Honors and Awards:

• George Williams Leadership Award, Cuyahoga Falls YMCA, 1995 – 1996

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Fellow, Akron Bar Foundation, 1998 - Present
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1986 - Present
• Akron Bar Association, 1985 - Present
• Summit County Court of Common Pleas Mediation Advisory Council, 1998 - Present
• National Board of Trial Advocacy Brief Review Panel, 2001 - Present
• Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2003 - Present
• Trustee, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present
• Ohio State Bar Association, 1985 - Present
• Charles Scanlon Inn of Court, 1989 - 1991
• Akron Bar Association Judicial Commission, 1998 - 2000
• Cuyahoga Falls Board of Zoning Appeals, 1998 to Present
• President, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998  
• Vice President, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - 1997
• Treasurer, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 – 1993
• Secretary, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - 1995
• Sustaining Member, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association
• Grievance Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Judicial Evaluation, Chair, New Lawyers Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Medical Society Liaison Committee, Minority Involvement, Akron Bar Association
• Law Office Technology Committee, Investigative Subcommittee B, Akron Bar Association
• Professionalism Committee, Investigative Subcommittee A, Akron Bar Association
• Federal Court, Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Grievance Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Federal Court Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Common Pleas & Appellate Courts Committee, Akron Bar Association
• Trustee, Akron Bar Association, 1995 - 1998
• American Bar Association, 1985 - 1997
• Akron Bar Association, 1985 - Present
• Sustaining Member, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association
• Ohio Association for Justice, 1986 - Present
• American Association for Justice, 1986 - Present
• Ohio State Bar Association, 1985 - Present
• Akron Bar Association
• Board of Trustees, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• President, Summit County Trial Lawyers Association
• United States District Courts for the Southern District of Ohio
• Ohio, 1985
• United States District Courts for the Northern District of Ohio, 1986
• United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986
• Florida, 1986
• United States Supreme Court, 1995
• United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001
• United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2002

Pro bono/Community Service:

• YMCA Cuyahoga Falls Branch, 1991 - Present
• College of Wooster "W" Association, 1981 - Present
• The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, 2001 - Present
• St. Joseph School, Youth Sports Coach – Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Wrestling, 1993 - Present
• Sports Board, St. Joseph School, 1998 - Present
• Council, Cuyahoga Falls YMCA Indian Princesses, 2002 - Present
• Torch and Peer Committee, United Way, 1995 – 1999
• Member, St. Joseph Parish, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• Chief, Cuyahoga Falls YMCA Indian Princesses, 1995 – 1996
• Cuyahoga Falls YMCA Indian Princesses, 1991 - 1996
• Trustee, YMCA Cuyahoga Falls Branch, 1997 – 2001
• President , College of Wooster "W" Association, 1994 – 1996
• Trustee, College of Wooster "W" Association, 1990 – 1996

