Family Law

• Guardianship
  Appeared in a wide range of contested guardianship issue proceedings, including capacity determinations and the marshalling and recovery of misappropriated assets

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Fraud
  In addition, Rob represents insurance companies and retailers, in particular on cases involving fraud and injury. Clients appreciate his thoroughness and attention to detail, like the insurer he represented in an insurance fraud case where an individual filed claims for reimbursement of a significant amount of non-existent items after a natural disaster damaged their home. To quantify the fraud, he had to sort through thousands of pages of documents and accurately identify the list of fraudulent items.
• Theft
• Money Laundering
  The final rule was created by FinCEN based on the authority granted to them in the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The CTA aims to prevent money laundering, tax fraud, and other illegal activity (particularly with regard to foreign investment in the U.S.) by requiring each business entity to report basic identifying information and certain details about individuals with ownership and control. Each entity will have to provide the necessary information using an online portal created by the FinCEN called the Beneficial Ownership Secure System (“BOSS”). These reports will not be made public, but they will be accessible to law enforcement and some other governmental agencies, as well as banks to work in conjunction with Know Your Client (“KYC”) procedures. Failure to comply with the CTA’s reporting requirements could lead to significant fines, or even imprisonment.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  At Roetzel & Andress, we provide comprehensive legal counsel that supports your business from formation and growth to corporate governance and international expansion. Our attorneys are deeply committed to understanding your unique vision and goals, allowing us to offer tailored solutions that address both routine and complex challenges. We partner with a diverse range of clients, including publicly traded companies, closely held and family-owned businesses, private equity investors, nonprofits, and more, across industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and real estate.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Whether you need strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, guidance on compliance with evolving regulations, or support with global market entry, our team is equipped to help you navigate every stage of your business journey. We focus on delivering actionable advice that empowers you to make informed decisions and achieve your business objectives in a dynamic and competitive environment.
• Business Disputes
  Lidia’s litigation practice focuses on business disputes and liability defense in Ohio and Michigan. She also assists her clients with business- and employment-related immigration and international transactions (especially with her home country of Poland).
• Business Transactions
  Heather is a shareholder in firm's Corporate, Tax, and Transactional Group. Her legal practice is focused on creditors' rights and bankruptcy. She has established a successful practice by working closely with creditors, debtors, and financial institutions to resolve complex legal matters. Heather regularly counsels her clients on commercial transactions, including collections, receiverships, foreclosures, reorganizations, restructurings, and workouts. She also provides representation for all aspects of bankruptcy cases, including bankruptcy litigation.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Advise investors and limited liability companies concerning the tax aspects of contributions, dispositions, priority returns, guaranteed payments and distributive shares
• Construction Contracts
  Draft construction contracts for projects of all sizes and types such as buildings, roadways, bridges, tunnels, power plants and other types of projects throughout the United States.
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Many attorneys are Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialists in the areas of Appellate, Workers' Compensation, and Labor and Employment Law
• Wrongful Termination
  Obtained jury verdicts in favor of employers in wrongful discharge actions in a two-day jury trial in an Ohio court and a three-day jury trial in a Mississippi court.
• Employment Discrimination
  Assists clients in implementing strategies designed to minimize exposure under laws such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), state fair employment statutes (i.e., the Ohio Civil Rights Act)
• Employment Contract
  Beginning her legal education with the goal of becoming a practicing healthcare attorney, Christina is privileged to concentrate her practice in this area of law. She focuses her practice in the areas of regulatory and transactional health care, with experience representing physicians and healthcare providers and organizations with a broad spectrum of regulatory and transactional matters, including negotiating and documenting transactions, acquisitions, mergers and sales, joint ventures, integrated delivery systems and other combinations and alliances, employment agreements, recruitment and support agreements, bonus and incentive plans, managed care contracts, physician-hospital organizations, management and other commercial and services agreements and leases for space and equipment, as well as shared overhead arrangements. Christina routinely provides advice on complex healthcare regulations impacting health care providers and entities, including the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, Illinois Medical Practice Act, False Claims Act, HIPAA, state self-referral and kickback laws.
• Employment Litigation
  Businesses of all sizes count on Nancy to defend their interests and achieve their goals in employment litigation, like the Midwest manufacturing company that had lost an age-discrimination lawsuit before turning to her for assistance. She persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the trial judge's decision, leading the Sixth Circuit to find the lower court's decision "clearly erroneous" and to hold that the plaintiff was legitimately discharged when his job was eliminated as a result of a corporate reorganization.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Bob has been with Roetzel for over 25 years – first as an Associate in 1994 and was named Partner two years later. Bob expanded the employer-side of Roetzel’s Employment Law group, representing employers in all facets of employment law and related litigation, handling numerous labor arbitrations for unionized employers on a local and national level. He counsels and represents Human Resources Directors, Safety Directors, and CEOs on workplace injury, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) claims, intentional tort, non-compete agreements, and employee discrimination matters.
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment
  Nancy helps private company and public sector clients successfully navigate the full range of labor and employment challenges. She advises businesses on personnel and operating policies that comply with an ever-expanding list of federal, state, and local employment rules and regulations while guiding them through each phase of the employment relationship, from pre-employment testing and hiring to performance evaluations, discipline, and termination. She defends companies across industries in employment-related claims, including sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful discharge, grievances under union contracts, religious and American with Disabilities Act accommodations, and other issues. And she represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC), the U.S. Department of Labor, and other regulators.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Our firm specializes in a comprehensive range of services representing debtors, trustees, creditors, and creditor committees. Our services the acquisition and divestiture of insolvent or troubled companies, as well as their turnaround and restructuring through out-of-court workouts. We handle receiverships, representing debtors, receivers, or secured lenders, and provide representation in Chapter 7 business liquidations for debtors, trustees, or creditors, as well as trustee representation in Chapter 7 consumer cases. Our expertise extends to Chapter 11 business reorganizations, including small business Subchapter V cases and single-asset real estate matters.
• Premises Liability
  Brad is an accomplished litigator and counselor with 35 years of experience. His practice focuses on the defense of self-insured companies, insurance companies and/or their policyholders in cases involving wrongful death or serious injuries. Brad’s experience is wide-ranging and diverse, including the defense of cases involving trucking or vehicular accidents, train derailments, explosions, airplane crashes, premises liability claims, civil rights claims, class action claims, products liability claims and professional liability claims. He has successfully defended corporations, long-term care facilities, medical professionals, insurance agents and brokers, title insurance agents, real estate agents, attorneys, and commercial property owners. He has developed considerable expertise in defending litigation involving traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other serious injuries.
• Construction Litigation
  Tom focuses his practice on construction law and civil litigation and leads Roetzel’s Construction Law practice, which has been recognized by
• Real Estate Transactions
  In addition to her work in bankruptcy and creditors' rights, Heather also assists clients with corporate and real estate transactions. She negotiates and drafts commercial loan transactions, credit agreements, cognovits, promissory notes, security agreements, and forbearance agreements. Heather also negotiates and drafts purchase and sale agreements, mortgages, leases, and subordination and non-attornment agreements.
• Eminent Domain
  At Roetzel, we actively guide clients through the complexities of eminent domain (also known as condemnation), where government agencies acquire private property for public use without the owner's consent. Our attorneys leverage their comprehensive understanding of eminent domain law to secure the best possible outcomes for our clients.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Condominium Law

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Employment Immigration
  Regularly counsels employers on immigration issues, including I-9 employment eligibility verification for foreign workers, termination issues related to foreign workers, pre-hire considerations, and other business and employment immigration issues
• Green Cards

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Brad has handled cases in virtually every county in the Buckeye state and his clients often get him involved in coordinating and attending mediations on pre-suit claims. His skills and experience have not gone unnoticed. His peers have designated him a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2004 for his expertise in defending personal injury claims. He has also been named to
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents
• Disability Discrimination
  Assisted a major produce distributor in a decertification election - including defending unfair labor practice charges and litigating which employees were entitled to vote in the election - which resulted in the decertification of a union that had represented employees for nearly 60 years.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Roetzel’s Estate Planning Team is committed to understanding your unique wealth planning priorities and objectives, particularly when it comes to family succession planning. We take the time to get to know you, your family, and your business, allowing us to craft customized strategies that maximize benefits while respecting the personal and confidential nature of these matters. With offices in Ohio, Florida, and Illinois, we offer access to counsel admitted in multiple states, bringing national expertise to the table. Most of our attorneys have decades of experience in estate planning, and our team includes professionals with CPA certifications, master’s in taxation degrees, and specialists in estate planning and federal taxation.
• Wills
  Participated in mediations involving actions concerning the validity of a will and trust, the removal of the personal representative and/or trustee, breaches of fiduciary duty, and mismanagement of assets
• Trusts
  “Trust Protectors: Superheroes or Mere Mortals?” - Collier County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Naples Florida (2015) and The Florida Ba
• Power of Attorney
  Power of Attorney Myths - and the Truth Behind Them - March 2022 - Estate Planning Council of Naples Supplement in the Naples Daily News
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Additionally, we manage bankruptcy litigation involving preferences, fraudulent conveyances, recharacterization claims, dischargeability disputes, claims litigation, plan objections, cash collateral issues, turnover actions, and stay litigation.
• Foreclosure
  Obtained a favorable decision in the Illinois Appellate Court in a case involving the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure law and the options available to banks against mortgagers who default.
• Tax Law
  On the HealthLaw HotSpot this week, host Ericka Adler sits down with Roetzel attorney Donna Hartl to explore some crucial year-end tax considerations as well as trending tax issues. Donna and Ericka discuss the importance of accurately categorizing your expenses, the potential for prepaying smaller costs like insurance and property taxes, and the critical path to qualifying for the employee retention credit (ERC) before the April 2025 deadline. With impending elections influencing tax policies, Donna emphasizes the need to stay vigilant about record-keeping, especially with the IRS ramping up audits for professionals. Donna also highlights the importance of having the “five Ws” in place for audit preparedness (Who, What, Where, When and Why) when it comes to receipts for entertainment and marketing, and ensuring you’re ready for the IRS’s scrutiny of home offices, travel expenses, and 1099 requirements.