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Education

• 1988 Graduate of Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio.
• 1985 Graduate of Denison University, Granville, Ohio.

Profession

• 1988 to Present — Attorney, Clark, Perdue & List Co., LPA, Columbus, Ohio
• 2000 to 2015 — Adjunct Instructor, Capital University Law School Paralegal Program (Internet Legal Research)

Professional Associations

Ohio Association for Justice

• 1989 to 1990 – Secretary, Insurance Law Section
• 2000 to 2009 – Member, Editorial Board for Ohio Trial Magazine
• 2000 to 2003 – Member, Technology Committee

Central Ohio Association for Justice

• 1990 to 1994 – Co-chair, Negligence Law Committee
• 1994 to 1995 – Co-editor, Quarterly Comment Newsletter
• 1994 – Recipient, President’s Award
• 2000 to 2001 – Chair, Negligence Law Committee
• 2001 to 2002 – Chair, Insurance Law Committee
• 2002 to 2003 – Co-Chair, of Technology Committee

American Association for Justice

Columbus Bar Association

• 1996 – Member, Fax/Electronic Filing Committee

Ohio State Bar Association

• 1995 – Member, Mandatory Liability Insurance Committee
• 2008 – Insurance Subrogation Committee

Published Articles

• January 2010 – Amended Appellate Rules to Allow En Banc Rehearings, Columbus Bar Association Lawyers Quarterly.
• Fall 2008 – Elevator and Escalator Injury Claims, Columbus Bar Association Lawyers Quarterly
• Winter 2000 – No Stone Unturned: The Search For More UDM Coverage, Ohio Trial.
• Summer 1998 – Latex Glove Litigation, Ohio Trial.
• Spring 1998 – Savoie Lives!!: Update on Savoie and S.B. 20, Ohio Advisory

