Law School
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
John Carroll University, B.S., B.A., summa cum laude, 1981; Case Western Reserve University, M.B.A.,
Memberships
Cleveland, Ohio State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio. Awards/Honors: Included in the 2003- 2004 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Co-Author: Practical and Policy Considerations in Corporate Inversion Transactions, Corporate Business Taxation Monthly, September 2002. Co-Author: Contingent Consideration: The Taxation of Earnouts and Escrows, Mergers and Acquisitions, July 2001. Author: An Analysis of the Section 367(a)(3)(c) Temporary Regulations, International Tax & Business Lawyer, Summer 1987. Lecturer: Tax Shelter Disclosure Treasury Regulations, Cleveland Tax Institute, 2003; Legislation of Ethics, Cleveland State University Business School Alumni, 2003; Corporate Inversions, Cleveland Tax Institute, 2002; Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Cleveland Tax Executives Institute, 2002; Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Cleveland Tax Executives Institute, 2002; Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Cincinnati Tax Executives Institute, 2002; Planning Update: Limited Liability Companies, Cleveland Tax Club, 2002, Section 367; Outbound and Inbound Transactions, Cleveland Tax Institute, 2001; Tax Planning with Foreign LLCs, Cleveland Tax Institute, 2000; Tax Planning with Multi-member LLCs, Cleveland Tax Club, November 1999; Value Added Taxes, Cleveland Tax Institute, 1996. Member, Cleveland Tax Club. President (May, 2002-present), Vice President (2001-2002), Treasurer (1998-2001), and Trustee, (1998—), Family Transitional Housing Inc. Director, St. Michael Credit Union, 1995-1998.