Stephen Mindzak, Esq.--Steve graduated from Capital University Law School in 1990 and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1992. He has had a thriving, specialized Ohio workers' compensation practice for many years being instrumental in the success of the Issue 2 referendum which supported all workers in Ohio. He has had much experience at the Ohio Supreme Court including State ex rel. Gross v. Industrial Commission (2007) and State ex rel. Romans v. Elder Beerman Stores Corp (2003).
Contact information:
5 East Long Street Suite 400
Columbus OH 43215
614-221-1125
mindzaklaw@yahoo.com
Joe Gibson Esq.--Attorney Gibson graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law and was admitted to practice in Ohio in 1990. He has been a District Attorney for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and has worked also in private practice doing many different areas of law over the years, including but not limited to: workers' compensation, social security disability, DUI, criminal law, divorce law and estate planning. He has also been an instructor at Sinclair Community College. Attorney Gibson was also elected in 2009 to City Council of Tipp City.
Contact information:
545 Helke Road
Vandalia, Oh 45377
937-264-1122
Laura Nesbitt, Esq.--Attorney Nesbitt graduated from Capital University and was admitted to practice in Ohio in 2007. She considers it a privilege to serve clients from all walks of life in her law firm. With her bankruptcy and credit negotiation practice she has helped hundreds of individuals save their property and eliminate debt. Laura is a member of the OSBA, CBA, Women's Lawyers of Franklin County and many more.
Contact information:
1335 Dublin Rd Ste 217-A
Columbus OH 43215
614-800-0262
Eugene Weiss, Esq.----After graduating from Capital University Law School Attorney Weiss was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1972. He was an assistant Franklin County prosecutor before he joined Sebastion, Marsh & Weiss in 1973. He has been in private practice since 1980 and has a concentrated practice in the areas of family law, real estate law, personal injury and workers’ compensation litigation. Contact information:
536 South Third St
Columbus OH 43215
614-464-0381
buckeyelaw@sbcglobal.net
Susan Gellman, Esq.--Attorney Gellman graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University of Law and passed the Ohio bar in 1986. She presently works for Zacks Law Group LLC in the area of Constitutional Law. Her list of professional accomplishes is plenty including publications such as Agreeing to Agree: A Proponent and Opponent of Hate Crime Laws Reach for Common Ground, 41 HARV.J. ON LEGIS.421 (2004) and giving testimony before Congress on the subject as well as sitting as Co-chair; Legal Committee Chair of the American Civil Liberties Union of Central Ohio and First Amendment Rights Committee Vice Chair with the American Bar Association.
Contact information:
33 S James Road 3rd Floor
Columbus OH 43123
614-236-5955
gellman@wgglaw.com
Benjamin Zacks, Esq.--After graduating from Capital University, Attorney Zacks was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1989, the Arizona bar in 1989 and the United States Tax Court. He is a counselor and business executive with over 30-years experience in legal, real estate, taxation, debtor-creditor, technology and business matters from a transactional, litigation and management perspective. He presently is the founder and principal member of Zacks Law Group LLC and past work experience includes Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn (of counsel), Ulmer & Berne (senior associate) and Abroms, Weisz, Everson & Zacks (partner). Attorney Zacks is a member of the OSBA, American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association, Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus, Columbus Business Growth Club-Founding Member.
Contact Information:
33 S James Rd
Columbus OH 43213
614-236-8000
bszacks@zlglaw.com
Charles Arbuckle, Esq.—Chuck is a graduate of Capital University and is a member of the OSBA and Columbus Bar Association. He began his career with what is now Norman, Jones, Enlow CPAs in Zanesville, gaining experience in both audit and tax divisions. He has over 30-years experience with income taxes ranging from the preparation of tax returns to representation of clients before the US Tax Court. He is currently CFO and In house-legal counsel for Dynalab Inc. As part of his responsibilities he has formed: corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and 501 (c)(3) corporations for charities. He was a finalist in the Columbus Business First “2011 Top Corporate Counsel Award”. He assists clients with estate and tax planning as well as drafting wills and complex trusts.