Teaching and Speaking

• Ohio Association for Justice, Annual Convention, Daubert Update, May 8, 2014 (Columbus)
• International Legal Technology Association, Statewide Meeting, 30 Apps in 45 Minutes: How Apps Can Streamline Your Business, November 7, 2013 (Columbus)
• American Bar Association, Annual Tech Show, On the Move: Mobile Strategies for Getting Work Done, and What’s Your Favorite Flavor? PDF Tools for the Paperless Practice, April 2, 2009 (Chicago)
• Ohio State Bar Association, Business Litigation Seminar, ERISA Subrogation, August 7, 2007 (Columbus).
• Ohio State Bar Association, Annual Convention, Solo Practice and Small Office Technology, The Tablet PC, December 13, 2006 (Columbus)
• NALS, We Are Going to Appeal, September 29, 2006(Columbus)
• Ohio State Bar Association, Annual Convention, Solo Practice and Small Office Technology, Word Tips to Change Your Life, December 14, 2005(Columbus)
• Erie County Bar Association, Tort Reform 2005, June 17, 2004 (Sandusky)
• CPAS, Trial Advocacy Institute, Emerging Trends in Trucking Litigation, December 2, 2004 (Columbus)
• Crawford County Bar Association, Outrageous Efficiency Using Technology You Already Have and The Internet for Lawyers, December 1, 2004 (Bucyrus)
• PESI Ohio Insurance Law Update, April 1 and 2, 2004 (Columbus and Cleveland)
• PESI Wrongful Death Seminar, “The Law of Wrongful Death in Ohio”, March 11, 2004 (Columbus)
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Insurance Law Panel, January 20, 2004 (Columbus)
• Ohio State Bar Association, “The Internet for Lawyers” December 11, 2003 (Columbus)
• CPRS Trial Advocacy Institute, “Trucking Insurance” and “Life after Scott-Pontzer“, November 20, 2003 (Columbus)
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Ohio UDM Update, September 3, 2003 (Cleveland)
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Victim Advocacy Institute, Harnessing the Net, August 9, 2003 (Columbus)
• PESI, Ohio Tort Reform Update, Periodic Payment in Medical Malpractice Actions, Abolition of Joint and Several Liability, and Political Subdivision Immunity, May 8, 9, 16, 2003 (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati)
• PESI, Ohio UDM Update, April 3, 4, 2003 (Columbus and Cleveland)
• Franklin County Trial Lawyer Association, 2003 Guerrilla Seminar, 10 Most Important Insurance Law Developments in 2002, January 21, 2003 (Columbus)
• OATL, Regional Insurance Law Seminar, Scott-Pontzer: Where are we now?, January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2003 (Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland)
• Dayton Bar Association, Scott-Pontzer Update, December 16, 2002 (Dayton)
• OSBA Convention, The Internet from a Different Perspective, December 12, 2002 (Columbus)
• Clark County Bar Association, The Internet for Lawyers and UDM Law Update, July 23, 2002 (Springfield)
• PESI, Auto Insurance Law Update, April 25, 26, 2002 (Cleveland and Columbus)
• Miami County Bar Association, The Internet for Lawyers, March 7, 2002
• OATL, Insurance Law Seminar, Handling the Self-Insured Defense in Scott-Pontzer Claims, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2002 (Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo, and Cleveland).
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Members Only Seminar, The Five Most Important Insurance Law Cases in 2001, January 15, 2002. (Columbus)
• OSBA, The Internet from a Different Perspective, December 13, 2001. (Columbus).
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Auto Insurance Law Update, December 12, 2001.(Cleveland)
• 2nd Annual CPRS Trial Advocacy Institute: Insurance Law Update, November 29, 2001.(Columbus)
• Green County Bar Association, The Internet for Lawyers, October 5, 2001. (Xenia)
• Paralegal Association of Central Ohio, The Internet for Legal Professionals, September 28, 2001 (Columbus).
• OATL, Insurance Law Seminar, Scott-Pontzer Issues, July 27, 2001 (Cleveland)
• WCVO Radio, Everybody’s Talking, Automobile Insurance Law (Part II), July 3, 2001.
