PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO YOU

	Confidentially
	Competently
	On Time
	And At Reasonable Rates

OUR ATTORNEYS:

Robert E. Weir: Born 1958; educated at Wooster (BA) and Case Western Reserve Univ. (JD); Admitted to Ohio Bar and Federal District Court; elected to Board of Coshocton City Schools District (1992-) and appointed acting Municipal Court Judge (1992-); member of Coshocton and Ohio State Bar Associations and its Litigation Section.

Michael P. McCullough: Born 1946; educated at Wesleyan (Conn.) (BA) and Cornell (MBA and JD) Universities; admitted to Ohio bar and Federal District Court; appointed to Ohio house of Representatives(1992); member of Coshocton and Ohio State Bar Associations. Mr. McCullough practiced with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland from 1974 until joining this firm in 1984.

R. Quincy Baker, III: 1944 - 2002

Milan E Frase: 1919 - 1983.

Eugene R. Weir: 1930-1997.

OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE INCLUDE:

PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER LITIGATION - in the General Common Pleas, Probate, Juvenile, Domestic Relations and Municipal Courts throughout Ohio and in Ohio's Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court.
For your information:
We have worked for Plaintiffs AND Defendants. This flexibility and experience benefit our clients. Also, our long history of working with lawyers in other cities gives our clients easy access to their knowledge and contacts.

BUSINESS LAW - for corporations, farms, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, franchises, sole proprietorships, and medical and other professional practices and corporations; for start-ups, dissolutions, stock and asset sales, licensing plus other unusual or day-to-day business questions.
For your information:
We can negotiate a special fee or payment schedule for new entrepreneurs; we want them to grow, not worry about legal fees.

PROBATE - estates, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, adoptions, Probate Court litigation.
For your information:
Ohio law allows the Executor to hire any attorney for the Estate, NOT just the one who wrote and holds the Will. You pick the attorney.

ESTATE PLANNING - with living trusts, simple and complex Wills, powers of attorney and more; benefiting the family while cutting taxes; planning for nursing home costs or a child with special needs without losing family assets; assuring fairness for off-farm and farm children; helping plan for college costs and retirement.
For your information:
We offer free seminars on these topics. Call us to arrange one.

REAL ESTATE - deeds, sales agreements, closings, leases and related services for the home, farm or multi-million dollar business; tax assessment hearings, variance and zoning issues, subdivisions, condominiums and other special problems; title work.
For your information:
When buying a home, tell the bank that you want your own attorney, not the bank's, to protect your own interests.

TAXATION - experienced in preparing returns and challenging the IRS and Ohio Department of Taxation for (i) individuals, including with farm income and Schedule C businesses, (ii) executors' and trustees' unique tax issues, and (iii) estate, gift, sales, and other taxes; we have created and aided the administration of charitable and tax-exempt organizations.
For your information:
The IRS makes mistakes and will admit it. But you must fight the IRS with its rules, its language, and familiarity with its personnel.

CREDITOR RIGHTS AND COLLECTION - security agreements, arranging collection with or without court actions, mortgage foreclosures, receiverships, debtors' exams, compliance with Federal and State rules, and utilizing the full range of collection techniques.
For your information:
Collection work is very technical; a creditor who fails to follow the rules may become liable to the debtor.

EMPLOYMENT LAW - Everyone is concerned with fair labor standards, wrongful discharge or discrimination claims, unemployment issues and many other labor laws.
For your information:
Is an employee really "at will," so that termination is unrestricted, or has he been promised permanent work? That may be a difficult question to answer.

DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION AND FAMILY LAW - negotiation, drafting agreements and litigation for termination of a marriage, custody and child support issues , division of property, and related tax issues.
For your information:
The law changes often in this area. Be sure your rights are protected.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS - advice and litigation for the retailer or consumer   regarding the "Lemon Law," Home Solicitation Law, Consumer Sales Practices Act, proper debt collection methods, Federal Consumer Credit Practices Act, and other consumer protection laws.
For your information:
If a consumer is being taking advantage of, then there may well be a law against it. Find out.

CALL US. WE ARE READY TO REVIEW WHETHER OUR FIRM CAN ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR LEGAL CONCERNS. WE CAN ALSO DISCUSS ANTICIPATED COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES.

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday

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Email: law@fraseweir.com

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