Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Cleveland, OH

Honors/Awards

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Ohio Super Lawyer, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers, Top 50 Cleveland Super Lawyers, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2021
• Cleveland ERISA Litigation "Lawyer of the Year", The Best Lawyers in America©, 2018
• Leading Lawyer - Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA, 2020
• Local Litigation Star - Competition, General Commercial, Health Care, Professional Liability, and Securities, Benchmark Litigation, 2021
• Cleveland ERISA Litigation “Lawyer of The Year”, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2018
• Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation and Litigation – ERISA, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021

Newsletters

• In Intel Corp. Inv. Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, 589 U.S. __ (Feb. 26, 2020), the U.S. Supreme Court brought important – albeit generally employee-friendly – clarity to an oft-litigated statute of limitations issue in ERISA breach of fiduciary duty litigation. , The U.S. Supreme Court Dilutes ERISA’s Statute of Limitations Defense for Fiduciaries, Employee Benefits And Executive Compensation

Educational Background

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center., 1989
• B.A., Miami University., 1986

Pro bono/Community Service

• College Now Greater Cleveland, Board Member, 2020
• Board member, Ohio State Legal Services Association, 2021
• Cuyahoga County Law Library, 2021
• Chair of Calfee Halter's Pro Bono Committee, 2019

Verdicts/Settlements

• Culminating in a 2020 Ohio Supreme Court Order, successfully represented a Colorado public company and its former CEO in litigation matters resulting in judgments against and collections from an Ohio company totaling more than $5.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages, plus a $1.1 million sanctions and attorneys’ fees award, which award was affirmed by the 11th District Ohio Court of Appeals in 2019 and the Ohio Supreme Court in 2020., 2020
• Currently (in 2020) represents, and has since 2009, a Colorado public company and its former CEO in litigation matters resulting in judgments against and collections from an Ohio company totaling more than $5.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages, plus a $1.13 million 2019 sanctions and attorneys’ fees trial court award, which judgment was affirmed by the 11th District Ohio Court of Appeals in December, 2019.  The losing parties are currently seeking Ohio Supreme Court review of the million dollar-plus sanctions award., 2020
• In 2016 represented one of Ohio’s largest steel companies in a multi-million-dollar three-week jury trial arising from a $100 million construction project gone awry., 2016

Bar/Professional Activity

• Board member, Ohio State Legal Services Association, 2021
• Fellow, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation, 2021
• Judicial Conference of the 8th Judicial District (Cuyahoga County), Life Member, 2021
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America  , 2021
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Ohio

Industry Groups

• Banking
• Financial Services And Insurance
• Gaming And Hospitality
• Health Care
• Manufacturing And Industrial
• Private and Family-Owned Businesses
• Public Companies
• Real Estate