AKRON, Ohio – Roetzel & Andress, one of Akron’s oldest law firms, integrated the Youngstown and Sharon, Pa., offices of Brouse McDowell in 2024, adding 43 attorneys and 30 staff members.
The move expanded the firm by 25% and positions Roetzel as the seventh-largest law firm in northeastern Ohio, according to Lyndsey Maurer, communications manager.
In addition to the Youngstown and Sharon offices, Roetzel has 14 offices in six states, comprising Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Wooster, Chicago, Detroit, Lexington, Ky., Fort Myers, Naples and Orlando, Fla., and Washington, D.C.
Tim Reardon is the partner-in-charge of the Youngstown office and Ron McCall is the partner-in-charge of the Sharon office.
The firm has significant depth and expertise in international transactions, taxation, personal and business succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, government affairs, environmental and health care law.
The integration of the Brouse McDowell team was the largest lateral group hire in the history of Roetzel, which was founded in 1876. With the new offices in Youngstown and Sharon, Roetzel now has approximately 210 attorneys and 174 staff across its 16 locations.
The firm supports nearly 200 charitable, civic and economic development organizations across Ohio and in this region. Among them are the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, Playhouse Square, the MVP Foundation, Penn-Northwest Development Corp., Youngstown State University and the Melina Michelle Edenfield Foundation.