April 2008

The Firm's Labor and Employment Law Group announces its Employment Law Breakfast Series. For additional information on attending this educational opportunity, please click here.

July 2007

Antoinette F. Gideon, a Partner in the Firm's Labor and Employment Law Group, co-authored The Law & Psychology in Workers' Compensation Claims in the July 2007 issue of Law & Fact, published by the Cuyahoga County Bar Association.

May 2007

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associates
The Firm added two new Associates to our Litigation Group in May. A. Elizabeth Cargle joined the Firm on May 14, 2007 and David J. Sipusic on May 29, 2007.

April 2007

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associate
Patrick J. Quallich joined the Firm on April 9, 2007 as an Associate in our Litigation Group.

January 2007

John D. Kedzior and Bruce E. Peacock  have been selected for Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio List of Super Lawyers 2007.  Mr. Kedzior is chair of the firm's Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group. Bruce E. Peacock chairs the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group.

December 2006

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associate
Stephanie Lankhorst joined the Firm on December 4, 2006 as an Associate in our Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group. Ms. Lankhorst was previously a Staff Attorney at the Cuyahoga County Probate Court.

October 2006

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Names New Partner
Nathan E. Hessler has been promoted  to Partner. Mr. Hessler joined the Firm in 1995 and practices in our Litigation and Business and Commercial Law Groups.

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associates
Manju Gupta joined the Firm on October 2, 2006 as an Associate in our Business and Commercial Law Group. Heather Ross joined the Firm on October 16, 2006 as an Associate in the Product Liability Defense Group.

August 2005

Jennifer Corso has been named a 2005 Ohio Rising Star Super Lawyer.  Extensive research and polling go into the selection process which is designed to identify outstanding Ohio lawyers who have demonstrated superior professional potential.  Jennifer is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group.

June 2005

Richard Coyne, a Partner in the Firm's Product Liability Group spoke at the annual Trial Attorneys of America conference in Chicago.  Mr. Coyne's presentation focused on how trial counsel can assist design experts or accident reconstructionists with evidentiary presentations on video or in the courtroom.

May 2005

Toni Gideon, a Partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group, has accepted the invitation to join the William K. Thomas Inn of Court as a Barrister member beginning September 2005, a three year appointment term.  The William K. Thomas Inn of Court is part of the National American Inns of Court (AIC), a group founded by the late United States Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger.  The AIC's goal is to foster excellence and professionalism, ethics, quality, civility, and legal advocacy skills among judges, lawyers, professors and law students in order to protect the quality, availability and efficiency of justice in the United States.

April 2005

Jennifer Corso, an Associate in the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group, took part in the Cleveland Bar Association's second annual Back to School Day event, speaking to classes at Shaw High School about labor and employment law.  Jennifer also chaired and was a speaker at the Cleveland Bar Association's first pro bono Labor and Employment Law Clinic.

January 2005

John D. Kedzior, David R. Knowles, Bruce E. Peacock and Keith A. Vanderburg have been selected for Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio List of Super Lawyers 2005.  Mr. Kedzior is chair of the firm's Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group.  David R. Knowles chairs the firm's Labor and Employment Practice group.  Bruce E. Peacock chairs the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group and Mr. Vanderburg chairs the firm's Business and Commercial Law Group.

October 2004

Richard T. Coyne, chair of the firm's Product Liability Defense Group, recently lectured at the American Society for Quality, Product Safety and Liability Prevention Benchmarking conference.  Mr. Coyne addressed the goup on the value of a product liability risk prevention program that encompasses a corporation's quality assurance program.

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Names New Partners
David W. Herrington, Antoinette Frantz Gideon, David R. Button and Tanja M. Holecek have been promoted to Partner.  Mr. Herrington joined the firm in 1992 and practices in the firm's Product Liability Defense Group.  Ms. Gideon joined the firm in 1994 and practices exclusively in our Labor and Employment Law Group.  Mr. Button, who primarily practices in our Real Estate Services Group, joined the firm in 1993.  Ms. Holecek joined the firm in 1998 and chairs the firm's Family Law and Domestic Relations Group.

August 2004

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associate
Christopher W. Krause joins the firm as an Associate in our Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group.  Christopher was previously associated with the firm of Fauver, Keyse-Walker & Donavan.

July 2004

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associate
A. Michelle DeShon joins the firm as an Associate in our Business and Commercial Law Group  Michelle was previously Judicial Clerk to Judge Ann Dyke. 

February 2004

Richard T. Coyne, who chairs our Product Liability Defense Group, recently spoke on trial techniques at the annual Defense Research Institute (DRI) Product Liability Conference in New Orleans.  His topic was "Trial Techniques with Video: The Creation and Use of Video Taped Demonstrations."

January 2004

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Attorneys Chosen For Ohio Super Lawyers 2004
Wegman, Hessler and Vanderburg is pleased to announce that David R. Knowles, Bruce Peacock and Keith A. Vanderburg have been selected for inclusion in Cincinnati Magazine's Ohio List of Super Lawyer 2004.  Mr. Knowles is the chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group.  Mr. Peacock chairs the firm's Intellectual Property Group and Mr. Vanderburg chairs the firm's Business and Commercial Law Practice Group.

October 2003

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associate
Matthew G. Burg joins the firm as an Associate in our Litigation Group.  Matt was previously Judicial Staff Attorney to Judge Nancy Margaret Russo.

August 2003

Jennifer A. Corso Conducts Seminars
Jennifer A. Corso, an associate attorney in the Labor and Employment Law Group, presented two sections of the "Managing Employee Discipline, Discharge and Documentation in Ohio" seminar, offered by the Counsel on Education Management.  Ms. Corso's presentations were titled "Understanding How Recent State and Federal Law Developments Impact Your Discipline and Termination Policies" and "A Roadmap of Essential Steps for Lawful Terminations: Protecting Your Organization and Yourself From Costly Liability."

Ms. Corso also delivered a session titled "Terminating Employees" for the "Practical Applications of Employment Law" seminar by Sterling Education Services.

July 2003

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Welcomes New Associates
Danielle A. Skoczen joins the firm's Intellectual Property Group.  Danielle, a former Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will prosecute domestic and international patent and trademark applications.

David R. Knowles Addresses Society for Human Resource Managers
David R. Knowles, the firm's Labor and Employment Group Chair, spoke at a meeting of the Society for Human Resource Mangers, Lake/Geauga Area Chapter.  David's speech entitled "Legal Update" discussed recent State and Federal Court labor and employment law decisions and included a review of new and proposed legislation.

The lawyers in the Labor and Employment Law Group are frequent speakers at various human resource meetings, as well as "in-plant" seminars and training sessions.  David is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in the field of  labor and employment law.

New Web Site Launched
The Cleveland, Ohio law firm of Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg launches its Web site (www.wegmanlaw.com). The firm's Web site conveys Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg's commitment to excellence and dedication to its clients' needs. It focuses on educating users about the professional services offered and provides comprehensive information about the law firm's extensive Practice Areas. The site also includes opportunities for users to initiate communications direct from the Web site to the firm.

Packed with information and creative design, the Web site further shows Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg's commitment to quality and service as a Legal Professional Association. The law firm has the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is included in the 2003 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.