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Practice Areas: Human Resources Law; Employee Benefits; Intellectual Property; Technology; Civil Litigation; Distribution

Additional Information: Mike's practice is commercial dispute resolution. A typical day may find Mike's time split between handling a basic landlord-tenant matter for a legal aid client before concentrating his efforts on the more complex disposition of an antitrust, a trade secret, ERISA, or other commercial disputes. To achieve desired results for clients, Mike employs varying methods of dispute resolution, including mediation (with or without a third party neutral) and arbitration. If these methods are unsuccessful, and a trial is required, Mike's clients find that he is an exceptional pre-trial, trial, and appellate advocate.

Mike is a pragmatic and passionate advocate who is both aggressive and principled. Much of Mike's practice consists of emergency business disputes. These disputes include covenants not to compete, trade secret issues, intellectual property, breach of contract, interference in business relations, antitrust disputes, and a host of other issues.

Throughout his professional career, Mike has achieved significant success for clients. Mike has obtained multiple $1+ million dollar verdicts and/or settlements. Mike has also successfully defended clients who have been the targets of claims seeking damages in excess of $1 million dollars.

Mike also is Graydon Head's pro bono coordinator and was honored in 2000 with the Lawyer of the Year Award by the Legal Aid Society of the Cincinnati Bar Association.

Mike is recognized throughout the community as a gifted trial attorney, and, based on the grading and comments of his peers, he earned an AV Rating, the highest rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell.

In college, Mike was a member of the Notre Dame Swimming Team and the Notre Dame Water Polo club. While in Law School, Mike served as Notre Dame's Assistant Swimming Coach. Since 1990, Mike has continued his coaching passion at his family's parish.

Mike has been married to his wife, Melanie, since 1994. They have two children.

Outside of work, Mike maintains a competitive and athletic lifestyle. He has participated in several marathons of the conventional kind, and in 2003, Mike and his four brothers successfully swam the English Channel to raise awareness for a genetic disorder that has affected their sister.

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Firm Members: Kent Wellington Steven Goodin