Peter A. Schmid

Phone: 

(513) 579-0080

Fax: 

(513) 579-0222

Areas of Practice

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Bad Faith Litigation
  • Claim Investigation
  • Property and Casualty Defense
  • Construction Litigation
  • Professional Liability Defense



Education

J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law (2003)

  • Law Review
  • Maislin Award for Ethics and Professionalism

 M.A., The Ohio State University (1998)

 

B.S., The College of William and Mary (1995)



Admitted to Practice

  • Ohio and Kentucky state courts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky



Peter joined Smith, Rolfes & Skavdahl in 2010. Previously, Peter practiced for six years handling general civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels throughout Ohio and Kentucky. With a focus on insurance-related litigation, Peter’s practice includes a range of insurance defense matters, including construction and professional liability defense.  Peter served as an adjunct professor of legal writing at his alma mater, Salmon P. Chase College of Law. From 2000 to 2003, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Dennis S. Helmick, of the Court of Common Pleas in Hamilton County, Ohio. Peter lives in Cincinnati with his wife and three children.

Cincinnati, OH

600 Vine St.
Suite 2600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-0080
(513) 579-0222

    Notable Experience

    SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE DECISIONS

    Robert A. Rickett v. Ohio Real Estate Appraiser Board (10th Dist. 2008), 2008-Ohio-3169
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/10/2008/2008-ohio-3169.pdf

    Bowling v. Stafford & Stafford Co., L.P.A. (1st Dist. 2010), 2010-Ohio-2769
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/1/2010/2010-ohio-2769.pdf


    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

    "Recent Ruling Flexes State's Eminent Domain Power," Cincinnati Bar Association Journal, September 2005 (co-author)

    "Eminent Domain Post-Kelo," Real Property Institute, Cincinnati Bar Association, December 2005 (co-presenter)

    Regular article contributor to the Journal of the Northern Kentucky Homebuilders' Association


    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    Board of Trustees, Corryville Catholic School (a Catholic inner-city elementary school in Cincinnati)

    2009 Chair, St. Thomas More Society of Greater Cincinnati, Red Mass Planning Committee

    Board of Advisors, Pregnancy Center East (a community organization helping families facing unplanned pregnancies)


    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Ohio State Bar Association
    • Kentucky Bar Association
    • Cincinnati Bar Association
    • Northern Kentucky Bar Association