TOLEDO, OH – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that David J. Coyle, partner in the Toledo, Ohio office, has been elected to serve as the President of the Boards of Trustees of Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE).

ABLE and LAWO are the largest providers of free legal services in Ohio, covering 32-counties of western Ohio.

Mr. Coyle is a partner in the litigation practice group.  He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, bankruptcy, commercial foreclosures, replevin actions, condemnation proceedings and business torts.

Mr. Coyle has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®.  He is a member of the Toledo, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations.  He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Ohio State Bar Association’s Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee, and the Toledo Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee and Grievance Investigation Committee.

Mr. Coyle received his J.D. from the Ohio State University School of Law and his B.S. from Ball State University.

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