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Jamie has tried cases in federal and state courts all over the country, where he teams with clients to efficiently litigate cases, avoid discovery disputes, and manage their risk. He has argued in state and federal appellate courts, including the Michigan Supreme Court. Jamie is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has obtained favorable jury verdicts and arbitration awards for corporate clients and individuals in: Workplace injury claims Wrongful death and personal injury cl...

James Murray is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James practices law in Sandusky, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized James Murray since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James Murray is held by other lawyers.

Kevin D. Devaney, a registered pharmacist and an attorney, brings his perspective as a health care provider, as well as over thirty years of legal experience, to his role in assisting health care clients with peer review matters, compliance issues and health care-related business transactions (including mergers and acquisitions). He is a member of Eastman & Smith. Mr. Devaney earned a bachelor of science in pharmacy and masters of business administration from the University of Buffalo, an...

Service to clients and to his life-long community are Mr. Jacobs' focus and passion. Frank D. Jacobs concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, general tax planning, charitable planned giving, business structuring, business succession planning and planning for qualified retirement plan beneficiary designation payouts. Mr. Jacobs is admitted to the bar of Ohio and to practice in the federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, he holds a Certified Pu...

Practicing law for over four decades, David has extensive experience in business litigation with a focus on antitrust, patent infringement, and other intellectual property (IP) cases. He represents corporate clients in various industries, including banking and financial institutions, health care, and technology. Recently recognized for his 50 years as a member of the Toledo Bar, David has been a leading legal figure in patent rights infringement cases and complex litigation cases, including: ...

Jim's many years of practice, paired with his experience serving on numerous privately held and public boards, gives him a broad business background. He acts as the "general counsel" for many privately held companies with revenues ranging from $5 million to over $1 billion. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies in all areas of corporate practice, including matters relating to: Compliance with securities laws, corporate governance, and compensation Mergers, acqu...

John K. Nelson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions. John K. practices law in Toledo, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized John K. Nelson since 2010. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John K. Nelson is held by other lawyers.

Clients across multiple industries turn to Peter for business representation and counseling with respect to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and other general corporate matters, including stock and asset acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, financing transactions, franchising, and negotiation and drafting of complex commercial contracts. He has extensive experience representing both buyers and sellers in a wide range of transaction structures and values in a variety of...

Thomas P. Dillon is the Co-Chairman of the litigation practice group and is a former member of the firm's management committee. Tom has extensive experience in representing individuals and business clients in commercial disputes involving business torts, unfair competition torts, covenants not to compete, theft of trade secrets, insurance coverage issues, breach of contract claims, real property disputes, employment claims and tax disputes. He has substantial experience in obtaining injunctiv...

Gary has extensive experience in representing multiemployer collectively bargained benefit plans. He has spoken extensively on various employee benefit issues to professional groups and at educational seminars.