Carroll Business Lawyers

A Practice Focused on Business & Banking
Mr. Shonk represents businesses and banks with regard to financial, organizational and general business planning matters including:

Business, banking and credit rights disputes
Employment and labor law
Bankruptcy
Acquisitions
Mergers
Business reorganizations
Estate planning
Trusts
Probate
An Experienced and Trusted Advisor
Mr. Shonk’s focus on financial matters and business affairs has allowed him to be the trusted advisor to families and individuals who seek his services on estate planning, trusts and probate matters.

His articles on labor law have been published in law journals. Mr. Shonk has presented continuing legal education seminars on various bankruptcy and mechanic’s lien issues to both trade organizations and outside attorney...

A General Law Practice
Mr. Everitt is engaged in the general practice of law, with an emphasis on:

Real Estate Law
Business Law
Estate planning
Probate
Committed to Service
During law school Mr. Everitt worked full-time as the Operations Officer at the Navy Recruiting District in Columbus, Ohio, where he oversaw all aspects of officer and enlisted recruiting throughout Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Before that, his 13 year career in the Navy included naval service as a nuclear trained submarine warfare officer.

Mr. Everitt was named Young Professional of the Year by the Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce in 2017.

He is actively involved in various community organizations...

PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW IN OHIO SINCE 1976.
LAW PRACTICE LIMITED TO ESTATE PLANNING AND REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN ALL LEGAL MATTERS

Jonathan Layman is a native of Central Ohio and a graduate of both the Ohio State University and Capital University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review. Jonathan Layman is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and is admitted in the State of Ohio and the Federal Southern District of Ohio. His practice focuses on consumer law, landlord tenant law and other civil litigation. After graduating from the Ohio State University, he worked full-time in a law practice as an assistant and then a clerk while earning his Law degree. Jonathan Layman has...

Ray personally handles each of his cases from the initial client meeting to achieving a jury verdict, arbitration award or settlement. He strives to provide each of his clients with legal counsel that is both professional and personal. A graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Ithaca College, Ray began his legal career at a personal injury firm that handled hundreds of cases at a time. While this work environment gave Ray considerable experience in the field of personal injury cases, he came to believe that quality is far more important than quantity...

Kenneth L. Sheppard, Jr. is the President and Owner of Sheppard Law Offices, Co., L.P.A.

Kenneth graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. While at Ohio Northern, Ken was a member of three honor societies and two national mock trial teams. He then entered Ohio Northern University Law School and graduated in 1999 with a Juris Doctor degree. After law school, Mr. Sheppard earned his LL.M. (Master's Degree) in Taxation from the University of Denver in 2000.

Attorney Sheppard is admitted to practice law in Ohio. He is also licensed...

Attorney Rodd S. Lawrence received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Vanderbilt and was admitted to the both the Ohio Bar and the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio Bar in 1988. He’s a member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He has more than 20 years of experience practicing real estate and small business law. Rodd practices along side his wife Linda at Lawrence Law Office and they are 4 children together.

I am believer that people accused of a criminal offense deserve the most competent and experienced legal counsel possible for a fair and reasonable cost of representation. My team of criminal defense lawyers vigorously defends the rights of Ohioans accused of all types of State or Federal criminal offenses.

I grew up in the Central Ohio area (small town of Bexley OH) and attended The Ohio State University for my undergraduate degree before obtaining my Juris Doctorate in Law at Capital University Law School.

When I'm not in the court room, I like to spend my time with my family, volunteering with...

While providing the personal attention of a small firm, our experience, knowledge of the law, qualified/trained staff, and cutting-edge technology, allow us to provide our clients with the highest quality legal services.

We use prompt, effective communication and action to assist individuals and small businesses in resolving their legal needs. We provide tailored legal services for complex matters.

We advise clients in all phases of their legal issues, including planning, strategies, negotiations, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. We utilize a network of affiliated professional consultants, including other attorneys, to provide our clients with specialized counsel in a wide variety...

Attorney Robert Goldstein was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1983, Attorney Goldstein moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to attend Case Western Reserve University, where he served as Secretary of his fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau, and President of his class for his first two years of college. After earning his degree in Psychology, Attorney Goldstein worked a series of jobs ranging from computer consulting to selling fire extinguishers door-to-door, while he explored a career in stand-up comedy. Two years later, having not successfully earned his own late night talk show, Attorney Goldstein decided to pursue a...

Brenden Kelley, a seasoned litigator and dedicated attorney, is committed to delivering the highest caliber of legal representation to his clients, marked by honesty and affordability. Behind his boyish grin lies a remarkable journey that has shaped him into the lawyer he is today. Brenden’s legal lineage runs deep. Born into a family of legal professionals, he was groomed from a young age to follow in his parents’ footsteps. His father, Michael V. Kelley, was a distinguished trial lawyer known for championing the rights of Ohio Steelworkers. His mother, Lynn Arko Kelley, served as a former Cleveland Heights Municipal Court Judge...

