About Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is a full-service law firm serving businesses, institutions, and individuals across multiple US markets. The firm provides counsel built around client goals, business priorities, and risk tolerance. Its lawyers handle litigation, corporate transactions, finance, employment, intellectual property, real estate, tax, immigration, health care, energy, and regulatory matters. Clients rely on the firm for practical guidance, thorough preparation, and legal strategies aligned with business needs.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP focuses on personalized legal solutions through planning, communication, and disciplined project management. The firm begins each matter by understanding objectives, challenges, budget expectations, and desired outcomes. Its teams align attorneys, resources, and experience to the needs of each engagement. This approach supports predictable costs, thoughtful staffing, and practical legal work across complex disputes, transactions, investigations, compliance matters, and business operations for clients.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP brings broad experience across antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, construction, education, employee benefits, environmental law, government affairs, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privacy, securities, technology, and telecommunications. The firm also advises clients in emerging industries, including automotive mobility, cannabis, startups, LGBTQ+ businesses, and international trade. Its lawyers help clients evaluate risk, respond to disputes, close transactions, and manage legal obligations with focused judgment.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is recognized for client service, relationship strength, and leadership across its offices. The firm has received recognition from BTI Consulting for client relationship excellence, and its lawyers have earned honors from Crain’s and Lawdragon. With offices in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Naples, Pittsburgh, Tampa, and Washington, DC, the firm supports successful outcomes through deep expertise, preparation, and client-focused service.

Practice Areas

Real Estate
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Real Estate Development
  • Zoning And Land-Use Planning
  • Construction
  • Development
  • Condominium
  • Foreclosures
  • Title Insurance
Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Will
  • Trust
  • Guardianship
Bankruptcy
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 11
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Debtor-Creditor Litigation
Immigration
  • Citizenship And Naturalization
  • Family-Based Application
  • Non-Immigrant Visas
  • E-1/E-2
  • E-3
  • H-1b
  • J-1
  • L-1a/L-1b
  • P-1
  • O-1
Personal Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Product Liability
Business
  • Business Litigation
  • Business Formation And Operation
  • Business Competition
  • Business Transactions
  • Corporate Governance
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Antitrust
  • Agriculture
  • Banking & Finance
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Counseling
  • Health Care
  • Manufacturing
  • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Technology
  • Startups
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Securities Law
  • Hospitality
  • Cannabis
  • Organization, Planning And Financing
  • Private Fund Formation
  • Tax Planning
  • Venture Capital And Private Equity
  • International Business & Trade
  • Lgbtq+ Business
  • Professional Liability
Employment
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employee Benefits
  • Erisa
  • Executive Compensation
  • Leave, Fmla And Ada
  • Wage And Hour
  • Whistleblowing And Retaliation
  • Workplace Safety
Intellectual Property
  • Trade Secret
  • Patent
  • Trademark
  • Copyright
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
Government
  • Administrative Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Relations, Legislative Advocacy And Regulatory Affairs
Criminal Defense
  • White Collar Crime
Lawsuits And Disputes 
  • Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Class Actions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
Environmental Law
  • Environmental Litigation And Toxic Tort
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Renewable Energy And Sustainability Initiatives
  • Energy
  • Coal And Mineral Rights
  • Oil And Gas
  • Clean Air Act
Insurance
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
Technology
  • Privacy & Data Security
  • Enforcement, Disputes And Litigation
  • International Transactions
  • Internet And Electronic Commerce
  • Joint Research, Development And Joint Ventures
  • Open Source Software
  • Outsourcing
  • Social Media
  • Software Development, Licensing And Services
  • Technology Transfer And Licensing
  • Unmanned And Autonomous Systems
Education Law

Fees

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Office locations for Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Chicago

321 N Clark St #400, Chicago, IL 60654

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Columbus

41 S High St Suites 2800 - 3200, Columbus, OH 43215

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Dayton

1 S Main St #1600, Dayton, OH 45402

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Cincinnati

250 E 5th St #2200, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Washington

2020 K St NW #600, Washington, DC 20006