Areas of Practice

• Land Use & Zoning
• Eminent Domain
• Constitutional Law
• Appellate Law
• Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1984
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1984
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984
  
  
• University of Cincinnati, June, 1981
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Published Works

• Fraternal Law, Associate Editor and Contributor, 1988 2007

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Processing Appeals under the Township's Property Maintenance Code, Anderson Township Property Maintenance Appeals Board, 2008
• New Trends in Land Use Regulations, Ohio Planning Conference Annual Seminar, 2007
• Updating Your Zoning Code and When Meetings and the Public Collide, Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Conference, 2006
• Eminent Domain/Inverse Condemnation, Land Development in Ohio, 2006
• Eminent Domain: Norwood, Ohio, Bettman Symposium, American Planning Association, National Conference, 2006
• Takings Law, Zoning and Land Use in Ohio, 2005
• Hot Topic! Eminent Domain General Session, Michigan Assoc. of Planning 2005 Annual Conference, 2005
• Public Good vs. Public Use The Eminent Domain Debate, Current Issues in Local Government Law, Cincinnati Bar Association, 2005
• Economic Development and Eminent Domain, American Planning Association, Regional Conference, 2004
• Moratoria, Vested Rights and Exclusionary Zoning, Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law in Ohio, 2004
• The Role of Community Authorities in Growth Management Plans, Ohio City/County Management Ass'n Winter Conference, 2004
• Legal Do's and Don't's in the Land Use Planning Process, 2003 Miami Valley Planning and Zoning Workshop, 2003
• Constitutional Issues after Shemo, Palazzolo and Lake Tahoe, 11th Annual Bradley J. Schaeffer Real Property Institute: Law of Zoning and Land Use Regulation, Ohio State Bar Association, 2003
• Moratoria: Are They Temporary Takings? and Administrative Processes and Procedures and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies, Zoning and Land Use Law in Ohio, 2003
• Hazing: The Liability is Real, National Interfraternity Conference, 2001
• House Corporations and Risk Management for Actives, Sigma Chi International Fraternity, 1993 - 1995
• International Right-of-Way Regional Conference, Mock Trial Attorney, 1993
• Liability Issues for Fraternities, Alpha Delta Phi National Fraternity, Midwest Regional Conference, 1993
• Hazing Liability-National Trends, Fraternal Law Conference, 2001
• Issues in Hazing Liability, Fraternal Law Conference, 1998
• How Can We Stop Hazing?, Fraternal Law Conference, 1995
• Neighborhood Relations, Fraternal Law Conference, 1992
• Hazing Defense, Fraternal Law Conference, 1991
• Moderator, Lawyers' Roundtable, Fraternal Law Conference
• Party Planning: What Can Be Done To Reduce Liability, Fraternal Law Conference, 1988
• Orientation for Justices of IFC Judicial Board, University of Cincinnati, Interfraternity Conference (IFC), 1992 - 1996
• Risk Management Workshops, University of Cincinnati Student Organizations & Activities Office, 1987 - 2002
• Liability Workshop, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Regional Conference, 1992

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
• Ohio Super Lawyer selected through peer review process by Law & Politics Magazine, 2004 - 2010
• Best Lawyers in America, 2006 - 2010

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Ohio State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Foundation, 1998 - 2000
  President
  
  
• Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL), Class I
  Fellow
  
  
• American Bar Foundation
  Fellow
  
  
• American Planning Association
  Member
  
  
• Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, 2006 - Present
  Board Member
  
  
• Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board, 2005 - 2006
  Board Member
  
  
• Ohio Planning Conference, 2004 - Present
  Board Member
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Foundation, 1996 - 1998
  Treasurer
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Foundation, 1998 - 2000
  President
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Foundation, 1994 - 2000
  Trustee
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Local Government Law Committee, 2008 - Present
  Vice Chair
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Association, 1993 - 1995
  Trustee
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Association,Young Lawyers Section, 1994 - 1995
  Chair
  
  
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1988 - 1995
  Executive Committee
  
  
• Gold Star ChiliFest, 1992 - 1993
  Event Chair
  
  
• State Fire School
  Instructor
  
  
• University of Cincinnati Young Alumni Association, 1990 - 1993
  Executive Board
  
  
• 1986 Cincinnati Zoo Levy Campaign
  Project Coordinator
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Manley Burke, L.P.A., Principal /Attorney, 1986 - 2007
• University of Cincinnati, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences and Evening College, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Business Law, 1986 - 2006

Birth Information

• September 24, 1958, Lima, Ohio