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Dale Perdue, Managing Partner

Born: March 22, 1950. Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, 1980. President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996-97. President, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, 1995-96. Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Commissioner, Board of Commissioners for Grievances and Discipline of the Ohio Supreme Court. Admitted to practice in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Perdue actively represents injured persons and their families in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. He focuses in the areas of traumatic brain injury, trucking accidents, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, as well as gas and fire catastrophes.

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Douglas Roberts, Partner

Born: April 30, 1951. Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, 1976, (summa cum laude). Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Professional memberships: Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mr. Roberts frequently testifies before House and Senate Committees on bills which affect drunk driving victims. Mr. Roberts has been recognized three times by the State of Ohio chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) for his outstanding service to M.A.D.D. and to victims of drunk driving. The Ohio Department of Public Safety honored him with the Urie C. Felty Award in 1993 for his outstanding contribution to highway safety.

In 1997, Mr. Roberts was given the Distinguished Service Award by the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers for his legal scholarship and commitment to the Academy's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs. He is a frequent lecturer for attorneys and legal groups all over the country on the issues of insurance, trial practice, tort reform, and subrogation.

Mr. Roberts focuses in the areas of wrongful death, personal injury and insurance litigation.

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James E. Arnold, Partner

Born: December 1, 1956, Boston, MA. Graduate of The Capital University Law School, 1987 (cum laude). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Professional Memberships: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and The Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Admitted to practice in Ohio state courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Arnold represents plaintiffs in complex personal injury and wrongful death claims involving vehicular crashes, defective products and medical malpractice. He also represents plaintiffs in commercial and business litigation, including matters involving stockholder and partnership disputes and class action claims.

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Paul Scott, Partner

Born: November 4, 1948. Graduate of the Capital University Law School, 1974. President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1991-92. President, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, 1981-82. Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Wrongful Death. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Scott actively represents injured persons and their families in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. He focuses on brain injuries, truck crashes, railroad crossing crashes, as well as professional negligence.

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Andy List, Partner

Born: July 14, 1965. Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, 1990. Board of Trustees, Franklin County Trial Lawyer's Association, 1996 -- present. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. List represents injured persons and their families in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. Mr. List has experience in the area of nursing home neglect and abuse, as well as fire catastrophes.

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Brian Palmer, Associate

Born: May 27, 1962. Graduate of the Capital University Law School, 1990, ("Order of the Curia -- with honors). Frequent lecturer on various trial subjects including: Liability for Drug Defects, Focus Groups, The Effect of Tort Reform, and Pleadings & Filings Procedures. Member of Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Association, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The Columbus Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Admitted to practice in Ohio and Federal Court for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.

Mr. Palmer's practice focuses on medical malpractice, serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.

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Glen Pritchard, Associate

Born: November 5, 1962. Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, 1988. Secretary, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Insurance Law Section, 1989-90. Co-Chair, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association Negligence Law Committee, 1990-94. Editor, Franklin County Trial Lawyer's Association Quarterly Comment newsletter, 1995-96. Recipient, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association President's Award, 1994. Member, Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mr. Pritchard is a highly sought after speaker on topics of insurance law, tort reform and the use of the Internet by lawyers.

Concentrating on personal injury, insurance law, and products liability, Mr. Pritchard limits his practice to complex legal matters in these areas.

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Andy Wilhelms, Associate

Born: October 18, 1969. Graduate of the Capital University Law School, 1995. Board of Trustees, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997-present. Chairperson of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyer's New Lawyers Section, 1997-1999. Graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Admitted to practice in the State of Ohio.

Mr. Wilhelms represents victims of serious injury and wrongful death resulting from motor vehicle collisions.

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