PRACTICE AREAS: Business Transactional Services White Collar Defense EDUCATION: Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio Honors: Order of the Curia Law Review: Capital University Law Review, Executive Publishing Editor Berklee College of Music Summa Cum Laude BAR ADMISSION: Ohio U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio HONORS: Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2019-2022 Martindale-Hubbell, "AV Preeminent" (Peer Reviewed for Highest Level of Professional Excellence), 2016-2022 Columbus CEO Magazine, "Top Lawyers," 2017-2021

Adam Burke is a criminal defense attorney practicing in Columbus, Ohio. He is passionate about defending the rights of men and women facing criminal charges. Since 2008, Mr. Burke has concentrated his practice on aggressively defending clients charged with serious felony and misdemeanor offenses.

Mr. Burke earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Ohio State University and his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. While attending Capital University Law School, he earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achieving the highest grade in the Criminal Law Course taught by the renowned former Professor and Criminal...

Allison started the firm in 2014 to better serve her clients. She believed in providing high-quality work in a more efficient manner, utilizing more technology, and an agile team to achieve the goal. We utilize flat fee billing where appropriate so our Client knows exactly how much the services will cost. I have been working with small businesses since I was born (and since I became a lawyer). I love getting to know the business owner and see their vision for the business. Once I know where the business is going, I can provide counsel to help the business achieve...

Ali is a trilingual attorney (English, Arabic, & Spanish) licensed in Ohio. His diverse professional and cultural experiences afford him a unique perspective when it comes to problem solving. He prides himself on working efficiently and diligently, being respectful to colleagues and clients, and ensuring excellent results. He has previous experience in business law, public policy, criminal, divorce, and immigration law, and is eager to assist clients and the community with their legal needs!

Christopher T. O’Shaughnessy is an attorney and the founder of The O’Shaughnessy Law Firm. For almost 25 years and with big law firm experience, Chris has served construction, real estate, business, sports, and entertainment clients as a counselor and litigator, and has handled cases all over the United States, most notably the post-9/11 World Trade Center/Deutsche Bank litigation in New York City with over $600 million in potential exposure and billions of dollars of lower Manhattan redevelopment. He has negotiated deals for, handled claims arising from, and litigated, arbitrated, and mediated disputes associated with hundreds of projects. Chris lectures frequently...

Dennis Yacobozzi II is a litigation attrorney with almost 20 years of experience. He practices with his spouse, Eleana Drakatos, in the law firm of Yacobozzi Drakatos, LLC. Dennis is a long-time member of the Franklin American Inns of Court, Ohio State Bar Association, and Bexley Chamber of Commerce. Dennis currently serves as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General, where he represents the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Dennis is licensed to practice in Ohio, Arizona, the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Ohio and the United States Court of Appeals...

Andrew D. Randol is a Columbus business and litigation attorney. Andrew works with a variety of businesses and entrepreneurs, guiding them through federal and state litigation. He has experience with litigating a number of issues, including breach of contract lawsuits, construction lawsuits, and consumer lawsuits.

Andrew’s practice also includes employment and labor law and employment litigation. He advises businesses on employment compliance, including wage and hour laws, employee and contractor classification, and Title VII and antidiscrimination laws. When employment issues do arise, Andrew has experience representing businesses in court and before various administrative agencies, including the Department of Labor and the...

Our firm provides representation in regards to: Family Law, Domestic Relations/juvenile matters, Federal and State taxation, and numerous civil related business matters. Our practice areas and philosophy are fully detailed in my website www.deanhines.com. We have offices in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. Our firm serves all counties in Southwest and Central Ohio. We pride ourselves in providing aggressive and conscientious representation taking into account the needs and goals of our clients. I have a BV rating from Martindale Hubbell which is an attorney rating service in which you are graded by your peers. We are committed...

Steve Tigges is a Partner of Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP. Mr. Tigges is a seasoned trial attorney who has practiced extensively in the areas of employment, health care, commercial contract, securities, construction, antitrust, and trademark litigation.

At Dahman Law, we are passionate about providing exceptional, client-focused legal services. We handle commercial litigation, business law, employment, and estate planning matters across Ohio and Michigan. But what makes Dahman Law different from other law firms is that you will know up front how much you can expect to pay for legal services, instead of wondering how much you will end up being charged at the end. Samir Dahman founded Dahman Law after practicing for years at Ohio's largest law firms. His practice includes commercial litigation, business law, employment, and estate planning. ...

Andrew H. Stevens is a technology and corporate attorney licensed in Ohio and Washington. Drew has worked with companies of all sizes, including startups, family-owned businesses, middle market companies, Fortune 500s, and multinational corporations. Although Drew works with a number of software, SaaS, and technology companies, he also works with construction, telecommunications, manufacturing, finance, sports and entertainment, and real estate development businesses.

Drew offers business counsel in a variety of practice areas, including intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, securities, venture capital, and cybersecurity and data privacy. Drew works closely with growing companies, to help protect intellectual property assets, structure business ventures...

Mike’s legal practice is focused on representing investors and developers in a wide range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, developments, sales and leasing, litigation, and opportunity zone consulting. Mike has experience representing clients on residential and commercial transactions, with a focus on representing clients in the acquisition of multi-family apartment properties. Mike has also advised clients on more than $500M of opportunity zone related projects.

