- DivorceStephen’s expertise in these areas is locally recognized as he has been asked many times to be a speaker at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on issues related to bankruptcy and divorce law.
- Child Support
- Child Custody and VisitationUpon graduation and passing the Ohio State Bar Exam, Mr. Exton was hired as an associate attorney at a Toledo law firm. There he independently represented clients in the following areas: uncontested divorce and dissolution cases, misdemeanor and felony criminal defense cases, juvenile delinquency cases, estate planning, and child custody cases. He has tried cases in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas, Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Wood County Court of Common Pleas, Fulton County Court of Common Pleas, Sylvania Municipal Court, Puranam County Common Pleas Court, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and surrounding municipal courts.
- Adoption
- Paternity
- GuardianshipEstate Planning focuses on the use, protection, and disposition of assets and includes retirement planning, preparation of wills and trusts, administration of estates, representation of clients in will contests and disputes, preparation of living wills, guardianships, adoptions, and counseling on the disposition of assets by gift or time of death.
- Spousal Support
- Criminal DefenseCriminal law encompasses the rules and statutes written by Congress and state legislators dealing with any criminal activity that causes harm to the general public, with penalties. The skilled defense attorneys of Lydy and Moan are well versed in the criminal procedures used when charging, trying, sentencing and imprisoning defendants convicted of crimes, as well as regulation concerning how suspects are investigated, charged and tried.
- DUI/DWI
- Traffic ViolationsCriminal Defense law covers the legal area of defending against a criminal charge. Some subcategories of criminal law include substantive criminal law or criminal procedure, traffic violations, post-release control, and problems arising in administration and enforcement of criminal justice.
- MisdemeanorsIn December of 2009, Matthew Exton left the law firm and began a solo law practice. Presently, he practices in Northwest Ohio from with Lydy & Moan, Ltd and in a separate office in Fremont, Ohio. His focus is in litigation. Specifically, he practices in the areas of uncontested divorce and dissolution cases misdemeanor and felony criminal defense cases, juvenile delinquency cases, estate planning, child custody cases, and personal injury cases. His clients have praised him for, extraordinary results in trials, excellent service, for professionally returning telephone calls, and quickly responding to email inquiries.
- Juvenile CrimesStephen also practices in the areas of Domestic Relations and Juvenile law, and has helped hundreds of clients navigate difficult custody and divorce situations.
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business DisputesBusiness Law New entity planning and formation; all manner of commercial contracting and other transactional issues; the sale and purchase of companies, whether as equity purchases/sales or asset purchases/sales; business succession planning; and business mergers, conversions and dissolutions.
- Business TransactionsLydy and Moan represents businesses in their most important business transactions. Our office develops long-term relationships with clients and is committed to providing them practical, responsive legal counseling in a timely and cost-effective manner. We understand the importance of serving each client’s legal needs within the broader context of its overall business objectives. By forming close relationships, providing sensible project staffing, and remaining sensitive to client needs, our attorneys are able to focus on the big picture without losing sight of the small details. We provide advice to our clients on a broad range of business legal issues, from selection of the entity best suited to accomplish the goals of the start-up client, through the expansion strategies of the mature business. Our clients range in size from small, closely held businesses, to multinational corporations.
- Limited Liability CompaniesThe business attorneys of Lydy and Moan have experience in all business related legal issues, including: general representation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and limited partnerships, joint ventures, sole proprietorships, organizational and financial restructuring and recapitalization, private and conventional financing, refinancing, and work-outs; negotiation and preparation of commercial and other contracts, creditors’ rights, and uniform commercial code matters.
- Workers Compensation
- Employment Discrimination
- Real Estate LitigationLydy and Moan specializes in transactions involving ownership, purchase, sale, lease, development, and financing relating to real property. Our attorneys have accumulated years of knowledge and experience in successfully handling a vast array of real estate matters, they specialize in preparing and negotiating the legal documentation for land transactions and closings, as well as litigating disputes when they arise. Each attorney has the experience to recognize that just as every piece of land is unique, so are each client’s goals and desires with respect to their property.
- Construction Litigation
- Eminent DomainThis practice area encompasses: annexation, zoning and permitting proceedings, landlord/tenant actions and mortgage foreclosures, eminent domain, public and private financing transactions, permanent financing, sale-lease back and bankruptcy transactions.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Personal InjuryLydy and Moan understands that individuals and businesses can be subject to a wide variety of tort, statutory, or contract-based claims. Our office provides the diversity of experience and the qualified litigators necessary to address all such litigation needs. If the claim has to do with personal conduct, special relationships developed between parties, obligations assumed by contract, statutory claims, or otherwise, individuals and businesses need to be able to rely upon a robust litigation defense.
- Medical MalpracticeThis practice area compasses all forms of personal and business liabilities – traditional premises, auto, and product liability, automobile accident claims, and hospital, doctor or medical malpractice claims.
- Estate PlanningWhile attending BGSU and Toledo Law, Nick worked at two small law firms in Bowling Green, Ohio and Temperance, Michigan respectively. In those positions, he assisted in areas such as estate planning, real estate, probate, small business and family law. He also spent a semester in the civil advocacy clinic at the University of Toledo and represented members of the Toledo community in various legal issues. Nick also served as Student Bar Association President in his final year of law school.
- Wills
- TrustsTrust and Estate Planning/Trust Administration/Probate Preparation of wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, financial powers of attorney and medical directives; administration of trusts, whether as trustee, trust advisor or counsel to the trustee; and probate administration.
- Power of Attorney
- ProbateThe death of a loved one naturally causes great stress, and handling a loved one’s estate only adds to this stress. This is especially true because most people do not have much experience with what is called Probate Law, which ensures your loved one’s estate is properly valued and distributed in accordance with the wishes of the deceased.
- BankruptcyChapter 13 bankruptcy provides consumers with a way to consolidate debt under federal law and repay creditors all or a portion of what is owed over time. The idea behind chapter 13 is that the consumer makes sufficient income to pay all current living expenses (rent, food, car, utilities, etc.), but not enough to pay off all debts in full or comply with creditor’s demands. In chapter 13, living expenses are paid first, then whatever is left over goes into the bankruptcy plan. The plan is not based on what you owe (in most cases), it is based on your ability to repay creditors. The calculation of your plan payments involves many variables, but most importantly, it is based on your income and expenses. Whatever is left at the end of the month goes into the plan, even if it only pays creditors pennies on the dollar. The plan lasts for 36 to 60 months, unless your debts are fully repaid in a shorter period of time. At the end of the chapter 13 plan, any amounts still owing on your unsecured debts are forgiven.
- Foreclosure
- Tax Law