Walter Haverfield

Walter Haverfield is a Cleveland-based business law firm with offices in Cleveland, Mayfield, and Columbus, Ohio. The firm advises public companies, privately held businesses, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, executives, and high-net-worth individuals. Its core services include real estate, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, labor and employment, tax, and private wealth. The firm also supports clients in hospitality, liquor control, cannabis, and other regulated industries.

Walter Haverfield traces its history to 1932 and has developed around business-focused legal services for clients in Ohio, the Midwest, and across the country. The firm’s lawyers handle matters that require strategic planning, responsive communication, and practical judgment. Its service model emphasizes collaborative relationships, organized matter management, and counsel tailored to each client’s legal and business needs for evolving commercial, regulatory, and operational challenges.

Walter Haverfield provides a broad range of services through practice groups focused on business, litigation, real estate, labor and employment, hospitality and liquor control, and tax and wealth management. The firm’s work includes mergers and acquisitions, business succession, public and structured finance, commercial litigation, construction disputes, intellectual property, education law, public law, estate planning, probate, tax services, and real estate development and leasing.

Walter Haverfield has been recognized for transactional and litigation guidance involving complex business, financial, employment, real estate, and wealth matters. The firm announced a 2026 merger with Bernstein-Burkley to form WH Burkley, combining business-focused practices across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Through its long-standing Ohio presence and expanded platform, the firm continues to serve clients with experienced counsel and practical legal solutions.