Criminal Law

• Fraud
• Assault

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  We do everything in our power to safeguard our clients from lawsuits... but when they happen, we fight for you. Fraternal Law Partners offers counsel, litigation, and defense against a variety of both tort liability and corporate governance-related claims...
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  We regularly represent employers in a variety of employment law matters include employment contracts, employment discrimination, wage and hour claims and negotiation and enforcement of employment contracts...
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Fraternal Law Partners provides legal counsel on business matters – real estate and housing, corporate governance, employment issues, tax, grant-making, and fundraising and stewardship support – as well as risk management and hazing counsel, crisis and incident management, litigation and other liability issues.
• Severance Agreement
  Statutory and regulatory compliance – FMLA, age, handicap, equal opportunity employment, COBRA – at both the state and federal level.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Ilana is an associate with Fraternal Law Partners. She is a Cincinnati native who joined Manley Burke as an associate in 2018. Her practice focuses on higher education and real estate matters.
• Premises Liability
• Eminent Domain
  Timothy M. Burke is a Founding Partner of Fraternal Law Partners. His practice is primarily devoted to representing governmental entities, representing clients in front of governmental decision-making bodies, or litigation for or against governmental entities. Burke is also well-versed in assisting fraternities, sororities and their related non-profit organizations with issues related to corporate governance, risk management and anti-hazing policy. He is often asked to speak on topics including municipal law, land use and zoning, eminent domain, civil rights and elections law. He has also served as Special Counsel to the Attorney General of Ohio. He is a frequent contributor to the Fraternal Law Newsletter, a quarterly publication dedicated to the legal issues relevant to Greek life organizations.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Previous National Convention Presentations on zoning and land use, American Planning Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Recreation and Parks Association, National Association of Community and Economic Development Officers
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Our real estate attorneys have broad expertise serving clients in areas including acquisition and disposition of real estate, zoning, signage, parking, easements, boundary disputes, leasing, landlord-tenant issues, ADA and FHA, litigation of real estate related disputes, real estate valuation issues, and more

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  Securing and maintaining tax-exempt and charity status can be a tricky business – it entails much more than providing receipts for charitable donations. Fraternal Law Partners can help you with all matters related to tax law, including...