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Lane Alton is pleased to announce that nine of its lawyers are on the Super Lawyers, Top 50 Columbus Lawyers or Rising Stars lists for 2019. Super Lawyers 2019: Joseph A. Gerling – Civil Litigation Edward Hubbard – Civil Litigation Jeffrey W. Hutson – Construction Litigation Wayne A. Jenkins – Estate Planning & Probate Rick […]

Jim Bownas will be a featured speaker at a continuing legal education (CLE) presentation of “Estate Planning from A to Z”. The CLE will be November 14 and 15 in Youngstown and on November 16 and 17 in Cleveland.

Wednesday, April 18, attorney, Jeff Madison volunteered on ABC 6’s “Ask the Attorney”. Viewers in the Columbus area can call the show, “Ask the Attorney” for legal advice. Madison, like many other attorneys volunteer their time to provide free legal advice to the Columbus community.

On April 16, 2018, Jeffrey Madison was a speaker for the CLE’s seminar “Real Estate Law Boot Camp”. Over a two day seminar, Madison spoke on the topics regarding “Purchase and Sale of Real Estate”, “Deeds and Legal Descriptions” and “Real Estate Closings 101”.

Jim Lewis serves on the Advisory Committee of the Delaware County Municipal Court’s “Mission Court,” a specialized treatment docket for troubled military veterans, where he also volunteers as a court-assigned mentor.

Congratulations to the following attorneys who have been named 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers: Tom Blackburn – Business Litigation Joe Gerling – Civil Lit: Defense Ed Hubbard – PI General: Defense Jeff Hutson – Construction Lit. Wayne Jenkins – Estate & Probate Jim Lewis – Insurance Coverage Rick Marsh – Prof. Liability: Defense Chris Pettit – […]

On November 7, 2017, James Bownas will present at the Continuing Legal Education seminar, “Examine the Tax Consequences, Financing Concerns, and Operational Implications of Each Entity”. The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel Worthington in Columbus, Ohio. Attorney Bownas will present Fundamentals of Entity selection, Key Issues Impacting Entity Selection, Tax Aspects […]

Lane Alton has been named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & Reports for 2017. Rankings are based on extensive evaluations.

The following attorneys have been named 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers: Tom Blackburn Joe Gerling Ed Hubbard Jeff Hutson Wayne Jenkins Jim Lewis Rick Marsh Chris Pettit Greg Rankin Monica Waller

Jim Bownas is general counsel (pro bono) to Divine Mercy Ministries, an Ohio nonprofit corporation with an IRC §501(c)(3) charitable determination and general counsel (pro bono) and a Board member of My Very Own Blanket, also an Ohio nonprofit corporation with an IRC §501(c)(3) charitable determination, which supports children in the foster care system. Bownas […]