Robert W. "Buzz" Trafford

Janica Pierce Tucker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Janica Pierce practices law in Columbus, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized Janica Pierce Tucker since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area...

James E. Arnold is recognized as one of Ohio's top trial lawyers. He was recognized by Best Lawyers as Central Ohio's "Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year" in 2012, as the "Bet-The-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year" in 2013, 2016, 2021, 2024 and 2026, and as the "Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer of the Year" in 2014. Since 2001 he has consistently been recognized by Best Lawyers in multiple fields, including bet-the-company, personal injury (plaintiffs and defense), commercial...

Shawn Dominy is a criminal defense attorney, and the primary focus of his practice is representing clients charged with OVI/DUI and serious vehicular crimes like Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular Assault. Shawn is a leader in professional organizations. He is the past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (OACDL), the state delegate for the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), and the recipient of the NCDD Leadership Award. Shawn is a founding member of the national...

Joseph M. Patchen is a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, representing businesses, financial institutions, owners, and professionals in business and real estate matters. His business law practice emphasizes corporation and limited liability company formation, mergers, and succession planning. His commercial real estate representation focuses on finance, construction, leasing, and acquisition. Joe joined CPM in June 1987. He serves as Chair of CPM’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Paul-Michael La Fayette is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Municipal Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Paul-Michael practices law in Columbus, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized Paul-Michael La Fayette since 2021. 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 Paul-Michael La Fayette is held by other lawyers.

Attorney Soroka concentrates his practice on catastrophic accidents involving commercial motor vehicles. He frequently litigates tractor-trailer accidents, bus accidents, non-emergency medical transport cases, and commercial vehicle cases occurring in construction zones. He routinely takes on disputed liability matters, and has vast experience litigating cases involving tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles, representation of victims of sexual assault, negligent security claims, constructi...

Dave Swift is an of-counsel at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP and a Family Wealth & Estate Planning Group member. He practices estate planning, estate and trust administration and also engages in the representation of tax-exempt organizations. Dave represents individuals, business owners and families concerning estate planning, tax planning and business succession planning.

Drew Piersall is a member of the firm's Employment and Labor Groups and practices out of the firm's Columbus office. His practice focuses on equal employment opportunity, employment discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and all other employment-related torts. Prior to joining Zashin & Rich, Drew worked for the Employment Law Section of the Ohio Attorney General's Office for eight years. Drew rose through the ranks at the Attorney General's Office, attaining the position o...

Dennis Concilla practices securities law, business law and litigation at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, where he provides counsel to securities broker-dealers, investment advisors, registered representatives and banking institutions. CPM’s Securities Practice Group, headed by Dennis Concilla, is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of securities recruiting law and has represented numerous national and regional securities and investment firms. Dennis served as Legal Counsel ...

Bryan is an experienced trial attorney and shareholder in Roetzel's Litigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex, commercial litigation, business disputes, construction disputes, and probate litigation. He has extensive experience counseling and representing individual and corporate clients in business, partnership, and shareholder disputes and severance; negotiations; breaches of contract; breach of fiduciary duties; fraud; statutory and regulatory compliance; restrictive co...