Practice Area And Professional Expertise · Provides day-to-day consultation to numerous businesses throughout Northeast Ohio and is counsel to a number of commercial real estate developers and oil and gas producers. · Serves as Chair of the Real Estate & Construction Practice Group. · Former President and CEO of the Firm from January 2000 until June 2008. · Previously was the owner of the law firm of Nicholas T. George & Associates, which merged with Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs in 1997. · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2001 - 2011). · Selected for inclusion in Ohio's Super Lawyers® (2004 - 2012), as voted by his peers. · Recognized in the 2011 Business Edition of Super Lawyers® for Business/Corporate Law. · Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Presentations Keynote Speaker: "Faith Makes the Impossible Possible: 12 Steps to Lead with Character," Heart to Heart Communications' Greater Akron Speaks Out for Values Breakfast & Workshop (2007) Keynote Speaker at an annual event on entrepreneurship (The University of Akron) April 8, 2006 "The Three C's of Leadership: Character, Conviction and Communication" Keynote Speaker: "12 Practical Applications of Servant Leadership," SMEI Workshop October 14, 2008 "Commercial Leasing Market Overview," Negotiating Commercial Leases Seminar June 23, 2009 Speaker: "Considerations when negotiating workouts, financing & purchase and sale transactions in a down economy," Forward Thinking: Real Estate in 2010, Cohen & Company Roundtable (December 8, 2009) Bar Associations Member: American Bar Association Member: Ohio State Bar Association Member: Akron Bar Association Professional & Civic Affiliations President and Chairman of the Board: The Thaddeus Garrett, Jr. Foundation Board Member: Autism Family Foundation of Northeast Ohio Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation Board Member: Akron Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs Board Member: The Stephen A. Comunale, Jr. Family Cancer Foundation Member: International Council of Shopping Centers Member: The Rotary Club of Akron Awards/Honors Recipient: The University of Akron Alumni Honor Award (2005) Recipient: American Heart Association Distinguished Achievement Award (2005) Recipient: Outstanding Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, presented by The University of Akron Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (2007) Recipient: The University of Akron, School of Law, Outstanding Alumni Award (2009) Recipient: Distinguished Service to Humanity Award, Project Grad Akron (2010) Recipient: 2011 Akron Rotary Ambassador of Service |