Criminal Law

• Fraud

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Gracie Woodyard joined Manley Burke as a law clerk in 2022 and transitioned to an associate role in 2024. She will focus on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, corporate law, and estates and probate.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  In the corporate world, Sean advises closely held for-profit companies as well as non-profit and tax exempt entities. His advice covers a broad spectrum of issues including corporate governance, corporate “best practices”, mergers and acquisitions, employment issues, grant-making and maintaining tax-exempt status.
• Business Disputes
  Seth’s no-nonsense, direct approach has been most appreciated by his clients and has been proven to yield positive results. For multiple years, Seth has been named a Best Lawyer in Cincinnati. His practice focuses on civil litigation, including commercial, close-corporation, real estate, and breach of contract disputes. He has extensive experience defending his clients in federal and state courts in Ohio and throughout the United States, including in state and federal courts in Massachusetts, New York Federal Bankruptcy Courts, the Federal Southern District Court situated in New York, and Illinois State Court situated in Cook County (Chicago).
• Limited Liability Companies
  Various Business entities, including corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs) and limited liability partnerships (LLPs), are generally required to file an informational report with the business entity filing office of their formation state (e.g. Secretary of State) and of every foreign state in which they are qualified to do business in.
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Ohio workers’ compensation law is complex. Employers are required to honor claims, but that does not mean they are always eager to do so. We can help ensure that your rights are protected and you receive the workers compensation benefits you have earned.
• 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.  We also have a robust practice representing unions and their related entities.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Emily is the newest associate to join the firm. Emily concentrates her practice on litigation. As an experienced litigator, Emily focuses on representing her clients both in and out of court. Her diverse practice areas include employment issues, real estate...
• Severance Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Micah’s practice focuses on higher education law, real estate law, and election/campaign finance law. In his higher education law practice, Micah serves as general counsel and special counsel to numerous international fraternities and sororities and their affiliated entities. In his real estate practice, Micah provides counsel on a wide range of real estate matters to clients ranging from small family-owned businesses to some of the largest companies in the world. In his election/campaign finance law practice, Micah provides trusted counsel to many of Cincinnati’s elected officials and other civic leaders.
• Construction Litigation
  Seth’s represents fortune 500 companies in depositions and litigations related to alleged fraud, real estate disputes, and securities fraud. He has successfully handled countless commercial real estate cases involving issues of alleged constructive eviction, specific performance issues, construction defect disputes, easement rights, and damages.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Our real estate attorneys have a deep understanding of the life cycle involved in real estate transactions. If you own, develop, or are a tenant of a commercial real estate building, we can help you handle any real estate issue that may arise. We’ll work with you to respond to your needs within the tight timelines inherent in real estate deals. As one of our longstanding clients often notes, “Time kills all deals”, and we live by that maxim.
• Eminent Domain
  The attorneys at Manley Burke have decades of experience helping owners going through the painful process of having their property taken by the government. With deep experience in this area, we will marshal your evidence, engage leading expert witnesses, and deliver the best possible result. If you’re facing a take under eminent domain, we can fight for you.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  We advise governments on various matters including civil rights, contracts, employment, regulations, land use and zoning issues, public finance, and more.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Our real estate attorneys’ have broad expertise serving clients in areas including acquisition and disposition of real estate, zoning issues, leasing, landlord tenant issues, litigation of real estate related disputes, real estate valuation issues, and more.

Health Law

• Social Security Disability
  An attorney experienced in Ohio workers’ compensation law and Social Security Disability regulations can help ensure the filing or appeals process goes smoothly to get you the help you deserve after an work related injury. Manley Burke attorney George Moeller has more than three decades of legal experience and focuses his practice on Ohio workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability. George will provide aggressive representation and can assist you in every aspect of your case.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  John E. Christopher is a partner at Manley Burke, LPA. He primarily practices in the areas of nonprofit organizations, business organizations, tax, and estate planning.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  Because tax law affects nearly everything you do, our tax advice is central to our mission at Manley Burke.  Our tax practice group is led by John Christopher, who has a Masters of Law in taxation and more than 2 decades of experience in structuring entities and transactions to minimize the tax burden on our clients.