Bar Admissions:

• Ohio, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1995
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2009

Education:

• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, B.A., 1979, summa cum laude
• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1982, cum laude

Notable Reported Decisions:

• Jones v. Del. City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2014-Ohio-566, 995 N.E.2d 1252
• Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 160 Ohio App.3d 642, 2005-Ohio-1998
• Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 88 Ohio St.3d 480, 2000
• Beck v. Alaska Air Group, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10017 (N.D. Cal, May 24, 2002)
• Burris v. Lerner, 139 Ohio App.3d 664 (2000)
• Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mutual, 98 Ohio St.3d 186 (2002)
• Gallagher v. Cleveland Browns Football Co., 79 Ohio St.3d 427 (1996)
• Harp v. City of Cleveland Heights, 87 Ohio St.3d 506 (2000)
• Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.(amicus curiae), 92 Ohio St.3d 115 (2001)
• In re: Air Crash off Point Mugu, 145 Fed. Sup.2d 1156 (N.D. Cal 2001)
• Kerg v. Atl. Tool & Die Co., 176 Ohio App.3d, 2008-Ohio-2364
• Minton v. Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., (amicus curiae), 80 Ohio St.3d 62 (1997)
• Moskovitz v. Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr. (amicus curiae), 69 Ohio St.3d 638 (1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys: President
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Editor in Chief, CATA News, 2010-present
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Martindale-Hubbell®
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Ohio State Bar Association
• The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, Life Member
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Treasurer, 2012
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Secretary, 2013

Teaching Experience

• Ohio Supreme Court’s Judicial College, Speaker, “Civil Rule 12(B) Defenses and Objections — How Presented, 2014
• Case Law Update: Recent Ohio Supreme Court Cases Relevant to Personal Injury Practice, Lorain County Bar Association, 2009
• Constitutional Challenges in Your Personal Injury Practice, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2001
• Destroying Subrogation Rights Without the UM/UIM Carrier’s Consent, Auto Insurance Seminar, Ohio Association for Justice, 2002
• Jurisdiction, Venue, and Associated Internet Issues in Municipal and County Courts, The Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, 2011
• Stare Decisis, Insurance Law Seminar, Ohio Association of Justice, 2003
• Tort Reform, Panel Discussion Co-Chairperson, The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, 2007
• What is the Status of Workers’ Compensation Subrogation in Ohio?, 45th Ohio Association of Justice Annual Convention, 2002

Speaking Experience

• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys: Coordinated lunch seminars, 2013 & 2014
• “Perspective of Personal Injury Practice”, Case Western Reserve University, Speaker, 2014
• “Judgement Day and the Civil Rules”, Presentation on Civ. R. 12 (B) for Judges and Magistrates, Ohio Judicial College, 2014
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2015 Litigation Institute, Moderator, 2015
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2015 Awards Dinner, Moderator, 2015

• CATA President’s Award for Outstanding Service, 2010-2011
• CATA President’s Award for Outstanding Service (2017)
• Super Lawyers Inclusion (Appellate Practice, 2004-2006, 2009-Present)
• Best Lawyers® Inclusion (2015-Present)

Publications:

• “Expect the Worst: Planning For And Securing An Award Of Prejudgement Interest Under R.C. 1343.03(C)”, Spring 2018
• “Unborn Child’s Lack of Informed Consent Claim Recognized By Eighth District”, Winter 2017-2018
• “What’s Hiding In Your Complaint? An Appellate-Jurisdiction Decision To Be Aware Of”, Spring 2017
• “President’s Message: This Is Not A Lottery You’d Want To Win”, Spring 2016
• “President’s Message: Five Words That Define Us”, CATA News, Winter 2015-2016
• “Defeating Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements: Are You Overlooking Your Best Argument?”, CATA News, Winter 2015-2016
• “Proving a Negative: What Evidence is Sufficient to Hold a Supplier Liable ‘As if it Were the Manufacturer’ Under R.C. 2307.78(B)(1)?”, CATA News, Winter 2014-2015
• “Mired in Obstructionism: One Judge’s Creative Sanction for Witness Coaching During Depositions,” CATA News, Winter 2014-2015
• “Medical Authorizations and Your Client’s Right to Privacy,” CATA News, Winter 2010-2011.
• “Personal Jurisdiction over the Foreign Defendant: Brown, Nicastro, and the Internet,” CATA News, Winter 2011-2012.
• “S.B. 227: Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Rights,” 14, Ohio Trial, Issue 1, Spring 2004.
• “What Lies Beneath: Workers’ Compensation Subrogation in the Wake of Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.,” 12, Ohio Trial Magazine, 2001.
• “Keeping Out Criminal History Evidence In Personal Injury Cases,” CATA News, Winter 2012 – 2013.
• “The Havel Anomaly,” CATA News, Spring 2012.
• “Medical Authorizations and Your Client’s Right to Privacy,” CATA News, Winter 2010-2011.

Download Articles:

• Proving a Negative: What Evidence is Sufficient to Hold a Supplier Liable ‘As if it Were the Manufacturer’ Under R.C. 2307.78(B)(1)?
• The Havel Anomaly
• Medical Authorizations And Your Client’s Right to Privacy
• Pleading After Iqbal and Twombly
• S.B. 227: Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Rights
• Personal Jurisdiction Over The Foreign Defendant: Brown, Nicastro, and the Internet
• What Lies Beneath Workers’ Compensation Subrogation In the Wake of Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.

2014

• CATA: Vice President (June 2014 – June 2015)
• Editor in Chief, CATA Newsletter (2010 – Present)

2015

• CATA: President (2015-2016)
• Editor-in-Chief, CATA Newsletter (2010 – Present)

2014

• CATA: Coordinated lunch seminars (2013 & 2014)
• CWRU: Perspective of Personal Injury Practice (April 2014)
• Ohio Judicial College: “Judgement Day and the Civil Rules” – Presentation on Civ. R. 12 (B) for Judges and Magistrates (June 2014)

2015

• CATA: 2015 Litigation Institute – Moderator
• CATA: 2015 Awards Dinner – Moderator