Strauss & Troy welcomes Nicolas D. Wayne who joins the firm as an Associate in our Cincinnati office. Nick graduated from the University of Vermont, where he majored in Art History (with a focus on Asian arts), and minored in English (B.A., 2003), and from the University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2008), where he was a fellow in the Ohio Innocence Project. Nick, who is the son of our partner, Rick Wayne, will concentrate his practice in the areas of litigation and real estate transactions.

We also welcome Brian F. Eviston as an Associate in our Northern Kentucky office. Brian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Thomas More College, where he majored in Business Administration (B.A., 2000) and minored in History, Pre-Legal Studies, and International Studies (A.A., 2000). He was also a four-year letterman, captain, and academic all-American for the Thomas More College football team. Brian graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2003) where he participated in the College of Law's Legal Clinic as a student attorney. Since being admitted to practice, he has worked in a number of areas of law, including corporate, real estate, employment, and landlord-tenant, but will focus his main practice in the areas of commercial and general litigation. Presently serving as the Chairman of the Newport Central Catholic Family Fireworks Festival Committee, Brian regularly serves as a volunteer at the St. Joseph (Cold Spring) Parish's Annual Festival as well as the Annual Run Like Hell for Cystic Fibrosis.