PARTNER
Stephen A. Weigand
Steve is a successful trial attorney and counselor on complex legal issues and commercial disputes. Steve has litigated and tried multiple non-compete and trade secret matters, successfully obtaining temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctions. He has regularly handled disputes involving contracts, employment issues, product liability, intellectual property, and class actions, among others. Steve's experience includes representing companies in diverse industries such as healthcare, payment processing, technology, financial services, manufacturing, and construction. In addition, Steve has litigated multiple probate, estate, and trust disputes, working with and against beneficiaries, trustees, executors, and fiduciaries.
Representative Matters Include:
- Integrity Business Partners, LLC v. Autumn Ridge Consulting Inc., et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00162 (S.D. Ohio) (defended payment processor and acquiring bank in contract dispute with payment facilitator and 15 sub-merchants)
- Logicalis, Inc. v. CenterGrid, LLC, et al., Case No. 21-cv-12894 (E.D. Mich.) (defended trade secrets case against company and 11 individuals).
- Airtron, Inc. v. James Tobias, et al., Case No. 2020-CV-02802 (Montgomery Cty. Common Pleas Ct., Ohio) (successfully tried non-compete and trade secrets dispute)
- Robert Ryan v. The Procter & Gamble U.S. Business Services Company, Case No. 1:20-cv-00556 (S.D. Ohio) (obtained favorable judgment on the administrative record in ERISA disability benefit action)
- Hellman Clothiers, LLC, et al. v. Jon Kyle Henson and Hengar Group, LLC, Case No. A1706696 (Hamilton Cty. Common Pleas Ct., Ohio) (obtained judgment in clothing store owner’s favor following a bench trial involving breach of contract relating to a commercial construction build-out project)
- GuidantRX, Inc. v. Omnicare, Inc., Case No. A1701994 (Hamilton Cty. Common Pleas Ct., Ohio and arbitration) (prosecuted breach of contract claim through 3-day final arbitration hearing)
- Busken Bakery, Inc. v. Myrna Rae, LLC, et al., Case No. A1701761 (Hamilton Cty. Common Pleas Ct., Ohio) (obtained summary judgment on all claims in Cincinnati bakery’s favor in breach of contract action)
- Wysong, et al. v. Nagengast, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-00048 (S.D. Ohio) (defended employer against claims of religious discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract)
- Novaria Holdings, LLC, et al. v. Ismaela S. Fernandez, Trustee, et al., Case No. N17C-02-160 (Del. Super Ct., Wilmington) (represented defendant in action brought by acquiring company alleging fraud and breach of obligations under asset purchase agreement and to enforce indemnity obligations)
- West Range Reclamation, LLC v. The Scotts Company LLC, Case No. 1:16-cv-02161 (D. Colo.) (prevailed on motion to dismiss breach of contract action)
- Barbara Jackson v. Professional Radiology, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00587 (S.D. Ohio) (defense of class action)
- Valco Cincinnati Inc. v. MeltonUS, Inc., Case No. 1:15-cv-00811 (S.D. Ohio) (defense of trademark infringement claims)
- Reed Elsevier Inc., through its LexisNexis Div. v. Legal Research Center, Inc., Case No. 3:15-cv-00256 (S.D. Ohio) (prosecution of breach of licensing agreement)
- Operation: Heroes, Ltd. v. Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:12-cv-00214 (D. Nev.) (defense of breach of contract claims)
- Wilkens v. Procter & Gamble Disability Benefit Plan, Case No. 1:11-cv-521 (S.D. Ohio) (obtained favorable judgment on the administrative record in ERISA disability benefit action)
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Stephen A. Weigand
Partner
(513) 632-0306
201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1420
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Breach of Contract
Business Torts
Employment Matters
Intellectual Property (including trade secret, trademark, trade dress, copyright, and patent)
Product Liability Defense
Class Action Defense
ERISA Defense
Bankruptcy litigation
Fair Credit Reporting Act Defense
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Defense
Shareholder Disputes/Limited Liability Member Disputes
Trust and Probate Litigation
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Super Lawyers, 2023-2024
Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2025
Eagle Scout 2000
Gentlemen of Style and Substance Honoree (Cincinnati Parks Foundation and Cincinnati Magazine, 2015)
Cincinnati Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
University of Cincinnati College of Law
University of Cincinnati Law Review, Publications Editor
Outstanding Oralist Award
Bowling Green State University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Economics, Business Pre-Law, 2004
Outstanding Senior Award, Department of Legal Studies
Mock Trial Team
Distinguished Student Paper Award, Academy for Legal Studies in Business
Immediate Past President and Board Member, John W. Peck Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (Board member since 2015)
Vice President of Operations and Board Member, Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America (Board member since 2013)
Chair, Popcorn Program, Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America (2015-2018)
Chair, Life Forward Board of Trustees (2014-2021)
Treasurer, Litigation Section, Ohio State Bar Association (2017-2018)
Member, Corporation Law Subcommittee, Ohio State Bar Association (2018-2019)
Member, Ohio Civil Justice Reform Task Force, Ohio State Bar Association (2016-2017)
Co-Chair of Professional Leadership Network (2013-2015)
Chair of Development Committee of Professional Leadership Network (2010-2013)
Chair, Life Forward Leadership Council (2014–2016)
Fellow, Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XVIII (2014)
Potter Stewart Inn of Court (Cincinnati) (2010–present)
Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court (Dayton) (2008–2010)
Board of Elders, Northstar Community Church (2021–present)
Recap of 2018 FBA Capitol Hill Day, Cincinnati/NKY FBA Chapter Newsletter (August 2018)
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement: Overview of Methods and Strategies, OSBA (April 2017)
CFPB: New Rules and Regulations, National Business Institute (May 2016)
Complex Contract Dispute Issues and Remedies, National Business Institute (October 2015)
Dirty Tricks that You Need to Look Out For, National Business Institute (October 2015)
Find It Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, National Business Institute (November 2014)
Business Contracts A to Z, National Business Institute (August 2012)
Privacy and Data Protection: A Practical Guide, National Business Institute (November 2009).
Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection from Thompson to McNulty: A Distinction Without a Difference?, 76 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1093 (2008)
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