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, real estate developers, entrepreneurs and business owners.
Mr. Fisher has over 40 years of experience in public finance, land planning and zoning, and representation of business owners and entrepreneurs in structuring creative business organizations and ventures. He also provides guidance and counsel to privately held businesses.
Mr. Fisher is active throughout Central Ohio in the real estate community. He has been involved in a number of commercial and residential developments in Central Ohio, including land planning and zoning for some of the largest planned communities and mixed use developments.
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 on an historic farmstead in Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. 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 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
Mollie Keeney
Paralegal
Brittney Nibert
Paralegal
Jennifer Mehaffie
Paralegal
Matt Bobson
Controller
Ryan Sweeny
Senior Accountant
Rebeca Eckstein
Accounts Administrator