Contact Information:
614-729-6113
carbuckle@dynalab-inc.com
James Pearl, Esq.—After graduating from The University of Cincinnati College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1996. Past work experience includes associate attorney at Richner & Pirozzi. Attorney Pearl is presently part owner and vice president of Security First Title, Inc relating in real estate title issues and is a sole practitioner at Pearl Law Office LLC concentrating in the fields of corporate representation, basic estate planning, contracts, and real estate with control of day-to-day operations and planning of financial and marketing matters. Attorney Pearl serves as general counsel for large mortgage brokers, title insurance agencies and start-up companies and also has extensive experience with landlord-tenant issues, real estate insurance, collections and business issues.
Contact Information:
9393 Olde Eight Road
Northfield Center Ohio 44067
330-467-5002
jpearl@attorneyjamespearl.com
Phillip Eckenrode, Esq.—After graduating from Ohio State University-Moritz College of Law Attorney Eckenrode was admitted to the bar in 2008. Since 2008 he has been an associate with Hahn, Loeser & Parks LLP solving problems for corporate and individual clients in state and federal court, private arbitration, business litigation, complex commercial transactions, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, construction, breach of contract, and enforcement of creditor’s rights. Phil was recognized in 2012 & 2013 as an “Ohio Rising Star” with the Ohio Super Lawyers and continues to be an active part of the moot court program at The Ohio State University.
Contact Information:
65 East State St Ste 1400
Columbus OH 43215
614-233-5147
peckenrode@hahnlaw.com
Avonte Campinha-Bacote, Esq.—After graduating from Ohio State University-Moritz College of Law Attorney Campinha-Bacote was admitted to the bar in 2010. He is the founding member of Campinha Bacote LLP with offices in Columbus and San Francisco. Representing clients throughout the nation he has experience with federal jury cases in the areas of intellectual property as well as general counsel for a wide range of clients including a reality TV star, celebrity and model, MMA fighter, YouTube personalities, well-known oceanographer, fashion designer, and former state Senator. He has been a Rising Star for Ohio Super Lawyers in 2012, 2013, & 2014.
Contact Information:
Two Miranova Place, Ste 500
Columbus OH 43215
614-233-4727
Avonte@CamBacLaw.com
Greg D. Smith, Esq.—Attorney Smith manages the territory that includes, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri for Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1996 and is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Kenyon College in 1993, and his J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1996. He is a member of the honors fraternity Phi Beta Kappa. He practiced Real Estate and Business Law with a Columbus firm and was with Chicago Title before joining IPX. The Federation of Exchange Accommodators has designated his as a Certified Exchange Specialist (CES). He is a member of the OSBA, CBA, and was chosen for membership in the Barrister Leader Program.
Contact Information:
655 Metro Place South Ste 620
Dublin Oh 43017
614-559-1194
greg.smith@ipx1031.com
www.ipx1031.com
Steve Carr, Esq.—Attorney Carr practices in the state of Ohio in the areas of workers' compensation and social security disability. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1980 after graduating from Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He practiced in the United States Court of Military Appeals from 1980-1984. Attorney Carr presently is in private practice and speaks at numerous conventions.
Contact Information:
5 E Long St, 4th Floor
Columbus OH 43215
Robin Jindra, Esq.—After graduating from Ohio Northern University Law School she passed the Ohio Bar in 2005. After interning at the Hancock County Public Defender's Office before joining Zacks Law Group. She recently added to her family with a beautiful daughter, Ella.
Contact Information:
33 S James Road, 3rd Floor
Columbus OH 43213
614-236-8000
rjindra@zlglaw.com
Rachel Sabo, Esq.—Attorney Sabo is the founding partner of The Friedmann Firm LLC practicing employment law. She graduated from Capital University Law School and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2012. Rachel is a member of the following organizations: Columbus Bar Association, Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, Ohio Association for Justice, National Employment Lawyers Association, Women Lawyers of Franklin County where she serves as Networking Chair and The Junior League of Columbus. Attorney Sabo is a SuperLawyers 2015 Rising Star and listed in Columbus CEO Magazine's List of the Top Lawyers of 2015.
Contact Information:
1457 South High St
Columbus Ohio 43207
614-610-9755
rachel@thefriedmannfirm.com
Peter Friedmann, Esq.—Attorney Friedmann is the founding partner of The Friedmann Firm LLC practicing employment law. She graduated from Capital University Law School and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2012. He was awarded Order of the Barristers. Attorney Friedmann enjoys playing rugby for The Columbus Rugby Club/Tiger Rugby as well as snowboarding, golfing and reading.
