Practice Groups and Focus Areas

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law
    ,
    1984
    ,
    J.D.
  • The Ohio State University
    ,
    1973
    ,
    B.S. & B.A.

Court and Bar Admissions/Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio
  • Columbus Bar Association

Stephen P. Grassbaugh

Partner

Mr. Grassbaugh’s practice includes serving as bond counsel for political subdivisions, special counsel on economic development matters, underwriter counsel for investment banking firms, and special counsel on matters including Ohio ethics laws, annexation, intergovernmental agreements, state and federal loans and grants, and constitutional and public law issues. His client base of political subdivisions includes the State of Ohio, state agencies and departments, counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, port authorities, metropolitan park districts and conservancy districts.

Mr. Grassbaugh creates innovative financing programs and has assisted in drafting several revisions to the laws of the State of Ohio, particularly the Ohio Port Authority Law, the Ohio Conservancy District Law and the Ohio Special Assessment Law.

Mr. Grassbaugh is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the Ohio Government Finance Officers Association, the Ohio Municipal League, the Ohio Bar Association, the Auditor of the State of Ohio and other organizations.

Memberships/Affiliations

  • Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Board of Directors, Columbus Association of Performing Arts
  • Immediate Past President and Member, Board of Directors, Contemporary American Theatre Company
  • Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio

Other Distinctions

  • AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers 2010

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law
    ,
    1984
    ,
    J.D.
  • The Ohio State University
    ,
    1973
    ,
    B.S. & B.A.

Court and Bar Admissions/Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio
  • Columbus Bar Association