College of Law

College of Law mourns passing of Richard LaValley ’53

September 10, 2015

Richard LaValley, Sr. Richard LaValley, Sr., a 1953 alumnus of the College of Law and a well-known Toledo-area attorney, tax expert, educator, and philanthropist, died in his Sylvania home on Sept. 4, 2015, of apparent heart failure. He was 86.

LaValley was the founding partner at the LaValley, LaValley, Todak, and Schaeffer law firm in Sylvania from 1971 until his 2009 retirement. Before that, he worked for several Toledo-area accounting and law firms.

Richard LaValley was very involved in the Toledo Law community. The LaValley Law Library at the College of Law is named after him in recognition of a generous donation. Early in his career he taught federal income tax at the College of Law. He served as president of The University of Toledo Alumni Association, and, in 1997, he received the College’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Read The Blade’s obituary.

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