Nick Birkenhauer is a business lawyer whose practice is focused on assisting employers with all aspects of Human Resources and Employment Law. Nick has extensive experience working with employers of all sizes and across a wide array of industries, including healthcare and manufacturing. Nick has considerable employment litigation experience, and practices at all levels of Read More
James A. Dressman III
Partner
James A. Dressman III is the Managing Partner/CEO of Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc. In addition to managing the firm, Jim has an active legal practice. He represents profit and nonprofit entities and individuals in financial transactions, business mergers and asset acquisitions and sales, and real estate acquisitions, and simple and complex development projects. He also provides guidance Read More
Angela Gates
Partner
Angela M. Gates is a partner practicing in the areas of banking and commercial, corporate and real estate law. Angie represents a wide array of lenders and borrowers, banking institutions, as well as profit and non-profit organizations, and has an extensive commercial loan practice. She is licensed to practice in both Kentucky and Ohio. In her banking and commercial Read More
Mark Guilfoyle
Partner
Mark D. Guilfoyle practices extensively in the area of administrative law, guiding clients through the administrative processes of state and local governments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He focuses on health care law and labor and employment law. In 1983, Mark obtained his law degree with honors from George Washington University, where he was the managing editor Read More
Emily Kirtley Hanna
Partner
Emily Kirtley Hanna is a partner in the firm’s litigation group with an emphasis on debtor/creditor rights and estate and trust formation and litigation. Emily is also in charge of the firm’s Homeowners and Condominium Owners Association practice group. Emily represents a wide array of clients from individuals to homeowners and condominium owners associations in Read More
Bob Hoffer
Partner
Robert M. Hoffer heads the firm’s employment law division, which represents employers of all sizes including some of the largest throughout the Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati area. His employment law practice covers all issues impacting employers on a daily basis including compliance with the state and federal employment laws. In his career, Bob has worked Read More
Patrick Hughes
Partner
Patrick practices in the areas of economic development, including public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, commercial transactions, banking, healthcare, and government regulation. He is admitted to practice law in both Kentucky and Ohio. Patrick has successfully represented clients in a variety of matters involving public-private partnerships, banking and public financing, infrastructure development and construction, and healthcare and Read More
Kelly Schoening Holden
Partner
Kelly Schoening Holden represents private and public employers in all facets of employment law. Her employment law practice includes advising clients on compliance with various employment laws and providing in-house training on such issues. Kelly has experience working with the EEOC, DOL, DOJ, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, as well Read More
Katie Cassidy Tranter
Associate
Katie Cassidy Tranter is an associate attorney practicing primarily in the areas of employment law and civil litigation. She joined Dressman Benzinger LaVelle as a Summer Associate in May of 2011 and is based in the firm’s downtown Cincinnati office. Katie obtained her law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2012. Read More
Colleen R. Fausz
Associate
Colleen R. Fausz practices in the business organization and taxation, estate and succession planning, and banking and commercial sections within the firm. She assists trusts, estates, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals with tax compliance and tax and estate planning. Colleen represents companies in acquisitions and divestitures, as well as consulting on a variety of business and Read More
Andrew C. Emmert
Partner
Andrew C. Emmert is a partner in the real estate, corporate and business organizations and taxation practice groups at DBL Law. Mr. Emmert provides general counsel services to individuals and privately-held businesses in a wide range of industries, and to real estate owners, investors, tenants and developers. Drew concentrates his practice in general business matters, real estate Read More
Ryan Whitaker
Associate
Ryan M. Whitaker focuses his practice in the areas of tax controversy, tax planning, corporate law and estate planning. He is licensed to practice in Ohio, and before the United States Tax Court. In his tax controversy practice, Ryan regularly represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Tax Court, and various state Read More
