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Biography
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appeals
- Business Litigation
- Business/Corporate Transactions
- Construction Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Litigation
- Professional Liability
Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
- J.D. - 1978
- Honors: Order of Barristers
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- B.A. - 1975
- Honors: summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1978
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Dayton Bar Association, President, 2000 to 2001
- Ohio Metro Bars Association, Former President
- Dayton Bar Association Foundation, President, 2005 to 2006
- Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Ohio Supreme Court Mentor
- Master Emeritus in the Carl D. Kessler Inns of Court
- Montgomery County Historical Society, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Old 1850 Courthouse Renovation Committee, Chair
- Northridge Optimist Club, Member
- Dayton Rotary Club, Member
Published Works
Representative Cases
Honors
- Volunteer Lawyers Project, Lawyer of the Year, 1989
- Ohio Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- "Best of the Bar" by the Dayton Business Journal
Classes & Seminars
Pro-Bono Activities
- Board Member, Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
- President, Rotary Club of Dayton
- Chair, Montgomery County Law Resources Board
- Chair, Dayton Montgomery County Scholarship Committee
- Twice named by the Presidents Club of Dayton as Service Club Member of the Year
Experience
References
Ancillary Businesses
Fraternities or Sororities
- Pi Kappa Alpha
Certified Legal Specialties
Current and Past Positions
- Montgomery County, Assistant Public Defender, 1979 to 1984
- Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, Magistrate