Ralph J. Scola

Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation; Health Care; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Non-Profit; Charitable Organizations; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Trusts and Estates; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Entertainment.

Admitted: 1969, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1981, Kentucky and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, West Virginia; 1992, Pennsylvania; 1997, New York

Law School: Villanova University, J.D., 1969

College: Drexel University, B.S., 1966

Member: Ohio State, New York State, Kentucky and West Virginia Bar Associations.

Biography: Sigma Rho, Blue Key. Staff Member, Villanova University Law Review, 1967-1968. Author: “Intellectual Property in Various Types of Business Transactions”, New York State Bar Association NY Business Law Journal, Fall 2008. Casenote, "Responsibility for Maintenance and Cure Payments Established Between Co-extensively Liable Shipowners, 1967," Villanova Law Review, 1968; "Licensor Liability in U.S.," Vol. XV No. 3 Les Nouvelles, September, 1980; "Case Study: Dealing with PRC," Vol. XV, No. 3 Les Nouvelles, September, 1980; "Negotiating the Contract: Environmental Concerns," Issue No. 43 The Environmental Counselor, March 15, 1992 and in Model Agreements for Corporate Counsel, Vol. 3, March 1996; "Intellectual Property in Various Types of Business Transactions," and "Perfection of Security Interests in Intellectual Property," Asset Identification, Protection and Valuation in Colorado, National Business Institute, Inc., November 1997; "Introduction to Public Charities," "Public Charities in Ohio," "Protecting Tax-Exempt and Public Charity Status," and "Avoiding Intermediate Sanctions," Ohio Public Charities, Lorman Education Services, June 1999; "Protection and Liabilities of Officers, Directors and Employees of Religious Organizations in Ohio; Ohio Filing Requirements," Religious Corporation Issues, Lorman Education Services, October 2002.