Jeff Levine is a member of Strauss Troy’s Litigation and Corporate/Business practice groups. Jeff is admitted to practice law in Ohio, Kentucky and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Ohio and Eastern District of Kentucky.

Professional Experience

Jeff’s litigation experience in state and federal courts includes the preparation of successful dispositive motions and appellate briefs, the delivery of oral arguments, and the management of negotiations in mediation and settlement conferences. He has served as counsel in complex commercial litigation matters, including class actions and disputes between the owners of closely-held corporations. Jeff also has extensive experience obtaining real estate valuation reductions before boards of revision for residential and commercial property owners, and is a frequent lecturer on that subject for the Cincinnati Bar Association and several real estate organizations.

Jeff’s corporate and transactional practice includes the incorporation of new business entities, the preparation of corporate operating agreements, the negotiation and preparation of stock and asset purchase agreements for mergers and acquisitions. Jeff also has extensive experience negotiating physician employment agreements.

Local Impact

Jeff serves on the Board of Trustees of Ault Park Advisory Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Ault Park. Jeff has served on that Board since 2017, including a 2-year term as the Board’s President from 2022-2024. Jeff’s successful non-profit work has been featured in Movers & Makers Magazine. Jeff also volunteers as a lecturer on entrepreneurship and financial literacy for the Junior Achievement program at Walnut Hills High School, his alma mater.

In 2025, Jeff was selected as an honoree of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Forty Under 40 awards, which celebrates rising stars in Greater Cincinnati’s business community who have distinguished themselves through significant achievements in both their careers and their community involvement. In 2022, Jeff was selected as a member of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s “Cincy LEAD” Class 1, the Chamber’s premier leadership program for rapidly-advancing leaders in their respective organizations. In 2019, he was selected as a member of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s “Cincy Next” Class 6, the Chamber’s premier leadership program which focuses on connecting and developing the region’s most talented future leaders.

Education and Personal

Jeff is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he earned Dean’s List honors and served on Moot Court. Prior to law school, he earned a degree in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and graduated in the top 10% of his class. Jeff resides in Hyde Park and enjoys supporting Cincinnati’s restaurant scene and playing tennis at the Cincinnati Tennis Club.

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Ault Park Advisory Council, Board of Trustees (past President in 2022 and 2023)

Walnut Hills High School, Lecturer on Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy

Special Olympics of Ohio, Volunteer

Cincinnati Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincy LEAD Class 1, 2022

Cincy Next Class 6, 2019

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