Collins & Scanlon LLP

Specialties

We are a business law firm that represents businesses and business owners, as well as undertakes the general practice of law. Entity formation, corporate control, employment, trade secret, financing, real estate, business counselling, litigation/​arbitration and other dispute resolution are common business requirements we have attended to for the last 40 years. Additionally, succession planning for businesses and individuals, and domestic relations are practice areas we regularly are called in to perform. We have written and negotiated commercial contracts for banks, both sides of franchise relationships, technology companies, governmental agencies and other businesses large and small. Call or email to discuss the legal services you need.

History

Established in 1979.

Charles Donahue and Thomas Scanlon were well regarded practitioners in Cleveland before becoming partners, Charles with the Calfee Halter & Griswold law firm, and Thomas with Persky Shapiro. As skilled business lawyers they quickly developed a practice that grew in reputation and clients. Tim Collins joined the firm in 1992 and became a name partner when Charles stepped down from active practice in the firm. Thomas’ years of experience in transactional matters, and Tim’s litigation practice, added to the firm’s decades of experience, provide all the tools required for the strong group of lawyers now making up the firm.

Meet the Business Owner

Tim C.

Business Owner

Tim Collins has been practicing law since 1986 primarily in NE Ohio. He also has litigated in such diverse places as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, Indiana and Texas. Cases he has worked on include technology, commercial contracts, franchise agreements, class actions, real estate, construction, and general business disputes, He has argued in the trial, appellate and Supreme Court of Ohio, federal trial and appelate courts in Ohio, Missouri and Massachusetts, and arbitrations panels in mnay states. Since business clients often find lawsuits as means to a negotiated end, he has also resolved business contract and other relationship matters in the midst of litigation, or before it occurs.