member and coach of the OPEN Network as of non-profit/charitable organizations.. John is dedicated to seeing his clients flourish and provides legal services to accomplish that purpose. Call today for an appointment to discuss with John how you can flourish in your business or estate planning endeavors.

I specialize in business transactions, business consulting, intellectual property, sports, media and entertainment, labor and employment matters, and much more. My practice involves representing and counseling clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, commercial and residential real estate transactions, sports, media, and entertainment law, banking and finance (lenders and borrowers), intellectual property, business start-ups, franchise law, construction law, and business formation.

Joshua J. Strickland’s practices primarily in real estate and business transactions. He represents small and medium size businesses, real estate developers, landlords and non-profits in all of their business needs. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star. Josh focuses his practice in the areas of general business including formation, mergers and acquisitions, financing, employee relations, commercial transactions, intellectual property, construction development, and sales. His residential and commercial real estate practice includes sales, leasing, zoning, land use, oil and gas, environmental law and real estate, eminent domain and taxation.

Dennis R. Lansdowne joined Spangenberg Shibley & Liber in 1985. Five years later, he made partner.. Dennis has represented individuals in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases; he has also represented large corporations.. "My background and training have allowed me to pursue cases for both people and businesses that have suffered harm. It is an interesting and exciting practice," he says.. Dennis graduated summa cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Cleveland-Marshall will recognize Dennis as Alumnus of the Year in 2013.. After graduating from C-M, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert B. Krupansky at both the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.. "Working in both the trial and appellate courts gave me a unique opportunity to see the litigation process, and I was fortunate to observe many fine lawyers from Ohio and other parts of the country. I knew I wanted to devote myself to that process and practice at the highest level," Dennis says.. After his clerkships, Dennis joined Jones Day as an associate. While there, he concentrated on commercial litigation, representing corporations in insurance, product liability, securities, and contract disputes.. At Spangenberg, Dennis has represented hundreds of people who were seriously injured or lost a loved one due to the negligence of a doctor, nurse, nursing home or other healthcare provider. He is well-known for being able to make complex medicine easy for a jury to understand.. His passion about medical negligence led him to create and teach a course on the subject for several years at Cleveland-Marshall.

Small business attorney practicing primarily in the areas of Business Startups, Corporate, Transactional Business and Business Sales and Acquisitions.For over 20 years, I have worked with small to medium size closely held businesses in the Cleveland and Akron areas. My clients are generally start-up businesses, serial entrepreneurs, small closely held businesses, family owned businesses and mid-sized companies.

We are a full-service strategic advisory and business law firm representing and serving entrepreneurs and executives of start-up and middle-market enterprises in business transactions, litigation and arbitration, and regulatory matters. At our heart, we’re problem solvers focused on providing sophisticated legal and business strategies that help you and your business flourish. We understand that every legal issue or regulatory roadblock can impact the overall health of your business, and our proactive, holistic approach provides you with the support and freedom to create and manage your venture with confidence.

Attorney Shadrach G. Neiss provides business counseling and advocacy services for all commercial transactions and disputes, including civil litigation and arbitration. Throughout his career, Mr. Neiss has represented clients in simple and complex litigation and has appeared before municipal and state administrative boards as well as municipal, county, appellate and federal courts in Ohio and Florida (currently inactive in FL). As an advocate, Mr. Neiss prides himself on counseling his clients with creative, efficient and effective solutions to their legal issues.. Mr. Neiss also represents commercial real estate investors and tenants in acquiring, leasing, redeveloping and managing retail, office and multifamily properties, including structuring and negotiating private equity and institutional financing. Mr. Neiss further represents parties in residential real estate transactions, including buyers and sellers as well as landlords and tenants. During the financial crisis, Mr. Neiss gained significant experience assisting owners of distressed properties in predatory lending litigation and foreclosure defense, including loan workouts.. Mr. Neiss graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York with a degree in Philosophy and Religion. Mr. Neiss then received his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he studied all sides of real estate law, including real property, real estate finance, land use law, real estate investment analysis and private equity syndication. Attorney Neiss is licensed in Ohio and Florida (currrently inactive in Florida).

Rochelle Paley’s practice includes representation of businesses and individuals in business matters including preparation of contracts, leasing and landlord matters, all manner of transactions, debt restructuring and workouts, creditors’ rights, and civil litigation.