Atty. Earl K. Messer
CONSTRUCTION Earl has substantial experience handling complex, multi-party delay and defect claims, disputes over insurance coverage and defense, and claims against sureties. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties.
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About Earl K. Messer at a glance
Earl K. Messer is a real estate, construction, and estate litigation attorney based in Cincinnati, Ohio, practicing at Taft. Admitted to practice in Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association. Educated at Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1991) and University of Cincinnati (MA, 1984). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Real Estate (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Cincinnati, OH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- CONSTRUCTION Earl has substantial experience handling complex, multi-party delay and defect claims, disputes over insurance coverage and defense, and claims against sureties
- He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties
- He is listed in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the area of construction law
- REAL ESTATE Earl also has substantial experience with real estate litigation, including commercial foreclosures on office buildings, hotels, manufacturing facilities, and warehouses, disputes relating to commercial leases, easements, and condominiums, and with receiverships, partitions, and condemnations
- TRIAL EXPERIENCE Earl has litigated hundreds of complex commercial cases, many through trial or arbitration, including jury trials
- Besides construction and real estate cases, he has handled many other commercial disputes, particularly in defending against claims for fraud and fraudulent transfer
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Earl utilizes mediation regularly, creatively and successfully to accomplish efficient, economical dispute resolution for clients
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Earl K. Messer's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Earl K. Messer handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Earl K. Messer is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Ohio →
Earl K. Messer is one of 40,689 construction attorneys indexed nationally. Browse construction attorneys in Ohio →
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Ohio
Practicing law in Ohio. Legal matters in Ohio are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Cincinnati are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ohio state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ohio brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ohio courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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