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Doug focuses on products liability, ERISA litigation and appellate advocacy. Doug has extensive experience in products liability cases in a wide variety of areas, including hand tools, elevator parts, filter parts for EPA compliance, and pharmaceuticals. He has handled over 30 ERISA and other benefits litigation actions for fortune 500 companies. Doug has briefed and argued many appeals in the Ohio appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Ninth Circuits.  Doug co-authored West’s Ohio Appellate Practice Handbook with Judge Mark P. Painter for five years and has chaired the Ohio State Bar Association Appellate Committee and Cincinnati Bar Association Appellate Committee. After graduating from West Point, Doug served in Armor and Air Cavalry units in Europe and the United States for five years, before attending law school. Doug has been a baseball writer since 1998 and has contributed to USA Today, Baseball Weekly, ESPN, appeared on Fox Sports and has worked as a consultant for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Education

Law School

University of Cincinnati, J.D., 1995
University of Cincinnati Law Review
Am Jur. Prize in Appellate Practice
Mulligan-Moeller Negotiations Award

Undergraduate School

United States Military Academy, B.S., 1985
Student Council on United States Affairs (Macroeconomic Policy)

Clerkships

Doug served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Judge Mark P. Painter on the Ohio First District Court of Appeals (1995-1997) and worked on the most published opinions for the court (30), over that time period.

Bar Memberships

Doug is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Ohio

Courts

Doug is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America® 2016-2019, Commercial Litigation

Ohio Super Lawyers® 2019, Appellate

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Cincinnati Bar Association, Board of Trustees President (2016-2017)

Firm Committees

Doug serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Advancement Committee, former Member

Major Publications

Doug is an author or contributor to the following publications:

Ohio Appellate Practice Handbook, (West) 2008 Ed. (with Judge Mark P. Painter) (author of 5 editions 2004-2008)

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