Admitted
1983, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, Illinois
Law School
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Purdue University, B.A., 1980
Memberships
Ohio State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Author/Co-Author: The Ethical Use of Outside Auditors and Billing Guidelines, Nov. 1998 ACE Annual Claims Exposition & Conference; Litigating Fee Dispute Cases on Behalf of a Client or Third-Party Payer: Some Practical Tips, Apr. 1998 Mealey's Attorneys Fees Conference; Legal Audits: Is the Defense Bar's Argument that the Insurer is an ‘Outsider’ to the Attorney-Client Relationship in Our Clients' Best Interests? 1998 IADC Annual Meeting; Your Bill: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Legal Audit, Nov. 1997, U.S. Business Litigation; Survey of State Arbitration Provisions, Nov. 1997 Vol. 1, No. 4 Mealey's Attorney Fees; Fee Dispute Tips for Insurers, Insureds and Counsel in Cumis Situations, Oct. 1997 Mealey's Attorney Fees; The Insurability of Prevailing Party Legal Fees, Sept. 1997 Mealey's Attorney Fees; The Ethics of Legal Fee Arrangements, Aug. 1997 Vol. 1, No. 1 Mealey's Attorney Fees; Billing Judgement—What Is It? Do You Have It? May 1997 Preview Issue, Mealey's Attorney Fees; Daubert and Its Impact on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation: The Debate Over Daubert's Applicability to Cases Involving Technical or Specialized Knowledge, ABA's 1997 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Seminar; Punitive Damages Update, IADC's 1997 Mid-Year Conference: When the Parent is to Blame: A Commentary on Parental Responsibility in the '90's, Fall/Winter 1996 TIPS Committee News for ABA's Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee; Defending Your Company's Destiny: Ten Tips for Reducing Risk and Improving Your Bottom Line in an Uncertain Legal Environment, Frank F. Haack & Associates' June 1996 Tort Reform Seminar; Six Tips for Successfully Defending the Automotive Manufacturer in a Child Restraint Case, ABA's 1996 Emerging Trends in Automotive Product Liability Seminar; Can Daubert Bar ‘Witchcraft’ From the Courtroom? May 1995 Corporate Legal Time