KAREN L. BOVARD earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh, and subsequently earned a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law at the American University in Washington, D.C. She previously served as Counsel to the United States Senate Ethics Committee and as the Director of Enrollment and Discipline for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has also served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where she taught Business Law. Karen is currently active in the Mahoning County Bar Association's Taxation/Estate Planning Committee and as a seminar speaker.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Medicaid Planning
• Business Law
• Business Succession Planning
• Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1987
• Ohio, 2001

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia. Juris Doctor
• University of Pittsburgh. Bachelor of Science. Major: Nursing

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• Seminar Speaker, Mahoning County Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mahoning County Bar Association Taxation/Estate Planning Committee
• Mahoning Shenango Valley Estate Planning Council
• Ohio State Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

• United State Office of Government Ethics
• United States Senate Ethics Committee, Counsel
• United State Patent and Trademark Office, Director of Enrollment and Discipline

NILS P. JOHNSON, JR. graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and in 1976 graduated from Boston University Law School. Nils has served as a local Bar Association Trustee, as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Grievances and Discipline, and as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Bar Examiners. He practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, business law, oil and gas, and real estate, and is a frequent lecturer on estate planning and legal ethics. He has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in the field of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Business Law
• Oil and Gas
• Real Estate
• Legal Ethics

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1976
• Massachusetts, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
• Dartmouth College. Honors: Cum Laude

ERIC C. JOHNSON attended Ohio State University, earning a degree in economics and then graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1983. Eric is a member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Mahoning County Bar Association, having chaired or served on numerous committees over the years. Eric is past President of the Mahoning County Bar Foundation and has served on the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Grievances and Discipline. His areas of practice are personal injury law, real estate, oil and gas, contracts, litigation and appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Real Estate
• Oil and Gas
• Contracts
• Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1983
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Ohio State University

NILS P. JOHNSON, after serving in World War II, finished college and returned to practice law with his father, Walter Johnson. Nils, Sr. concentrated in the field of real estate law. After years in private practice, he became a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Ohio and served in that position for several years. He presently serves in an advisory, or "of counsel," role with his sons, Nils, Jr. and Eric.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1950

Education

• Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio

Past Employment Positions

• Ohio Court of Appeals, Judge (Retired)