| Admission Details | 1986, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio |
| Education | Mount Union College, B.A., 1983; Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, J.D., 1986 |
| Birth Information | Cadiz, Ohio, September 1, 1961 |
| Associations & Memberships | Columbus (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee), Cleveland Metropolitan, Toledo (Member, Workers' Compensation Section) and Ohio State (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee) Bar Associations.
Central Ohio Self-Insured Association
Northwest Ohio Self-Insured Association
Northeast Ohio RIMS
Self Insured Group of Ohio |
| Awards & Recognition | AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine, Cincinnati Magazine and Columbus Monthly (2006-2011)
Recognized in Who's Who in Area Law for northwest Ohio published in the Toledo Business Journal (2009) |
| Speaking Engagements | Presented for numerous groups including Akron Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, Getaway Continuing Legal Education, Lorman Business Institute, Northern Ohio Self-Insured Association, Self Insurers' Group of Ohio, Sterling Educational Services |
| Representative Clients | Statewide practice in all aspects of defending workers' compensation claims
Representation of employers in rating, classification, and premium issues before the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Adjudication Committee |
| Publications | "Ohio Supreme Court Declares One Time Only Premium Reduction Credit Unlawful" - State, ex rel. UAW v. BWC, 95 Ohio St. 3d. 408, 2002-Ohio-2491
"BWC's 75% Premium Reduction For Private Employers Could Be Last"
"Ohio's Tenth District Court of Appeals Strikes Down Bureau's 1999 Premium Dividend Credit for Private State Fund Employers" |
| Additional Bio Details | Mr. Spiker's practice focuses on defending employers in general employment matters, OSHA compliance and workers' compensation claims, including violation of a specific safety requirement (VSSR's) as well as all related litigation. Additionally, he handles rating, classification and premium issues before the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Adjudication Committee. Mr. Spiker's clients have included corporations and individuals in the health care, retail, manufacturing, transportation and construction industries. |