William Cole |

Cole, Kirby & Associates, LLC

William Cole | Cole, Kirby & Associates, LLC

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William S. Cole was born in Gallipolis, Ohio and educated at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He then went on to earn his law degree from Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Attorney Cole received bar admissions to practice in Ohio (1977), U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio (1980), and U.S. Supreme Court (1986). He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

As an associate with the firm of Oths, Foley & Heiser in Wellston, Ohio, Attorney Cole began practicing law in 1978. In 1982, he earned partner at Oths, Foley & Heiser. Before opening his own law office, Cole served as a partner with Ochsenbein & Cole, 1983-1986; Ochsenbein, Cole & Lewis, 1986-1996; and Cole & Lewis, 1996-2000. In addition to private practice, he also served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County, Ohio from 1983-1996.

Attorney Cole has been a member of the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys and Specialists from 1998-2000, and he currently serves as a board member with Junior Achievement of Jackson County, Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Jackson Rotary Club. He also taught the seminar “Legal Update 2001 for Small Town Attorneys” at the Athens County, Ohio Bar Association.