About American Legal
We are a codification leader with a reputation for industry innovation and exceptional customer service.
Expert Codification. Exceptional Quality and Service.
Our Team
Dedicated
American Legal’s team of attorneys and editors are codification experts dedicated to providing you exceptional quality, service and support. We’ve built a reputation of excellence and innovation in codification services to fit local governments' needs. Large or small, basic to complex Codes of Ordinances; we can advise you on the most cost-efficient way to best serve your citizens.
Meet Our Team of Experts
We have more than 100 years combined experience working with municipal governments, sales, and codification.
Management
Ray G. Bollhauer, Esq.
President
- 30 years with American Legal
- Past President and Trustee of local community Council
- Federal Bar member
Todd P. Myers, Esq.
Vice President, Major Client Services
- 29 years with American Legal
Joe McDonough
Director of Sales
- 30 years with American Legal
- Extensive experience working with local governments
Aimee Choi
Editor and Director of New Code Projects
- 25 years with American Legal
Amy Oaks
Supplement Editing Director
- 25 years with American Legal
Sarah Bauer
Director of Electronic Publishing
- 19 years with American Legal
Laura Moser, Esq.
Sterling Supplement Editing Director
- 12 years with American Legal
Codification Consultants
Our codification consultants have offices in Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and California. All have vast experience working with local governments. Put our experience with other local communities to work for you. We can show you ways to save time and money and deliver quality to your community.
Josh Morgan
Codification Consultant
- 15 years of sales experience
- Experience working with local governments
Joseph McDonough
Sales and Marketing Director
- Over 32 years with American Legal and working with local governments
- Territory: IN
Ross Heupel
Codification Consultant
- 5 years with American Legal Publishing
- Over 20 years in local government sales
- Frequent presenter at municipal conferences
- Served on municipal high tech committee
- Territory: AR, CO, ID, IA, MO, MT, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY
Nils Herdelin, Esq.
Codification Consultant
- 8 years with American Legal
- Ohio Bar member
- Territory: KS
Rich Frommeyer
Codification Consultant
- More than 27 years with American Legal Publishing
- Territory: FL, GA, IL, KY, MI, NC, OH, SC, WV
Colleen Engle
Codification Consultant
- 7 years with American Legal Publishing
- 18 years with Cycom Data Systems, Inc; Vice President Client Services
- 15 years with City of Anaheim; Information Technology Manager
- Territory: AZ, CA, HI, NE, NM, NV, OR and UT
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Ray Bollhauer
President
- Past President and Trustee of local community Council
- 27 years with American Legal
- Federal Bar member
Client Relations
Shilo Newby
snewby@amlegal.comClient services for Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia
Nils Herdelin
nherdelin@amlegal.comClient services for Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming
Paul Jones
pjones@amlegal.comClient services for Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin
Our History
American Legal’s team of attorneys and editors are codification experts dedicated to providing you exceptional quality, service and support. We’ve built a reputation of excellence and innovation in codification services and are the trusted codification service provider for thousands of municipalities and local governments nationwide.
We began as the codification division of the Anderson Publishing Company in Cincinnati in 1934. We became a separate corporation in 1979, and then employee-owned in 2006. In 2023, American Legal became a proud member of the International Code Council Family of Solutions.
With more attorneys on staff than any other codification publisher; you’ll always have experienced professionals working on your codes and answering your questions.
Our professional knowledge and strong partnerships made us the choice for the Walter H. Drane Company and Sterling Codifiers to join the American Legal Publishing Group, in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