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Federal District Court ADR Panel Training, 27th June 2003
• CLE Seminar and Spiritual Retreat, 28th May 2003
• OSBA District 11 Meeting – Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse, 18th Feb 2003
• Cleveland Bar Association – Business Litigation Seminar, 11th Nov 2002
• Stark County Trial Lawyers – Trial Practice Seminar, 22nd Nov 2002
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Medical Negligence Seminar, 15th Nov 2002
• Ethics Update, 19th Dec 2001
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage, 7th Dec 2001
• Dealing With a Defense Private Investigator, 1st Oct 2001
• Excelling As A First Time Supervisor, 2nd Aug 2001
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers – Auto Insurance Seminar, 27th July 2001
• Ohio State Bar Association District 11 Meeting, 27th March 2001
• 2001 Bench Bar Conference, 19th Feb 2001
• Law and Specialization, 15th Feb 2001
• OSBA District 11 Meeting – Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse, 27th March 2001
• Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse, 13th Sep 2000
• Northern District of Ohio Federal, 18th April 2000
• Bernard Friedman Litigation Institute Seminar, 23rd March 2000
• Current Developments in the Civil Trial Practice, 4th Feb 2000
• Civil Trial Practice Institute, 3rd Dec 1999
• Medical Negligence Seminar, 12th Nov 1999
• Update In UM/UDM Litigation: The Pitfalls of the Practice, 15th Oct 1999
• District 11 Annual Meeting & Election, 10th Feb 1999
• District 11 Annual Meeting & Election, 11th Feb 1998
• 1997 Trial Practice Seminar, 12th Dec 1997
• Multi-Topics Marathon - Ethics and Substance Abuse, 4th Dec 1997
• 1997 Bench-Bar Conference, 4th Sep 1997
• District 11 Annual Meeting & Election, 20th Feb 1997
• Trial Practice Seminar, 13th Dec 1996
• Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements, 18th Nov 1996
• The Lawyer Grievance Process, 24th Oct 1996
• Taking Effective Depositions, 26th Sep 1996
• Personal Injury Seminar, 26th June 1996
• Trial Practice Seminar, 26th June 1996
• Taking Effective Depositions, 21st Sep 1995
• Northern District of Ohio Seminar, 21st April 1995
• Federal Court Seminar, 7th April 1995
• Anti-Trust Issues Affecting Credit Management, National Association of Credit Managers, 18th Sep 2003
• "Jury Selection", Federal Trial Practice for the State Court Practitioner Seminar, 14th May 2003
• Personal Injury Settlements in Ohio: "Practical Methods for Perfecting the Settlement of a Claim", 12th March 2003
• UM/UIM Completing the Circle -"he Policy Exclusions", 7th Dec 2001
• Board Certification Presentation, 15th Feb 2001
• "Changes and Amendments to the Local Rules" 18th April 2000
• Civil Trial Practice Institute "HMO Liability" 4th Feb 2000
• Federal Court, 6 th Circuit "Recent Changes to the Practice Rule", 9th Dec 1999
• Civil Trial Practice Institute "A Respected Profession" Panel, 3rd Dec 1999
• "Northern District of Ohio Federal Court" 17th April 1998
• "Legal Issues – Multiple Topics" 4th Dec 1997
• "Taking Effective Depositions" 26th Sep 1996
• "Personal Injury" 26th June 1996
• "Trial Practice" 13th Dec 1996
• "Taking Effective Depositions", 21st Sep 1995
• "Federal Court Seminar", 7th April 1995
• "Preparing the Personal Injury Case: Focus on the Injury", 21st May 1993

Representative Clients:

• Sanek vs. Duracote Corporation (1989), 43 Ohio St. 3d 169
• Wise vs. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 1991 WL65133, (Ohio App. 9 Dist. April 24, 1991)
• Yaworsky vs. Maluke, 1992 WL 150290, (Ohio App. 9 Dist. June 24, 1992)
• Things Remembered, Inc. vs. BGTV, Inc., 151 B.R. 827, (Bankr. N.D. Ohio March 15, 1993)
• Amer Cunningham Brennan Co. vs. McNeely, 1994 WL 189766, (Ohio App. 9 Dist. May 18, 1994)
• Ralston vs. Scalia, 1994 WL22890, (Ohio App. 5 Dist. January 10, 1994)
• Turner Liquidating Co. vs. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co. (1994), 93 Ohio App. 3d 292
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. vs. Aetna Cas. and Surety Co., 1995 WL422733, (Ohio App.9 Dist. July 12, 1995)
• Ralston vs. Scalia, 1995 WL507609, (Ohio App. 5 Dist. May 15, 1995)
• Stoll vs. Hostetler, 1995 WL 19163, (Ohio App. 9 Dist. January 18, 1995)
• Things Remembered, Inc. vs. Petrarca, 516 U.S. 124 (1995) (Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court – counsel for prevailing party)
• Things Remembered, Inc. vs. Fireman’s Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J., 924 P.2d 1089, (Colo.App. January 25, 1996)
• Gencorp, Inc. vs. AIU Ins. Co., 970 F.Supp1253, (N.D. Ohio May 20, 1997)
• Akron Bar Association vs. Snyder (1997), 78 Ohio St. 3d 57
• National Satellite Sports, Inc. vs. Eliadis, Inc., 65 F.Supp.2d 662 (N.D. Ohio July 30, 1999)
• Akron Bar Association vs. Snyder (1999), 87 Ohio St. 3d 211
• Stewart vs. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1999), 136 Ohio App. 3d 244
• Groot vs. General Elec. Co., 2000 WL 141031, (Ohio App. 9 Dist. February 2, 2000)
• GenCorp, Inc. vs. AIU Ins. Co., 104 F.Supp.2d 740, (N.D. Ohio June 2, 2000)
• Vicars vs. McCray, 2002 WL31465792, (Ohio App.9 Dist. Nov 6, 2002)
• State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Bond (2002), 98 Ohio St.3d 146 (Counsel for Amicus Summit County Trial Lawyers Association)
• Rigby vs. Fallsway Equipment Co., Inc. (2002), 150 Ohio App.3d 155