Donald P. McFadden is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Residential Real Property Law and in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law. David A. Freeburg is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Residential Real Property Law.
What is a certified attorney specialist?
The Ohio State Bar Association website defines a certified specialist as having:
- Demonstrated substantial and continuing involvement in a particular field of law, meaning they must devote at least 25% of their practice to the area of law.
- Submitted five individual references attesting to their competency in the specialty field.
- Earned a minimum of 36 hours of intermediate or advanced continuing legal education credits in the specialty area during the past three years.
- Remained in good standing with the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Proven Financial Responsibility by maintaining minimum professional liability insurance.
Who certifies attorneys as specialists?
The Supreme Court of establishes a commission on certification of attorneys as specialists.
For more information on attorney specialists go to the Ohio State Bar Association’s website.