Several Carlile Patchen & Murphy (Columbus, Ohio, USA) attorneys have been named Ohio Super Lawyers in their field for 2013. Super Lawyers recognizes the top five percent of the lawyers in Ohio, from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained the requisite degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The CPM lawyers named include:
Alan S. Acker for Estate Planning & Probate
Acker focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and gift taxation, income taxation of trusts and estates, charitable giving and probate. In addition, he has authored several books, including five BNA tax portfolios and numerous articles for professional publications in the estate planning field.
Robert B. Barnett, Jr. for Estate Planning & Probate
Barnett represents individuals, executives and owners of family and closely held businesses with respect to their estate and business planning needs, including ownership succession planning, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), wills, trusts and probate. He has been named a “Super Lawyer” since the inception of the award.
Dennis J. Concilla for Securities Litigation
Concilla concentrates in the area of securities industry arbitration and regulation. He represents registered securities professionals and the firms that employ them in litigation, employment, and regulatory matters. He heads the firms securities practice group and is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Law and Compliance Division. Concilla has also been named as a Lawyer of the Year in Best Lawyers’ review of Securities/Capital Markets lawyers.
Brigid E. Heid for Employment & Labor
Heid focuses her practice on employment law; Business, commercial and employment litigation; business conflicts mediation; restrictive covenants; trade secrets; and unfair competition. She advises clients on how to avoid and resolve costly worker disputes involving hiring/termination, discipline, wage and hour, intellectual property, insurance coverage, discrimination and harassment. She currently serves on the Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors.
Marie-Joëlle C. Khouzam for Employment & Labor
Khouzam concentrates on representing employers/management in Labor and Employment Law matters, Workers’ Compensation, and Municipal Law. She also provides representation and defense of property owners and property managers in fair-housing discrimination cases. Khouzam is consistently listed in Ohio Super Lawyers (Corporate Counsel list, Employment Law list, Top 25 Women in Columbus list); listed in Best Lawyers in America; and listed in Super Lawyers Business Edition 2011 (Employment & Labor). She is a Columbus Bar Association Community Service award recipient and also received the Ohio Diversity Council's 2009 Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio award.
Super Lawyers also recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state, whom they call Rising Stars. Attorneys in this category must be 40 years old or younger or have practiced for 10 years or less. The CPM attorney named a 2013 Rising Star by Super Lawyers is:
Jane Higgins Marx for Estate Planning & Probate
Marx helps individuals, business owners and executives work through their estate planning, business and probate needs. This includes comprehensive planning for disability, transfer of property at death, reduction of estate and gift taxes, and business ownership succession. She also assists executors, trustees, guardians and other fiduciaries in complying with their various legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
The law firm of Carlile Patchen & Murphy has for over 40 years concentrated on responsively serving the legal and business needs of mid-sized Central Ohio businesses and their owners and executives. Beyond the traditional advice on choice of the appropriate business entity and structure of ownership interests, the firm lends its extensive experience in counseling on financing, tax planning and operations, and ultimately the sale or transfer of the business to a strategic buyer, the employees or succeeding generations. Estate planning, commercial law, employment law, and litigation are also areas where the firm’s attorneys frequently offer skilled advice and timely assistance.