• Seneca County Bar Association, Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, June 27, 2001 (Tiffin)
• CPR&S, 9th Annual Brain Injury Seminar: Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, June 8 and 9, 2001 (Columbus).
• PESI, Auto Insurance Law Update, April 26, 27, 2001 (Cleveland and Columbus).
• Cincinnati Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Insurance Law Update, April 18, 2001 (Cincinnati).
• WCVO Radio, Everybody’s Talking, Automobile Insurance Law, March 13, 2001.
• OSBA, Law Office Technology Seminar, Best Web Sites for Lawyers, February 23, 2001 (Cleveland).
• Fairfield County Bar Association, Creating UDM Coverage by Operation of Law, January 25, 2001 (Lancaster).
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Auto Insurance Law Update, January 17, 2001 (Cleveland).
• Franklin County Trial Lawyer Association, Personal Injury Guerilla Seminar, Making a Record – “Hopeless” Issues We Should Always Raise at the Trial Court Level, January 16, 2001 (Columbus).
• OATL, Insurance Law Seminar, Creating Coverage by Operation of Law, January 12, 19, 26, 2001(Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati).
• Dayton Bar Association: Insurance Law Update, November 10, 2000 (Dayton).
• CPR&S, First Annual Advocacy Institute, Getting by the Gatekeeper: Will Your Expert be Allowed to Testify?, November 3, 2000 (Columbus).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Technology Seminar, Best Websites for Lawyers, September 29, 2000. (Cleveland)
• Ohio State Bar Association: Using the Internet to Solve Problems in the Practice of Law, September 20, 2000 (Columbus).
• Scioto County Bar Association: Automobile Insurance Law Update, September 19, 2000 (Portsmouth).
• Clinton County Bar Association: Automobile Insurance Law Update, September 1, 2000 (Wilmington).
• CPR&S, 8th Annual Brain Injury Seminar: Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, June 9, 2000 (Columbus).
• Mahoning County Bar Association: Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, May 23, 2000.
• Ohio State Bar Association Convention: The Internet for Lawyers, May 19, 2000 (Toledo).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyer Convention, Update on Amendments to the Uninsured Motorist Statute, May 12, 2000 (Columbus)
• Allen County Bar Association, Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, May 5, 2000 (Lima).
• Mid Ohio Lawyers Association, Insurance Law Update, April 29, 2000(Canton).
• Lake County Bar Association, Insurance Law Update, April 26, 2000 (Painsville)
• PESI: Insurance Law Update, April 6 and 13, 2000 (Cleveland and Columbus).
• Columbus Bar Association: Paralegal Program, Internet Legal Research, March 31, 2000 (Columbus).
• OATL: Technology Seminar, The Internet for Lawyers, December 15, 1999 (Columbus)
• OATL: Tort Reform Update, Collateral Sources, December 3, 1999 (Columbus)
• Miami County Bar Association: Insurance Law Update, December 2, 1999 (Piqua).
• Clark County Bar Association: Insurance Law Update and Internet for Lawyers, November 17, 1999.
• Greene County Bar Association: Insurance Law Update, November 12, 1999.
• Dayton Bar Association: H.B. 350 and Insurance Law Update, October 21, 1999 (Dayton).
• Akron Bar Association: Automobile Insurance Law Update, October 15, 1999 (Akron).
• PESI: Ohio UM/UDM Update: Pitfalls and Common Mistakes in UM/UDM Cases, September 16 and 23, 1999 (Columbus and Cleveland).
• Ross County Bar Association: Internet Legal Research, August 24, 1999 (Chillicothe).
• Ohio CLE Institute: Getting by the Gatekeeper: Making Sense of Daubert v. Merrell Dow, July 22 and 29, 1999 (Columbus and Cleveland).
• Allen County Bar Association: Internet Legal Research, May 21, 1999 (Lima).
• Knox County Bar Association: Internet Legal Research, May 19, 1999 (Mt. Vernon).
• Darke County Bar Association: Internet Legal Research, May 6, 1999 (Greenville).
• Summit County Trial Lawyers: Case Law Update, November 13, 1998 (Akron).
