Knappick and Schmidt Join DBL Law

DBL Law is proud to announce two new attorneys: Associate Justin Knappick and Partner Michael Schmidt. 

Justin Knappick practices primarily in the area of commercial and collections litigation in the Crestview Hills office. He obtained his law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2011, where he graduated cum laude and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in Finance, and a minor in Political Science in 2008. 

While in law school, Knappick was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board and was named to the Dean’s Honor List.  He also served as an Extern for the Hon. Thomas M. Rose at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. 

Knappick received the Henry Otterman Real Property Prize and the Ohio State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Achievement Award. 

Knappick resides in Columbia Tusculum, Ohio. 

Michael Schmidt concentrates his practice on complex commercial real estate transactions and corporate law, drawing on 12 years legal experience and his engineering background. His representation includes commercial real estate acquisitions, development, leasing and financing.  Schmidt also assists corporate clients with mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, shareholder relations, and dispute resolution. 

Schmidt obtained his JD from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky in 1995. 

Schmidt received a CALI Award for Legal Research and has presented to a number of professional groups in Greater Cincinnati on pertinent commercial real estate issues. 

Schmidt resides in Wyoming with his wife and two children