University Attended:
College of Wooster, B.A., History, 1981; Ohio Northern University
Law School Attended:
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Ohio; 1986, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Memberships:
Akron (Immediate Past President, 2013-2014; President, 2012-2013; President-Elect, 2011-2012; Vice-Chair, Grievance Committee, 2007-2009; Chair, Grievance Committee, 2009-2011; Chair, Federal Court Committee, 1993-1994; Chair, Common Pleas Court Committee, 1998-1999; Member, Board of Trustees, 1995-1998) and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Trustees, 2005-2007; Leadership Council, 2005-2007); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Summit County Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1992-1993; Secretary, 1993-1996; Vice President, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998); Fellow, Akron Bar Association Foundation. Fellow: Akron Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Cleveland, Ohio, December 16, 1958
Reported Cases:
Things Remembered, Inc. v. Anthony A. Petrarca, 516 U.S. 124, 116 S.Ct. 494,133 L.Ed.2d 461 (1995); Stewart v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1999), 136 Ohio App. 3d 244; Turner Liquidating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co. (1994), 93 Ohio App. 3d 292; Akron Bar Association v. Snyder (1999), 87 Ohio St. 3d 211; Akron Bar Association v. Snyder (1997), 78 Ohio St. 3d 47; Sanek v. Duracote Corporation (1989), 43 Ohio St. 3d 169; Rigby v. Fallsway Equipment Co., Inc. (2002) 150 Ohio App.3d 155; State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publ. Co. v. Bond (2002), 98 Ohio St. 3d 146 (Counsel for Amicus, Summit County Trial Lawyers Assn.)
Certifications:
Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Hobbies & interests:
Coaching wrestling, officiating wrestling, running, music, watching high school and college football and wrestling
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