Languages

• English(Primary)

Law Firm Overview

Our firm was founded in 1952 when Harold O. Ziegler and Roger L. Metzger began practicing law together in what was then the Union Commerce Building (now the Huntington Building).

The shared background of the founders is reflected today in both our practice and quarters. Our clients include many of the region's leading companies, and our offices have remained at the same location in the heart of the city's legal and financial district.

An emphasis on the special individual continues to be the basis of our firm's success. Whether distinguished by exceptional academic achievement, unique talent or extraordinary motivation, our partners and associates are truly capable of the firm's mission: to deliver quality counsel of good value.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Franchising
• Business Organizations
• Collections
• Eminent Domain
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
• Estate Planning
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills

Honors and Awards

• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2008

References

• George Tomas, Huntington National Bank
• Thomas Scharf, Walthall, Drake & Wallace, CPA

Ancillary Businesses

• Tax Preparation
• Counseling for Home HealthCare Options
• Counseling for Assisted Living Options
• Counseling for Retirement Community Options

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Unfair Competition, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Collections, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Misdemeanor, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Environmental Law, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Taxation Law, Estate & Gift Taxation, Income Taxation