Defiance County Lawyers

Jennifer is a native of Northwest Ohio. She graduated Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1996. After completing her undergraduate degree, she worked for two years at a local counseling agency as a mental health social worker for chronically mentally ill patients, networking these individuals with community resources and providing supportive services to prevent in-patient hospitalizations. She continued her education at The University of Toledo, College of Law, graduating Cum Laude in 2001. She began her career at the firm in March of 1999 as a law clerk. After she passed the...

Steve Hubbard has been a lawyer practicing in Defiance, Ohio since he graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1984. He also received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Ohio State University in 1981. Steve is a 1977 graduate of Fairview High School in Sherwood, Ohio. Steve is a Co-Founder / Co-Owner and Director of Maumee Valley Title Agency, Inc. since 1995. Maumee Valley Title Agency is a full-service title agency offering real estate closing services, title insurance, title exams and escrow services. Maumee Valley Title Agency...

Daniel R. Michel is a past President of the Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ), the state trial lawyers organization that advocates for the rights of consumers and injured persons. Dan also served for several years on the OAJ Board of Trustees as well as multiple officer positions; and the Board of Editors for OAJ’s bi-annual journal publication, OHIO TRIAL. He has also been active with the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), having chaired the Negligence Law Committee and a Special Committee on attorney trust fund disbursements (Rule 1.15). Dan has published several articles on a wide range of topics and has lectured...

Clay practices principally in the areas of personal injury. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2008 and is currently serving in leadership roles as a member of the YMCA’s Executive Board, the CCNO Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Association for Justice. When Clay isn’t at work, he lives in Defiance with his wife Ashton and he enjoys cooking BBQ, playing sports, hunting, and cheering for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns.

Benjamin joined the law firm of Hanna & Fisher, Napoleon, Ohio, in December 2023. He looks forward to maintaining a very general practice of law in Napoleon, Ohio, and surrounding counties, including Family Law, Criminal Defense Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury Law, Business Relationships Law, Commercial and Contract Law, and Collections Law. Benjamin worked for Gorman, Veskauf, Henson, & Wineberg law firm during law school, focusing primarily on real property and tort law. He also worked for the Solicitor for the Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, focusing on administrative and zoning...

Born in Connecticut. Graduated high school in 1977 from LaLumiere School, LaPorte, Indiana. Married to Chiara Duggan (nee: Rossi) 1986. Four children. Founded Duggan Law Office Co, LPA in 1996. Fulton County Assistant Prosecutor from 1993 to 1995 in Wauseon, Ohio.

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As a partner in a law firm that has been in existence for more than 100 years, I represent and counsel clients on various legal issues ranging from simple estate planning to complex litigation matters. Having spent a significant amount of time as a trial lawyer, including my six years as the Williams County Prosecuting Attorney, I enjoy being in the courtroom and representing clients in litigation matters, including personal injury/wrongful death cases, domestic relations and commercial/civil litigation. In addition to my trial practice, I also represent several governmental entities in Northwest Ohio, acting as Village...