Practice Emphasis:

Personal Injury, Business and Employment Litigation, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate, Zoning, and Township and Labor Law.

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Background and Profile:

Mr. Coppeler received his B.A. from The Ohio State University, in 1970, and his J.D., cum laude, from The Ohio State University College of Law in December 1974, where he was a moot court outstanding oralist.

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Mr. Coppeler was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1975, the bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1976, and the bar for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1984. He is a member of the following bar associations: Ottawa County, Erie County, and Ohio State (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Real Property Sections). 

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Mr. Coppeler enjoys fly-fishing and Ohio State football and basketball.
 

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury

• Business and Employment Litigation

• Real Estate

• Estate Planning and Probate

• Zoning

• Township and Labor Law
   

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
   

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1975

• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1976

• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1976

• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984
   

Education

• The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio

  • Juris Doctor cum laude - 1974

  • Honors: Moot Court Outstanding Oralist

• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Journalism - 1970
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Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ottawa County Bar Association, Member

• Erie County Bar Association, Member

• Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Real Property Sections, Member