Background
Bales, Stephen M. was born on October 3, 1957 in Stuttgart, West Germany.
Bales, Stephen M. was born on October 3, 1957 in Stuttgart, West Germany.
Rockford College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1979). Cleveland State University (Juris Doctor, 1983). Articles Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1983.
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Ziegler, Metzger & Miller (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all Courts. Commercial, Personal Injury and General Litigation.
Corporation, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Probate, Taxation, International and Insurance Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1983, Ohio and United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1987, United States. Supreme Court. Articles Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1982-1983.
Member: Cleveland, Geauga County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The American Bankruptcy Institute.
Our firm was founded in 1952 when Harold O. Ziegler and Roger L. Metzger began practicing law together in what was then the Union Commerce Building (now the Huntington Building). Prior to that time, the two had been in the law departments of different Cleveland banks.
Member: Cleveland, Geauga County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The American Bankruptcy Institute.