Contact Information:
1457 South High St
Columbus Ohio 43207
614-610-9755
pete@thefriedmannfirm.com
Scott Unger, Esq.—Scott I. Unger is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Litigation Group where he concentrates his practice on litigation arising out of business and commercial disputes. Mr. Unger regularly counsels business owners on the prosecution and defense of minority oppression litigation (corporate divorces), breach of contract cases, uniform commercial code (U.C.C.) litigation, consumer fraud claims, appellate practice, and estate litigation. Mr. Unger has extensive experience litigating cases in a variety of jurisdictions, including, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas and Maryland.
Mr. Unger counsels corporations and their executives on employment issues; he defends claims of workplace discrimination and wrongful discharge; and prosecutes the enforcement of restrictive covenant, non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality agreements.
In 2014 Mr. Unger successfully defended a Top 50 wealth advisory and accounting firm in a lawsuit aledging unjust enrichment, conversion and breach of contract arising from information stored in a CRM system. Plaintiff had sought damages in excess of $5 million. Prior to trial, Mr. Unger's client made a settlement offer of $350,000 that was rejected. After a two week trial in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the jury returned a verdict of $300,000.
Contact Information:
5 Ainsley Court
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
215-968-4173
scottunger38@gmail.com
Marc Pera, Esq.—Attorney Pera represents individuals who have been harmed by medical negligence, employer intentional tort, and ordinary negligence across the state of Ohio. Marc has been representing person injury victims for more than 15 years. Before then he represented insurance companies and large corporations. Marc is a 1996 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Ohio Bar Association and the Cincinnati Bar Association. Marc has been with The Pera Law Firm since 2010 and has been named either an "Ohio Super Lawyer" or "Rising Star" by Law & Politics Magazine and Cincinnati Magazine in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 just to name a few.
Contact Information:
36 East 7th Street, Suite 2610
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-977-5181
Katy Wolfe, Esq.—Attorney Wolfe is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in Criminology and Political Science. She also obtained her juris doctorate in 2010 from Capital University and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2010. She previously worked at Luftman, Heck & Associates but transitioned to her own practice with consumer protection and criminal defense. She is now a Senior Assistant Attorney General with the State of Ohio. She is a member of the Ohio Bar Association as well as the Ohio Women's Bar Association.
Contact Information:
30 E Broad St
26th Floor
Columbus,Ohio 43215
614-644-8966
Stephen Wolfe, Esq.—Born in Central Ohio, Attorney Wolfe is the founding partner of Wolfe Van Wey & Associates LLC. practicing criminal law and litigation. He graduated from Capital University Law School and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2008. He has studied at Oxford University, England and has worked for the Columbus City Prosecutor's Office and Cooper & Pennington Co., LPA. He is a member of the Criminal Justice Committee and has served on its legislative subcommittee. He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Associates, Licking County Bar Association and Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as well as completing the National Defender's Training Project.
Contact Information:
1350 West Fifth Ave Ste 124
Columbus Ohio 43212
614-300-5215
Ashley Rutherford Starling, Esq.—Attorney Starling is a personal injury attorney focusing on car accidents, trucking accidents, animal attacks, intentional torts, slip and falls/premises liability and other types of civil litigation. She is an experienced litigator whose mission is to help injured victims seek justice and compensation. Before practicing with Willis + Willis, Ashley was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio. While working for the State she practiced civil litigation, representing state agencies in federal and state courts throughout Ohio. Ashley attended Marshall University receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and graduating cum laude. She earned her Juris Doctorate from University of Louisville in 2008.
Contact Information:
Willis + Willis
4635 Trueman Blvd Ste 200
Hilliard Ohio 43026
614-586-7900
Mark Granger, Esq.—Attorney Granger has been a long standing force in the Central Ohio area practicing in the areas of employment law, workers' compensation, personal injury and business litigation. He earned is law degree in 1997 from Capital Law School and has clerked for Judge Beverly Pfeifer as well as US District Judge Graham. He presently has his own practice.
