Background
Schmitz, Peggy J. was born on January 16, 1952 in Wadsworth, Ohio, United States.
Schmitz, Peggy J. was born on January 16, 1952 in Wadsworth, Ohio, United States.
Bowling Green State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of Akron (Juris Doctor, 1978). Director, Wooster Wayne-Legal Aid Society, Incorporated., 1979-1982.
Assistant County Prosecutor, Wayne County, Ohio, 1982-1987.
Worked at Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Limited. (Wooster, Ohio) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Corporate Law, Insurance, Probate, Labor and Employment, Taxation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation, Debtor and Creditor, Municipal Law, Real Estate.
Admitted to the bar, 1978, Ohio.
Director, Wooster Wayne-Legal Aid Society, Incorporated., 1979-1982. Assistant County Prosecutor, Wayne County, Ohio, 1982-1987.
Member: Wayne County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The firm"s roots can be traced to Lyman Critchfield, who served as Ohio"s Attorney General during the Civil War, and who, after the Civil War, carried on a legal practice in Wooster.
He was followed in the practice by his son and grandsons, with the current firm being established in 1946. The firm enjoys a wide reputation for its sophisticated practice, which is largely, but far from exclusively, business oriented. The principal areas of practice include general corporate, business taxation, labor, employment regulation, oil and gas, real estate, banking, creditor"s rights, municipal and zoning, administrative law, insurance, pension and profit sharing, securities and litigation in all state and federal courts.
Services performed for individuals are also a substantial portion of the firm"s practice, and include the areas of estate planning and administration, and consumer and personal injury litigation.
Wayne County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. National Association of District Attorneys. General Practice and Litigation.