• First-Party Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation
• Bad Faith/Punitive Damages
• Coverage Analysis 
• Cause, Scope of Loss
• Arson Fraud
• Theft Fraud
• Mold
• Fire Litigation
• Property Damage

• Extensive experience since 1982 concentrated in the defense of first-party property insurance litigation, including coverage disputes, fraud of arson and theft, coverage/contractual claims and extra-contractual/bad faith punitive damage claims.
• Defends insurers in coverage disputes of property loss claims involving mold damage, fire damage, water loss, structural failure, and property loss valuation.
• Broad experience in analyzing issues and formulating strategies for good-faith claim handling and for conducting investigations of coverage issues and of suspected fraudulent claims.
• Extensive jury trial experience throughout the State of Ohio in both state and federal courts.
• Working relationship with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and fire service personnel throughout the State of Ohio.
• Former assistant county prosecutor with specialized training in forensic evidence, economic crime and trial techniques, having received commendations for accomplishments in trials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Akron Fire Department and the Akron Police Department.
• Explosives & Demolition School, NATO and United States Army, Vilsec, Germany, 1971.

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Who's Who in American Law

Who's Who 2000 Edition (Life Member)

The National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (Charter Member, Past President, Past Board Member)

Defense Research Institute

The International and Ohio Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators

Serves as legal advisor to the Lake Ridge Academy High School Mock Trial Team (Ohio State Champions 2008)