Contact Information:
132 Northwoods Blvd Ste B
Columbus Ohio 43235
614-854-0615
Carla Cannon (Novak), Esq.— Attorney Cannon is a solo practitioner specializing in workers' compensation. She graduated from Capital University Law School and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2003. Carla has worked for the Industrial Commission of Ohio as a District Hearing Officer as well as a Staff Attorney to Chairman William Thompson. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Associates, Board of Directors for One Voice 4 Freedom, and a small group leader and kids ministry teacher at Vineyard Church.
Contact Information:
79 S State St Ste D4
Westerville Ohio 43081
614-816-0603
John Li, Esq.— Attorney Li is a Member of the JHL Legal LLC out of Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2007 and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2007. John has worked for Beckman, Weil, Shepardson LLC and Tele-test American, Inc. in the past and has represented clients in business transactions, including negotiation, preparation and enforcement on contracts, and also counseled regarding employment law matters, immigration matters, intellectual property.
Contact Information:
3209 Carrier Ave
Dayton, Ohio 45429
513-502-4646
jli@jhllegal.com
Stanley Dritz, Esq.-**Attorney Dritz has passed away. We thank him and his staff for all of the dedication to new lawyers they have shown throughout the years** Attorney Dritz has both an undergraduate and law degree from The Ohio State University in 1969. He has been fortunate in his law practice by being able to represent those that he always wanted to represent. Stanley's practice is predominantly personal injury, but he also has small corporations that seek his advice and counsel. Stanley also assists clients with estate planning, probate matters, and other legal needs, offering economical and speedy resolutions. After managing a highly successful firm for many years, he established his own office in 1999. Since then, Stanley has represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses with their legal needs. Stanley is a member of the Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, and Central Ohio Association for Justice. Stanley volunteers as a mediator with mediation program offered by the United States District Court, District of Southern Ohio, Eastern Division.
Contact Information:
400 South Fifth St Ste 303
Columbus Ohio 43215
614-464-4644
stan@dritzlaw.com
Donato Borrillo, M.D., J.D., M.S.-Fulltime private practice physician with extensive background in preventive medicine,
occupational medicine, epidemiology & biostatistics, and causation analysis. Medical
licensure in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Florida, Nevada, Nebraska,
Washington, and South Carolina. Ohio and Michigan Bar admitted.
Occupational Medicine practice includes clinical procedures such as suturing, preliminary
reading of x-rays, treatment of acute injuries, multispecialty consultation (pain management,
orthopedics, etc.), DOT examination, and MRO certification. He serves as Medical Director
of Minutemen MCO.
Borrillo's legal practice focuses on class action/MDL/mass torts, personal injury & wrongful
death, occupational injury, and health care law. He is Of Counsel with Zoll & Kranz LLC and
is well versed in FDA (drug approval process/stages, package insert process,
PBM/pharmaceutical law), OSHA, DOT, and FMLA statutes and regulations.
David Kovach, Esq.- Attorney Kovach graduated from Cleveland State University, Marshall College of Law, in 1978. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio that year. He was admitted to the Southern District of Ohio in 1983; to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1984; to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986; and to the Eastern Division of Michigan in 2018 I’ve been admitted pro hac vice in the 15th Circuit Court of Florida, the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the Northern District of Indiana. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation (Class of 2011). Now engaged in the solo practice of law, he has practiced in small, medium and large private firms, as well the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. While his practice focuses on employment and workers’ compensation law, it extends to many other areas of litigation.
Carley Kranstuber, Esq.- Attorney Kranstuber's practice focuses on workers’ compensation law as well as Social Security Disability law. She grew up in Dublin, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University for her undergraduate studies. During her time at Capital and in addition to her full-time job, she worked as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing Department and served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Capital University Law Review. Attorney Kranstuber graduated magna cum laude from Capital University Law School in 2017, and began working with her father at the Law Offices of Charles W. Kranstuber, LPA shortly thereafter. She is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and Ohio Association for Justice, and is the current chair of the Workers' Compensation Committee for the Columbus Bar Association. She is passionate about providing legal services to both injured workers and disabled individuals, and represents these clients with enthusiasm and dedication. In her spare time, Attorney Kranstuber enjoys spending time with her family, rooting for the Cleveland Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes, and exploring the vibrant community of Columbus, Ohio.
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