Mr. Ehler is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office where he advises clients regarding all aspects of state and local taxation, including compliance issues, planning opportunities, audit preparation and defense, negotiated settlements with tax authorities and litigation.  Within the field of state and local tax, he focuses on sales and use taxes, motor fuel excise tax, property tax and commercial activity tax.  He is also a registered lobbyist and regularly assists clients in achieving desired results through legislative or administrative efforts.

Career highlights include:

• Serving as Chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Taxation Committee
• Serving as Chairman of the Columbus Bar Association State Tax Committee
• Appointment by the Speaker of the House to the Committee To Study Motor Fuel Tax Funding of Highways
• Serving as Member of the Board for Ohio Public Expenditure Council

Mr. Ehler is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.

Mr. Ehler has presented a wide variety of state and local tax topics to the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the Ohio Manufacturers Association, the Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Ehler received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Publications

• “Ohio Tax Exemptions for Industrial Pollution Control Facilities and Energy Conversion and Production Systems,” Ohio Tax Review, 1990 (Vol.4.3)

Honors and Awards

• Ohio Super Lawyers, Tax, 2004

News

• Ehler Named to Public Expenditure Council Board