Roger P. Sugarman Director (614) 462-5422 •     Download vCard Administrative Law Litigation

Practice Focus

Trial and administrative law, with emphasis on defense of securities litigation class actions, SEC enforcement actions, director and officer liability and complex business and commercial litigation.

Career Highlights

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®.

Chosen by his peers as one of Columbus' Top Lawyers by Business First's the Verdict.

Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics magazine.

Adjunct professor, securities regulation at Ohio Northern University's College of Law.

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

• American Bar Association, member
• Athletic Club of Columbus, board of directors, past president
• Columbus Bar Association, securities law committee, member and past chair
• Columbus Bar Foundation, board of trustees, member; fellow
• Columbus Marathon, Inc., board of trustees, past member
• Columbus Metropolitan Library, board of trustees, member
• Columbus School for Girls, board of trustees, past member
• Community Shelter Board, board of trustees, past chair
• Leadership Columbus, board of trustees, past chair
• Ohio State Bar Association, member
• Ohio State Bar Foundation, fellow
• Temple Israel, board of trustees, vice president
• United Way of Central Ohio, board of trustees, past chair
• YMCA of Central Ohio, board of trustees, member

Publications and Presentations

Liabilities of Directors and Officers Under State and Federal Law, Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institutes

Presenter on securities laws at Columbus Bar Association and Ohio Division of Securities Seminars.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• Supreme Court of Ohio
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education

Juris Doctorate (1975)
University of Toledo College of Law
Cum laude

Bachelor of Arts, English (1972)
Vanderbilt University