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Practice Concentration
Specializes in representing tax exempt organizations and closely-held businesses in all taxation and business transactions.
Representative Experience
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Represented seller in $49 million asset sale |
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Serves as General Counsel to closely-held businesses in acquiring and disposing of assets and obtaining financing |
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Assisted client in sale of shares to ESOP |
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Assisted client in successful acquisition of partially completed power plant for $124 million. |
Other Professional Experience
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Practiced in Washington D.C. with Steptoe & Johnson and Arnold & Porter |
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Certified Public Accountant - inactive |
Achievements and Awards
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Listed as "Ohio Rising Star" by Law & Politics (2005, 2006 & 2009) |
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Recipient, Business First’s “Forty Under 40” Award for notable professional success and volunteer efforts (2007) |
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Listed in Who’s Who in Black Columbus (2006-2007) |
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Listed in Columbus' On the Rise (2007) |
Education
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Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 1991) |
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The Ohio State University (J.D., 1997) |
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University of Florida Graduate Tax Program (LL.M., 1998) |
Bar Admissions
Professional Memberships and Community Service
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Columbus Bar Association |
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Maryland Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
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National Bar Association |
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John Mercer Langston Bar Association |
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Women Lawyers of Franklin County |
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Grant Hospital Development Board |
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YWCA Endowment Board |
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Franklin County/Columbus Affordable Housing Trust Corporation; Board of Trustees; Governance Committee, Chair; Finance Committee |
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Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Member |
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Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Urban Resurrection Community Development Corporation, Legal Committee |
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organization, Mentor |
Speeches and Publications
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Speaker: “The Power of Humor” YWCA Leadership Luncheon Series, May 13, 2010 |
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Author: “Parting Shots” Columbus CEO, January 2010 |
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Author: “Politics and Power of the Pulpit” Columbus Post |
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Co-authored “Your Business’ Fortune May be Affected by New State Tax” Columbus Business First, October 21, 2005 |
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Author: “Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Nonprofit Compensation and the IRS” Columbus CEO, August 2005 |
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"Tax Tips: Start Planning Now for Next Tax Season” Business First, July 15, 2005 | |