MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
Circuit Mediator for the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Ninth Circuits (2014-2025) Mediated (and evaluated for mediation) cases by telephone and in-person, and assisted counsel with procedural issues.
Senior Mediator/Principal at The Center for Resolution of Disputes (1999-2007 and 2012-2014) Private mediation practice primarily in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Mediated more than 500 cases with approximately 90% settlement rate.
District Mediator, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2007-2012)
Appointed by the judges to design and implement a unique, experimental in-house mediation program. Mediated more than 600 cases in-person at every stage of litigation from pre-suit to post-trial.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Summary
Twenty years of experience handling a unique combination of complex commercial litigation, employment law, general business matters, and ADR in large, medium, and small/solo firms representing clients ranging from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Experience was primarily first-chair responsibility for a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including five federal court trials, two dozen state court trials, several administrative hearings and six appellate arguments.
Bar Admissions
Ohio (1987)(Inactive status), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (1988), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin (1991), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan (1994)
REPRESENTATIVE HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution (2012-2015)
Appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court. The Commission advises the state supreme court on dispute resolution for Ohio courts and public officials.
Best Lawyers in America/Super Lawyers
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Peer Selection during private mediation practice)
Martindale-Hubbell - AV Peer Review Rated
Cincinnati Academy for Leadership of Lawyers - Inaugural Class (1997)
Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellow - Class of 2002
Cincinnati Bar Association - Committee involvement has included Common Pleas (past Chair), ADR, Bench-Bar Planning, Continuing Education, and Membership Development Task Force
University Of Cincinnati Law Alumni Association - past trustee
EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati - J.D. (1987) - Merit Scholar, Order of Barristers, Moot Court, American Jurisprudence Award
University of Cincinnati - B.G.S. (1983) – with Certificate in Journalism