Jeff’s legal work focuses primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, and real estate law. With his Master of Taxation Law degree, he is uniquely qualified to counsel clients on issues involving taxation law. Prior to joining Kegler Brown in 2008, Jeff was a partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP.
Business and Corporate
Jeff maintains a general corporate and business practice with a focus on privately-held businesses. He currently serves as counsel to privately-held corporations, limited liability companies and other business organizations in a variety of fields. Jeff is experienced in structuring and negotiating business transactions, including the formation, sale, merger and acquisition of companies.
Real Estate
Jeff is also experienced in all phases of real estate acquisition, development and sale, including the financing and related loan documentation for real estate transactions. He has done extensive work in real estate lease transactions, including the review, preparation and negotiation of leases for both landlords and tenants.
Taxation
Another aspect of Jeff’s practice is his focus on taxation issues affecting individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. His taxation practice includes transactional planning involving formation, acquisitions and dispositions. His representative clients include both individuals and businesses in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and Ohio Department of Taxation.
Jeff’s legal work focuses primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, and real estate law. With his Master of Taxation Law degree, he is uniquely qualified to counsel clients on issues involving taxation law. Prior to joining Kegler Brown in 2008, Jeff was a partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP.
Business and Corporate
Jeff maintains a general corporate and business practice with a focus on privately-held businesses. He currently serves as counsel to privately-held corporations, limited liability companies and other business organizations in a variety of fields. Jeff is experienced in structuring and negotiating business transactions, including the formation, sale, merger and acquisition of companies.
Real Estate
Jeff is also experienced in all phases of real estate acquisition, development and sale, including the financing and related loan documentation for real estate transactions. He has done extensive work in real estate lease transactions, including the review, preparation and negotiation of leases for both landlords and tenants.
Taxation Another aspect of Jeff’s practice is his focus on taxation issues affecting individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. His taxation practice includes transactional planning involving formation, acquisitions and dispositions. His representative clients include both individuals and businesses in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and Ohio Department of Taxation.
Career Highlights - Leadership Columbus, Class of 2005
- Business First, Forty Under 40 Award, 2005
- Selected as a 2005, 2006 and 2007 “Ohio Rising Star” by Law & Politics Magazine, a publication that recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state, based on voting by individuals previously identified by the magazine as “Ohio Super Lawyers.” Ohio Super Lawyers are said to represent the top 5 percent of the legal profession.
Professional Memberships - Arthritis Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, Board of Directors, 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 & 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