First Defiance Financial Corp. announced that Charles D. Niehaus has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors and First Federal Bank Board of Directors, effective as of July 21, 2014, filling the seat left vacant by the retirement of Thomas A. Voigt. Currently, Niehaus is Managing Partner at Niehaus & Associates Ltd. Niehaus has represented corporate and business clients for over twenty years on a wide range of business issues including the representation of financial institutions in formation, acquisitions, shareholder matters, commercial lending, bank litigation and regulatory compliance.