About Eastman & Smith Ltd.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. is a leading full-service law firm with a 175-year legacy of excellence and innovation. Headquartered in Toledo with offices in Columbus, Findlay, and Detroit, the firm provides strategic legal representation to clients across the nation. Its attorneys combine deep industry experience with practical insight, offering reliable, forward-thinking counsel that aligns with business goals and drives meaningful, measurable results.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. offers comprehensive legal services in business law, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, real estate, intellectual property, and estate planning. The firm’s seasoned litigators handle complex matters involving product liability, professional negligence, and white-collar investigations. Additional areas of focus include bankruptcy, environmental compliance, healthcare, construction, and tax law. This multidisciplinary approach allows the firm to provide efficient, results-driven representation across industries and jurisdictions.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. is known for meticulous preparation, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to client success. Its attorneys take time to understand each client’s operations, enabling well-informed, strategic solutions that address both immediate needs and long-term objectives. The firm’s forward-looking mindset embraces innovation, technology, and evolving regulations, ensuring clients receive proactive, adaptable representation built on integrity, precision, and professionalism.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and Super Lawyers for its excellence in multiple disciplines. With more than 75 attorneys, the firm combines national reach with local dedication, supporting over 80 nonprofit and community organizations annually. Guided by its commitment to service, leadership, and legal innovation, the firm continues to set the benchmark for excellence throughout Ohio and beyond.

Practice Areas

Business
  • Aggregates And Industrial Minerals
  • Formation And General Representation Of Entities
  • Mergers, Acquisitions And Dispositions
  • Organizational And Financial Restructuring And Recapitalization
  • Tax Planning, Tax Minimization And Representation Before Federal
  • Identifying And Protecting Intellectual Property
  • Private Securities Offerings
  • Qualified And Non-Qualified Employee Benefit Plans And Practices
  • Private And Conventional Financing, Refinancing And Workouts
  • Negotiation And Preparation Of Commercial And Other Contracts
  • Uniform Commercial Code Matters
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Non-Profit/Tax Exempt
  • Tax
Bankruptcy
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Foreclosure
Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Business Litigation
  • Fire, Casualty And Catastrophic Claims
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • White Collar Crime And Investigations
Estate Planning
  • Trusts
  • Elder Law
  • Estate And Gift Tax Controversies And Audits
  • Power Of Attorney
  • Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
  • Life Insurance Planning
  • Living Wills
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Business Planning & Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Planning
Immigration
  • Employment-Based Immigration
  • Legal Residence / Naturalization
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • Trade Secrets, Non-Competes And Security Measures
  • Licensing
  • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Divestitures
  • Intellectual Property Management
  • Litigation Support
  • Other Intellectual Property Legal Services
Government
  • Public Law
  • Solid Waste Management
Employment
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Counseling
  • Drug Testing
  • Discrimination
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment Contracts
  • ERISA
  • Grievances/Arbitration
  • Handbooks
  • Harassment
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Immigration
  • Leased Employees
  • Litigation
  • Safety/OSHA
  • Temporary Employees
  • Union/Labor Relations
  • Union Avoidance
  • Wage & Hour
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Workplace Privacy
  • Wrongful Discharge
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Real Estate
  • Construction Law
  • Environmental
  • Zoning Amendments, Conditional Uses And Variances
  • Real Estate Tax Abatements And Other Governmental Financial Incentives
  • Loan Documentation
  • Public Water And Sewer Agreements
  • Real Estate Tax Valuation Appeals
  • Condominium And Homeowners’ Associations
  • Construction Contracts, Building Permits And Construction Liens
  • Eminent Domain Actions
  • Real Estate Partition Actions
  • Annexation And Detachment
  • Telecommunications Easements And Leasing
  • Land Use For Renewable Energy Sources Such As Wind And Solar Farms
  • Oil, Gas And Minerals Rights

Fees

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Office locations for Eastman & Smith Ltd.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. - Toledo

One SeaGate, 550 N Summit St #2700, Toledo, OH 43604

Eastman & Smith Ltd. - Findlay

510 S Main St, Findlay, OH 45840

Eastman & Smith Ltd. - Columbus

250 S Civic Center Dr #280, Columbus, OH 43215

Eastman & Smith Ltd. - Detroit

615 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226