Gerald A. Mollica

The firm's senior partner, Gerald A. Mollica is a general practitioner with substantial experience in civil litigation, municipal law, and probate and real estate matters.

Mollica is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1963. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Mollica belongs to numerous professional organizations, including the Athens County Bar Association (past president), Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Foundation, and the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. He is chair of the Admission to Practice Committee of the Athens County Bar Association.

He served as Law Director for the city of Athens from 1965 to 1972, and for the Village of Chauncey for 35 years. From 1972 to 1995, he was the Ohio Attorney General's Special Counsel to Ohio University. He presently serves as Chairman of the Athens Civil Service Commission, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Athens County Law Library.

Mollica is a member of the Athens Rotary Club (past president), Symposiarch (past president), and St. Paul's Catholic Church, where he serves on its finance committee. He is a past president of the Athens Jaycees and the recipient of its Community Distinguished Service Award. He is currently president of the Athens Rotary Foundation and legal counsel to the Athens Foundation. In addition, he has served on numerous committees of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, United Appeal, and various local school levies. He has also served as President of the Athens High School Boosters Club.