A full-service law firm, Thompson Hine is equipped with a team of litigators routinely sought out by clients to handle their most complex product liability and business disputes. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, Georgia, Illinois, Washington DC, and New York, along with multiple offices in Ohio. A client describes the firm’s bench of litigators as “subject-matter experts who provide extremely responsive communication, client services, and trial advocacy.”
That same client also shares praise for Atlanta-based partner Marla Butler. “Marla is a superb strategist and partner to our company,” notes the client. “She and her team work harder, smarter, and more efficiently than most other firms I deal with. Marla has a mastery of IP law and related issues, and she is a delight to deal with. Marla is humble, open to creative ways of solving problems, and is an authentically terrific person.”
Cleveland-based product liability specialist Elizabeth ‘Missy’ Wright is national counsel for a major manufacturer across the country.
Timothy Coughlin is a fellow Cleveland partner who chairs the mass & toxic tort group and leads the chemical industry group. In a recent case, he was called upon to use his industry knowledge in developing expert opinions. He is the lead trial counsel for several chemical companies.
William Hubbard focuses on the construction industry, representing a wide variety of clients including owners, contractors, architects, engineers, and construction managers. His practice includes representing property owners in mass-tort and class-action litigation, as well as litigation involving allegations of exposure to chemicals or environmental contamination.
Dayton-based Christine Haaker serves as the vice-chair of the group for the office. Haaker has served as defense counsel to several high-profile entities in numerous business disputes. Anthony White serves on the Executive Committee while maintaining a practice involving class actions, most notably on behalf of a freight transportation company. He has recently been named the firm’s managing partner.
In the group’s DC office, Eric Heyer has emerged as one of the office’s leading litigators with expertise in the growing nicotine vaping industry. He has petitions pending before the US Supreme Court. Heyer advises clients on compliance and enforcement issues, contractual and transactional matters, and intellectual property issues.
Scott Young advises employers on labor and employment law, counseling on claims of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, non-compete agreements, and breach of contracts. He is the lead attorney defending AEP Generation Resources, an electric-power company in a complaint by plaintiffs alleging negligence over an alleged defective forklift.
