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Volstead & Braun (Cincinnati)

Cincinnati law firm; name partners Franklin Volstead and Arthur Braun (senior). Central antagonist and recurring employer in AWLL; appears earlier in calendar time in CTL and later in GM with secondary beats only.

Canonical home: this file (AWLL Companies/). Do not duplicate firm history in GM or CTL Story Bibles — link here and list series-specific scenes below.

Author policy: First chronological in-story appearance is CTL; firm is most important in AWLL — expand narrative, partners, ethics arc, and NIKA/EB conflicts here as AWLL chapters are processed.

Last updated through GM11 ch 36 (secondary); AWLL firm narrative not yet chapter-indexed.

Business

  • Name: Volstead & Braun (later renamed Volstead & Associates in AWLL3 after Braun fallout — detail when those chapters are bible-updated)
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (depositions and meetings at firm offices; Clermont County jurisdiction in CTL matters)
  • Focus: Civil litigation (e.g. Leahy v Newton), plaintiff malpractice, business law expansion (1993), software-licensing and settlement work with NIKA (AWLL2), funding and litigation tied to EB Systems / Lone Star (AWLL3), and related ethics and criminal exposure for the Braun family
  • Dates: Active from at least 1982 (CTL); ongoing through AWLL timeline

Owners / name partners

Person Role Notes
Franklin Volstead Name partner AWLL — settlements with Steve Adams / NIKA; later coöperation proffer (AWLL3)
Arthur Braun Name partner («Braun the Elder») AWLL — software-theft cover-up, EB capital, personal vendetta vs Steve; GM11 — malpractice chart reviews
Arthur Braun, Junior Not a partner; son of Arthur Braun AWLL — pirated NIKA software, Strictly Legal / EB Systems arc

Employees (selected; expand from AWLL)

Person Role Employment (approx.) Source
Amanda Temple Associate 1982–1983 (CTL2) CTL2 ch 39–43 — Leahy v Newton
Evan Miller Attorney Jan 1983 (CTL2) CTL2 ch 43 — deposes Jonathan Kane
Jocelyn Mills Associate (business law) From June 1993 (GM11) GM11 ch 36 — partner track; 2% mortgage incentive
Ben van Hoek Client / allied counsel context AWLL — IT and business relationship at firm AWLL2+

Secondary series (chronological)

Series When Beats (reference only)
CTL Dec 1982 – Jan 1983 Amanda Temple contacts Jonathan Kane re Beverly Newton (CTL2 ch 39); subpoena for deposition at firm offices Jan 7, 1983 (CTL2 ch 40); deposition Leahy v Newton — Evan Miller and Amanda Temple (CTL2 ch 43). CTL4 — Bob Leahey retained same firm (ch 36).
GM Apr 1993 Arthur Braun pays Mike Loucks to review Harold Whitmore AAA wrongful-death chart (Providence Hospital, Mount Airy) (GM11 ch 36). Jocelyn Mills accepts associate role in business law practice starting June 1993.
AWLL (primary) Software settlement (AWLL2 Stephie arc), decades-long conflict with Steve Adams / NIKA, EB Systems, bar and DOJ actions — maintain full timeline in this file as AWLL StoryBible runs.