George L. Kentris was born November 3, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University in 1971, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toledo in 1976. He was associated with the law firm of Noble, Bryant & Needles from 1977 through 1981, when he established his own practice. He also served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Hancock County, Ohio, from 1977 through 1985. He is admitted to the Courts of Ohio (1976), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1977), the Supreme Court of the United States (1980), and the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1989). He has had extensive experience in the areas of business representation, contracts, domestic relations, personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, wills and estates, trials and appeals. Mr. Kentris has also been a franchisee of Taco Bell Corp. since 1982, and of Choice Hotels International since 1998. He and his wife, Susan, have three daughters, and reside in Findlay. He is joined in the practice of law with his daughters, Emily Coleman and Annie Arthur, and his son-in-law, Matt Arthur.
PREPARATORY EDUCATION Fostoria High School 1967
The Ohio State University, B.A., 1971
LEGAL EDUCATION University of Toledo, College of Law, J.D., 1976
GEORGE IS A MEMBER OF Findlay/Hancock County Bar Association
The Ohio State Bar Association
ABOUT EMILY KENTRIS COLEMAN
Emily Kentris Coleman was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in June, 1996. She received her law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in December 2003. Emily clerked at the prestigious firm of Leeseberg & Valentine in Columbus, Ohio, where the focus was on the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. She went on to practice at a suburban Columbus, Ohio general law firm, before moving back to Findlay to join her father’s practice in 2004. Emily handles cases in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, domestic relations, wills and estates, contracts and general business representation.
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
Findlay High School 1992
The Ohio State University 1996
LEGAL EDUCATION
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law 2003
EMILY IS A MEMBER OF
The Ohio State Bar Association
The Findlay/Hancock County Bar Association
Tthe American Bar Association.
ABOUT ANN KENTRIS ARTHUR
Ann Kentris Arthur was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree from Miami University in 2001. She received her law degree from Seattle University in 2006. Ann moved back from Seattle to join her sister and father in their law practice and enjoys working in a family firm environment. Ann has worked for the firm since 2005. She handles cases in the area of personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, domestic relations, wills and estates, contracts and general business representation.
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
Findlay High School 1997
Miami University 2001
LEGAL EDUCATION
Seattle University School of Law 2006
ANN IS A MEMBER OF
The Ohio State Bar Association
The Findlay/Hancock County Bar Association
Tthe American Bar Association.
ABOUT MATTHEW ARTHURMatthew Arthur grew up in Northwest Ohio. Matt received his Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2002, and he received his Juris Doctorate from Seattle University in 2007. Matt was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2008. Matt has been a part of the law firm since May, 2005. While Matt practices principally in the areas of personal injury and domestic relations, he devotes time to the general practice of law as well.
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
St. John’s Jesuit High School (2002)
Miami University (B.S., Marketing Major, Entrepreneurship Minor, 2002)
LEGAL EDUCATION
Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2007)
MATT IS A MEMBER OF
The Ohio State Bar Association
The Findlay/Hancock County Bar Association
The American Bar Association.
