Chris Weber

Director + Chair, Professional Responsibility Practice
cweber@keglerbrown.com
Office: 614-462-5415
Mobile: 614-440-2632
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Chris Weber

Director + Chair, Professional Responsibility Practice

cweber@keglerbrown.com
Office: 614-462-5415
Mobile: 614-440-2632
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Chris is an elected fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and one of the firm’s most experienced trial attorneys. He has represented clients across a broad range of industries in a wide variety of highly sensitive and bet-the-company matters throughout his three decades of practice.

Chris is also consistently recognized as one of the preeminent attorneys in Ohio for professional responsibility and legal ethics issues, including earning distinction from The Best Lawyers in America as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus for related matters.

He served as Kegler Brown’s managing director from 2016 to 2024.

Litigation

Chris represents clients in all aspects of commercial and personal injury litigation in both state and federal courts.

Ethics + Professional Responsibility

Chris also advises clients on professional responsibility and legal ethics issues, including the ethical obligations under Ohio’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Chris represents clients in disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Professional Conduct and the Ohio Supreme Court.

  • University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1992)
    • Cum laude; Order of the Coif
  • John Carroll University (B.A., 1989)
    • Cum laude

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

  • American Bar Association, member
  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, member
  • Columbus Bar Association, member
  • Litigation Counsel of America, fellow
  • Ohio State Bar Association, member

  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007
  • Recognized in Columbus CEO Top Lawyers, 2023-2025
  • Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2005-2006, 2010-2025
  • Selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law by The Best Lawyers in America®, 2014, 2018, 2024
  • Selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus in the area of Professional Malpractice Law for Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America®, 2015, 2020, 2022
  • Selected as the 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus in the area of Corporate Compliance Law by The Best Lawyers in America®

Publications + Presentations

Presentation

Ethical Use of AI in the Legal Industry

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Presentation

2025 Ethics Symposium: AI + the Legal Industry

Presentation

2023 Ethics Series

Presentation

2022 Ethics Series

Presentation

2021 Ethics Webinar Series

publication

Gone But Not Forgotten - Duties to Former Clients

As part of our 2020 Ethics Webinar Series, Chris presented at the Columbus Bar Association on October 23, the Akron Bar Association on October 27, the Toledo Bar Association on October 28, and at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law on November 7.Can a lawyer put funds belonging to her client into her firm’s operating account? This is the type of question Chris answered during his presentation along with outlining confidentiality, adversity, and cooperation with file.   

2020 Ethics Webinar Series
publication

IOLTA Account – How to Avoid the Ethical Traps

As part of our 2020 Ethics Webinar Series, Chris presented at the Columbus Bar Association on October 23, the Akron Bar Association on October 27, the Toledo Bar Association on October 28, and at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law on November 7.Chris spoke on how to operate your IOLTA account, what goes into an IOLTA account, record-keeping requirements, and much more.

2020 Ethics Webinar Series
Presentation

2019 Ethics Symposium

Kegler Brown's annual seminar on professional responsibility was presented on Friday, October 18, 2019 at the Columbus Bar Association (CBA). This year's guest speaker featured Kent Markus, Bar and General Counsel at the CBA, where he showcased a visual disciplinary flowchart, various bar rules, and practical tips and best practices.A panel discussion Q+A about identifying issues, the duty to report, advisory opinions, and recent ethic developments were among a few of the topics covered by Kegler Brown litigators, Jane Gleaves and Jason Beehler. Moderator, Chris Weber, discussed topics ranging from specific ethical requirements, pitfalls to avoid, and his recommendations for best practices.

Columbus Bar Association
publication

Capital University Law School Professional Responsibility Seminar

Taking place at Capital University Law School on April 5, a team of Kegler Brown attorneys presented on multiple topics related to professional conduct and responsibility.Chris Weber discussed avoiding malpractice and gave practical guidance on ethical issues that lawyers face every day in their practice. He gave tips on how to properly navigate these ethical issues in order to both improve client relationships and lead to a better night’s sleep.Jane Gleaves highlighted the disciplinary system by giving a review of recent notable ethics opinions in Ohio and explained their potential implications.Jason Beehler discussed ethical dangers through a transactional lens and talked about practical issues for transactional lawyers, such as candor to third parties and attorney-client privilege in deal documents.

Capital University Law School Professional Responsibility Seminar