Meet Our Attorneys

Joseph D. Carney is the Senior Partner and founder of the Firm. Joe counsels a broad range of publicly and privately held corporations on securities, financing, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Joe’s practice also includes counseling clients on real estate, agricultural, antitrust and employment law issues. For more than 40 years Joe has provided practical legal advice...

Alexander J. Messina is an associate at the Firm. Alex earned his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University in 2015, and earned his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2018, where he achieved the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Special Education Law. Alex is a current member of the American Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan...

Brian Salvagni is of Counsel with the Firm. Brian earned a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in 1984, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1988. Brian has over 30 years of experience with matters related to the acquisition, disposition, construction, development, leasing, financing and zoning of real property assets. Brian enjoys getting to know his...

Jamie R. Krafcik is of Counsel with the Firm. Jamie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Physical Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1984, and her Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1993. Jamie has over 30 years of legal experience and is admitted in Ohio. She has extensive experience in project management of e-discovery, as well as many years...

Jennifer Koltiska is of Counsel with the Firm. Jen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame in 2007, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia in 2011. Upon graduating, Jen completed a joint fellowship with the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, where she worked in the education law unit to remove barriers that kept children from enrolling and thriving...