• PESI: UM/UDM Update, October 27 & 28, 1998 (Cleveland and Columbus).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers: Status of Wrongful Death/UM Claims in Ohio: Where are We Now, May 22, 1998.
• Cincinnati Bar Association: H.B. 350: Tort Reform in Ohio, March 19, 1998.
• Clark County Bar Association: Technology in the Practice of Law, The Internet for Lawyers, December 4, 1997 (Springfield).
• Ross County Bar Association: Computers in the Courtroom, H.B. 350 Update, and Subrogation Issues, October 17, 1997 (Chillicothe).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers: Small Firm Seminar, Mandatory Computerization and On-Line Capabilities, September 5, 1997 (Columbus).
• PESI: UM/UDM Update, August 27, 1997 (Columbus) and August 28, 1997 (Cleveland)
• Franklin County Trial Lawyer Association: Worker’s Compensation Subrogation and the Self-Insured Employer, April 29, 1997.
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association: Computers & Lawyers ’97, The Lawyer’s Internet, February 18, 1997.
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers: Best of CLE, HB 350 Update, December 13, 1996 (Columbus).
• Ohio CLE Institute: Uninsured Motorist/Subrogation Seminar, December 12, 1996 (Columbus).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers: 1996 Tort Reform Seminar: Collateral Benefits, November 8, 1996 (Cincinnati).
• Clark County Bar Association: UM/UDM Hot Topics and Subrogation Issues, October 18, 1996.
• Marion Bar Association: Subrogation Issues, September 6, 1996.
• WCVO Radio, Everybody’s Talking: Telemarketing Fraud, July 9, 1996.
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association: The Internet: A Place for Lawyers, February 20, 1996.
• Columbus Association of Legal Secretaries: Auto Policy Traps, February 7, 1996.
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Insurance Law Seminar: Joint Tortfeasor’s and Uninsured Motorist Coverage, December 12, 19, 26, 1995 (Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland).
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyer Best of CLE: Time Management, December 16, 1995, (Columbus).
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association: Insurance Law Update, December 1, 1995 (Columbus).
• PESI Seminar: Hot Topics in UM/UDM Litigation, September 29, 1995 (Cleveland).
• Ohio Pharmacists Foundation: Update on Negligence/Pharmacy Law, May 12, 1995.
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention: Where are Your Cases Going: Time Management, May 5, 1995.
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Insurance Law Seminar: The Rise and Fall of Savoie v. Grange Mutual, January 13, 1995 (Toledo) and January 20, 1995 (Cleveland).
• PESI Seminar: Hot Topics in UM/UDM Litigation, December 15, 1994.
• Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association: Hot Topics in Uninsured Motorist Insurance Law, July 21, 1994.
• PESI Seminar: UM/UDM Update: Savoie v. Grange, July 15, 1994, Pitfalls and Common Mistakes in UM/UIM: Struggling with the Implications of Savoie.
• PESI Seminar: UM/UDM Update: Pitfalls and Common Mistakes in UM/UIM and the Impact of Savoie v. Grange, December 28, 1993.
• PESI Seminar: Handling Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Ohio, October 15, 1993, The Most Common Mistakes in UM/UDM Litigation: Snares and Pitfalls for the Unwary.
• Mahoning/Trumbull Counties Academy of Trial Lawyers, Trial Practice ’93 Seminar, March 5, 1993, Uninsured Motorist Update: Impact of Schaeffer v. Allstate and Alexander v. State Farm.
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Insurance and Tort Law Seminar, February 2, 1993, Automobile Insurance Law Issues: The Emerging View of the Ohio Supreme Court.
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 1992/1993 Insurance Law Seminar (Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus), Important Issues Pending before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Appellate Practice

