Meet the Kephart Fisher Team
David Fisher
David Fisher is the founding principal of the Firm. He specializes in all aspects of real estate development, , ownership and financing, business organization and structuring, and creating unique financial models for both equity and debt transactions. He has a nationwide practice representing private equity funds, financial institutions, healthcare institutions, real estate developers and business owners.
Mr. Fisher has over 35 years of experience in structuring public-private partnerships as a public finance lawyer, land planning and zoning lawyer, and lawyer representing healthcare institutions with the on and off campus real estate development needs, including joint ventures.
Mr. Fisher is active throughout Central Ohio as a land planning and zoning lawyer. Recently, he was lead counsel responsible for all land planning, zoning and entitlement matters pertaining to the development of a new 1,385-acre mixed use community near Dublin, Ohio, known as “Jerome Village.”
Mr. Fisher received his undergraduate degree from Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, in 1975 and his law degree from Northern Kentucky University (Salmon P Chase College of Law) in 1981. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Mr. Fisher resides in Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, with his wife and family. His outside interests include gentleman farming, upland bird and waterfowl hunting, snow skiing and historic renovation and preservation.
Robert Ryan
Rob Ryan, Partner, handles a diverse range of real estate matters for clients of Kephart Fisher, including commercial development, zoning, land-use planning, governmental incentives/entitlements, private placements (equity-raises), lender financing, leasing, and acquisitions/dispositions. He also has extensive knowledge and experience in business organizational matters, including entity formation and operation, business management and restructuring.
Mr. Ryan previously served as in-house counsel for a central Ohio real estate development and brokerage firm, which allowed him to gain valuable experience in assessing the legal and business risks and challenges associated with real estate development and investment.
Mr. Ryan counsels individual and business clients from a broad array of industry groups. He represents commercial and residential developers, financial institutions, real estate investors, physicians and other medical providers, and professional service companies. He regularly represents clients before municipal planning commissions, city councils and townships.
Mr. Ryan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton in 1993 and his law degree (cum laude) from Capital University Law School in 1996. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.
Mr. Ryan resides in Bexley, Ohio with his wife and family. When away from the office, Mr. Ryan enjoys playing golf, cycling, and other outdoor activities.
Matthew Cull
Matthew Cull is an Associate Attorney with the Firm. His practice primarily covers all aspects of land planning, zoning, development, ownership, financing, and business organization and structuring. Beginning in 2016 with the Firm’s addition of attorney Gary L. Jones, Mr. Cull expanded his practice areas into Ohio liquor and hospitality law, enabling Mr. Cull to provide additional services to longstanding real estate clients of the Firm, as well as assist clients in the hospitality industry from the ground up.
Mr. Cull previously served as in-house counsel for a global, information-technology organization, where he concentrated on international data privacy law and developed expertise in contractual and other transactional matters and ensuring compliance with local, national and international statutes and regulations.
Mr. Cull received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in 1998 and his law degree from the same institution (OSU, Moritz College of Law) in 2009. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.
After receiving his undergraduate degree, Mr. Cull served as an infantry officer, spending just over 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. While in the operating forces, Mr. Cull commanded multiple infantry and anti-terrorism units at the platoon and company level through five deployments, including two in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Mr. Cull resides in Clintonville, a north side neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio with his wife and family.
Matthew Esber
Matthew represents developers, investors, lenders and businesses of all sizes in their lending, borrowing, development, investments, capital raises, syndications, commercial contracts, general corporate legal work, and acquisitions and disposals of real estate portfolios and properties.
He received his undergraduate degree in finance from Kent State University in 2008 and his law degree from the University of Akron School of Law in 2012. Matthew is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.
Prior to joining Kephart Fisher, Matthew served in-house at JP Morgan Chase and L Brands where he focused primarily on corporate ethics and compliance matters.
Away from his legal practice, Matthew resides in Clintonville with his family and enjoys playing tennis, hiking, trying new restaurants, and traveling.
Monica Fuster
Monica Fuster joined Kephart Fisher as an Associate Attorney in May 2024.
Originally from Los Angeles, California, Monica moved to Columbus in 2014 to pursue her undergraduate degree. She graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University in 2017. She went on to become a Double Buckeye, receiving her law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2021. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.
Prior to joining Kephart Fisher, Monica represented licensed professionals and businesses in front of state boards and administrative agencies, as an Associate Attorney for a boutique law firm in Columbus, Ohio.
Monica resides in Victorian Village, where she enjoys going on long walks and riding her bike. Monica also enjoys traveling, playing soccer, and cooking
Janis Eckstein
Paralegal
Matt Bobson
Controller
Mollie Keeney
Paralegal
Brittney Nibert
Paralegal
Rebeca Eckstein
Accounts Administrator