Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Erica Glass has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Estate Planning and Tax Department. Erica focuses her practice on estate planning and administration. She has extensive experience helping families plan for the future and helping them navigate the steps that need to be taken after a loved one passes away. Her experience also includes estate and gift tax preparation and administering guardianships. “We are excited that Erica has rejoined the firm,” said Chad Hansen, Chair of the firm’s Estate Planning and Tax Department. “She brings more depth of service …
Two Coolidge Attorneys Receive “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition
Two Coolidge Wall attorneys recently received recognition by Best Lawyers® as “Lawyer of the Year” in Dayton in their specific practice areas. Shannon L. Costello was named Best Lawyers® 2019 Litigation-Real Estate Lawyer of the Year in Dayton. Chad D. Hansen was named Best Lawyers® 2019 Tax Law Lawyer of the Year in Dayton. Congratulations to these and all of our firm’s very accomplished attorneys.
In Memoriam – C. Mark Kingseed, Esq.
1954-2018 The Coolidge Wall family celebrates the life of our partner and close friend, C. Mark Kingseed, who passed away on October 10, 2018, following an extended illness. We will miss Mark’s keen wit, brilliant mind, and boundless energy. In a field that can reward big personalities and bigger egos, Mark chose a different path: he was a paragon of common sense, decency, and humility, never caving in to pressure with a cross word or a compromised strategy. Mark started his career jetting around the country for NCR, putting out union fires (sometimes literally) during the company’s heyday in Dayton. …
Coolidge Wall Selected as General Counsel for Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to be their General Counsel. The RTA is a public transit agency that serves Montgomery County and Western Greene County. It is Ohio’s fourth largest public transit system and provides more than 11 million passenger trips per year on its buses, which operate seven days a week and 21 hours a day. “Coolidge is pleased to be selected by the RTA, a premier public transport provider and integral part of the people and communities …
Twenty Coolidge Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America® 2019
Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that 20 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Best Lawyers is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Its process is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers may not pay a fee to be listed, so inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” The Coolidge attorneys selected for inclusion in …
New Paralegal Joins Coolidge Litigation Department
The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Erika Shellhammer has joined the firm as a paralegal in its Litigation Department. Erika brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm. She has focused on litigation paralegal support for the past 18 years with firms in Dayton and Troy. Erika supports attorneys in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, research and trial preparation. “Erika is a great addition to the Litigation team,” said Richard Talda, Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. “She brings a wealth of litigation support experience to Coolidge and our clients.” …
New Associate Joins Coolidge Labor and Employment Department
The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Matthew T. Crawford has joined the firm as an associate in its Labor and Employment Department. Matt’s practice focuses on counseling employers in addressing and creating solutions for a wide variety of workplace issues. He has secured dismissal of unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and State Employment Relations Board. In addition, he has successfully represented clients in arbitration proceedings, in litigation matters and before administrative agencies. Matt also brings experience in collective bargaining negotiations, public sector fact-finding, union elections, mediation and counseling …
Coolidge Wall Attorney Blankenship Selected for Dayton Business Journal’s 2018 “Forty Under 40” Honor
Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Amy Blankenship, an attorney in the firm’s Public Sector Law Department, has been selected as a recipient of the Dayton Business Journal’s prestigious 2018 “Forty Under 40” award. In announcing the award, the DBJ said this is the 21st year that the publication has honored, “the region’s brightest young professionals” and that “nearly 200 people from around the Miami Valley were nominated this year.” The winners will be recognized at an awards gala on May 17th. “Amy is truly deserving of this award,” said Chris Conard, Chair of Coolidge Wall’s Public …
Coolidge Estate Planning and Tax Department Continues to Add Attorneys and Expand Services to Clients
Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that three attorneys – R. Michael Osborn, Javan A. Kline and Thomas W. Langevin – have joined the law firm’s growing Estate Planning and Tax Department. Mr. Osborn joins Coolidge after working at a Springfield, Ohio law firm for more than 17 years. His practice focuses on business and tax planning for the family and closely held business, estate and succession planning, and providing business and tax counsel to tax-exempt organizations, including private foundations. He serves as general outside counsel to businesses, including corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and non-profit organizations. In addition, he …
Coolidge Wall Adds Attorney and Paralegal to Growing Corporate and Business Department
Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Tino Monaldo and Debra Aldred have joined the firm in its growing Corporate and Business Department. Monaldo brings more than 30 years experience in a wide variety of transactions for both publicly and privately held corporations, managing, negotiating and drafting transaction documents in a variety of industries including gas pipelines, ethanol, oil and gas, construction, engineering, car dealerships, hotels and casinos. For more than 24 years, Monaldo served as outside General Counsel for a Kansas City-based energy entrepreneur, which included the ownership and operation of a 3,000-mile interstate gas transmission pipeline …