Attorney – Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty – Canfield, OH
Matthew Onest has more than nine years’ experience protecting the interests of manufacturers, businesses of all sizes, property owners, and energy companies in all aspects of civil litigation. He has significant trial experience in many courts in the State of Ohio. Matthew is also a member of the firm’s litigation and appellate practice group and has successfully handled appellate cases before the Ohio Supreme Court, and Ohio’s Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and Twelfth District Courts of Appeal. Matthew also practices in several federal courts throughout the United States. Though experienced in a wide variety of legal matters, Matthew focuses his practice mainly in energy litigation, business litigation, and real estate litigation.   

Matthew is also a member of the firm’s oil and gas practice group and has successfully represented companies and landowners in many aspects, including civil litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission and the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission. Matthew has experience negotiating oil and gas contracts and other energy-related agreements, including leases and easements.

Owner and President of L.V. Surveying Inc.Ms. Veverka is a licensed professional surveyor in Ohio. She is no stranger to the surveying profession, having spent 17 years as a president of L.V. Surveying, Inc. where she was named Top Ten Female Business Owner in Northeast Ohio in 2000 by the National Association of Women Business Owners and Crain’s Cleveland Business. Prior to becoming a licensed surveyor Ms. Veverka was employed as a draftsperson and survey crew person at various engineering and surveying firms. Ms. Veverka has more than 38 years in the surveying profession, including serving in the U.S. Navy as a draftsperson. Ms. Veverka has been named Surveyor of the Year 2009 by the Cleveland Chapter of the Professional Surveyors of Ohio (PLSO) where she an active member of the board. After a successful career in surveying, Ms. Veverka is now a part time special lecturer at Akron University, teaching basic surveying to future surveyors and engineers. She also works on a part time basis at Residential Land Surveying working on boundary surveys. When Ms. Veverka is not busy in the surveying industry she enjoys spending time with her family, her husband of 43 years, two daughters and twin grandsons. She is also a member of Ohio State University Extension Master Gardeners program and is an avid quilter. To contact Ms. Veverka please email veverka.ps7513@yahoo.com.

Attorney with the Gertsburg Law Firm Co., LPAMr. Weiss joined The Gertsburg Law Firm after several years of practice focusing on civil litigation, and as in-house counsel to an international retail corporation. Mr. Weiss uses his years of experience in civil litigation, and his in-house advisory experience, to assist both businesses and individuals in pursuing and defending their interests, and obtaining the best possible outcomes for his clients. Mr. Weiss has represented numerous businesses and individuals through the course of his practice at both the trial and appellate level. As trial counsel, he routinely obtained substantial monetary judgments and settlements against defendants in civil actions. As in-house counsel, he regularly reduced the liability of the corporation in contentious litigation, once settling a case claiming over ten million dollars in damages for fifteen-thousand dollars through effective research and advocacy. Mr. Weiss lives in Richfield with his wife and two incredibly spoiled dogs. Though a transplant from Maine, he has converted to rooting for Cleveland sports teams after “gentle nudging” from his wife’s family.