Ben Cooper helps people use the law to deal with life-changing harms. His practice focuses on wrongful death, civil rights, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and business cases.

Ben is known as a thorough, well-prepared trial lawyer who aggressively and ethically pursues his clients' cases. He is also a skilled appellate advocate. Ben strongly believes in holding powerful companies, people, and governments accountable, and he works hard to help his clients find meaning through their cases.

Representative Engagements

Lead counsel in six-week jury trial for local development company, its principal, and condominium buyers in litigation against regional bank arising from bank’s breach of contract to provide construction financing for developer’s project to convert historic apartment building to condominiums. Obtained dismissal or jury verdict for plaintiffs on $6 million counterclaim brought by bank. Obtained jury verdict of approximately $14.0 million against bank on breach of contract and tortious interference claims brought by developer and additional verdicts totaling $5.6 million for condominium buyers. The net result was a $25 million judgment for clients.

Lead trial counsel in four-week trial advancing...

I am a business, sports and entertainment lawyer as well as a professional sports agent. My firm works closely with growing businesses, sports franchises, production companies, films and other entertainment events to raise capital, protect intellectual property, negotiate key agreements, as well as leverage assets and brand value.

My approach to legal representation is simple: Transparency and honesty. You will have a firm understanding of the entire process, no matter the issue, from start to finish. Due to my flat fee billing structure, I am able to become more like a partner as the fee will not change no matter...

Stuart Parsell is a Partner of Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP. Mr. Parsell’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with a concentration on professional malpractice defense, commercial contract disputes, corporate governance and fiduciary duties, trust law, class action defense, major insurance disputes and employment issues.

John is the Presiding Partner of Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP. He has extensive trial experience in a broad range of complex litigation – primarily representing high net-worth individuals and families, corporations and their executives, and legal professionals. His practice focuses primarily on defense of major business and family disputes, corporate governance challenges, securities law claims, and legal professional liability litigation. He combines business understanding with extensive courtroom experience – a rare combination.

Robert Huff Miller is a problem solver leveraging intellect, integrity, and intensity for the benefit of his clients. As a seasoned trial attorney with real-world business experience, Rob regularly prosecutes and defends claims involving commercial contracts, closely-held business disputes, leases, class actions, personal injuries, employment matters, and a variety of other substantive areas. Rob has significant experience litigating claims ranging in value from $10,000 to tens of millions of dollars before trial and appellate courts and arbitration panels. Rob has the proven ability to close deals by negotiating and drafting complex agreements to further clients’ business objectives and, when necessary,...

Attorney Crucita Flecha is the founding attorney with Flecha Law, Ltd. She established the law firm to focus on meeting the needs of the Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities. Attorney Flecha currently practices primarily in the area of immigration but also has a select clientele needing small business assistance with business counseling, structure, and transactions. Prior to founding Flecha Law, Ltd, she was a partner with Thompson Steward Flecha LLC focusing almost exclusively on immigration and business law.

Attorney Flecha graduated from Capital University Law School and has been practicing law since 1995. She was the...

Kris Banvard represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including commercial contract disputes, tort and agency-law actions, securities law, employment law, media law, First Amendment issues, and attorneys' professional liability.

Before coming to Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP, Mr. Banvard had a long career in newspaper journalism as a reporter, writer, and editor. Most recently, he was an editorial writer for The Columbus Dispatch. He previously held positions as assistant city editor of the Roanoke (Va.) Times & World-News and reporter with The Sacramento Union.

Mr. Banvard attended Capital University Law School, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was...

Chris Hogan is an experienced Litigation Attorney at Zeiger, TIegs & Little. His practice areas include Business, Health Care, Insurance, Professional Liability and Media Law. He represents public and private companies, both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Chris is dedicated to providing skilled and knowledgeable advocacy for clients with business litigation matters.

Chris received his B.A. from the University of Chicago, and his J.D. from the Ohio State Moritz College of Law. He is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, as well as the United States Court of...

Dan Mead represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters including trust and fiduciary matters, corporate shareholder matters, legal malpractice claims and other commercial litigation matters. Mr. Mead attended the University of Minnesota Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was elected to Order of the Coif. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Mead graduated from The Ohio State University Summa Cum Laude, receiving a degree in Music Theory.

Lauren Rubin is a highly skilled litigator representing businesses and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation matters. She concentrates her practice on disputes involving commercial contracts, complex transactions, antitrust and other competition-related litigations, securities litigation and regulation, shareholder actions, and government and internal investigations.

Ms. Rubin graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in New York City and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Rubin previously was an associate with the New York City based law firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP...

A former United States Army Reserve Specialist who earned his law degree from Capital University Law School, Damion is accustomed to achieving success through hard work and a desire to be the best. He believes the key to winning a case is a lawyer's ability to think on his or her feet and substantial preparation. Prior to joining James E. Arnold & Associates, Damion was an Associate Assistant Attorney General with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and handled numerous matters before the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, the State Medical Board of Ohio, and local courts of common...