How Ohio employers should answer an agency charge
Employment / Compliance · 14 Sep 2026
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Litigation, deal and private client counsel for Ohio companies and the families who own them.
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How we work
We learn how your business earns before we advise on protecting it, and every step comes with its cost and risk.
A partner leads every matter and stays reachable, with associates who know your file.
You hear the weak points of your position from us first, well before anyone else raises them.
Practice areas

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Contract, partnership and supplier disputes argued from first demand letter through trial.
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Buy side and sell side counsel for owner-led companies, from letter of intent to closing.
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Policies, investigations and agency charges handled for employers who want fewer surprises.
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Wills, trusts and succession plans that keep a family business and a family intact.
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Licensing reviews, agency inquiries and internal audits for regulated Ohio businesses.
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Leases, acquisitions and title questions for owners, tenants and developers.
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Why clients stay

Years in practice
26+
Founded in Columbus in 2000 and still led by partners who try their own cases.
Matters handled
1,900+
Disputes, transactions and plans closed for businesses and families since opening.
Attorneys
38
Partners, counsel and associates working as one team across two Ohio offices.
Ohio offices
2
Downtown Columbus and Cleveland, with meetings by video whenever that suits you.
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Comments shared with us by clients across litigation, transactions and private planning. Initials only, at their request.
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“They told us plainly where our contract was strong and where it was weak, before we spent a dollar on filing. That honesty is exactly why we trusted them with the rest of a very long dispute.”
Operations directorR. Calloway“Selling the company my father started felt impossible at first. The team kept every deadline in front of us, explained each draft in plain words, and never let a question sit overnight.”
Former owner, distributorL. Brennan“Clear updates, no jargon, and a written plan for every scenario we raised. I always knew what the next step was, who was handling it, and why it mattered to our business.”
Chief financial officerT. Okonkwo“They rewrote our handbook with our managers sitting in the room and asking questions. Six months later our people actually open it and use it, which I honestly did not expect.”
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