Partner
Areas Of Practice:
Automobile Accidents/ Injuries
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice -- Plaintiff
General Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
General Civil Litigation -- Plaintiff and Defendant
Probate Administration/Estate Planning
Litigation Percentage:
75% Civil Litigation/Trial Practice/Negotiation/Mediation/Arbitration
25% Probate Administration/Estate Planning
Certifications/Specialties:
Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001, Recertified, 2006
Bar Admissions:
State of Ohio, 1981 - present
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1982 - present
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993 - present
Education:
University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1980 Juris Doctorate
Honors: Top 25% of Class
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Mich., 1976
Bachelor of Science
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Teaching Certificate: Biology, Chemistry, General Science
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Ohio, National Business Institute, August, 2004
Advanced Personal Injury: Mastering Your Practice, National Business Institute,
September, 2008
Honors and Awards:
Ohio Super Lawyer, Cincinnati Magazine, Law & Politics, Columbus Monthly - 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Who's Who In Northwest Ohio Law, 2009 - 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Ohio State Bar Association (1981 - Present)
Fee Dispute Mediation/Arbitration Panel, Dist. 4 (2005 - Present)
Toledo Bar Association (1983 - Present)
a. Fee Grievance Committee (1986 - 1988)
b. Common Pleas Court Committee (1988 - 1990)
c. Grievance Committee (1998 - 2000)
National Board of Trial Advocacy - Civil Trial Specialist (2001 - Present)
Examiner: Civil Ethics, 2003; Medical Negligence, 2004
Ohio Association for Justice (1983 - Present)
Board of Trustees, Representative at Large (1996 -1998)
Anthony Wayne Schools Education Foundation, Board of Trustees (1997 - 2000)
Sons of the American Legion, Post 384, Whitehouse, Ohio (1997 - Present)
Adjunct (2003 - Present)
Past Employment Positions:
Schlageter, Breier & Bryce, Civil Trial Attorney (1992 - 2002)
Huffman, Gallagher, Schlageter & Breier, Civil Trial Attorney, Plaintiff Personal Injury
(1988 - 1992)
Frank W. Cubbon, Jr. & Associates, Civil Trial Attorney, Plaintiff Personal Injury (1982 -
1988)
Defiance County Prosecutor's Office, Assistant County Prosecutor (1981 - 1982)
Montpelier Exempted Schools, Biology Teacher, Montpelier High School (1980 -1981)
Toledo Public Schools, Science Teacher, Old West End Junior High (1976 - 1980)
Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Hobbies/Interests:
Apiculture, Alpine skiing, inline skating, landscape architecture, feng shui, golf
