Blakeslee Business Lawyers

Benjamin joined the law firm of Hanna & Fisher, Napoleon, Ohio, in December 2023. He looks forward to maintaining a very general practice of law in Napoleon, Ohio, and surrounding counties, including Family Law, Criminal Defense Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury Law, Business Relationships Law, Commercial and Contract Law, and Collections Law. Benjamin worked for Gorman, Veskauf, Henson, & Wineberg law firm during law school, focusing primarily on real property and tort law. He also worked for the Solicitor for the Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, focusing on administrative and zoning...

Greg is an Ottawa, Ohio native graduating from Ottawa High School in 1992. Greg then continued his education at Ohio Northern University graduating with his bachelors degree in Business Marketing and Management in 1996. In 1999 Greg graduated from Ohio Northern University's law school and has been practicing in Ottawa since.

I have been in private practice for 48 years on an uninterrupted basis. I focus primarily in Employment Law and Civil Rights cases. I have extensive experience in litigation and in appellate cases. I have appeared before the United States Supreme Court and was able to obtain a successful reversal in the case of Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers Union, 493 U.S. 67 (1989). I work very hard for my clients and devote long hours on each client's behalf in complex cases. I am a native of Toledo and my wife of 41 years, Karen, is a retired long time...

Joe is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio, and is a member of the Toledo Bar Association, the Ottawa County Bar Association, the Lucas County Bar Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association. He serves on the Toledo Bar Association's Technology Committee and Newsletter Committee. Joe frequently presents to various groups in the Northwest Ohio region on technology topics relevant to the legal profession, is a contributing columnist for the TBA Newsletter writing articles on using technology in the legal profession, provides technology support for the Northwest Ohio legal community through Pileus Legal Technology, LLC, and...

Gregg Peppel is a founding member of Turley, Peppel & Timmers, LLC. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, and Medical Malpractice. Gregg was born in Marquette, Michigan in 1971. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo (BA, cum laude, 1993; JD, cum laude, 1999). Gregg served as the Managing Editor for the University of Toledo Law Review (1998-1999). The College of Law awarded him with the Dean's Award in the Spring of 1999. Gregg has successfully litigated complex commercial, construction, insurance, real estate...

Welcome to the Law Offices of Owen Dunn Jr., Bankruptcy Attorney. We are a full-service bankruptcy law firm providing legal assistance to individuals and families in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, including Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Monroe, Detroit and the surrounding communities. As a distinguished member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, I along with my staff, have the legal knowledge, resources and experience to help you. We have helped thousands of clients get a fresh start. If you are in need of an experienced, professional and compassionate Ohio or Michigan bankruptcy attorney, please contact...

Attorney Pamela A. Borgess, the founder and managing attorney of BORGESS LAW, LLC is an experienced and respected trial attorney who aggressively handles civil (non-criminal) disputes and litigation, including personal injury, defective medical drugs/devices or recalled consumer products, car & truck accidents, wrongful death, product liability, nursing home litigation, and contract/business disputes. She has extensive experience with numerous national high-profile cases, such as the national litigation involving a contaminated drug, Heparin, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people after being manufactured in an uninspected overseas facility. The case was featured in national news media, such as TIME magazine, CNN,...

Gilmore & Delzeith Co., LPA is a law firm headed by attorneys Matthew L. Gilmore and Richard M. Delzeith. Located in Celina, Ohio, our attorneys provide clients with professional and personalized service that is specific to each individual case. Our solid legal services are backed by countless years of experience and strong educational backgrounds. Proudly Serving Mercer County, Auglaize County, Van Wert County, and Darke County. Appointments Available. Let the knowledgeable and skilled attorneys at Gilmore & Delzeith Co., LPA take care of your legal needs. We practice broadly in many areas of law. Our areas of expertise...

Keith is a skilled trial lawyer and mediator with experience handling complex cases and receiving favorable verdicts for his clients.

David W. Zoll, partner in the firm of Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC, handles a wide variety of civil litigation. His areas of practice include pharmaceutical litigation, construction disputes, municipal law, ERISA pension and fiduciary law, trade secret and employment contract cases, insurance law, product liability, mass torts, and professional negligence matters. Zoll is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate and serves as an examiner for the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He lectures trade and attorney groups and serves on the Lucas County MHRS Board, sharing his 30 years of experience with his profession and community.

Resourceful, reliable, trustworthy with years of getting the job done and the deal closed on time and under budget. General practice of law typical for a county seat.

