Bruce H. Burkholder
Bruce Burkholder is a partner with Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner. His practice areas include real estate law, home building and construction law, corporate law, business law, and restaurant and hospitality law.
Bruce received his B.S. from Bowling Green State University and J.D. from Capital University. He is a member of the Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.
Other Practice Areas: Home Building and Construction Law; and Corporate Law
Speeches and Publications
Frequent lecturer for various associations including the Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, Ohio Surveying Association, ICSC, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accounts, National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services CLE, Inc. and various other private seminar providers. Speeches, topics and awards include:
- Top Rated Speaker at Lorman Education Seminars on topic of “Commercial Real Estate Leasing” (2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Real Property Institute on topic of “Home Builder Contracts, Warranties and Liability in Ohio” (2005) and Top Rated Speaker at Real Property Institute on topic of “Due Diligence in Commercial Transaction” (2004) (Also Speaker in 1995 on topic of “Representations and Warranties in Commercial Transactions and Speaker in 2000 on topic of “Representing Homeowners in Residential Transactions”)
- Top Rated Speaker at Lorman Education Seminar on topic of “Commercial Real Estate” (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Seminar on topic of “Commercial Real Estate” (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”)j Seminar on topic of “Residential Real Estate” (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Professional Education Systems Institute on topic of “Homeowners/Homebuilder Liability” (2003, 2004)
- Top Rated Speaker (2005-2007) for the Ohio State Bar Association on topic of “Representing Parties in New Construction Projects”
- Top Rated Speaker (2007) for International Conference of Shopping Centers Regional meeting on topic of “Restaurant Leases”
Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities
- American Bar Association (Member: Probate and Property Law Committee)
- Ohio State Bar Association (Specialty Certification Board for Real Estate 2007 to present)
- Columbus Bar Association (Member: Real Property Law Committee; Chairman, 1993-1995)
- Trustee for the Building Industry Association Foundation (1993 to present)
- Member of Executive Committee of the Ohio Home Builders Association, and Chairman Lawyers Committee (1995 to 2005)
- Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the State of Ohio (2003 to present)
- Member of Professional Standards Committee of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio (1988 to present)
Achievements and Awards
- Best Lawyer Designation in the specialty of Real Estate Law in the 2010 edition
- One of only two lawyers in the State of Ohio that has been “Certified” by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in Business, Commercial, Industrial law and Residential Real Estate Law
- Named “Best Lawyers of America” Member 2001 to present
- Named “Super Lawyers of America” Member 2004 to present
- Named “Top Lawyer in Columbus Real Estate” by Columbus Monthly (2004)
- Honorable Mention (Real Estate) – The Verdict – Business First, Columbus, Ohio (attorneys rate attorneys) (2004)
- Named “Who's Who In Law” by Business First, Columbus, Ohio (1995)
- Named “Who's Who in Real Estate” by Business First, Columbus, Ohio (1995) (only attorney in Columbus, Ohio to be named to both “Who's Who in Law” and “Who's Who in Real Estate”)
- AV raterd by Martindale Hubbell National Lawyer Rating Service (highest rating available)
- Member - Ohio State Bar Association Specialty Certification Boad for Real Estate (2007 to Present)
- Chairman Real Property Committee - Columbus Bar Association (1992 - 1994) (The Real Property Committee is the largest committee of the Columbus Bar Association and the award represented recognition by peers as a leader in area)
- Member Executive Committee, Ohio Home Builders Association, (Chairman Lawyers Committee) 1995 to 2005
- Recipient of "Presidential Award", Building Industry Association of Central Ohio, Inc. (1998)
- Recipient of "Associate of Year Award", Building Industry Association of Central Ohio, Inc. (2000)
- Recipient of "Presidential Award", Building Industry Association of Central Ohio, Inc. (2003)
- Recipient of Executive Committee "Associate of the Year Award", Ohio Home Builders (2005)
- Top Rated Speaker at Real Property Institute (the largest real estate law seminar in Columbus, Ohio - 100+ attendees and 20+ speakers) on topic of "Home Builder Contracts, Warranties and Liability in Ohio" (2005) and Top rated Speaker at Real Property Institute on topic of "Due Diligence in Commercial Transaction" (2004) (Also Speaker in 1995 on topic of "Representations and Warranties in Commercial Transactions and Speaker in 2000 on topic of "Representing Homeowners in Residential Transactions")
- Top Rated Speaker at Lorman Education Seminars on topic of "Commercial Real Estate Leasing" (2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Lorman Education Seminar on topic of "Commercial Real Estate" (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Lorman Education Seminat on topic of "Commercial Real Estate" (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Continuing Legal Education ("CLE") Seminar on topic of "Commercial Real Estate" (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Continuing Legal Education ("CLE") Seminar on topic of "Residential Real Estate" (2000-2004)
- Top Rated Speaker at Professional Education Systems Institute on topic of "Homeowners/Homebuilder Liability" (2003, 2004)
- Top Rated Speaker (2005 - 2008) for the Ohio State Bar Association on topic of "Representing Parties in New Construction Projects"
- Also frequent speaker for Building Industry Association of Central Ohio on topic of "Fair Housing Law" and previous speaker for Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and Ohio Land Serveying Association and various real estate topics.
- American Jurisprudence Award recipient as the outstanding student in the class in the area of contract law.
- Capital University Law Review 1979
- Recipient of highest rating (“av”) by Martindale Hubbell legal rating service.
Education
- Juris Doctorate, 1980
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
- Bachelor of Science, 1977
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1981