Mission

DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR CLIENTS.

For over 50 years, Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP has been providing legal excellence to businesses, families and individuals. We value building long-lasting relationships with our clients and we are dedicated to protecting and preserving what is important to them.
At CPM, we foster collaborative, innovative problem solving and are structured to leverage the expertise of all our staff in order to provide the individual attention our clients have come to expect. Although each of our practice areas addresses its own unique matters, our clients understand that CPM can support multiple legal issues and will serve as a trusted partner through complex business and personal circumstances.

Our Practices

We help our clients weigh risks and make decisions that protect what they’ve
worked hard to build.

Business Services & Business Transactions

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Litigation

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Employment

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Taxation

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family wealth & estate planning

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Probate

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BANKING & FINANCE

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Real Estate & Construction

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Non-Profit & Municipal Services

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Municipal Law

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Intellectual Property & Technology

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Cornerstone Title Agency

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Securities

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Insights

Articles & News

Family Wealth & Estate Planning

IRS Addresses Problem with Fluctuating Exclusion Amount

January 7, 2019/in All Insights, Family Wealth & Estate Planning, Legal News, Recent, Recent articles from CPM /by admin

By The Family Wealth & Estate Planning Group On November 23, 2018, the IRS published proposed regulations addressing the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on the computation of federal gift and estate taxes. The proposed regulations resolve an inconsistent tax outcome, albeit for a limited segment of taxpayers. The proposed regulations prevent clawback […]

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Litigation

Ohio Supreme Court Creates Uninsured Exposure for General Contractors and Property Owners

October 18, 2018/0 Comments/in All Insights, Legal News, Litigation, Recent articles from CPM /by admin

By Matthew S. Brown On October 9th, 2018, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a Decision in Ohio N. Univ. v. Charles Constr. Servs., Inc., that exposes contractors to significant potential uninsured claims. To the extent any corrective action is taken following this Decision, it could be some time in the making. If and when any […]

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Securities

Ohio National Lawsuit Re-Filed; Attorney Says More Coming

January 14, 2019/0 Comments/in All Insights, Legal News, Securities /by admin

By David Hilton, January 14, insurancenewsnet.com Attorneys for LPL Financial broker Lance Browning refiled a lawsuit Friday seeking damages from Ohio National’s surprise decision to cut trail commissions on certain variable annuities. The amended lawsuit is part of a strategy to refocus away from the class-action request to individual lawsuits, explained Dennis J. Concilla of Carlile, Patchen […]

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Business Law

Qualified Opportunity Zones Update

January 4, 2019/in All Insights, Archive, Business Law, Legal News, Recent, Recent articles from CPM /by admin

By Jordan C. Butler, Associate, Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP One of the more interesting components of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, effective December 22, 2017, is the Qualified Opportunity Zone program. The program provides potentially significant tax incentives for business investment in economically distressed areas. A Qualified Opportunity Zone (“QOZ”) is a low-income […]