Practice Areas

Harris, McClellan, Binau & Cox, P.L.L., works hard to provide individual attention and personal service to each and every client. Our diverse group of lawyers can provide the knowledge, experience and resources needed to solve your legal problems.

Business and corporate law

Principal attorneys: John H. Kozich; Emily J. Jackson; James B. Harris; Ralph E. Dill; Garth G. Cox; Mark S. Coco; Dan J. Binau

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Contracts, drafted, reviewed and revised
  • Purchase orders and sales agreements
  • Corporate setups, partnerships, LLCs, C corporations, S corporations
  • Service agreements
  • Partnership contracts, shareholder agreements
  • Business dissolution
  • Business succession planning
  • Financing
  • Workouts

Litigation and trial law

Principal attorneys: Dan J. Binau; Mark S. Coco; Garth G. Cox; Ralph E. Dill; James B. Harris; Emily J. Jackson

  • Property disputes
  • Breach of contract litigation
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • Collections actions
  • Purchase and sales agreement litigation
  • Warranty and service agreement litigation
  • Employment litigation
  • Will contests
  • Intellectual property

Commercial and residential real estate and land use

Principal attorneys: John H. Kozich; Edward T. McClellan; Dan J. Binau; Garth G. Cox; James B. Harris; Emily J. Jackson

  • Title review and attend closings
  • Sales agreements
  • Property and land use disputes
  • Zoning issues
  • Commercial leasing
  • Homeowners association law
  • Eminent domain, condemnation law
  • Real estate development
  • Condominium law

Construction law

Principal attorney: James B. Harris

  • Construction contracts
  • Construction contract disputes and litigation
  • Design and workmanship disputes
  • Subcontractor and materialmen representation
  • Mechanic's liens, collections actions
  • Construction defect litigation
  • Third-party liability, insurance issues
  • Mediation and arbitration
  • Prompt Payment Act actions

Ohio family law

Principal attorney: James B. Harris

  • Divorce
  • Spousal support
  • Child custody and parenting rights
  • Child support disputes
  • Marital property settlements
  • Asset location
  • High net worth property settlements
  • Marital debt and personal debt issues
  • Business valuation and retirement plan valuation
  • Qualified domestic relations orders, pensions, retirement accounts
  • Post-divorce modifications
  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Issues involving non-married parents and paternity actions

Personal injury claims

Principal attorneys: Dan J. Binau; Garth G. Cox; Emily J. Jackson

  • Car, truck and other motor vehicle accident injuries
  • Uninsured driver accident claims against your own insurance policy
  • OWI accident injury claims
  • Premises liability claims, slip-and-fall injuries
  • Product liability, injuries from defective products
  • Wrongful death claims

Estate planning and probate

Principal attorneys: John H. Kozich; Emily J. Jackson; Scott R. Mote

  • Wills, will modifications
  • Living wills, advance health care directives
  • Powers of attorney, medical, financial and legal
  • Guardianship and conservatorship
  • Trusts, living trusts, testamentary trusts
  • Charitable trusts
  • Special needs trusts
  • Probating the will, following the death of a loved one
  • Probate court services for out-of-state clients
  • Contested will disputes and litigation

Felony and misdemeanor criminal defense

Principal attorney: Garth G. Cox

  • Operating a vehicle impaired (OVI) defense, related traffic violations
  • Drug charges, possession, distribution, prescription fraud
  • Assault, domestic violence, violent crimes
  • Sexual assault, Ohio sex offender registry charges
  • Felony theft, burglary, robbery, property crimes
  • Fraud, embezzlement, white collar crimes
  • Misdemeanor theft, shoplifting, employee pilferage, cash register theft
  • Juvenile court offenses
  • White collar crime

Labor and employment law for employers and employees

Principal attorneys: Mark S. Coco and Garth G. Cox

  • Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations
  • Employment and labor contract law
  • Confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements
  • Employment civil rights violations, discrimination and harassment claims
  • Wrongful discharge
  • Risk management legal counsel for employers

Creditors' rights

Principal attorneys: Ralph E. Dill; Dan J. Binau; Emily J. Jackson

  • Debt collections and asset recovery
  • Commercial lease enforcement
  • Corporate bankruptcy creditors' representation
  • Commercial litigation

From offices in Columbus, our attorneys provide legal advice and representation for clients in Franklin County, Delaware County, Licking County, Fairfield County, Union County, Pickaway County and Fayette County, Ohio. Call us toll free at 800-711-5258 or contact us by e-mail to arrange a consultation with an experienced Columbus, Ohio, attorney at our firm.