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Practice Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Construction Liability
  • Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability

Education

  • University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
    • J.D. - 1990
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1986

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 1990
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1990

Professional Associations

  • Member of the Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court; Team Captain (2000 - 2006)
  • Frequent lecturer for Continuing Legal Education seminars
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Dayton Bar Association; Former Member Bench Bar Conference Committee (Co-Chair, 2000), Member Bar Exam and Qualifications Committee (1998 to present; vice chair, 2016) and Executive Board (Trustee, 2021-2023) (Fellow, 2024 – Present) (2nd Vice President, 2023-2024) (1st Vice President, 2024 – Present)
  • Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates "ABOTA" (Treasurer, 2014), (Secretary, 2015), (President-Elect, 2016), (President, 2017), (Board Member 2012 to Present)

Honors

  • 2002 "40 Under 40" Award
  • Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers (2009 - 2016, 2018 - Present)
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America (2011 - Present)
  • AV Preeminent Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Former Member of Board of Trustees of University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association; Member CLE Committee (1991-2018) (Chair 1998 and 1999)
  • Former Member of Oakwood Rotary Club (2000 to 2008)
  • Former Member of the City of Oakwood Budget Review Committee (1999 to 2015)
  • Great Chief of the Oakwood Nation YMCA Indian Guides and Princesses (2000 to 2003)
  • Former Member of Board of Directors of YMCA Camp Kern (2003-2016), (Chair 2011 and 2012) (Recipient of Bob Barr Enthusiologist Award, 2017)
  • Former Member of Oakwood Alumni Association Board, Member of Distinguished Alumni Committee (2000-2015; Chair 2008)
  • Former Member of The Dayton Lawyers Club Board (Treasurer 2019 - 2021), (President 2022 - 2024)