Attorney Profiles
John E. Costine: (Member: 1921-1954) Founded the Costine Law Firm in 1921. Received a business degree from Elliot Business School in Wheeling, West Virginia. Employed as a legal stenographer by the Belmont County Prosecuter's office and by Attorney George Thornburg. Enlisted in World War I with the United States Army. Attended and was graduated from Ohio Northern University College of Law. Admitted to the Ohio State Bar Association. Served as President of the St. Clairsville City Counsel. Member of the St. Clairsville Rotary Club.
John O. Costine: (Member: 1951 - Present) Son of John E. Costine. Was graduated from St. Clairsville High School year. Entered Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia in 1942. Enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943. Attended Midshipman's School at Notre Dame University and was commissioned an Ensign in 1944. Attended communications school at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Discharged from the Navy and was graduated from Bethany College in 1947. Graduated with a LLB, Bachelor of Law Degree, in 1950 from Ohio Northern University College of Law. Member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Belmont County Bar Association since 1951. Member and former president of the St. Clairsville Rotary Club. Served as a member of the Belmont County Board of Education and St. Clairsville Richland Board of Education. Director of the Bridgeport Savings and Loan since 1976. Secretary of the Belmont County Fair Board from 1958 - 1968.

Areas of Practice: Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Trusts, & Wills

Eric Costine: (Member: 1985 - Present) Son of John O. Costine and Grandson of John E. Costine. Was graduated from St. Clairsville High School in 1976. Attended Otterbein College from 1976 - 1980 and was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy. Attended Ohio Northern University College of Law from 1982 - 1985. Was graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1985. Began working at the Costine Law Firm in 1985. Member of the Ohio State Bar Association and Belmont County Bar Association since 1985. Member and former President of the St. Clairsville Rotary Board of Directors for the House of the Carpenter, United Methodist Urban Center. Member, since 1992, and president, since 1992, of the St. Clairsville Board of Health. Member since 1985 and former president (1989 - 1990) of the St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce. Member since 1996 of the Union Cemetery Association.

Areas of Practice: Civil and Criminal Litigation, Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Trusts, & Wills

Kevin W. Bench: (Associate: 2000 - Present) Was graduated high school from Linsly School in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1992. Attended Miami University of Ohio from 1992 to 1996 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in History. Attended Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1997. Winner of the 1998 Daniel S. Guy Appellate Advocacy Competition. Chief Justice of the Moot Court Law Program at Ohio Northern University (1999 to 2000). Member of the American Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association since 1997. Worked with the Allen County Prosecutor's Office (1999 to 2000). Graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 2000.