Our Appellate Practice Group has many years of collective experience representing both individuals, businesses and other entities in various types of post-civil criminal and administrative proceedings in State and Federal courts.

The Appellate Practice Group represents both existing RM clients whose cases were handled by RM attorneys, and, clients who first seek our assistance at the appellate stage.

Members of the Appellate Practice Group include John T. Mulhall III and Julia Luyster.

There are various types of bankruptcy and reviewing your financial situation including assets and delinquencies with our experienced attorneys can assist you in determining the appropriate course of action to resolve your financial and bankruptcy related issues.

Our Business Law Practice Group provides a variety of legal services including the selection of entity type, formation of business entity, contracts, joint ventures, operating and shareholder agreements, and tax related advice and guidance.

Members of this Practice Group include Charles E. Rutherford, Robert L. Wunker, John R. Banister, David A. Riggs, Mark L. Nowak, and Erskine C. Rogers.

Our Business Litigation Practice Group has extensive experience in state and federal courts, both at the trial and appellate levels. The collective experiences and abilities of RM's attorneys enable us to provide results-oriented representation of our clients, providing skilled advocacy in areas such as contract disputes, commercial real estate disputes, construction liens and other disputes, lien foreclosures, corporate and shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, and other business related contested matters..

John T. Mulhall III is the Chair of the Business Litigation Practice Group. Other members of the Group include Robert L. Wunker, Stanley Dale Klett, Jr., Kenneth N. Johnson, David A. Riggs, Erskine C. Rogers, Philip B. Harris, Julia Luyster, Laurie Stilwell Cohen, Jason H. Throne and Jenna A. Fortgang.

RM's Criminal Law Practice Group represents clients in matters including misdemeanors, felony crimes, traffic offenses, DUI defenses, license issues, assault and battery, domestic violence, probation violation, sex offenses and record sealing and expunging.

RM’s Equine Law Practice Group provides comprehensive legal services to clients in the equine industry. There is a focus on the business as well as the legal needs of clients in the industry, including the purchase, sale or leasing of horses, equestrian businesses and farms; training and boarding agreements and disputes; stallion syndications; breeding agreements and disputes; banking and finance specific to equine assets; equine business entity formation; equine insurance and tax matters; gaming; employment and business contracts; licensing and permitting; title insurance and zoning and land use issues.

Equine Law Practice Group Leader, David A. McKibbin, has handled some of the more prominent transactions in the equine industry, including what is believed to be the highest priced sale of a thoroughbred stallion in the U.S. in 2009. He has a thorough understanding of the many subtle issues and nuances unique to the equine world which must be understood and considered when providing legal services to the equine community. He has developed a national reputation in this field by providing quality legal representation to well known breeding and stallion farms in Florida, Kentucky and New York; racing stables; jockeys; national racing and auction organization such as Breeders’ Cup Ltd. and Fasig-Tipton, Inc.; banks specializing in equine lending; and polo team owners. He has been instrumental in the successful development of numerous thoroughbred farms, polo facilities, as well as equestrian-themed residential communities. Other members of the Equine Law Practice Group include Mark Nowak, who concentrates his practice in the areas of taxation and trusts and estates, and Stanley Klett, who is Board Certified in Business Litigation.

Our Wills, Trusts & Probate Practice Group provides an extensive range of estate planning, estate administration, tax, wealth preservation and business succession planning services.

Our Estate Planning attorneys are committed to implementing individualized estate planning documents for each client that are specific to his or her goals and objectives. We provide various documents to accomplish those objectives, including Advance Directives, Charitable Trusts, Complex Wills, Declarations of Domicile, Health Care Surrogates, Irrevocable Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Pour Over Wills, Private Foundations, Prenuptial Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts and Revocable Trusts, including complex Trusts.

RM's Probate attorneys represent both individual and corporate executors, providing guidance through the trust and estate administration process. Included is advice to our fiduciary clients on their responsibilities and duties, assisting them with both legal and business issues involved in the probate process.

RM also represents individuals in uncontested and contested guardianship matters.

The members of this Practice Group are Group Leader Charles E. Rutherford, Mark L. Nowak, John R. Banister, David A. Riggs and L. Diana Hileman .

Attorneys in RM's Financial Services Practice Group offer a broad range of legal representation to financial institutions, banks and savings and loan associations.

