Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


18 W. 9th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Established: 1989

Practice Areas

  • Automobile Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Equine Law
  • Fire
  • Governmental Defense
  • Municipal Liability
  • Municipal Litigation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage & Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Property and Casualty
  • Trucking Litigation
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Claim Investigations


Additional Locations

  • Columbus, Ohio
  • 41 South High Street, Suite 2300
  • Columbus, Ohio 43215
    • Telephone: 614-469-7130
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 55 Monument Circle, Suite 1200A
  • Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
    • Telephone: 800-496-9699
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • 10200 Forest Green Boulevard, Suite 602
  • Louisville, Kentucky 40223
    • Telephone: 502-371-4000
  • Lexington, Kentucky
  • 2333 Alexandria Drive
  • Lexington, Kentucky 40504
    • Telephone: 859-547-1200
  • Novi, Michigan
  • 39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 600
  • Novi, Michigan 48375
    • Telephone: 734-402-8301
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • 5577 Broadcast Court
  • Sarasota, Florida 34240
    • Telephone: 941-684-0100
  • Orlando, Florida
  • 3191 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 160
  • Orlando, Florida 32803
    • Telephone: 407-284-4990
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 110 SE 6th Street
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
    • Telephone: 954-530-5601
  • Jackson, Mississippi
  • 10 Canebrake Boulevard, Suite 110-071
  • Jackson, Mississippi 39232
    • Telephone: 228-207-1366
  • Ocean Springs, Mississippi
  • 2113 Government Street, Suite H-2
  • Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564
    • Telephone: 228-207-1366
  • Hartford, Connecticut
  • 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor
  • Hartford, Connecticut 06103
    • Telephone: 800-720-0613

Client Information

Insurance Clients


Personnel Information

Shareholders


Brian P. Henry

Firm President
Sarasota, FL

Years of Experience: 23

Admitted
  • Connecticut, 1999
  • Florida
  • Tennessee
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:
  • The Florida Bar
  • National Association of Fire Investigators
  • National Society of Professinal Insurance Investigators
  • International Association of Arson Investigators
Education:
  • Henderson State University, B.A. Political Science (with honors), 1996
  • University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1999
  • Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, M.A., 2009
  • Asbury Theological Seminary, M.A., 2013

John A. Fiocca

Columbus, OH

Years of Experience: 47

Admitted
  • Ohio, 1975
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Education:
  • Miami University, B.A. Political Science (cum laude), 1972
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1975

James P. Nolan II

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 31

Admitted
  • Ohio, 1991
  • Kentucky
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Ohio State, Kentucky and Cincinnati Bar Associations
  • The Florida Bar
  • Society of CPCU
  • Cincinnati Claims Association (Past-President)
Education:
  • University of Cincinnati, B.S. Biology, 1976
  • University of Dayton School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1991

Jerome F. Rolfes

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 33

Admitted
  • Ohio, 1989
  • Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Ohio State, Kentucky and Cincinnati Bar Associations
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Chairman, Trial Tactics Committee, 2012-Present; Vice Chairman, 2010-2011)
Education:
  • University of Connecticut, B.A., 1985
  • Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, J.D., 1988

Carmen C. Sarge

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 22

Admitted
  • Kentucky, 2000
  • Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
Memberships:
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson and Fire Investigators
  • National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
  • International Association of Special Investigation Units
  • Cincinnati Claims Association
Education:
  • Northern Kentucky University, B.S., 1995
  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1999

J. Patrick Schomaker

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 19

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2003
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
Memberships:
  • Ohio State, Kentucky, Indiana State and Cincinnati Bar Associations
  • National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
  • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Education:
  • Xavier University, B.A. Political Science, 2000
  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 2003

Partners


Aaron D. Alfano

Sarasota, FL

Years of Experience: 26

Admitted
  • Florida, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:
  • The Florida Bar
  • Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
  • Florida State University, B.A., 1992
  • Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1995

Neil P. Baine

Louisville, KY

Years of Experience: 12

Admitted
  • Kentucky, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:
  • Kentucky and Louisville Bar Associations
  • International Association of Special Investigation Units
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Kentucky Defense Counsel
Education:
  • Bellarmine University, B.A. Political Science, 2000
  • Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, J.D., 2010

David C. Bibb

Orlando, FL

Years of Experience: 27

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1995
  • Florida, 2000
  • Georgia, 2001
Education:
  • The University of Alabama, B.S. Accounting, 1992
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., 1995

James J. Birch

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 9

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2013
Education:
  • Nova Southeastern University, B.S., 1999
  • Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 2002

Matthew F. X. Craven

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 11

Admitted
  • Kentucky, 2011
  • Ohio, 2012
Education:
  • University of Cambridge, England, Cert. International Studies, 2006
  • University of Dayton, B.A. Political Science (Presidential Scholar, Dean's List), 2008
  • University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 2011

Tyler Hull

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 17

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2005
  • Kentucky
  • Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Memberships:
  • American, Ohio State, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati Bar Associations
  • International Association of Special Investigation Units
Education:
  • Concord University, B.A./B.S., 2002
  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 2005

Rebecca J. Mansell

Jackson, MS

Years of Experience: 28

Admitted
  • Mississippi, 1994
Education:
  • Florida State University, B.A. Communications (summa cum laude), 1991
  • Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1994
  • The University of Mississippi, Ph.D. (summa cum laude), 2020

Zach F. McCune

Cincinnati, OH

Years of Experience: 12

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
Memberships:
  • Ohio State and Cincinnati Bar Associations
  • National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
  • University of Dayton, B.S.B.A. (cum laude), 2007
  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2010

R. Eric Sanders

Indianapolis, IN

Years of Experience: 13

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2009
  • Indiana, 2012
Education:
  • Indiana University, B.A. English, 2006
  • University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2009

Jason P. Walker

Columbus, OH

Years of Experience: 17

Admitted
  • Ohio, 2005
  • Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Sixth Circuits
Memberships:
  • Dayton Bar Association
Education:
  • Ashland University, B.A., 1998
  • University of Dayton, M.A., Communications, 2002
  • University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2005

Service Areas

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Orlando, Florida, USA

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Columbus, Ohio, USA

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