Wickens Herzer Panza Co. promotes Wilbert V. Farrell IV

Wickens Herzer Panza Co., Lorain County’s largest law firm, announced the promotion of Wilbert V. Farrell IV to shareholder, effective Jan. 1, according to a news release.

“It is an honor and a privilege to become a shareholder at Wickens Herzer Panza,” Farrell said in the release. “I look forward to continuing to serve the firm’s clients and helping to guide the firm for many years to come.”

Farrell is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and focuses on advocating for his business clients and individual clients to efficiently resolve their disputes, according to the release.

He has developed a complex civil litigation practice wherein he routinely represents businesses and individuals in disputes focusing on business torts, appeals, commercial, financial services, partnership and real estate disputes, and other complex contract and tort claims, the release said.

Farrell also is a member of the firm’s Trust, Estate, & Probate Litigation practice, prosecuting and defending actions and claims involving trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust and probate disputes and other fiduciary-related litigation, according to the release.

He counsels clients on all aspects of trust, estate and probate disputes, including investigating potential claims, evaluating the merits of bringing a claim or defending a claim, and litigating a claim through resolution, the release said.