Oakwood Lawyers

Jesse graduated from The University of Akron in 2001 with a degree in Fire Protection Technology. He graduated again in 2004 with degrees in the Arts and Emergency Management. In 2006 he received his Master's degree in Sociology and began work on his PhD. After much contemplation he decided to apply this background to the field of law and subsequently graduated from The Ohio State University in early 2009. Thereafter, Jesse has been drafting legislation and conducting legal research for members of the General Assembly. As a student and scholar Jesse has researched and published numerous articles about ways to reduce...

A fifth generation Ohioan, Bill Michael graduated with a B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude with honors, from The Ohio State University. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Law, where he was recognized as Best Oralist, Appellate Advocacy. Upon graduation from law school, Bill joined a large regional law firm where he practiced for over eight years as a litigator focusing on complex business disputes, public law, and construction disputes. Admitted to practice before all Ohio state courts and the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, Bill’s experience includes representing clients...

Charles is a native of Centerville, Ohio and prior to entering law school earned his B.A. from Ohio University, an M.P.A. from Wright State University, and was employed for four years with the Montgomery County, Ohio Economic Development Department where he worked to assist local companies grow their business. Charles also managed the County's site selection program where he helped attract new business investment to the Dayton Region. Charles is trial attorney that focuses his practice primarily in the areas of criminal law, juvenile law, domestic relations law and criminal appeals.

I earned my Juris Doctorate in 1985 and my Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude with distinction in Economics and honors in Liberal Arts) in 1981, both from THE Ohio State University (Go Bucks!). I continued to send lots and lots of money to Ohio State as each of my 4 sons attended there (my daughter went to Otterbein) but still can never seem to get football tickets. I was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at OSU and enjoyed undergraduate life there. Law school was not nearly as fun. Over the years, I have handled literally thousands of cases before...

Nick Weiss opened his practice after years of civil litigation and in-house counsel experience. A transplant from Maine, he now represents families, individuals, and businesses, throughout northeast Ohio. He is proud to have been AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell every year since 2020 and is an Ohio Rising Star on Superlawyers.