Professional Experience
Don practices in the firm's Labor & Employment practice group, focusing on workers' compensation and litigation issues, including allowance of claims, disability questions, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, VSSR, claim settlement, applications for self-insurance, non-complying employer liability, Industrial Commission discovery, termination of disability compensation and investigation of industrial claims.
Education
- Capital University Law School, J.D., 2001, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Curia
- The Ohio State University, B.S., 1996
- Representation of clients in employer side litigation at all levels of Workers' Compensation administrative hearings with the Industrial Commission.
- Representation of clients in Violation of Specific Safety Requirement (VSSR) claims.
- Representation of clients in Intentional Workplace Tort litigation throughout the state of Ohio.
- Representation of clients in litigation matters emphasizing insurance litigation, builder and construction disputes, premise liability matters, and personal injuries as first chair trial and appellate counsel throughout the state of Ohio.
Professional & Civic Involvement
Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association- CALI Award for Excellence in Property I
- CALI Award for Excellence in Federal Personal Income Tax
- CALI Award for Excellence in Professional Respobsibility