Larry J. Grindle
Partner
Ashland College (B.S.B.A. 1983)
Case Western Reserve University (J.D. 1986)
Admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio. Passed CPA exam on first attempt while a senior in college, 1983.
Member of Knox County (President, 1994-95), Ohio State (Real Property Board of Governors, 1995-96) and American (Real Property Section) Bar Associations, Probate Board of Governors (06-07). Chairman of The Woodward Development Corporation. Treasurer of the Knox County Visitors Bureau.
Practice Areas:
Real Estate | Probate | Wills and Trusts | Medicaid Planning | Elder Law | Tax Law
Interests:
Elk Hunting | Trips to Maine | Visiting Kids in California and South Carolina | Camping with My Wife and Dogs | Beekeeping and Harvesting Honey
Email me: lgrindle@zbclaw.com
Noel B. Alden
Partner
Cornell University (B.S. 1991)
The Ohio State University (J.D. 1996)
Admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Member of Knox County (President, 2002-2003) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Solicitor, Village of Danville (2001-) and Brinkhaven (2007-), Counsel Apple Valley Property Owners Association (2009-). Board of Knox County Head Start, Board of Friends of Knox County Hospice, and Board of New Directions.
Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation | Criminal Defense | Business Formation | Business Law | Real Estate | Wills and Trusts
Interests:
Dairy Farming | Raising Registered Cattle | Mock Trial and Moot Court (State Champions)
Email me: nalden@zbclaw.com
Kathy Miller Trimble
Partner
Grove City College, Summa Cum Laude (B.A. 1985)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D. 1988)
Admitted to bar, 1988, West Virginia; 1993, South Dakota; 2001, Ohio. Admitted to the U.S District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Southern District of West Virginia, District of South Dakota.
Member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Knox County Bar Association. President & board member of the Johnstown Area Community Foundation and Legal Council for Johnstown Preschool Board. Vice President & board member of Knox Performing Arts/Woodward Conservancy. Awarded Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney of Ohio for Client Satisfaction.
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury | Product Liability | Adoption | Employment | Business Formation | Wills and Trusts | Civil Litigation
Interests:
Singing | Playing Ukulele and Piano | Acting | Hiking | Riding Horses | Biking | Reading | Taking My Dogs on Walks | Servant Leader at Church
Email me: ktrimble@zbclaw.com
Justin M. Smith
Associate
United States Marine Corps (2004-2012)
Capital University (B.A. 2012)
Capital University Law School (J.D. 2016)
Admitted to bar, 2017, Ohio. Admitted to US District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Member of Licking County Bar Association.
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense | Domestic and Family Law | Juvenile | VA Disability
Interests:
Hunting | Oregon Football | Traveling | History | The Kentucky Bourbon Trail | Disney
Email me: jsmith@zbclaw.com
Daniel Alden
Associate
Case Western University (B.A. 2018)
Akron School of Law (J.D. 2021)
Admitted to bar, 2023, Ohio.
Member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Knox County Bar Association.
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense | Domestic and Family Law | Landlord/Tenant | Civil Litigation
Interests:
Hiking with My Dog | Gardening | Dairy Farming | Football & Wrestling | Mock Trial & Moot Court
Email me: dalden@zbclaw.com