Ethan Vessels | Attorney

Ethan Vessels

Ethan Vessels

Animal Bite, Criminal, Bad Faith, Litigation, Bed Bug, Energy, Insurance, Collection, Personal Injury, Commercial Banks, Trusts, Corporate, Commercial Real Estate

Language(s): English

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About Ethan

Ethan limits his practice to civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury, insurance, and employee benefits (ERISA) litigation.

Ethan is licensed to practice in Ohio and West Virginia, including all of the federal district courts in each state. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization of trial lawyers whose membership is limited to attorneys who have won verdicts or negotiated settlements of $1 million or greater.

Ethan's wife, Susan, is an assistant Washington County prosecutor. They have two sons and are members of the First Baptist Church of Marietta.

Areas of Practice:

  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Health, Life, and Private Disability Insurance
  • Pension Litigation
  • Eminent Domain
  • Property Damage
  • Debt Collection


    Education:

  • The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
    J.D. - 2003
    With Honors
    Honors: Judge Joseph Harter Award for Excellence in Trial Practice, 2003
    Law Journal: Ohio State Law Journal, Member, 2002 - 2003
  • United States Military Academy, West Point
    New York, B.S. 1995


    Published Works:

  • The Lessor of Two Evils: Presumption of Responsibility for Motor Carrier Lessees or Common Law Respondeat Superior, Transportation Law Journal, 30 Transp. L.J. 213, Spring - Summer, 2003
  • I have been injured. What are my legal rights? July, 2009.


    Honors and Awards:

  • Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

  • Professional Associations and Memberships: 

  • Washington County Bar Association, President, 2006 - 2008
  • Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, Editor in Chief


    Military Service 

  • United States Army, Military Intelligence, Captain, 1995 - 2000
  • Editor in Chief, Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin


    Pro Bono Activities:

  • Chairman, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Washington County Chapter 2008-2009
  • Admission

    Verified West Virginia

    2004

    Verified Ohio

    2003

    Fields Dehmlow & Vessels LLC Highlights

    Americans with Disabilities Act , Animal Bite, Criminal, Bad Faith, Bad Faith Insurance, Corporate; Business Organization; Business Successions; Collection; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Complex Litigation; Defamation & Slander; Contract; Conveyancing; Corporate Governance; Credit & Debt; Directors & Officers; Dissolution; Elder Law; Eminent Domain; Pension & Benefits; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Federal Trial Practice; Foreclosure; Franchising; Guardianships & Conservatorships; Insurance; Joint Ventures; Land Use & Zoning; Landlord-Tenant; Limited Liability Companies; Litigation; Living Wills; Divestitures; Car Accident; Non-profit; Partnerships; Personal Injury; Power of Attorney; Premises Liability; Wills & Probate; Property Damage; Real Estate; Reorganization; Residential Real Estate; Banking & Finance; Shareholders' Rights; Slip & Fall Accident; State Appellate Practice; State Trial Practice; Title Insurance; Trade Associations; Transactions; Trusts; Uniform Commercial Code; Warranties; Wills; Wrongful Death

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