Kegler Brown " Jeffrey W. Stiltner

Jeffrey W. Stiltner

Director

Business, Tax & Securities
ESOPs
Real Estate & Financing

Practice Focus

Business and Corporate
General Corporate and business practice with a focus on privately held businesses. Serves as counsel to privately held corporations, limited liability companies and other business organizations in a variety of fields. Experienced in structuring and negotiating business transactions, including the formation, sale, merger and acquisition of companies.

Real Estate
Experienced in all phases of real estate acquisition, development and sale, including the financing and related loan documentation for real estate transactions. Extensive work in real estate lease transactions, including the review, preparation and negotiation of leases for both landlords and tenants.

Taxation
Experienced in taxation issues affecting individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. Taxation practice includes transactional planning involving formation, acquisitions and dispositions. Represents both individuals and business in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and Ohio Department of Taxation.

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

Arthritis Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, member
Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Camp Due Diligence Committee, member
Columbus Bar Association, Business Tax Committee and Real Property Committee, member
Ohio State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, member

Publications and Presentations

Lecturer, “Asset Protection Strategies”, 2003

Lecturer, National Business Institute, “Choice of Business Entity in Ohio: How to Do It Right”, 2002 and 2003

Lecturer, Institute of Paralegal Education, “LLCs and LLPs for the Ohio Paralegal”, 2001

Bar Admissions

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

Education

Master of Laws in Taxation (2002)
Capital University Law School

Juris Doctorate (1995)
Capital University Law School
Cum laude; Associate Editor, Capital University Law Review

Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Minor in Political Science (1992)
John Carroll University
Cum laude; Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit National Honor Society; Honors Scholar; Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science National Honor Society