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Experience
• Defense of physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice cases and trials in both state and federal courts in Ohio and Kentucky
• Defense of state fund and self-insured employers before the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, Ohio Industrial Commission, and in court.
• Served as law clerk to Judge Thomas D. Lambros, U.S. District Court, Cleveland, Ohio, 1985-1987
Honors/Distinctions
• AV peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell- a reflection of having achieved the highest level of professional skill and integrity a lawyer can earn
• Selected and listed as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers (2005-2006, 2011-2019)
• Selected and listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America – Insurance Law (2009-2016)
Admissions
• State of Ohio
• Commonwealth of Kentucky
• U.S District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• U.S District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
• Cincinnati Bar Association (Vice Chair of Grievance Committee, Worker’s Compensation Committee, and Health Law Committee; former Chairperson, Common Pleas Court Committee)
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (Former Member of Facility Standards Committee)
Presentations
• “HIPPA: What You Need to Know” Mercy Health (May & August 2019)
• “Ohio Workers’ Compensation – Bad Faith Claims Against Self-Insured Employers: Does the Law Really Provide Much of a Bulwark Against A Successful Civil Lawsuit?” Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Ohio Valley Chapter (March 2014)
• “Protecting Your Facility Against End of Life-Related Litigation,” Kentucky Association of Health Care Association Annual Meeting (November 2013)
• “Ethics: HIPAA – Law Firm Obligations,” Cincinnati Bar Association Health Care Law Seminar, December 2012
• “Medical Records Law in Ohio,” sponsored by Lorman Education Services, October 2007, 2010, 2012
• “Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Law”, Rendigs client seminar, August 2012
• “Tales from The Employment Law Crypt,” Rendigs client seminar, November 2011
• “Medical Malpractice Update: Where Have All The Lawsuits Gone,” Cincinnati Bar Association Health Law Committee, December 2010
• “New and Pending Legislation Update: What’s New and What’s Pending, Workers’ Compensation Subrogation,” Ohio Association of Civil Attorneys, Summer 2003
• “The Implication of Scott-Pontzer and its Progeny on Ohio UM/UIM Cases,” National Business Institute, Fall 2002
• “Current Status of Workers’ Compensation Liens,” Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Fall 2001
• “UPDATE: New Workers’ Compensation Subrogation and New Intentional Tort Statutes,” Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Spring 1996
• “Workers’ Compensation for Self-Insureds,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., March 1994, May 1995
Publications
• “2015 Ushers In New OSHA Record keeping Rules,” Rendigs 2015 Employment Law eBook (January 2015)
• “Jeffrey v. Marietta Memorial Hospital,” Healthcare Legal Update (April 2013)
• “Workers’ Comp. Case Law in 2012: Another Year of Multiple Voluntary Abandonment Decisions,” Rendigs Employment Law 2012 year in Review e-book (January 2013)
Education
• Case Western Reserve University College of Law (J.D., 1985)
• Denison University (B.A., 1982)
