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Workers’ Compensation LawBar Admissions
Ohio, 1972
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1972
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1977
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
J.D. – 1972
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
B.A. – 1969
Honors: Honors Graduate
Honors: Elected, Phi Alpha Theta
Honors: National History Honorary Society
Published Works
The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Act – 1986 Senate Bill 307, Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co., 1986
Workers’ Compensation Journal of Ohio (Editor), Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co.
“The International Tort Exclusion from Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law”, Trial Magazine, 1985
The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Act – 1993 House Bill 107
Representative Cases
Blankenship v. Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc., 433 N.E.2d 572, 69 Ohio St. 2d 608 (Ohio 1982)
Jones v. VIP Development Co., 472 N.E.2d 1046 (Ohio 1984)
Hamlin v. Snow Products, 15 Ohio St. 3d 90
Classes/Seminars
Co-Host, Workers’ Compensation, Social Security, Personal Injury Litigation, Ohio Workers’ Compensation Forum Cable TV
Adjunct Professor, Interaction of Medicine and Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Honors and Awards
Distinguished Service Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, April 28, 1987
Distinguished Service Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, April 18, 1985
Recognized for Outstanding Efforts for the Citizens of the State of Ohio, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Certificate of Appreciation, March 4, 1983
Recognized for Service to the Legal Profession, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Special Achievement Award, 1995
Workers’ Compensation Hall of Fame Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998
Who’s Who in American Law
Who’s Who in the Midwest
Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America
Who’s Who in Executives & Professionals
The Best Lawyers in America
Who’s Who Among Outstanding Americans
Voted Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyer
Selected As An Ohio Super Lawyer in the Area of Workers’ Compensation Law
Lawyers Certificate of Appreciation, March 4, 1983
Professional Associations and Memberships
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Trustees (Presidential Appointee)
American Association for Justice
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Education Committee, 1985
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Chairman, Task Force Committee, 1985
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Social Security & Administrative law Section, Chairman, 1981 – 1985
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers’ Compensation Section, Chairman, 1992 – 1993
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Legislative Coordinating Committee, 1993
Cincinnati Bar Association, Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Committee, 1983 – 1986
Ohio State Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Committee
Ohio State Bar Association College, Member
National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives, Ohio State Chairperson, 1981 – 1983
American Society of Law & Medicine
Civil Justice Foundation, Founding Sponsor
Attorney General’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council
Industrial Commission of Ohio, Permanent Total Disability Guidelines Council
Industrial Commission of Ohio, Permanent Partial Disability Committee
Industrial Commission of Ohio, Integrated Comp Advisory Committee
Bethesda Hospital, Community Advisory Board
Ohio Operation Improvement Task Force, Member (Workers’ Compensation), 1990
Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission
Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee, 1995 – 1996
Ohio State Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Specialty Board, 1996 – Present
Ohio Association for Justice
Workers’ Compensation Specialty Board