University Attended:
University of Notre Dame, A.B., magna cum laude, 1974
Law School Attended:
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, Ohio; 1978, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1978, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Memberships:
Cleveland and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute.
Birth Information:
Elyria, Ohio, November 12, 1953
Reported Cases:
Grable & Sons Metal Products v Darue Engineering, 545 U.S. 308 (2005); DaimlerChrysler Corp v Cuno, 547 US, 126 S Ct 1854 (5-15-2006) (brief for amici curiae); Winkelman v Parma City School District, 550 U.S., 127 S. Ct. 1994 (5-21-2007) (brief for amici curiae); Mikulski v Centerior Energy Corp., 501 F.3d 555 (6th Cir 2007) (en banc); Mikulski v Centerior Energy Corp, 435 F 3d 666 (6th Cir. 2006)(vacated by grant of rehearing en banc 4-26-06); Rybarczyk v TRW, 235 F.3d 975 (6th Cir. 2000), aff'g, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3186 (N.D. Ohio 3-14-97) and 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13848 (N.D. Ohio 9-5-97); Costantino v TRW, 13 F 3d 969 (6th Cir. 1994), In re Garver, 116 F 3d 176 (6th Cir 1997); Simiele v Cleveland Board of Education, 57 F.3d 1070 (6th Cir 1995); Schick v Ernst & Young, 141 F.R.D. 23 (S.D.N.Y. 1992); The Erie Dock Company v Erie Lackawanna, Inc., 688 F. Supp. 1556 (Sp. Ct. RRRA. 1988); The Erie Dock Company v Erie Lackawanna, Inc., 635 F. Supp 875 (Sp. Ct RRRA 1986); White Consolidated Industries, Inc v Whirlpool Corp, 619 F Supp. 1022 (N.D. Ohio 1985), mod'y 612 F. Supp. 1009 (N.D. Ohio 1985), aff'd 781 F.2d 1224 (6th Cir 1986); Record Revolution No. 6 v City of Parma, Ohio, 709 F.2d 534 (6th Cir 1983), rev'g 638 F.2d 916 (6th Cir. 1980), and aff'g 492 F Supp. 1157 (N.D. Ohio 1980); In re All Kelley & Ferraro Asbestos Cases v Amchem Products, Inc, 105 Ohio St.3d 287, 2005-Ohio-1650; In re All Kelley & Ferraro Asbestos Cases, 8th Dist. Case Nos 83348 & 83628, 2005-Ohio-2608; State ex rel Committee v Norris, 99 Ohio St.3d 336, 2003-Ohio-3887; State ex rel Crobaugh v White, 91 Ohio St.3d 470 (2001); Navarro v LaMusga (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1072, 12 Cal Rptr 3d 356, 88 P.3d 81.
