James P. Nolan, II

Phone: 

(513) 579-0080

Fax: 

(513) 579-0222

Areas of Practice

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Property and Casualty Defense
  • Bad Faith Litigation



Education

University of Dayton School of Law
Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, 1991
Articles Editor, University of Dayton Law Review
American Jurisprudence Awards – Contracts, Constitutional Law

University of Cincinnati
B.S. Biology, 1976



Admitted to Practice

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



Before embarking on a legal career, Jim worked for 15 years in the insurance industry, primarily in the area of property-casualty claims. This insurance background has served Jim well in his law practice. On weekends Jim can often be heard playing trombone with The Modulators, a local band.

Cincinnati, OH

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

    Notable Experience

    SIGNIFICANT SUPREME COURT OF OHIO DECISIONS

    Clark v. Scarpelli, (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 271
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2001/2001-ohio-39.pdf

    Am. Interstate Ins. Co. v. G & H Serv. Ctr., Inc., 112 Ohio St.3d 521, 2007-Ohio-608
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2007/2007-ohio-608.pdf

     

    OTHER SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE DECISIONS

    Smith v. Allstate Indemnity Company, No. 07-4295, 6th Cir.
    http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0783n-06.pdf

    Dawson v. Milcor, Inc., 2007-Ohio-6968
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/3/2007/2007-ohio-6968.pdf

    Auto-Owners Ins. Co., v. J. C. K.C., Inc., 2004-Ohio-5186
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2004/2004-ohio-5186.pdf

    White v. Am. Mfg. Mut. Ins. Co., 2002-Ohio-4125
    http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/2/2002/2002-ohio-4125.pdf

     

    PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE DESIGNATION

    Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), 1983
     

    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

    The Collateral Source Rule in Ohio
    University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1991.

    Insurance Law – Third Party Coverage in Ohio
    Presenter at CLE Seminar, 2003.
     

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • American Bar Association
    • Ohio and Kentucky Bar Associations
    • Cincinnati Bar Association
    • Society of CPCU
    • Cincinnati Claims Association (past President)