Position: Member

TEL: 216-592-8753

FAX: 216-781-8207

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Admitted: 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits

Law School: Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1976

College: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1972

Birth Date and Place: Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1950

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; First Amendment Law; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury

Additional Information: Ohio State Bar Association; First Amendment Lawyers Association (President, 1997-1998; National Chairman, 1998-1999); The American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1993—; Ohio Super Lawyers; Leading Lawyers Inside Business; Top Lawyers Northern Ohio Live.