Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Combines With Largest Corporate/Tax Firm in Dayton

April 30, 2008

Cincinnati-based law firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Dayton-based Chernesky, Heyman & Kress, P.L.L. announced the merger of their firms. Chernesky, Heyman & Kress, P.L.L., an icon in the Dayton legal community with the largest corporate, tax and real estate practice in the city, will combine with Dinsmore & Shohl effective May 1, 2008.

Founded in 1988, Chernesky, Heyman & Kress, P.L.L. is a business-focused law firm comprised of 26 practicing attorneys. With their addition, Dinsmore & Shohl gains additional strengths in a number of core areas including: corporate law, taxation, real estate, litigation and banking. Attorneys with the Chernesky firm have consistently been honored for several peer-based awards including ten attorneys recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and Ohio Super Lawyers®.

"This combination furthers the firm's strategic goal to keep pace with continued client growth in the Midwest," said George Vincent, managing partner of Dinsmore & Shohl. "The Chernesky firm is well-known for excellence and outstanding client service in Southwestern Ohio. Their addition helps us build a stronger presence and allows us to offer more services to our clients throughout the region."

"This transaction is a win-win for both firms," said Richard Chernesky, managing partner of Chernesky, Heyman & Kress. "This is a tremendous opportunity to enhance our combined presence in Dayton while enabling our clients and attorneys to benefit from the resources of a larger organization. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to join with such a high caliber firm."

Dinsmore & Shohl, established in 1908, was previously the ninth-largest Dayton-based law firm according to the Dayton Business Journal's "Book of Lists 2007/2008." With the addition of the Chernesky firm, Dinsmore is now the second-largest law firm in Dayton with 47 local practicing attorneys.

With offices in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky; Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dinsmore & Shohl is comprised of more than 350 attorneys, concentrating on all aspects of business litigation, corporate and labor and employment law.