Issue 5 2021

Acquisition International - Issue 5 2021 29 Company: Whetstone Legal Contact: Steve Whetstone Website: whetstonelegal.com The Roof Lawyer. Bringing calm after the storm. tephen G. Whetstone is an attorney who set up Whetstone Legal, LLC to offer his expertise to local insurance policyholders and the restoration industry. His dedication has gained the company a solid reputation in its home state of Ohio, with knowledge of Ohio insurance law and restoration focused legislation that sets his company above the rest. Steve has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 10 Insurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyer and as a Top 40 Under 40 attorney in his region. Steve is also a member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. By keeping to the Ohio area, Whetstone Legal, LLC is able to heavily focus on the region’s own unique legal practices and elements, more able to fully inform a client, and guide them accordingly. Whetstone Legal, LLC is a member of the Ohio Roofing Contractor’s Association, its primary focus lies in insurance law and storm damage to aid policyholders across the Buckeye state, and Steve has even become known as Ohio’s Roof Lawyer. This title has been earned through years of diligent service of Ohio’s policyholders and the restoration industry. As a professional member of the American Policyholder’s Association, Whetstone Legal, LLC most regularly handles wind damage claims, hail damage claims, fire claims, and Ohio bad faith insurance claims. Alongside representing policyholders in property insurance disputes, the firm’s additional solutions include advising small businesses, drafting and reviewing contracts for restoration contractors, and more. As a WIND Certified Umpire, Whetstone Legal can also act as an Ohio property insurance umpire when disagreements over the amount of loss spring up. The firm also serves to protect consumers from large corporations through pursuing class actions for systemic, widespread, abusive practices, believing that everyone should have the ability to fight back against such things no matter how small the claim, and taking pride in its ability to stand unwaveringly in a client’s corner. Above all, Whetstone Legal, LLC serves the individual, seeking to help them solve conflicts in an empathic and low-stress manner. Originally founded in response to the outcry of dissatisfied homeowners who found it a battle to get indemnified when their homes were damaged by wind or hail, the firm has come a long way. It has developed national connections and become one of the key sources for local information from out of state attorneys. Thanks to the repute it has accrued in its region, it has become the go-to company for disputed property damage claims caused by severe storms, as well as a go-to company for in-depth analysis of the complexities of insurance law. Whetstone Legal, LLC thrives on success. Throughout its long list of outstandingly handled cases and roster of clients who laud it for its S professionalism and effectiveness, it ensures a customer is always treated well, thriving on answering a client’s questions by cutting through the jargon to develop a renown for personable and friendly customer service. This dedication has been recognized through Steve’s receipt of the AVVO Client’s Choice award. The company’s work has also gained a reputation for being the local law-firm that aims to force large corporations to treat people fairly. In so doing, its office regularly and successfully represents homeowners, condo associations, commercial property owners, real estate investment groups, and other private interests, and the founder’s accreditations in roofing, storm damage, and insurance adjustments helps this. When the courts effectively shut down due to Covid-19, Whetstone Legal responded by preparing numerous class actions to protect Ohio residents and policyholders against illegal estimating practices. Presently, it is continuing its focus on property insurance law, pursuing these pending labor depreciation class action cases against insurers, and remains resolute in its desire to continue helping its clients resolve any case, big or small. Whetstone Legal LLC is a law-firm focused on insurance law for policyholders that has gained a client centric reputation in its region. Standing between large corporations and Ohio policyholders, it provides a buffer between the client and any large firm looking to take advantage. Mar21098