Karl C. Kerschner kck@meyerkerschner.com

Mr. Kerschner is the managing partner with the firm and focuses his practice primarily on financial institution and corporate representation.

Mr. Kerschner received his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Law, where he was a member of Ohio State's Law Journal. He began his practice with Wood & Lamping, LLP, a civil practice law firm in Cincinnati located on Cincinnati's historic Fountain Square. Mr. Kerschner then worked for several years with Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn Co., L.P.A., a prestigious Columbus-based civil practice law firm, before returning to his native Tiffin, Ohio in January 2006.

Mr. Kerschner has carried on the longstanding tradition of the firm, which was built on financial institution and corporate representation. Insight, experience, and technical excellence make Meyer & Kerschner, Ltd. the area leader in the representation of financial institutions and corporate clients. The firm provides our financial institution clients sound legal advice and effective business solutions in litigation, including liability defense, collection actions, and foreclosure actions; creditor representation in federal bankruptcy proceedings; extensive representation in loan workout transactions; and employment law representation, including executive employment agreements, employee separation agreements, and advice to financial institution's HR managers concerning the employment law issues they are frequently asked to address.

Gerald D. Meyer gdm@meyerkerschner.com

Mr. Meyer is a lifelong resident of Tiffin and a partner with the firm. Mr. Meyer focuses his practice on Probate and Estate Planning. Early in his practice he split time as a civil practitioner and as an Assistant County Prosecutor with the Seneca County Prosecutor's Office before his successful election to the Common Pleas Court Bench, Juvenile and Probate division. After 20 years of judicial experience, Mr. Meyer re-entered private practice and formed a partnership with his son to continue the excellence established by this firm's predecessors.

Admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; Fraternity: Phil Alpha Delta. Assistant County Prosecuting Attorney, Seneca County, Ohio, 1968-78. Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate and Juvenile Division, 1979-98.

• Community Leadership
• Salvation Army - Past President
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Past President
• Tiffin Rotary Club - Past President
• First Lutheran Church - Past President
• Seneca County Bar Association - Past President
• Patchworks House - Board Member
• Greenlawn Cemetery - Past Board Member
• CASA - Founder
• Cub Scouts - Pack Leader
• Married to Jo Anne for 44 years - four children
• Foster Parent to six children

• Professional Associations
• Seneca County Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association

• Education
• B.S., Ohio Northern University, 1965
• J.D., Ohio Northern University, 1968

Michael D. Stultz mds@meyerkerschner.com

Mr. Stultz is an associate focusing his practice on commercial loan litigation, secured transactions, creditor’s rights, and bankruptcy. Mr. Stultz routinely assists Meyer & Kerschner, Ltd.’s clients with loan workouts; financial institution litigation, including contested commercial litigation, collections, replevin actions, foreclosures, and liability defense; and post-judgment debt collection. Mr. Stultz is also experienced in representing financial institutions in all aspects of bankruptcy, including adversarial proceedings.

Mr. Stultz is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys.

Mr. Stultz received his J.D. with distinction from The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and his B.A. from The Ohio State University.

Prior to joining Meyer & Kerschner, Ltd., Mr. Stultz served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Reginald J. Routson, Hancock County, Ohio Common Pleas Court.

• Education
• B.A., The Ohio State University, 2000
• J.D., Ohio Northern University, 2007

Kenneth C. Clason kcc@meyerkerschner.com

Mr. Clason is an associate with the firm and focuses his practice primarily in the areas of civil litigation and financial institution representation. Ken has extensive experience in financial institution litigation, including breach of contract actions, replevin actions, foreclosures, and liability defense; creditor representation in federal bankruptcy proceedings; and post-judgment debt collection.

Mr. Clason received a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor from The University of Toledo in 2005. While at Toledo, Mr. Clason was a Reinberger Fellow with the College of Law. Upon being admitted to the Ohio Bar, Mr. Clason worked as an Assistant Prosecutor and trial attorney in the Seneca County Prosecutor's Office. Mr. Clason has also served as a Senior Lecturer at Tiffin University.

• Professional Affiliations
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Northern Ohio Credit Association

• Education
• B.A., Ashland University, 2002
• M.A., University of Toledo, 2005
• J.D., University of Toledo, College of Law, 2005

Jennifer L. Bennett jlb@meyerkerschner.com

Ms. Bennett is an associate with the firm and focuses her practice primarily on civil litigation and financial institution representation, including breach of contract actions, collection actions, and creditor representation in federal bankruptcy proceedings. Ms. Bennett’s expanded practice area encompasses corporate representation, estate planning, and probate administration.

Ms. Bennett earned her Juris Doctorate from Regent University School of Law, where she was a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolutions Board and VITA volunteer. Upon being admitted to the bar, Ms. Bennett joined the practice of Meyer & Kerschner, Ltd. in Tiffin.

• Professional Associations
• American Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association

• Education
• B.S., The Ohio State University, Summa Cum Laude
• J.D., Regent University School of Law, Cum Laude