Admitted
1990, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Old Dominion University, B.A., 1978; University of Virginia, M.A., 1981; University of Virginia, Ph.
Memberships
Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law and Products Liability Law Steering Committees).
Biographical
Law Clerk to the Honorable Ann Aldrich, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Author: Chapter, Particular Actions and Proceedings, Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1995. Lecturer: Protecting Against Liability in Ohio and Principles of Business Interruption Insurance, National Business Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, 2002; Expert Witness Testimony in Ohio, Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999; American Products Liability Law, Defense Research Institute Canadian-American Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 1994. Moderator, Appellate Decision-Making and Opinion Writing, Ohio Appellate Judges Association Conference, Sandusky, Ohio 1991. Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, Appointed to four-year term by Chief Judge George White, Northern District of Ohio. (Resident, Cleveland Office)