Welcome to one of the fastest growing law firms in the Midwest. For 100 years, Ulmer & Berne has been a full-service law firm providing the highest quality legal services to individuals and small, medium and large businesses, including Fortune 100. Since being founded in 1908 by brothers-in-law Yank Ulmer and Joseph Berne, the firm has grown to approximately 180 attorneys in four cities, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago.

Ulmer & Berne regularly hires experienced attorneys as associates, partners and “of counsel” in its corporate and litigation departments. In lateral candidates, we look for the combination of academic achievement, technical skills, people skills and commitment to client service that has become the hallmark of our attorneys for nearly 100 years.

Experience and prior positions held typically determine whether lateral attorneys join Ulmer & Berne as associates, partners or of counsel.  Compensation for lateral attorneys reflects the various attributes of their practice that they bring to the firm.
  
New lateral hires come to Ulmer & Berne in a variety of ways: contact with the managing partner or Employment Committee head, working relationships and friendships with our attorneys and occasional introductions by a select group of search firms.