Columbus, OH Lawyers

Bankruptcy Law

575 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215-5755

Myron Terlecky’s areas of practice include debtor and creditor representation in commercial and consumer bankruptcy matters, business workouts, loan restructurings, business/asset acquisitions, and transactions, and state court insolvency proceedings. He is a partner in the firm. He handles nearly all types of bankruptcy matters, including representing creditors in Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13, representing debtors in Chapters 7 and 11, and has been a member of the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Southern District of Ohio since 1990. He has served as a court-appointed receiver of various companies and has served as a Chapter 11 Trustee. Mr. Terlecky is licensed to practice in all Ohio state courts and the Ohio U. S. District Courts, the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a much sought-after speaker on the issue of bankruptcy. Over the past 30 years, he has presented at dozens of seminars or panels on bankruptcy matters to the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Institute and Bankruptcy Subcommittee, Creditor Education Coalition, Ohio Society of CPAs, Ohio Municipal League, National Business Institute, Ohio Collectors Association, Ohio County Treasurers Association, Region IX U.S. Trustee Training Seminar, Sterling Education Services, and the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Mr. Terlecky is a member of the Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and the Creditor Education Coalition. He is a former chair of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Columbus Bar Association. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 from John Carroll University and his Juris Doctor in 1984 from Capital University Law School where he was President of the Student Bar Association and received the Dean's Award for Outstanding Service. Mr. Terlecky has an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, has been ranked as an Ohio “Super Lawyer©” from 2010 to the present, and was recognized as a Top Lawyer in 2022.

Workers Compensation Law

5 E Long St suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Peter received an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and attended Capital University Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 1991. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar and United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1992. While at Capital he interned at The Supreme Court of Ohio and was a member of the Order of the Curia, a National Honorary Legal Fraternity based on academic performance. Peter is the Managing Attorney at Cox, Koltak & Gibson, LLC. He has over 33 years of experience representing injured workers before the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and Ohio Industrial Commission. He has also represented claimants before the Court of Common Pleas in various Ohio Counties, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Tax Law

250 West St #700, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Richard (Dick) Holz concentrates his practice in business organizations, including partnerships and limited liability companies; estate planning, taxation, business succession planning, and trust and estate administration. He is a frequent lecturer on joint ventures, federal taxation, and estate planning topics. Dick has been engaged by clients to handle a variety of complex business and joint venture organizations, acquisitions and dispositions, including the formation of numerous significant commercial real estate developments, the purchase and sale of businesses and the contribution of properties to real estate investment trusts. Dick has also been engaged by clients to coordinate the planning and administration of estates, ranging from multi-million dollar estates to more moderately sized estates, often involving substantial closely held businesses and varying family dynamics. Dick graduated from Ohio Northern University with honors in 1982 earning his Bachelor of Science degree. In 1985, he received his juris doctor from The Ohio State University College of Law and was a member of the Order of the Coif.

Family and Divorce Law

140 E Town St ste 1070, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Ronald R. Petroff was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated high school from the University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He attended Vanderbilt University as an undergraduate where he earned a bachelor’s degree and double majored in Political Science and American History. He graduated cum laude and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr. Petroff then attended The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he earned a certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution and was a member of the National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Team. Mr. Petroff also was a member of the National Trial Competition Team. Mr. Petroff earned a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for his perfect score in the class, Criminal Law in the Boardroom. In 2017, Mr. Petroff was named as a Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 Honoree, an honor bestowed upon members of the business community who have achieved great professional and personal milestones. Mr. Petroff has been voted by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as one of the 10 best family law lawyers under the age of 40 in the state of Ohio for 2014 and 2015. He won a similar award from the American Society of Legal Advocates in 2014. In 2015, Mr. Petroff was voted as being one of the nation’s top 1% of attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. Finally, in 2015, Mr. Petroff was rated by Super Lawyers as a rising star in the field of Family Law. Mr. Petroff has consistently held the highest 10/10 rating on the attorney directory site AVVO and recently won, for the second time, AVVO’s “Client’s Choice” award.

Personal Injury Law

88 East Broad Street, 1540, Columbus, OH 43215

A longtime resident of Ohio, I have practiced law since 2003 after I graduated from The University of Akron, School of Law. I am committed to using my extensive legal insight to assist individuals and families struggling with complex matters related to family law, personal injury, estate planning and civil litigation. As the founder and principal of Gillespie Law, LLC, I take a hands-on approach when I represent my clients. When you hire my firm, you do not need to worry about having your case passed off to unfamiliar associates. My paralegal and I will be responsible for handling all your legal matters.