Bryan Steward is an award-winning attorney who practices in the areas of Business and Non-Profit, Entertainment, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation Defense.
Attorney Steward has over 30 years of legal, corporate, and education experience. His background includes positions with several fortune 500 companies. Attorney Steward also has served as an adjunct professor with several colleges and universities.
Attorney Steward served the citizens of Columbus, Ohio in elected office, as member of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education, ending his tenure as its Vice President. Additionally, Attorney Steward formerly served as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Attorney Steward is active in the community, church, and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Attorney Steward is a native of Columbus and graduate of Columbus City Schools. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University’s College of Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration degree from Franklin University’s Graduate School of Business, and a Juris Doctor degree from Capital University Law School. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, Licking County Bar Association, National Bar Association. Attorney Steward was recently included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. He has also been selected to the National Black Lawyers Top 100, National Lawyers of Distinction and Elite Lawyers. He is admitted to practice law in Ohio, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Awards & Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2025)
- National Lawyers of Distinction (2025)
- Elite Lawyer Award (2023)
Attorney Kia M. Wrice has always loved helping people through challenging times. She knows there are a lot of flaws in the justice system and is dedicated to helping individuals and families work through them. Kia genuinely cares about the people she represents. To her, you’ll never be just another case number, but a person whose future she’s committed to protecting. When you walk through her doors, you are always greeted by a friend. She strives to make your case as easy for you as possible while seeking a favorable outcome. In her free time, Kia enjoys acting, modeling, and keeping herself involved in her church as much as she is able to.
Mike Flowers is a trusted business advisor, as well as a persistent advocate for diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. His focus on diversity issues led to him being named the Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the firm. In that role, Mike works with the Diversity & Inclusion Committee and firm leadership to develop, implement, and execute the firm’s initiatives around diversity and inclusion. Mike champions policies that positively impact attorney and staff recruiting, increase attorney retention and engagement, and create an inclusive and welcoming culture. Mike works with the firm’s attorneys, staff, and prospects to learn about their diversity initiatives and develops strategies to work side by side to further the missions of both organizations.
Mike served for 12 years as a member of the Columbus State Community College Board and for 15 years as a member of the Board of Trustees of Bucknell University. He is a former member and chair of the Minority Development Financing Advisory Board, appointed by the Ohio Governor. He served on the Small Business Advisory Council where he advised the former Ohio Lieutenant Governor on the Common Sense Initiative, aimed at reducing the potential adverse impact of various government rules and regulations on small businesses.
On the national level, Mike is a former chair of the 50,000-member Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a former member of the Board of Governors of the ABA. On behalf of the ABA, Mike has worked on legal reform projects in six countries in Africa and he now serves as a special advisor to the Board of the ABA’s Rule of Law Initiative which operates legal reform projects in more than 50 countries around the world.
Mike is also an elected member of The American Law Institute which for nearly a century has been dedicated to clarifying and improving the law.
Mychal is a member of the finance, energy and real estate group at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. His practice focuses on real estate finance and commercial development. Mychal has significant experience with affordable housing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) transactions. He regularly assists developers in structuring and closing LIHTC deals and supports all phases of the transaction, from early-stage planning through final closing. He also reviews LIHTC applications and prepares supporting materials, such as PILOT request letters.
Mychal has considerable experience representing developers in the residential (both nonprofit and commercial), data center and retail industries.
He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements, loan documents, ground leases, pre-development agreements, assumption and contribution agreements, asset management agreements, right-of-first refusal agreements and service contracts. Mychal has experience preparing the full suite of entity-level corporate documentation, including operating agreements, amended and restated limited liability company agreements (including upper-tier investor negotiations), resolutions and assignment of option agreements. He has drafted and negotiated additional deal-related instruments such as deeds of trust, guarantee agreements, estoppel certificates, amendments to restrictive covenants and release of covenant agreements.
Career highlights include:
- Advising a nonprofit organization in connection with the post-Year 15 acquisition of an LIHTC property, drafting membership interest transfer agreements and coordinating required approvals from original project lenders, including HUD, state housing finance agencies and the Federal Home Loan Bank.
- Supporting numerous data center development clients, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, utility and access easements, farm leases, funding agreements and termination of agricultural leasehold interests. He also managed document flow and coordinated with title companies, surveyors and external counsel to ensure smooth closings across multiple project sites.
- Supporting national retail clients in connection with commercial leasing matters, reviewing and analyzing retail leases and subleases as part of broader site acquisition and property evaluation efforts, particularly in transactions where leasehold interests formed a key component of a company’s real estate portfolio.
Mychal received his J.D. from Howard University School of Law and his B.A. cum laude in telecommunications from Alabama A&M University.
Military Service
Mychal served as a captain in the United States Army in the Adjutant General’s Corps, where he held key leadership and administrative roles at Eighth Army Headquarters in South Korea and at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, located on the Naval Support Activity Bethesda installation.
Ihsan Walker is an attorney in Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Litigation Group, where he brings a committed and thoughtful approach to each case. He leverages his experience from roles across judicial and community settings to navigate complex legal challenges and cases. A recent graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, Ihsan has gained insights through hands-on experience, including externships in federal court and service-oriented work with community organizations. His ability to communicate clearly, manage cases efficiently, and maintain strong client relationships enables him to deliver positive outcomes for the firm’s clients.
During law school, Ihsan externed for the Honorable Judge Mina Nami Khorrami at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, where he conducted legal research on topics such as student loan dischargeability and the "doctrine of necessity." His time in the courtroom and working directly with judges has honed his ability to analyze and synthesize complex cases and effectively draft legal memoranda and motions. Prior to law school, Ihsan contributed to impactful community programs as a Recreation Program Specialist with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission, where he led programs like the Youth to Work program and collaborated with local organizations to foster youth engagement and development.
Industries & Practices
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law, J.D. (2024)
- Xavier University, B.S. in Criminal Justice and Spanish Language, Literature and Culture (2020)
Distinctions
- Recipient, Leadership Award, University of Dayton School of Law (2024)
- Recipient, Appreciation Award, University of Dayton Black Law Students Association (2024)
Professional Activities
- Member, Ohio Bar Association
- Member, Cincinnati Bar Association
- Member, Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
- Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.