Regarded by his peers as among the most skillful and able tax lawyers, J. Timothy Bender joined Robert J. Rotatori to create a law firm in 2001 with a reputation for having the expertise and ability to deal with the legal challenges facing a business world caught in the wake of highly publicized financial wrongdoing. A veteran of seven years with the Internal Revenue Service, Bender served the government in increasingly responsible positions as he was promoted within the IRS. Bender testified as an expert witness on behalf of the IRS in complex tax cases. A graduate of the University of Akron in both undergraduate work and law school, Bender began his career in private practice in 1979. He joined the law firm of Kadish and Krantz where he specialized in tax work. The firm was reorganized in 1984 and became known as Kadish and Bender. In 1995, Bender joined Roetzel and Andress in its Cleveland office and managed the corporate department for all of the firm’s Ohio offices. “Tim has an aggressive philosophy in his approach to government tax cases that appear to be headed toward criminal prosecution,” Robert J. Rotatori says. “He works toward a resolution that minimizes charges by dealing with cases in their formative stages.” Bender is a litigator and the firm’s key strategist in tax cases, both civil and criminal. He represents clients in a legal arena that is experiencing increasing aggressiveness on the part of the government and drawing more and more upon the use of sophisticated technology in its prosecution efforts. Bender lives in Gates Mills. Contact J. Timothy Bender: email: TBender@Rotatori.com, telephone: 216.928.1010, ext. 203