Ohio Supreme Court

• Fazio v. Hamilton Mut. Ins. Co. 106 Ohio St. 3d 327, 2005-Ohio-5126.
• Davidson v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. 91 Ohio St. 3d 262, 2001-Ohio-36.
• Davis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. 92 Ohio St. 3d 212, 2001-Ohio-173.
• Beagle v. Walden 78 Ohio St. 3d 59, 1997-Ohio-234, for amicus curiae, The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• Girgis v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. 75 Ohio St. 3d 302, 1996-Ohio-111, for amicus curiae, The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• Clark v. Forney, Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 98-2452, for amicus curiae, The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, settled by the parties prior to argument.
• Garlikov v. Continental Cas. Co. 68 Ohio St. 3d 91, 1993-Ohio-106, for amicus curiae, The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• Ross v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. (1992), 63 Ohio St. 3d 33.
• Woods v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. (1992), 63 Ohio St. 3d 639.

Ohio District Appellate Courts

• Lanham v Fox, 5th Dist. App. No. 13CA94, 2014-Ohio-1092.
• Hall v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 10th Dist. App. No. 05AP-305, 2005-Ohio-4572
• Fazio v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. 5th Dist. App. No. 03CA79, 2004-Ohio-4432
• Fazio v. Hamilton Mut. Ins. Co., 5th Dist. App. No. 03CA73, 2004-Ohio-2748
• James v. Buckeye Union Ins. Co., 10th Dist. App. No. 03AP-188, 2003-Ohio-6308.
• Fonseca v. Fetter, 6th Dist. App. No. L-03-1064, 2003-Ohio-6204.
• Richard v Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 10th Dist App. Nos. 02AP-140, 02AP-154, 2003-Ohio-1179
• Thacker v. Central Mut. Ins. Co., 4th Dist. App. No. 02CA9, 2003-Ohio-1200
• Griffith v. Wausau Business Ins. Co., 10th Dist. App. Nos. 02AP-551, 02AP-664, 2003-Ohio-955
• Wilson v. Haimerl, 5th Dist. App. No. CA2002-08-019, 2003-Ohio-4334
• Wilson v. Haimerl, 5th Dist. App. No. CA2002-08-017, 2003-Ohio-1774
• Sagar v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 10th Dist. App. No. 02AP-1104, 2003-Ohio-2268
• Horston v. Pfannenschmidt, 7th Dist. App. No. 02-JE-3, 2002-Ohio-7379
• Szekeres v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 5th Dist. App. No. 02CA00004, 2002-Ohio-5989.
• Rupple v. Moore, 5th Dist. App. No. 02-COA-003, 2002-Ohio-4873
• Kissinger v. Pavlus, 10th Dist. App. No. 01AP-1203, 2002-Ohio-3083
• Still v. Indiana Ins. Co., 5th Dist. App. No. 2001 CA 00300, 2002-Ohio-1004
• Allen v. Amica Mut. Ins. Co., (June 28, 2001), 10th Dist. App. No. 00AP-937.
• Mejia v. Heimsch (June 25, 2001), 12th Dist. App. No. CA2000-12-242
• Brown v. Saliba (June 28, 2000), 7th Dist. App. No. 264
• Brown v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. (Dec. 9, 1999), Franklin App. No. 99AP-315, unreported.
• Stewart v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (Oct. 7, 1999), Franklin App. No. 98AP-1601, unreported.
• Willis v. Lightning Rod. Mut. Ins. Co. (Sept. 27, 1999), Fairfield App. No. 99 CA 14, unreported.
• Bentley v. Grange Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. (1997), 119 Ohio App. 3d 93.
• Lawson v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. (Feb. 29, 1996), Franklin App. No. 95APE09-1203, unreported.
• Heise v. McQuirt (March 29, 1996), Franklin App. No. 95APE10-1397, unreported.
• Schoen v. Giles (March 26, 1996), Licking App. No. 95-104, unreported.
• Ferrell v. Beck (Feb. 9, 1995), Franklin App. No. 94APE-06-809, unreported.
• Midwest Guardian v. Cook (March 1, 1995), Allen App. No. 1-93-73, unreported.
• Woods v. Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc. (1995), 106 Ohio App. 3d 389.
• Sparks v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. (October 24, 1995), Franklin App. No. 95APE03-339, unreported. (Argued and briefed in the Ohio Supreme Court, dismissed by agreement before decision).
• Leonhard v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. (March 3, 1994), Franklin App. No. 93AP-449, unreported.
• Spriggs v. Lightning Rod Mut. Ins. Co. (Oct. 28, 1994), Scioto App. No. 93 CA 2203, unreported.
• Yoder v. Allstate Ins. Co. (September 27, 1994), Franklin App. No. 94APE02-219, unreported.
• Reitz v. Mathews (Sept. 15, 1994), Franklin App. No. 94APE01-0015, unreported.
• Kiggins v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Sept. 27, 1994), Franklin App. No. 94APE02-219, unreported.
• Wells v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. (Aug. 16, 1994), Franklin App. No. 94APE01-0115, unreported.
• Schroeder v. Nationwide Ins. Co. (April 27, 1993), Franklin App. No. 92AP-1728, unreported.
• Newsome v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. (February 25, 1993), Franklin App. No. 92AP-1172, unreported.
• Hatcher v. Grange (December 14, 1993), Franklin App. No. 93AP-882, unreported.
• Schroeder v. Economy Preferred Ins. Co. (Nov. 12, 1992), Allen App. No. 1-92-79, unreported.
• Schroeder v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. (Dec. 14, 1992), Allen App. No. 1-92-81, unreported.
• Senig v. Nationwide Mut. Ins Co. (1992), 76 Ohio App. 3d 565.
• Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Watkins (July 23, 1992), Franklin App. No. 92AP-127, unreported.
• Smith v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. (June 30, 1992), Franklin App. No. 91AP-1467, unreported.
• Barr v. Insurance Co. of North America (May 16, 1991), Franklin App. No. 90AP-500, unreported.