Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

About this office:

Our Foundation

For more than a century, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been providing quality legal counsel to our clients. In recent years, our practice has grown to include 10 offices and taken on national and international clients. Today's full-service practice with more than 450 attorneys continues to live up to the ideals set in 1908 by Frank F. Dinsmore and Walter M. Shohl: efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for every client.

Our Service

At Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, we put our clients first in every element of our full-service practice. The Firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we listen to our clients' concerns and expectations while refining our service to ensure that these needs are met. We recognize that service begins with accessibility and ends with fulfilled expectations.

Our Clients

With over 55 practice areas, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has the experience and variety to meet your legal needs. Our clients range from public and private corporations to charitable organizations and encompass healthcare providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors and distributors and pharmaceutical companies.

Our Technology

By embracing and utilizing the latest technology, our efficiencies are passed on to clients. We continuously assess and update our case management systems, intranet, extranets, billing systems, document management systems, and other practice-specific software to ensure our work product can be leveraged and measured. In addition, our legal library uses technology to keep important, up-to-date information close at hand. These combined resources help us strategize, plan, develop and integrate our practice to meet your business needs.

Our Future

Utilizing the latest technology and resources, we embrace the future today while maintaining our historical values. With attorneys and staff skilled in a broad range of legal and ancillary subjects, we will continue to offer the knowledge and experience needed to maintain our strict standard of excellence. This commitment has continued to drive our growth and will sustain our foundation into the future.

Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law, Charitable Foundations, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Copyright, Corporate Law, Economic Development, Election Law, Electronic Commerce, Entrepreneurial, Environmental, Equine, ERISA, Intellectual Property, International, Internet and Electronic Commerce, Labor and Employment Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mold and Water Intrusion, Multi-District Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Patent Litigation, Personal Planning and Family Business, Privacy and Information Security, Real Estate Law, Sports and Entertainment Law, Products Liability Law, Securities Law and Commercial Lending Law, Trademark.

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C. Mark Bongard, October 16, 2009
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