Kenneth R. Cookson Director (614) 462-5445 •     Download vCard Banking & Commercial Lending Business, Tax & Securities Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy Mediation Services Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate & Financing State & Local Taxation

Practice Focus

Assists clients with business, corporate, banking, real estate, bankruptcy and state/local taxation transactions.

Career Highlights

Earned an honorable mention in Business First's The Verdict in 2005.

Has represented numerous business clients in bankruptcy matters including large Chapter 11 cases.

Has represented clients in business organization, acquisition, sale and financial transactions.

Active involvement in community service activities from public broadcasting to urban land use.

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

• Columbus Bar Association, Board of Governors, member
• Athletic Club of Columbus, finance committee, member
• Board of Friends of WOSU, president (1999-2001), member
• City of Columbus Downtown Commission, member
• Discovery District Development Corporation, president (1994-1998), founding trustee
• Kelton House Advisory Committee, member
• Ohio State Bar Association, member
• Columbus Historical Society, trustee

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education

Juris Doctorate (1977)
University of Toledo College of Law
Law Review, member

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (1974)
Kalamazoo College