SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.
(formerly Reunion Resources Company)
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
761312-10-7
(formerly 761314-10-3)
(CUSIP Number)
IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA, LLC
through its designated agent,
MELISSA NEIER
170 MASON STREET
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
(203) 862-7741
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 10, 2004
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box. [ ]
REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. SCHEDULE 13D (CUSIP NO. 761312-10-7)
(1) Name of reporting persons........Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC, through its
designated agent, Melissa Neier
(2) Check the appropriate box
if a member of a group
(see instructions)...............(a) [ ] (b) [X]
(3) SEC use only.....................
(4) Source of funds (see
instructions)....................OO
(5) Check if disclosure of legal
proceedings is required
pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)...[ ]
(6) Citizenship or place
of organization..................United States
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
(7) Sole voting power...............0
(8) Shared voting power.............1,651,697
(9) Sole dispositive power..........0
(10) Shared dispositive power........1,651,697
(11) Aggregate amount beneficially
owned by each reporting person..1,651,697
(12) Check if the aggregate amount
in Row (11) excludes certain
shares (see instructions).......[ ]
(13) Percent of class represented
by amount in Row (11)...........10.1%
(14) Type of reporting
person (see instructions).......OO
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REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. SCHEDULE 13D (CUSIP NO. 761312-10-7)
This Schedule 13D is filed by Melissa Neier (the "Reporting Person").
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Reunion Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Reunion"). The principal executive offices of Reunion are
located at 11 Stanwix Street, Suite 1400, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
1. Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC, through its designated agent,
Melissa Neier (collectively, the "Reporting Person").
Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC is a law firm, whose address is
170 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830. Melissa Neier is an attorney with the
firm.
During the last five years the Reporting Person has not (i)
been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial
or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Not applicable.
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REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. SCHEDULE 13D (CUSIP NO. 761312-10-7)
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.
The event requiring the filing of this Schedule was the
appointment, effective May 10, 2004, of the Reporting Person as the
Liquidating Agent of Stanwich Financial Services Corp. ("SFSC") in SFSC's
proceeding (the "Chapter 11 Proceeding") under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Connecticut, Bridgeport Division (Case No. 01-50831 (AHWS)). SFSC
is the owner of 1,651,697 shares of the Common Stock. As Liquidating Agent,
the Reporting Person is authorized and empowered (subject to review and
approval of the Executive Committee (as such term is defined in SFSC's Plan of
Reorganization in the Chapter 11 Proceeding)) to exercise all of the powers of
SFSC in the place and to the exclusion of SFSC's board of directors and
officers. Under the Plan, after such effective date, SFSC's officers,
directors and equity holders have no direct or indirect corporate governance
authority.
The shares reported herein as beneficially owned by the Reporting
Person have also been reported as beneficially owned by SFSC in a Schedule 13G
filed by SFSC with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person has no plan or
proposal which relates to or would result in any of the actions described in
Item 4 of Schedule 13D, except that the Reporting Person intends to sell the
shares of Common Stock reported herein in one or more transactions. It is
expected that such sales will not be made prior to January 1, 2005.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) and (b) SFSC owns 1,651,697 shares of the Common Stock
directly, or approximately 10.1% of the 16,278,519 issued and outstanding
shares of the Common Stock. As Liquidating Agent, the Reporting Person may be
deemed to beneficially own the 1,651,697 shares of the Common Stock owned
directly by SFSC (10.1% of the Outstanding Common Stock). The Reporting
Person has no interest in any shares of the Common Stock, other than its
indirect interest as Liquidating Agent, in the shares owned directly by SFSC.
The Reporting Person, as SFSC's Liquidating Agent, has shared voting and
dispostive powers with respect to the 1,651,697 shares of the Common Stock
owned by SFSC.
(c) There were no transactions in the Common Stock by or
involving the Reporting Person during the past 60 days.
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REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. SCHEDULE 13D (CUSIP NO. 761312-10-7)
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Not applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: December 9, 2004
IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA
By: /s/ Melissa Neier
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Melissa Neier
as designated agent
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