Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

• Telephone: 330-434-3000
• Fax: 330-434-9220
• E-Mail: wchris@rlbllp.com
• Website: www.rlbllp.com

Established: 1885

• Practice Areas
• About Us
• Additional Locations
• Client Information
• Personnel
• High Profile Cases

About Us

With more than two dozen attorneys working in a wide variety of practice areas, we have the resources and diversity to address nearly any legal issue you may be facing. Many of our attorneys practice in multiple areas, and we collaborate with one another to ensure that each client receives comprehensive representation.

Our firm resources and lawyer skill sets match up with larger cities like Cleveland with competitive and manageable fee structures that fit your budget.

Firm Highlights

Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP has an excellent reputation in insurance law and litigation. We represent insurers and self-insured corporate clients in all forms of tort litigation, including cases involving automobile, comprehensive general liability, professional errors and omissions, life, health and accident, fire, extended coverage, homeowners, officers and directors liability, municipal liability, transportation, environmental claims and coverage, real estate title claims and securities litigation.

How We Offer Value

Our firm is recognized for its decades of strong litigation performance, and we represent clients in nearly every kind of dispute, whether it concerns business relations, employment issues, personal injury or death, insurance coverage or defense, claimed violation of statutes, or allegations of professional negligence or malpractice. Our experience allows us to skillfully represent our clients in any venue for disputes, including at trial and on appeal, as well as through arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Additional Locations

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

Retired

• Kurt R. Weitendorf

Managing Member

William G. Chris

Akron, OH

• E-Mail: wchris@rlbllp.com

Admitted

• Ohio, 1985
• Florida, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Memberships:

• American, Ohio State and Akron Bar Associations
• The Florida Bar
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• The University of Akron, B.A., 1982
• The University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1984

Principal

Christopher L. Parker

Akron, OH

• E-Mail: cparker@rlbllp.com

Admitted

• Ohio, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Memberships:

• American, Ohio State and Akron Bar Associations
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Summit County Trial Lawyers Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Miami University, B.S., 1988
• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 1991

Of Counsel

Christopher C. Esker

Akron, OH

• E-Mail: cesker@rlbllp.com

Admitted

• Ohio, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2003

Memberships:

• American, Ohio State and Akron Bar Associations
• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• The University of Akron, B.A., 1983
• The University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1988

High Profile Cases

R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor v. Cathedral Buffet, Inc., No. 17-3427 (6th Cir. 2018) (Appeal from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio)

State ex rel. Citizens for Responsible Green Govt. v. Green, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-3489 (Original Action in Mandamus)

Grace Cathedral, Inc. v. Testa, 143 Ohio St.3d 212, 2015-Ohio-2067 (Appeal from Board of Tax Appeals)

Service Areas

The Akron, Ohio metropolitan area consists of Summit and Portage counties. With a branch office in Medina, the firm's practice encompasses all of Northeast Ohio, including the cities of Cleveland, Canton and Ravenna.

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