SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE DECISIONS
Wulfekuhl v. Columbia Savings Bank
Demczyk v. Steamatic of Northeast Ohio, Inc., 2011-Ohio-1910
Barnett v. Hamilton Mutual Insurance Co., 2009-CA-002234-MR
Maynard v. Eaton Corp., 119 Ohio St.3d 443, 2008-Ohio-4542
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2008/2008-ohio-4542.pdf
Lasley v. Nguyen, 172 Ohio App.3d 741, 2007-Ohio-4086
www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/2/2007/2007-ohio-4086.pdf
Redlin v. Rath, 171 Ohio App.3d 717, 2007-Ohio-2540
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/6/2007/2007-ohio-2540.pdf
State Farm v. King, 2006-Ohio-336
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/12/2006/2006-ohio-336.pdf
Rogers v. Owners Ins. Co., 2005-Ohio-3514
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/3/2005/2005-ohio-3514.pdf
Gilbane Bldg. Co. v. Altman Co., 2005-Ohio-984
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/10/2005/2005-ohio-984.pdf
Farmers Ins. Of Columbus, Inc. v. Martin, 2005-Ohio-556
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/12/2005/2005-ohio-556.pdf
Kilday v. Winn-Dixie Charlotte, Inc., 2003-Ohio-4697
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/1/2003/2003-ohio-4697.pdf
Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Allen, 2001-Ohio-8865
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/10/2001/2001-ohio-8865.pdf
Jahn v Equine Services, 233 F.3d 382 (6th Cir. 2000)
http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/00a0398p-06.pdf
Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. v. Edwards (1998), 126 Ohio App.3d 171
TRIALS
Tom has tried over thirty-five cases to juries throughout Ohio and Kentucky. The following is a sampling of his recent verdicts.
Defense verdict in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas (Ohio) on a premises liability claim representing a major national retailer.
Defense verdict in an admitted liability case in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Ohio) on a bodily injury claim brought by a truck driver whose truck was struck by the client’s bus.
Defense verdict in Oldham Circuit Court (Kentucky) while defending a trucking company and their driver in a disputed liability accident resulting in one fatality and multiple other plaintiffs with severe injuries.
Defense verdict in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Ohio) while representing a school district on a premises liability claim of a parent-volunteer claiming economic damages of approximately $140,000.
$40,000 contribution on behalf of a subcontractor to $3 million settlement reached after ten days of trial in construction lawsuit in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas (Ohio) involving a major public works project.
$80 verdict in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Ohio) while defending a motor vehicle accident claim with admitted liability.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Appellate Briefs – One Size Does Not Fit All.
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys 2011 Winter Quarterly
Profiled in Member Spotlight
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys 2010 Winter Update
The CSI Effect – What Do Jurors Expect Now From Expert Witnesses?
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Trial Tactics Seminar, March, 2009.
Ohio Arson Training School
Presenter at mock trial program for the Ohio Arson Training School, August, 2008.
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Students
The Fraternity Risk Management Newsletter, Fall, 2007.
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Ohio Supreme Court amicus curiae brief in Maynard v. Eaton Corp., 119 Ohio St.3d 443, 2008-Ohio-4542.
Charting the Dangerous Waters of Patient Lawsuits
O&P Almanac (American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association), October, 2006.
What’s the Verdict?
Mock trial program created for and presented to the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly, September, 2006.
Intentional Acts Exclusions – Does Intent Mean Never Having to Say You Are Sorry?
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Newsletter, Summer, 2005.
Preparing and Trying the Bodily Injury Case
CLE program presented in December, 2008.
Adjusting the Automobile Accident Claim
CLE program presented in April, 2000; January, 2002; and August, 2008.
Ohio Insurance Coverage Update
CLE program presented in November, 2000; February, 2003; and December, 2004.
Ohio Uninsured Motorist Law Update
CLE program presented in March, 2001.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys -
www.oacta.org
Currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
Featured in Pro Bono Publico: In the Spirit of Public Service – documentary film profiling attorneys who provide pro bono services.
www.vimeo.com/2109612Ohio State Bar Foundation - www.osbf.net
Selected to serve in 2009 Fellows Class.
Supreme Court of Ohio Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program
Selected by Supreme Court of Ohio to serve as mentor for newly admitted attorneys in court-administered program.
Volunteer Lawyers Project - www.vlpcincinnati.org
Participating attorney in pro bono legal services program.
BLAC-CBA Round Table
Member of diversity program administered by Cincinnati Bar Association and the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati.
Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation - www.gormanfarm.org
Past vice-president and one of the founders of a foundation dedicated to the preservation of a historic 170 year old working family farm.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Mediation Services
Volunteer mediator for court-administered mediation program.
Wyoming High School - www.wyomingcityschools.org
Mock Trial Team coach.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan Bar Associations
- Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel