Earl K. Messer
Recognized since 2013
Cincinnati, Ohio
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Litigation - Real Estate
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.
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.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: messer@taftlaw.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/earl-messer/
Location
- 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957
Languages
- English
Education
- Northern Kentucky University, J.D., graduated 1991
- University of Cincinnati, MA, graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- Cincinnati Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Ohio Bar Association - Member
- Spirit of Construction - Gala Chair
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor - Board Member
Taft
Cincinnati, Ohio
359 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
128 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Real Estate, Cincinnati (2025)
- Construction Law, Cincinnati (2020)
- Construction Law, Cincinnati (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
Awards:
- Lawyer of the Year 2014, Best Lawyers, Construction
- AV Peer Review Rating Martindale-Hubbell
- Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers
- Order of the Coif
- Graduate of the Year
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mediation
- Real Estate Law
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