• Government Liability
• Municipal Law
• Product Liability
• Insurance Law
  

     Don is a 1979 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Xavier University in 1976. Engaged in civil litigation defense practice in 1979, Don joined the firm in 1987 when he opened the Toledo office for the firm then known as Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky & Fitzgerald.

    Don's focus of practice since he joined the firm has continued to be defense in civil litigation. He represents various Ohio political subdivisions and other entities,  including a volunteer fire district in upstate New York. A regular part of Don's practice also includes defending corporations and individuals in product and personal injury cases as well as representing insurance companies in declaratory judgement litigation involving issues of coverage, priority of  coverage, and underinsured or uninsured motorist (UM) situations to name a few.

    Married since 1981, Don and his wife Ann are the proud parents of two children -- Adrianne and Andrew. In addition to his family, Don is engaged in the never-ending project of finishing a log cabin that began as a shell in 1990 in Michigan. Since Ann is also an alumna of the University of Michigan, with an M.B.A. degree, the family is very pro-Michigan Wolverine and has greatly enjoyed the University of Michigan/Ohio State University football clashes.