At a Glance

John focuses his practice on complex business litigation, product liability and financial services litigation.  He represents public and private companies and individuals in all aspects of business litigation, including disputes related to contracts, licensing, securities, product liability, construction, insurance, consumer law and corporate control.  John is well-versed in all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Practices/Industries
Litigation
Banking & Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
Complex Business
Governance Disputes & D&O Litigation
Mass Tort/Occupational Exposure
Product Liability
Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-Competes

Financial Services
Banking & Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation

Life Science
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Mass Tort Litigation

Areas of Concentration
  • Business Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Financial Services Litigation
Education

Northwestern University (B.S., Journalism, 1994)

Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999) Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review

Representative Experience
  • Represented private and public companies in all aspects of business litigation, including disputes related to contracts, licensing, securities, products liability, construction, insurance, and corporate control.
  • Defended manufacturers and suppliers of valves, gas cylinders, electrical equipment, soldering equipment and automotive parts in product liability and wrongful death claims across the country.
  • Defended integrated steelmaker in connection with personal injury and employment discrimination claims.
  • First-chair experience includes trials, arbitrations, and mediations.
  • Possesses substantial experience with federal multidistrict litigation proceedings and other complex, muitiparty actions.
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Admissions

State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit