Admitted
1987, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Law School
Capital University Law School, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
State University of New York College at Brockport, B.A., 1981
Memberships
Columbus (Member: Doctor/Lawyer Committee, 1990-1991; Insurance Law Committee, 1994—; Chairperson, Trial Advocacy Committee, 1989-1991), Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Chairperson, Computer Services Committee, 1988-1991; Chairperson, Brief Bank Committee, 1989-1991; Home Office Committee, 1991-1992; Board Member at Large, 1992-1993; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Section, 1993-1994; Chair, Membership Committee, 1994; Chair, Insurance Law Section 1994-1997; Executive Committee Member, 1997— and Vice President, 2000-2001, President, 2002—, A.D.O.P.T. Political Action Committee; Chair, 1994—; Treasurer, 1998-1999, Secretary, 1999-2000); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Young Lawyers Advisory Committee, 1991-1993; Member, Product Liability Section 1996—); Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Negligence Law Committee, 1988-1990; Presidents Award, 1991; Newsletter Editor, 1990-1992; Chairperson Trial Advocacy Committee, 1989-1991; Trustee, 1992-1994; Chair Administrative Oversight Committee, 1994; Treasurer, 1995; Vice President, 1996; President, 1997).
Biographical
Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, 1995 and 1996 and Amicus Curiae Award, 1993-1994, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Author: State Farm v. Alexander - Evidence of the Supreme Court's Growing Support of Statutorily Mandated UM/UIM Coverage, Ohio Trial, Fall, 1993, Vol. 4, Issue 4; The John Doe Loop Hole, Ohio Trial, Summer 1995, Vol. 6, Issue 3; Traditional Approach to Establishing a Law Practice, Bar Briefs, Columbus Bar Association, Fall, 1995; Workers Compensation Subrogation - Timing is Everything, Ohio Trial, February, 1996, Vol. 7, Issue 1; Product Non-Liability Statute H.B. 350, Ohio Trial, November 1996, Vol. 7, Issue 4. Co-Author: Anesthesia Malpractice, Proof of Facts American Jurisprudence, 1989. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 2001—. (Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)