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Adrienne Roach’s practice is dedicated exclusively to family law and domestic relations matters. Such matters include divorce, dissolution, paternity actions, pre-marital agreements and various other proceedings that involve custody, visitation and support issues. She is skilled in both negotiation, including collaborative law, and litigation. She is a frequent lecturer on family law issues throughout the state of Ohio and has regularly contributed articles on various topics to Law You ...

Mr. Levy has been a partner at the law offices of O'Connor, Acciani & Levy since 1992. His primary area of practice is personal injury law. He was born in Cincinnati, OH and attended Woodward High School. He attended The Ohio State University for his bachelor's degree and completed his law degree from Capital University Law School in Columbus. Mr. Levy is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is admitted to practice in the Ohio Supreme Court, U...

Rich Creighton is an AV rated trial attorney. His current practice is concentrated in general civil litigation, with particular emphasis on complex commercial, antitrust and tort litigation, including class actions. Over the past 20 years, he has served as lead plaintiffs class counsel in several class action cases, including antitrust price-fixing, fraud and consumer rights actions. In the business law arena, he has successfully represented a wide variety of clients in business tort, contrac...

Paul M. De Marco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Paul M., who practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steve Schmidt is a Cincinnati business litigator and president of Strauss Troy. He represents clients across Ohio and Northern Kentucky in a wide range of commercial and consumer disputes, including partnership and shareholder conflicts, non-compete and trade secret litigation, insurance coverage issues, employment matters, and business torts. Steve also provides counsel on contract drafting and negotiation, corporate compliance, and asset recovery, with experience litigating in both state an...

Mike Hurst’s practice is concentrated in the area of intellectual property law. He has extensive experience in trademark prosecution, protection and portfolio management, copyright matters, domain names, brand management counseling, social media and Web 2.0 issues, as well as intellectual property licensing, both in the U.S. and internationally. Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp, Mike served as Corporate Counsel-IP at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. He serves as co-l...

William J. Patterson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. William J., who practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert R. Sparks is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Robert R., who practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Caroline M. DiMauro is a principal in the Cincinnati, Ohio, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She has more than 20 years of experience representing management in various aspects of labor and employment law. Caroline regularly handles cases before state and federal courts and civil rights agencies, including claims involving claims of unlawful discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, FMLA, wage and hour violations, breach of employment agreements and non-compete/ restrict...

Don Rafferty combines his experience in the areas of business restructuring, commercial finance, corporate law, and litigation to provide legal and strategic advice to the firm’s business clients on a wide range of issues. Don frequently counsels clients who either are experiencing financial stress or are dealing with distressed companies. He has advised on sales, acquisitions, and restructurings for numerous middle-market companies. Don has significant experience in transactions, dispu...