PRACTICE AREA AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

• Provides state-wide representation for numerous Self Insured and State Fund employers before the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, as well as trial and appellate courts.
• Certified as a specialist in Workers' Compensation by the Ohio State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Board
• Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ®
• Listed: Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV*, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.

EDUCATION

University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (J.D.,1978)
Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio (B.A.,1975)

PRESENTATIONS

Frequently speaks on Workers' Compensation law, including presentations at continuing legal education seminars for the Ohio Self Insurers' Association, National Business Institute, and Lorman Education Services.

COURTS AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS

Ohio Bar(1978)
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Member: American Bar Association
Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Member: Stark County Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Past Member: Board of Trustees, Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce
Past President: Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce
Past Chairman: Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce Legal Affairs Committee
Chairman: Stark County Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee
Past Member: "Arts in Stark" Board of Trustees
Member: Stark Development Board
Member: SIGO
Member: Stark County Safety Council
Past Board Member: American Red Cross of Western Stark County
Past President: Family Counseling Services of Western Stark County
Past Member and Past President, Board of Trustees: The Massillon Museum