I practice in the area of commercial and business litigation in Kentucky and Ohio.  I've been a trial and appellate lawyer for over 40 years and have been the lead counsel for clients in major pharmaceutical birth defect litigation and medical device litigation, employment discrimination claims arising from plant downsizings, broker-dealer litigation arising from securities claims (on behalf of customers and brokers), fiduciary claims between trustees and trust beneficiaries, will contests, business and partnership dissolutions, bankruptcy litigation, shareholder derivative actions, and construction disputes. Clients I have represented in the past include the following:

• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

• Dow Corning

• General Motors

• General Electric Credit

• Prudential Mortgage

• Westinghouse Credit

• Procter & Gamble

• Fluor Daniel

• Litton Industries and Western Atlas

• Warner Lambert Pharmaceuticals

• Providence Hospital

• Children's Hospital

• Kentucky Attorney General

• Kenton County, Ky.

• CNA Insurance

• Mazak Corp.

• Columbia Sussex

• Duro Bag

• American Financial Resources

• Polaris Home Funding

• U.S. Bank Trust Department

• FLSmidth USA Inc.

• Fifth Third Bank Trust Department

• Blue Star Inc.

• Philadelphia Insurance

• Ethicon Inc.

• Massachusetts Mutual

• Zimmer Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb

• U.C. Health

• Countrywide Home Loans

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

Dow Corning

General Motors

General Electric Credit

Prudential Mortgage

Westinghouse Credit

Procter & Gamble

Fluor Daniel

Litton Industries and Western Atlas

Warner Lambert Pharmaceuticals

Providence Hospital

Children's Hospital

Kentucky Attorney General

Kenton County, Ky.

CNA Insurance

Mazak Corp.

Columbia Sussex

Duro Bag

American Financial Resources

Polaris Home Funding

U.S. Bank Trust Department

FLSmidth USA Inc.

Fifth Third Bank Trust Department

Blue Star Inc.

Philadelphia Insurance

Ethicon Inc.

Massachusetts Mutual

Zimmer Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb

U.C. Health

Countrywide Home Loans

My experience includes nearly every substantive area and every type of forum – jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations.