PRINT THIS PAGE David J. Hessler, Partner djhessler@wegmanlaw.com WEGMAN, HESSLER & VANDERBURG Suite 200 6055 Rockside Woods Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44131 Telephone: (216) 642-3342 Facsimile: (216) 642-8826 Business and Commercial Law • Family Business Planning

Education

• J.D. Valparaiso University, 1968
• B.A. Valparaiso University, 1965

Practice Area Activities

• Development and implementation of strategic business plans.
• Coordination of legal coverage for international business entities.
• Negotiation and implementation of supply and vendor agreements in Taiwan, China, and Europe.
• Negotiation, establishment, and implementation of business operations in Europe, Eastern Europe, China, India, and Mexico.
• Coordination of complex litigation matters.
• Establishment and operation of public and private foundations.
• Coordination and development of business succession and estate plans.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1968
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Memberships / Honors / Awards

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Clinic Health System – Western Region
• Chair and Member of the Board of Directors of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
• Past Chair and Member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Medical Center and Fairview General Hospital

Honors / Awards

• 1993 recipient of the Outstanding Lutheran School Leadership Award presented by the Cleveland Lutheran Educational Endowment Foundation (CLEEF)
• 1993 Graduate of Leadership Cleveland
• 1990 Lutheran Medical Center Foundation “Man of the Year”
• 1989 Outstanding Hospital Trustee Award by the Health Trustee Institute
• 1988 Lutheran Volunteer of the Year by the Lutheran Council of Greater Cleveland
• Life member, Eighth Appellate Judicial Conference

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