James G. Flaherty Born Rochester, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1980); University of Dayton (M.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in several Who's Who publications. Member, Ohio State Bar Association College, 1984-Present. Member: Columbus (Member: Probate Committee; Estate and Gift Subcommittee, Business Law), Ohio State (Member, Trust and Probate Section) and American (Past Member, Closely Held Business Committee) Bar Associations. Member and Past President (1997) of the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise, District Governor Nomimee Designate for 2007-2008 for Rotary District 6690; Past Chairman (2000) of the Board of the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce, Past President (2002) of the Board of the Central Ohio Planned Giving Council. Recently appointed to the Ohio to Erie Board and reelected to the Delaware County Friends of the Trail Board.

PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: jim@flahertylaw.com

Debra L. Dunkerley Debra L. Dunkerley practices Law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, and Federal and Ohio Estate Taxation. Born and raised in Tiffin, Ohio, she attended Miami of Ohio, studied in Cambridge, England while attending Hiram College and graduated from Hiram College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She is a graduate of the University of Toledo, College of Law (1985) and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1986. Debra was the recipient of the Winner of Innovations Ohio Award as Team Leader in 2000 while working for the State of Ohio Department of Taxation and is currently a member of the Columbus Bar Association (Estate and Gift Tax and Probate Committees).

PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Taxation. Email: deb@flahertylaw.com

Debra, her husband Jim and their son Curt have lived in Westerville since 2001. Curt attends Genoa Christian Academy elementary school where Debra is currently the President of the Parent Teacher Fellowship. They are all members of Grace Brethren Church in Westerville. Her outside interests include Martial Arts/Women’s Self-Defense and Fencing.