Scott T. Janson

Carrie L. Urrutia’s practice includes counseling on employment policies and handbooks, training, representing employers in administrative proceedings, defending against discrimination claims and providing guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), drug testing, privacy, harassment, workers' compensation and a host of other employment law issues. Ms. Urrutia regularly defends employers in state and federal courts as well as administrative ...

Scott is a lifelong Clevelander who loves this city and treasures his ability to represent people across the Greater Cleveland Area. His mother’s parents were Holocaust survivors and his parents instilled in him the value and need to fight for the little guy. He does this every day in his work. Scott enjoys providing people with some measure of comfort during difficult times and works to be a reliable, trustworthy voice and advocate for his clients. When he’s not in the office, Sc...

J. Douglas Miller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Patent. J. Douglas practices law in Toledo, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized J. Douglas Miller since 2022. 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 J. Douglas Miller is held by other lawyers.

Patrick A. Sadowski’s current practice areas include nonprofit organization formation and taxation; estate planning; Medicaid planning; probate, estate and trust administration; estate, trust, gift and income taxation; general business law, including mergers and acquisition and business succession planning; and real estate.

Bill has more than four decades of extensive experience in estate planning, estate administration, and trust law. He represents a wide variety of individuals in personal and business succession planning, including drafting wills and trusts and guiding families through the probate and estate administration process. Bill's practice also includes all aspects of elder law planning and guardianship law, as well as adoption services to birth mothers and adoptive parents and legal services to couple...

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...

Heidi N. Hartman, member, concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, labor law and related litigation. She has represented large and small employers in a variety of industries -- including automotive, education, manufacturing and health care -- in a wide assortment of employment matters and disputes. Ms. Hartman counsels employers to resolve situations with their employees and regularly defends employers in litigation if charges are filed in administrative agencies, such as the...

Location, location, location is the mantra of the real estate profession. As a lifelong and community minded resident of Northwest Ohio, Lane D. Williamson knows the location quite well. Mr. Williamson has handled multiple real estate matters including real estate acquisition and development with a concentration on land use, annexation, eminent domain, zoning and planning law and permits/entitlements that also encompasses aspects of public law. Construction, mining, manufacturing, retail, dis...

John's experience spans more than 40 years of practicing law, enhancing his ability to advise clients in both litigation and employment matters. He serves as the firm’s General Counsel and is a member of the Labor & Employment Service Line. John has recently served as Interim Employment Counsel for an International Fortune 500 corporation. Major manufacturers turn to John for representation in pharmaceutical, toxic tort, and product liability cases, as well as commercial litigation....

As a partner in the Labor & Employment Service Line, Kate represents employers in a broad range of state and federal employment matters, including wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation litigation and administrative agency investigations. Her practice also includes representing clients in a wide range of litigation and appellate matters, including the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employee benefits, business torts, breach of contract, foreclosures, land...