OTT & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Amanda Sloan is a Paralegal for the firm of Ott & Associates Co., LPA. Amanda assists with all aspects of our firm, including collection, foreclosure, and corporate files.
Before joining the Firm in November of 2023, Amanda was an Administrative Assistant for Lanter Legal, LLC, where she assisted with a large volume of family law matters.
Amanda earned her Paralegal Diploma from Stautzenberger College, and her Bachelor's Degree in Communication from the University of Akron.
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Certified Paralegal
- Firm Administrator
Beth Pfeiffer is a Certified Paralegal and the Firm Administrator for Ott & Associates Co., LPA. Not only does she manage the administrative operations of the Firm (including the management of the Firm's operating and information systems; handling of personnel issues; accounts payables and accounts receivables), but also assists with the Firm's business, corporate and real estate matters.
Beth has been working in the legal field for more than 20 years. Before joining Ott & Associates in 2005, Beth served as a legal secretary for the firm of Corsaro & Associates Co., LPA. Prior to that Beth served as a legal secretary for UAW Legal Services (MI) and a receptionist/office assistant to Beauchamp, Kelly, Whipple, Zick and Keyes, Hulewicz PLLC (MI). As a legal assistant at Corsaro she concentrated on corporate matters, such as the preparation of corporate minutes, share ledgers and journals, tax preparation, preparation of IRS qualified retirement plans (including 401(k), cash balance and cross-tested plans), various patent work, etc. At UAW (a non-profit legal service) she developed experience in various residential real estate transactions, probate matters and the preparation of various pleadings. Beth regularly attends Continuing Legal Education seminars concerning Collections, Employment Law and Real Estate Law.
She is currently an active member of the National Association of Legal Assistants, the Association of Legal Administrators and the Ohio State Bar Association. In the past, Beth has served as the President, Membership Director and CMBA Liaison for the Cleveland Association of Paralegals.
Beth earned her Associate Degree in Applied Arts and Science: Legal Office Administrative Assistant, cum laude, from St. Clair County Community College in 1999. In 2009, Beth became credentialed as a Certified Paralegal (CP) through the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).
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Hilary A. Hall is an Associate Attorney for the firm of Ott & Associates Co., LPA, concentrating in the areas of creditor's rights, community association and business law.
Before joining Ott & Associates in February of 2024, Hilary ran her own private practice, collecting millions of dollars for her clients for more than 17 years. Her Firm focused on business-consumer and business-business debt collection.
Hilary earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
She is currently a Girl Scout Troop Leader, leading events and programs designed to carry out the mission of educating and empowering young girls in their formative years.
Hilary is admitted to practice law in Ohio and in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Lissa Gettys is a Paralegal for the firm of Ott & Associates Co., LPA. Lissa assists with all aspects of our firm, including collection, foreclosure, and corporate files.
Before joining the Firm in October of 2022, Lissa was a Paralegal at the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), where she handled a high volume of small claims cases, from preparing small claims complaints to attending hearings as a representative of the Agency. She spent a great deal of time negotiating payment terms and settlements on delinquent accounts.
Lissa earned her Associate of Applied Business in Paralegal Studies degree from Cuyahoga Community College.
Steven M. Ott concentrates in several areas of law in Ohio, including real estate, condominium/homeowners association law, general business and corporate law, and construction defects. He also represents businesses and many community associations as general counsel.
Steven has extensive experience with community association law. His experience in this area of law, which began in 1988, includes litigation on behalf of condominium and homeowners associations in Ohio county common pleas and appellate courts as well as the Ohio Supreme Court. Steven has represented associations in the Federal District Court and the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Steven's practice also includes the preparation, review and rewrites of governing documents, contract reviews and preparation, collections, enforcement, developer/construction litigation, board of revision taxation hearings/complaints and many other issues faced by community associations. He also frequently attends and runs annual meetings for community association clients.
His practice includes counseling and advising clients, as well as prosecuting and defending claims and lawsuits in all the above-mentioned areas of law. Steven also represents corporate international clients in general business and real estate transactions.
Steven has served as a speaker in numerous seminars for the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the National Business Institute, the Community Associations Institute and the Ohio State Bar Association.
As the leader of the Ott & Associates Co., LPA, team, Steven facilitates the informational seminars for the firm's community association clients. He often runs these seminars with a panel format with other attorneys from the firm, and welcomes input or inquiries from board members and property managers in attendance.
In November 1980, Steven was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio. Steven is licensed to practice law, in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (formerly serving on the Real Property Section and the Grievance Committee), the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Community Associations Institute. Steven is also a member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and was a founding member of the Lakewood Community Progress, Inc. now known as LakewoodAlive. He is an active volunteer with the Greater Cleveland Boy Scouts of America and currently serves on the Executive Board. Steven has received numerous commendations over the years for his dedication to the Boy Scouts.
In 2012 Steven was awarded the "Key to the City of Lakewood" from Mayor Michael Summers at the Fifth Annual Mayor's Ball. The mayor acknowledged his dedication to the city, primarily through his work on the city's housing strategy and many years on the City's Planning Commission.
Steven earned an undergraduate degree in 1977 from Ohio Weslyan University, where he majored in Government and Politics. He earned a Juris Doctorate in 1980 from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Steven was certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Residential Real Estate Specialist in 2008.
William Smith is a Paralegal for the firm of Ott & Associates Co., LPA. Will currently assists with collection, foreclosure, and corporate files.