Luke McConville practices in the area of business law, counseling business owners, physicians, dentists and professionals in employment law matters, employment contract drafting and review, purchases and sales of businesses, real estate purchases and sales, and commercial lease transactions.

Luke also has extensive experience in public sector law and has served as solicitor and law director in several communities. Luke currently serves as law director for the City of University Heights and as solicitor for the Village of Newburgh Heights and the Village of Rogers.

Principal practice areas

• Business law
• Physician, dentist and executive contracts
• Public sector law
• Employment law
• Real estate law
• Planning, zoning and development
• Health law

Representative experience

• Physician, dentist and executive employment contract negotiations
• Counseling on employment practices, employee handbook preparations and litigation avoidance
• Counseling on non-competition and non-solicitation agreements
• Representation of municipalities in both litigation and non-litigation matters, including preparation of legislation, policy and legal opinions for mayors, councils, department heads and committees, and representation of local boards of zoning appeals and planning commissions
• Counseling for municipalities on day-to-day administrative affairs, including planning and zoning issues, urban redevelopment, telecommunications regulation, public sector labor and other procedural and substantive issues
• Representation of businesses and individuals in front of local government boards in obtaining regulatory approval for various projects
• Land appropriation proceedings
• Negotiation of purchases and sales of privately held businesses
• Representation in commercial real estate transactions, including purchases, sales and commercial lease negotiations on behalf of landlords and tenants
• Litigation of fair housing and discrimination claims

Bar admissions

• Ohio Supreme Court (1996)
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Career and educational background

• Law director, City of University Heights (2015-present)
• Solicitor, Village of Rogers (2014-present)
• Solicitor, Village of Newburgh Heights (2010-present)
• Vice chair, Charter Review Commission, City of University Heights (2009)
• Solicitor, Sheffield Village (2004-2007)
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD, 1996)
• College of the Holy Cross (BA, classics, (1992)

Professional and civic activities

• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Member, William K. Thomas American Inn of Court
• Member, Ohio Municipal League

Publications

• Author, “Protecting your business and employees from sexual harassment,” NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2017-2018)