Representative Experience
- Experienced in first-party property insurance litigation, including the defense of fraudulent arson and theft claims, contractual claims, and bad faith and punitive damage claims.
- Experienced in first-party credit life and disability insurance defense litigation.
- Experienced in handling commercial litigation matters throughout the State of Ohio in both state and federal courts, including motion practice, negotiation and trial.
- Extensive experience before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and Bureau of Workers' Compensation defending workers' compensation claims involving claim allowances, rating issues, self-insurance issues, disability awards, non-complying employer issues and violations of specific safety requirements.
- Successfully negotiated settlements of workers' compensation claims prior to trial.
- Successfully defended employers, at all administrative levels, in Common Pleas Court and the Court of Appeals against injury, occupational disease, non-complying employer and death claims.