Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Our corporate and business practice focuses on providing client-focused and result-oriented legal counsel to meet the needs of businesses of all varieties, whether that be drafting articles of incorporation, operating agreements and other corporate documents, reviewing contracts and proposals, evaluating risks and exposures, and providing legal opinions on compliance matters and other legal issues.
• Business Disputes

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Joe is a native of the Greater Cleveland area and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with honors, Georgetown University Law School, and Cathedral Latin High School. He taught high school and junior college and served in the U.S. Department of Justice as legal advisor. During his time at Georgetown, Joe’s studies focused on real estate law, contracts, business and corporate law, litigation and appellate law, constitutional, municipal, and public employee labor law.
• Real Estate Transactions
  We provide the trusted advice necessary to facilitate the sale, purchase, lease or other transfer of land, buildings, natural resources, and other property, both residential and commercial. We expertly handle all aspects of the dealings and transactions, having guided more than $50 million in transactions the past few years alone.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Experienced in handling property development and land use matters, our goal is to assist clients in achieving the desired outcome for their interest in the development or use of property while also navigating the governmental permit and approval process.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  For clients needing the services of experienced trial attorneys, the firm’s civil litigation practice covers a broad range of legal disputes which arise in many of our practice areas, including but not limited to personal injury, employment, construction, corporate, real estate, zoning, municipal and landlord-tenant.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Unlike the volume-based practices advertised on TV, radio, and highway billboards, our personal injury practice provides the personal attention and advocacy clients should seek when they suffer personal injury and incur medical bills, pain, suffering, and other damages due to the fault of another.
• Medical Malpractice
  Tom Hanculak is a litigator in all areas of the law, with particular experience in safety force public employee, municipal, personal injury, zoning, construction, medical malpractice and commercial law. He also counsels closely-held light industrial companies on many subjects including issues related to the economic health of Northeast Ohio. He has been a valued member of Diemert & Associates for nearly three decades.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Richard S. LaPilusa provides litigation and client estate planning, and business support for our clients in all areas of the Firm’s practice. This includes, but is not limited to, legal research, drafting of contracts and estate plans, probate and business matters, and representing clients in court proceedings at all levels.
• Wills
• Probate