KMK Attorney Joseph L. Trauth, Jr. Wins Court Decision for Rumpke

Joseph L. Trauth, Jr., Partner with the law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp, successfully argued that a landfill owned by his client, Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc., meets Ohio's definition as a public utility and therefore is immune from zoning rules that had prohibited the landfill's expansion.

Mr. Trauth's practice is concentrated in areas of civil litigation, zoning and planning law and real estate law. He has been extremely successful in major rezoning for local and national clients and in obtaining real estate property tax reductions for major commercial properties in this region. He also has handled major eminent domain cases and construction cases. Mr. Trauth earned his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati and his B.S. from Xavier University, cum laude. He has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics (2004-2009, Land Use / Zoning), a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine (2006), and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law).

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The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp, based in Cincinnati, was founded in 1954. KMK has approximately 115 lawyers and a support staff of 150 employees. For more than 50 years, KMK has contributed to the success of many businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to small start-up companies. Their mission is to provide high quality legal counsel to business clients by meeting their identified needs and developing appropriate solutions. KMK’s vision is to excel as a law firm and community leader by recruiting and retaining the highest quality attorneys and personnel with diverse social, ethnic, and political backgrounds.