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Merle F. Wilberding
Attorney Profile
Practice Areas
Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate, Tax, Non-Profit Corporations, Business Planning, Shopping Centers Law, Zoning Law
| St. Mary's University, Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts | 1966 |
| University of Notre Dame | Juris Doctor | 1969 |
| George Washington University | LL.M. - Tax | 1972 |
| University of Dayton | M.B.A. | 1975 |
| University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | M.L.I.S. | 2006 |
| Oxford University, England | Librarian Certificate | 2001 |
Bar Admissions
| Iowa | 1969 | |
| District of Columbia | 1969 | |
| Ohio | 1973 | |
| U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio | 1973 | |
| U.S. Court of Military Appeals | 1969 | |
| U.S. Tax Court | 1973 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court | 1974 | |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 1990 | |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | 1970 | |
Professional Associations
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law-University of Dayton School of Law; American, Ohio and Dayton Bar Associations; NAIOP; International Council of Shopping Centers
Merle F. Wilberding has more than thirty-five years experience advising and representing clients in the areas of business planning, non-profit organizations, real estate law, taxation, shopping center law, and zoning. This experience affords his clients a unique, skillful, and practical management of matters ranging from general corporate legal and strategic business management issues to complex reorganizations involving asset sales, public and private financing, and spin-offs.
He has represented a wide range of corporations (both for profit and not-for-profit corporations), developers, and religious organizations located both within and outside of the United States. He has served as chairman and general counsel for the Greater Dayton Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. He has a broad range of legal and business experience, and is an active adviser and board member to a variety of businesses and community non-profit organizations.
He served as chairman of the firm’s Tax Department for ten years. He has briefed and argued a number of tax cases in the Ohio Supreme Court, including Dupps Company v. Lindley and Dayton Supply & Tool vs. Montgomery County Board of Revision.
Merle’s professional publications include articles in national law reviews and other legal and business media. In addition, he is a free-lance writer with a number of articles and books in his list of Publications. He has testified before the United States Congress and before the Ohio legislature as well as giving a number of speeches and presentations as listed in his Speeches.
He is active in the Community and has often been in the News for his professional and community activities. His Personal interests complement his professional and community interests.
Prior to his association with Coolidge Wall, Merle practiced with the Arent Fox law firm in Washington, D.C. Merle also served as a U.S. Army Captain, Judge Advocate General’s Corps., Government Appellate Division, where he briefed and argued appeals in the Presidio Mutiny case and the Lt. William L. Calley – My Lai Massacre case.
