Practice focuses on trial and appellate advocacy in areas of commercial
litigation, professional responsibility, corporate governance,
compliance law and personal injury defense, including medical
malpractice.
Career Highlights
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®.
Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics magazine.
Successfully litigated a landmark construction bidding dispute concerning a "responsibility" determination under Ohio's Competitive Bidding statutes.
Argued multiple attorney disciplinary cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, member
Columbus Bar Association, member
Ohio State Bar Association, member
Publications and Presentations
Defending the Professional Responsibility Case, Kegler, Brown,
Hill & Ritter Seminar Series: Professionalism and Ethics Seminar,
presented 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006.
Various Ethics and Professional Responsibility presentations
to bar associations and attorneys.
Final Appealable Orders and Appellate Briefs, Appellate Practice Seminar, presented 2001 & 2002
Update on Ohio's Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Laws, Advocate - The Litigation Newsletter: A Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Publication, January 2002, (with Traci A. McGuire)
Bidding Disputes On Public Improvement Projects, Construction Law Seminar, presented 2001
Bar Admissions
Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Education
Juris Doctorate (1992) University of Toledo College of Law
Cum laude; Order of the Coif; Law Review, lead articles editor
Bachelor of Science, Political Science (1989) John Carroll University
Cum laude; National Jesuit Honor Society; 2-time Academic All American (baseball)