Petersen & Ibold

Law Firm Overview

PETERSEN & IBOLD was formed by the merger of the law practices of Jerry Petersen and Dennis J. Ibold, in 1980. Since then they have built Petersen & Ibold into one of the largest law firms in Geauga County. In addition, they have added a second office in Ashtabula County to better serve the needs of their growing client base.

Renowned Cleveland Area Attorneys

Petersen & Ibold established itself as one of Geauga County’s leading law firms by providing outstanding legal advice, representation, and advocacy across a wide range of legal specialties including family law, personal injury, real estate & zoning, criminal defense, wills, probate, estate planning, and elder law, business and corporate, employee representation, worker’s compensation, bankruptcy, school law, and product liability.

We represent individuals, businesses, and government bodies in a broad range of areas. The firm’s practice is based in Geauga County, but its lawyers regularly practice in adjoining counties, Federal Court, Appellate Courts, the Ohio Supreme Court, and before state and federal agencies.

More than just attorneys, our lawyers are committed to helping build a strong community. Members of our firm are former office holders and serve on the Board of Directors of hospitals and banks. In addition, they actively sponsor a variety of community events and community organizations.

Petersen & Ibold is proud to have been awarded an AV-rating under Martindale Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating™ process*, which is the highest possible peer evaluation rating for competency and ethics. This rating was awarded based upon confidential peer evaluations. Some of our lawyers have been named Superlawyers by Law & Politics Magazine.

Areas of Practice

• Business Law
• Bankruptcy
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Business and Corporate
• Incorporations
• Partnerships
• Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
• Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
• Purchase and Sale of a Business or Business Assets
• Contracts
• Collections
• Consumer Debt Collections
• Commercial Collections
• Employment Contracts and Manuals
• Labor Law and Labor Contract Interpretation and Enforcement
• Deferred Compensation
• Benefits
• Family Succession
• Business Consulting
• Business Litigation
• Criminal Defense
• Traffic Violations
• DUI, OVI, DWI or Drunk Driving
• Drug Crimes
• White Collar Crime
• Juvenile Defense
• Robbery and Theft
• Assault and Battery
• Fraud and Embezzlement
• Vehicular Manslaughter
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Dissolution of Marriage
• Child Support
• Child Custody
• Adoption
• Alimony
• Spousal Support
• Paternity
• Divorce Tax Issues
• Stepparent Adoption and International Adoption
• Child Custody Modification
• Modification of Child Support Orders
• Dependent, Neglected and Abused Children
• Employee Representation
• Sexual Harassment
• Age Discrimination
• Racial Discrimination
• Gender Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Constructive Discharge
• Reverse Discrimination
• Wrongful Discharge
• Workers Compensation
• Hostile Work Environment
• FMLA
• Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents
• Defective and Dangerous Products
• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Construction Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Slip and Fall, and Trip and Fall Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Dental Malpractice
• Real Estate & Zoning
• Purchase and Sale Contracts
• Purchase Agreements
• 1031 Tax Free Exchanges
• Deeds
• Notes and Mortgages
• Easements
• Leases
• Land Contracts
• Eminent Domain
• Zoning and Land Use Matters
• Annexation
• Condominium Law
• Real Estate Litigation
• Toxic Mold and Black Mold Litigation
• School Law
• Social Security Disability
• Wills, Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law
• Simple, Complex, and Pour Over Wills
• Revocable, Irrevocable, and Living Trusts
• Healthcare Proxy and Healthcare Power of Attorney
• Powers of Attorney
• Probate of Wills
• Living Wills
• Estate Administration
• Will Contests
• Guardianships
• Medicaid Planning and Medicare Planning
• Elder Law
• Worker's Compensation
• Affirmative Action -- Employee
• Affirmative Action -- Employer
• Alimony & Spousal Support
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
• Arbitration
• Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Business Successions
• Childrens' Rights
• Closely Held Businesses
• Colleges & Universities
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Commercial Banks
• Commercial Leasing
• Complex Litigation
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Corporate Governance
• Credit Unions
• Creditors' Rights
• Criminal Fraud
• Debt Discharge
• Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Disability
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Dissolution
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• Education Law
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
• Employee Rights -- Employee
• Employee Rights -- Employer
• Employment Discrimination -- Employee
• Employment Discrimination -- Employer
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
• Federal
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer
• Felonies
• Foreclosures
• Formation & Business Planning
• Garnishment
• Gay & Lesbian Rights
• Government Construction Contracts
• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• Hospital Law
• International Banking
• International Dispute Resolution
• International Transactions
• Joint Ventures
• Juvenile Crimes
• Juvenile Law
• Lending & Secured Transactions
• Limited Liability Companies
• Loan Workouts
• Mediation
• Medicare & Medicaid
• Mental Health
• Misdemeanor
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Municipal Employment -- Employee
• Municipal Employment -- Employer
• National Origin Discrimination
• Non-Profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations
• Nursing Home
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer
• Parole & Probation
• Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee
• Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer
• Police Misconduct
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Private Schools
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Prosecution
• Public Finance
• Public Schools
• Race Discrimination
• Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Reorganizations
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• RICO Act
• Savings & Thrifts
• Secured Transactions
• Sex Discrimination
• Sex Offenses
• Sexual Harassment -- Employee
• Sexual Harassment -- Employer
• Shareholders' Rights
• Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
• Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
• Special Education
• State & Municipal Employees
• Tenure
• Trade Associations
• Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Victims' Rights
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
• Warranties
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
• Workers' Compensation Appeals
• Workouts
• Wrongful Termination -- Employee
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer

West Practice Categories

Adoption, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Bites, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Bad Faith Insurance, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Car Accident, Child Custody, Child Support, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Collaborative, Collections, Construction, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Criminal Defense, Debtor-Creditor, Divorce, Elder Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Family Law, Franchising, Health Care, Housing & Construction Defects, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate & Estate Administration, Sexual Harassment, Social Security -- Disability, Traffic Ticket, Trusts, White Collar Crimes, Wills, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death