Evin was born and raised in Celina, Ohio. He graduated from Celina High School in 2011, and went on to the Ohio State University, where he received his Bachelor's and Law Degrees. After law school, Evin served as a law fellow and senior research associate with the Ohio State University Extension Agricultural & Resource Law Program. One of Evin's main responsibilities was to research how the law affects farmers and landowners, and then educate farmers and landowners through factsheets, blog posts, live presentations, podcasts, and more. He also assisted with the undergraduate Agribusiness Law course at Ohio State. Evin began his career...

John is a Partner at Faber and Associates, LLC. He is a double graduate of Ohio Northern University where he received a B.A. in History in 2015 and his Juris Doctorate Cum Laude in 2019. While at Ohio Northern, John served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court program, Associate Editor of Law Review, a Member of the Moot Court Board of Advocates, a Member of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Team, Student Coach of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Team, won the Daniel S. Guy Appellate Advocacy competition, and was a Semi-Finalist in...

Before Michael formed Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, he practiced for many years as a personal injury attorney in Dayton, Ohio. Throughout Michael's entire legal career his sole focus has been on creating the best possible legal experience for each and every client. As a founding partner of Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, Michael has personally directed the settlements of hundreds of millions of dollars for the firm’s clients. Michael is extremely active in various community charities and formerly served as a board member for the Montgomery County Heart Association. He also serves as a trustee for the...

John primarily works in the areas of commercial and residential real estate. John has represented developers of planned unit developments, condominiums, and subdivision development, including initial due diligence, purchase documentation, zoning, building codes, restrictions, purchase agreements, and closings. The firm, as part of their relationship with Hartung Title, works daily analyzing and correcting title issues. In addition, John works with clients on estate planning, including wills and trusts, together with probate administration. John has been happily married since 1976 to Cheryl Witker. They raised three...

Graduated from Columbian High school in 1979. Graduated from Ohio Northern University with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1982 and from the University of Toledo College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1984. Admitted to the Ohio State Bar in 1985. Has been practicing in Tiffin, Ohio at Eberly & Eberly ever since.

Tom Timmers founded Haims Timmers in 2018 after working as a partner in a small firm in Toledo from 2014 - 2018.

After he received his B.A. from the University of Dayton, he attended the University of Toledo College of Law, graduating cum laude. During his time at the University of Toledo College of Law, Tom served on the law review. During law school and following graduation, Tom worked for a civil litigation firm in downtown Toledo until 2014.

Tom's current practice focuses on corporate, employment, and labor law.

In addition to being licensed in the State...

Misty Wood has lived in Northwest Ohio for most of her life. She graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2015.

The law is her passion, and she practices primarily in the field of bankruptcy. This focus on bankruptcy allows her to help clients get their financial lives in order and relieve their stress.

She is licensed to practice both Ohio and Michigan. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

She handles state and federal...

I am a business lawyer, and I have been helping businesses resolve the many legal issues they face, both common and extraordinary, since 1990.

My clients range from startups to middle market companies to Fortune 500 companies. I combine an extensive business and legal education with a wealth of hands-on experience to create solutions that are innovative, yet practical and cost-effective. I particularly enjoy tackling issues that are out of the ordinary. Rather than telling my client something can’t be done, I find alternatives, and assess risks so my client can make an informed business decision.

20 Years experience in the most serious cases you could imagine, and a 95% success rate in all jury trials.

Chad joined Thompson, Dunlap & Heydinger, Ltd. in January 2000. Chad had practiced law and held management positions in business prior to joining the Firm. Chad began his career practicing law as an associate at the Columbus, Ohio office of the law firm Baker & Hostetler, LLP. Chad continued his legal and business career as Director of Acquisitions for OmniAmerica, Inc., a publicly held corporation located in Cleveland, Ohio. Most recently before returning to Logan County, Chad served as Director of Corporate Development and Corporate Counsel for Lattice Communications LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chad is the son of Dianna Ross-Lafon...

Experienced trial lawyer, former prosecutor, 21+ years experience, murder and rape trials and three offices and 13 lawyers to help in Ohio, Michigan and Federal Courts.

Taylor Ward has extensive civil litigation experience spanning a variety of business and consumer related matters. By conducting many hearings and trials in the past two years, he is fully conversant in trial practice and advocacy. Mr. Ward devotes his practice to a wide range of contract disputes, personal injury, products liability, and many consumer related statutes including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Federal Truth-in-Lending, and the Ohio Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act, among others.

Jennifer is a managing partner of the firm working in the Business and Estate Planning Department. Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer provided legal services for the Office of the United States Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio. In that capacity, she assisted in the prosecution of federal crimes, including large-scale drug conspiracies, white-collar fraud cases, and crimes against children. Jennifer’s significant contributions in these prosecutions earned her numerous awards and recognition throughout her eleven-year career. Additionally, Jennifer managed and advised a local condominium association. She performed bookkeeping, financial planning services, and legal services involving real estate transactions,...