As the youngest of six children, Terry Coates, the firm’s managing partner, has always been comfortable in chaotic environments. Terry focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, class action litigation, and sports & entertainment law. Before joining MSD, Terry acted as the firm administrator at one of the nation’s preeminent plaintiffs’ litigation law firms.

Several organizations have recognized Terry’s accomplishments and dedication to the practice of law. In 2014, Wittenberg University, Terry’s alma mater, presented him the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. In 2015, Terry’s peers in the Cincinnati legal community awarded him the Cincinnati Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Professionalism Award. He has been designated an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star each year from 2014 through the present – a distinction awarded to only 2.5% of all attorneys in Ohio under the age of 40.

MOTIVATING FACTOR

“I am motivated by the fact that we’ve established a firm that provides our clients with top notch legal representation, but that remains quick and nimble so that we’re able to take on even the largest of opposing parties. We have the track record of successfully representing our clients in cases against some of the largest companies in the country.”

CREATING VICTORY

“We’ve put together a stable of attorneys with decades of experience in some of the country’s most complex class action and commercial litigation cases. We supplement our attorneys’ extensive litigation experience with the belief that there is no substitute for working harder than your opponent. This drives us to constantly seek favorable solutions for each of our clients’ legal disputes.”