Lesley A. Weigand, Associate laweigand@wegmanlaw.com Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg Suite 200 6055 Rockside Woods Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44131 Phone: (216) 642-3342 Fax: (216) 642-8826 Litigation • Business and Commercial Law • Estate Planning, Trust and Probate • Family Business Planning

Education

• J.D., Masters of Taxation, University of Akron, 1996
• B.S, Miami University, 1993

Practice Area Activities

• Litigates cases in both state and federal court and administrative agencies relating to breach of contract, shareholder disputes, toxic tort liability defense, professional malpractice, taxation, collections, bankruptcy and land use planning and development.
• Represents clients in all organizational and operational aspects of business, including choice of entity, employment contracts, vendor and supplier contracts, real estate acquisition and sale, sale-leaseback transactions, 1031 exchanges, equipment leasing, financing arrangements and taxation issues.
• Represents clients before Boards of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commissions relating to development.
• Presents risk analysis seminars for employers regarding workplace safety, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, and OSHA compliance.
• Advised clients on comprehensive estate, succession and tax planning.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1996
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996
• U.S. Tax Court, 1998
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, 2006

Reported Cases

• For the Defense, Mold Litigation, The Next Wave August 2001, for successful defense of black mold toxic torn case, Alberty v. JC Partners, 2000 Ohio App. Lexis 5710
• Mayle v. Industrial Commission, (1999) 86 Ohio St. 3d 74, upheld denial of VSSR benefits

Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg
6055 Rockside Woods Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44131
Phone: (216) 642-3342
Fax: (216) 642-8826

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