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1590 North High Street - Suite 500
Columbus, OH 43201-2178
Phone: (614) 292-0611
Fax: (614) 292-8699
Meet the Staff
Listed below are the members of the Legal Affairs staff, their contact information and their primary areas of responsibility. While you should feel free to contact any staff member for assistance, this list will help you to determine whom to call if you do not already have an established contact within the office. You may also simply call the office at 292-0611 and you will be directed to the appropriate staff member.
Communications with office lawyers are protected by the privilege for attorney-client communications, and therefore are confidential, if they are made for the purpose of seeking legal advice on behalf of the university. Such communications can be revealed only to other university officials, on a need-to-know basis. Communications with office lawyers on personal legal matters (including matters against the university) or on non-legal matters are not privileged or confidential. We may be affirmatively obligated to disclose any such communications to other university officials if the communications implicate the university's legal interests. If you are not sure whether your matter is university-related or a personal one, please check with us before sending us any communications that you wish to remain confidential.
Although e-mail communications are protected by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent as communications made by other means, e-mail is not completely secure. We therefore encourage you to exercise appropriate discretion in using e-mail to communicate with us about sensitive matters.
1590 North High Street - Suite 500
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Telephone: (614) 292-0611
Fax: (614) 292-8699
Christopher M. Culley, General Counsel (bio)
E-mail: culley.8@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Board of Trustees, Major Contracts and Affiliations, Special Projects as Directed by the President and Provost, University Governance
Heidi Brenner, Assistant to the Vice President
E-mail: brenner.27@osu.edu
Lynn Readey, Deputy General Counsel
(bio)
E-mail: readey.3@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: University Relations & Legislative Affairs, Construction & Contracting, Major Litigation & Special Counsel, Ethics/Conflicts of Interest
Daniel Beerck, Associate Legal Counsel (bio)
E-mail: beerck.1@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Contracts and Business Matters
John J. Biancamano, Sr. Associate General Counsel
E-mail: biancamano.2@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: The James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute
Robert J. Haverkamp, Associate General Counsel (bio)
E-mail: haverkamp.1@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Business, Contracting, Real Estate, and Financial areas, the University’s Affiliated Entities
Michael D. Layish, Associate Legal Counsel (bio)
E-mail : layish.1@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Office of Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience, Office of the University Registrar, University Extension
Mary Menkedick Ionno (bio)
E-mail : menkedick-ionno.1@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Labor and Employment Matters
Michael A. Mitchell, Associate Legal Counsel(bio)
E-mail : mitchell.685@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property counseling, OSU Research Foundation, University Technology Commercialization Companies
Jan Alan Neiger, Associate General Counsel (bio)
E-mail: neiger.4@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Academic Affairs, Faculty Rules, Public Records, Regional Campuses
Mary F. Schneider, Associate Legal Counsel(bio)
E-mail: schneider.250@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: University Planning and Real Estate, University Hospitals Real Estate, Treasurer’s Office Endowment and Foundation Properties, Environmental, Health & Safety
Kimberly C. Shumate, Associate General Counsel(bio)
E-mail: shumate.13@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Litigation, ADA Issues, Discrimination and EEOC/OCRC Matters, FMLA Matters, Labor and Employment Matters, Sexual Harassment
Julie D. Vannatta, Sr. Associate Legal Counsel for Athletics (bio)
E-mail: vannatta.3@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Department of Athletics
Kendra Baumann, Paralegal (bio)
E-mail: Baumann.91@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Public Records
Jack Goldsmith, Paralegal(bio)
E-mail: goldsmith.49@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Construction and Contracting
Mark Lemmon, Paralegal (bio)
E-mail: lemmon.31@osu.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Employment and Litigation practice group administrative support
Kristany J. Keller, Administrative Associate
E-mail: keller.249@osu.edu
Diane P. Beall, Administrative Manager
E-mail: beall.2@osu.edu
Sonia Bishop, Legal Secretary
E-mail: bishop.303@osu.edu
Leslie Carpenter, Legal Secretary
E-mail: carpenter.370@osu.edu
Tracy Manley, Legal Secretary
E-mail: manley.263@osu.edu
Beth Hubbard, Receptionist
E-mail: hubbard.87@osu.edu
Melissa Mayhan, Associate Legal Counsel for Public Safety (bio)
Office of Public Safety
2031 Millikin Road
Columbus, OH 43210
E-mail: Mayhan.9@osu.edu
Telephone: 292-1858
Ohio State University Medical Center
Legal Services
200 Meiling Hall
370 W. 9th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-5062
Fax: (614) 688-8644
Almeta Cooper, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences
Telephone: 292-5062 (assistant 366-6060)
Fax:366-3740
E-mail: Almeta.Cooper@osumc.edu
Jenny C. Barnes, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 292-7123 (assistant 366-6060)
Fax: 688-8644
E-mail: Jenny.Barnes@osumc.edu
Beth Bolyard, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 366-7463 (assistant 366-6060)
Fax: 366-3740
E-mail: Beth.Bolyard@osumc.edu
Daniel A. Malkoff, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences, Senior Litigation Manager
Telephone: 292-5062
Fax: 688-8644
E-mail: Daniel.Malkoff@osumc.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Provision of legal services and risk management for The Ohio State University Medical Center
Dan Mertz, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 293-8446
Fax: 293-7170
E-mail: Dan.Mertz@osumc.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Provision of legal services and risk management for The Ohio State University Medical Center
Nancy J. Miller, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 292-5062
Fax: 688-8644
E-mail: Nancy.Miller@osumc.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Provision of legal services and risk management for The Ohio State University Medical Center
John F. Plant, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 293-8446
Fax: 293-7170
E-mail: John.Plant@osumc.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Provision of legal services and risk management for The Ohio State University Medical Center
Leslie A. Winters, Associate Legal Counsel for Health Sciences
Telephone: 293-8446
Fax: 293-7170
E-mail: Leslie.Winters@osumc.edu
Areas of Primary Responsibility: Provision of legal services and risk management for The Ohio State University Medical Center
Affiliated Attorneys
Todd G. Guttman, MD, JD
Associate Vice President for Research (bio)
1960 Kenny Road
Suite 303
Columbus, OH 43210
(O) 614.292.4283
(F) 614.292.5913
guttman.6@osu.edu