Members of this Practice Group include Robert L. Wunker, John R. Banister, Philip B. Harris, Jason H. Throne and Jenna A. Fortgang.

The Insurance Defense Practice Group, headed by Julia A. Luyster, represents insurers in uninsured and underinsured automobile cases, coverage issues, excess exposure claims, extra-contractual liability matters, and unfair claims avoidance practices, as well as defending insureds in third-party liability cases. RM's attorneys are accustomed to working with insurance carriers' reporting requirements and litigation guidelines, representing its clients in an ethical, efficient, and cost effective manner.

Robert L. Wunker is the Chair of the International Law Practice Group.

The firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group provides legal advice on the numerous regulations that govern the employer-employee relationship. Our RM attorneys represent clients in federal and state court lawsuits involving a variety of claims including discrimination and federal wage and hour claims. RM also provides advice to clients on workplace issues, such as employee handbooks, executive compensation and human resources policies and procedures.

Our Labor and Employment Group includes Charles E. Rutherford and Mireya L. Rivera.

RM's Litigation Practice Group is the largest practice group of the firm. Advice from our attorneys before you enter into a contract, oral agreement or other business or personal matters often helps keep the client from subsequent court action, but sometimes litigation is unavoidable.

Our Litigation Practice Group has extensive experience in state and federal courts, both at the trial and appellate levels. The collective experiences and abilities of RM's attorneys enable us to provide results-oriented representation of our clients, providing skilled advocacy in areas such as construction litigation, labor and employment matters, corporate and business conflicts, probate and estate controversies, real estate development and zoning issues, landlord and tenant relationships, family law disputes, tax litigation and other contested matters.

In addition to representing clients in court and before administrative agencies, RM's Litigation Practice Group offers support to our other practice groups to assist clients in legal compliance, assessing risks and developing strategies for avoiding litigation.

John T. Mulhall is the Chair of the Litigation Practice Group. Other members of the Group include Robert L. Wunker, Stanley Dale Klett, Jr., John R. Banister, David A. Riggs, Erskine C. Rogers, Kenneth N. Johnson, Philip B. Harris, Julia Luyster, Laurie S. Cohen, Jason H. Throne, Mireya L. Rivera and Jenna F. Fortgang.

RM's Marital and Family Law Practice Group represents clients in a broad range of areas including Child Advocacy, Child Custody and Visitation, Divorce and Legal Separation, Child Support, Modification and Enforcement, Paternity and Prenuptial Agreements.

Our Marital and Family Lawyers include Group leader John T. Mulhall III, David A. Riggs, Erskine C. Rogers, Julia Luyster and Mireya L. Rivera.

RM's Mediation Practice Group provides mediation services and can provide counseling for a wide range of conflict areas.

In some instances, litigation can be avoided by using mediation as an effective and less costly means of resolving a legal dispute. Our extensive trial experience as litigators helps us evaluate cases from all sides. We understand the diverse challenges that our clients can face when proceeding with mediation, and our attorneys strive to facilitate meaningful negotiation and develop solutions and agreements that effectively address each party's interest.

The members of this practice group include John T. Mulhall, III, Stanley Dale Klett, Jr., Erskine C. Rogers, Kenneth N. Johnson, Julia Luyster and Certified Civil and Circuit Court Mediators Laurie S. Cohen and Jenna A. Fortgang.

RM offers legal representation to institutional lenders, as well as other purchasers and sellers pertaining to residential and commercial real estate transactions, litigation, and enforcement of creditor rights. The Firm provides title insurance through Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.

The Real Estate Practice Group has three real estate paralegals who are very experienced in servicing our real estate client needs in real estate residential and commercial closings and preparation of all documentation including complex commercial financing transactions.

The principal attorneys in the Real Estate Practice Group are Charles E. Rutherford, Robert L. Wunker, John R. Banister, Mark L. Nowak, L. Diana Hileman and Philip B. Harris.

The Taxation Practice Group assists clients with a broad spectrum of issues involving federal and state taxation including individual, fiduciary, and corporate income tax, local property tax issues, sales and use taxes, real estate transfer taxes and representation with the IRS with respect to all tax matters and claims.

We provide general tax advice to clients relating to personal and business transactions and assist with tax and business planning, which may include working with a client's accountants and tax return preparers.

Our Taxation Practice Group includes Group Leaders Mark L. Nowak and Charles E. Rutherford.