ATTORNEYS

Barbara D. Bonar, Esq.

Barbara is particularly known for her accomplishments as a civil trial lawyer, especially in obtaining substantial awards for her clients in the areas of whistleblower claims and workplace discrimination litigation. She is a tenured national speaker on workplace issues and employment trial techniques.

Barbara was founder and President of the Kentucky Employment Lawyers Association and active in several national organizations that advocate for employees, including the National Employment Lawyers Association, Taxpayers Against Fraud, the National Whistleblower Defense Fund, and several other local and state Bar employment law sections. Barbara speaks regionally to Bar association groups and Chamber of Commerce organizations on a broad spectrum of employment, personnel, conflict resolution, and business-related topics.

Barbara is a certified mediator and arbitrator, and has served on extensive local and regionally-recognized mediation and arbitration panels throughout the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area, including twenty-two years on the American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel.

Barbara has served as the elected Governor to the Kentucky Bar Association Board for over six years, and subsequently as Vice President, President-Elect, and President of that association, which is integrated with the Supreme Court’s discipline process.

Barbara has both her undergraduate degree in Urban Planning (1975), and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky (1984). After clerking for Chief Justice Robert F. Stephens of the Kentucky Supreme Court, Barbara began her employment law experience as corporate counsel for two separate insurance companies. She has also served as an adjunct professor in legal writing at Salmon P. Chase College of Law (1987 - 1992). Barbara’s Bar Admissions include: Commonwealth of Kentucky (1984), State of Ohio (1990), Supreme Court of the United States (2003), United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, and Southern District of Ohio. Barbara has also served on the Board of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. She is a member of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, the Cincinnati Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and a Barrister with the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court. She served on the Kentucky Governor’s Commission on Small Business Advocacy, and has served on several business committees for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of the Northern Kentucky Lawyers for the Poor.

Throughout the years, Ms. Bonar has also contributed to the legal community through her many publications and presentations to other members of the Kentucky Bar. While President of the Kentucky Bar Association, Barbara initiated and Chaired the Commonwealth’s first “Rule of Law Symposium”. Barbara is currently rated by her peers with a Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.

Anthony J. Bucher, Esq.

Tony primarily concentrates his practice in the area of employment litigation and he has successfully represented individuals asserting claims of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation. In addition to representing employees in discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases, Tony is also experienced in negotiating severance agreements and litigating personal injury cases.

Prior to joining B. Dahlenburg Bonar, P.S.C., Tony served as a Staff Attorney for Judges Douglas Stephens and Patricia Summe of the Kenton County Circuit Court from 1998 - 2001. Tony is currently a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and is currently serving as a Member of the Board of Education for the Ludlow Independent School District.

Theresa M. Mohan, Esq.

While in law school, Terri was a member and officer of the Moot Court Board and Student Bar Association. Terri was the 1999-2000 American Bar Association/Law Student Division Student Bar Association President of the Midwest Region.

Terri is an adjunct professor with the Academic Development Program at Northern Kentucky University. She has also been a lecturer and contributor to Continuing Legal Education seminars and legal publications including Northern Kentucky Law Review, NBI, and Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers. Terri is a Barrister with the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court and serves as a mentor to law students who participate in the Chase Inn of Court program.

In addition to being an alumni member of the local Junior Chamber of Commerce, Terri is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky and is involved in Chamber of Commerce committees in the Northern Kentucky Region.

Terri’s Labor and Employment practice includes representing employees and employers in unemployment hearings and appeals. In addition to representing people in harassment, discrimination, class action and civil rights matters, Terri also represents children and families in a variety of Family Court and Juvenile Court cases. Terri is certified to act as a Guardian ad Litem in the courts in Kentucky and Ohio. Recently, the Administrative Office of the Court appointed Terri to serve as a Special Judge in Kentucky’s Teen Court program.

Terri recently completed her term on the Board of Directors for the Northern Kentucky Bar Association. She is currently an active member of several professional associations including Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association and Northern Kentucky Collaborative Law Group. Terri served as a committee member on the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Membership Services and Development Committee.

Benita Fields Land, Esq.

After law school, Benita started working as an associate for the Law Offices of B. Dahlenburg Bonar, P.S.C., where she focused on labor and employment litigation cases. Specifically, several of these cases stemmed from retaliation, harassment and wrongful termination of employees. Ms. Land was also involved in class action litigation cases and a qui tam action while at B. Dahlenburg Bonar.

Due to the nature of the cases, Ms. Land was involved with the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Kentucky Employment Lawyers Association. While in Kentucky, Ms. Land was also actively involved with the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, specifically the Women Lawyers Section. Ms. Land continues to be a member of the Kentucky Bar Association.

In 2005, Ms. Land moved to Houston, Texas, where she worked as a legal recruiter for two years. Recently, Ms. Land has rejoined the B. Dahlenburg Law Firm, working remotely from Houston.

John A. Bonar, Esq., of Counsel

John has previously been an adjunct professor with Northern Kentucky University (1989-1996), teaching Real Estate Law and has been a lecturer and contributor to local and statewide legal seminars. John currently serves as Chair of the Kentucky Bar Foundation’s IOLTA Board of Trustees and is on the Executive Committee and Investment Committee of the Kentucky Bar Foundation.

John primarily concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate transactions, corporate and business law, and estates.