John B. Kopf, III

Practices

• Construction
• Business Litigation

Professional Experience

John practices principally in the firm's Construction group. Dedicated to solving problems, he advocates for his clients in litigation, arbitration, and mediation; throughout Ohio and across the country. He represents general contractors, project managers, subcontractors, and suppliers in large and small disputes for both private and public projects. He represents clients in contract disputes, design claims, defect claims, delay claims, bond claims, bid protests, false claims act claims, prompt pay act claims, and mechanics lien disputes. John's experience as a bankruptcy attorney also enables him to advise his clients on the valuation of construction disputes when a party becomes bankrupt.

John also practices in the firm's Business Litigation group, litigating a variety of claims in both state and federal courts. He has represented companies and lenders in a variety of matters, including the defense of an indenture trustee in years of complex multi-district litigation after the collapse of the country's largest healthcare receivables factoring company. John also litigates general government contract claims, as well as disputes over local government and library funding.

John is licensed and admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education

• Capital University Law School, J.D., 2002, summa cum laude
• The Ohio State University, B.A., 1998

• Amedisys, Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank (In re Nat'l Century Fin. Enters.), 377 Fed. Appx. 531, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 10074 (6th Cir. 2010)
• Sparks v. Bowling, 2009-Ohio-5071 (12th Dist. Ct. App.)
• Guernsey Bank v. Milano Sports Enters., LLC, 177 Ohio App.3d 314 (10th Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

• Co-Author, "Bankruptcy Issues for the Construction Industry" - Baldwin's Ohio Construction Law Manual (2009)
• Co-Author, "Defects, Warranties & Indemnification" - Baldwin's Ohio Construction Law Manual (2009)
• "New Pitfalls for Public Contractors: Ohio's Latest Political Contributions Laws" - Thompson Hine Bulletin (Feb. 2007)
• "City of Erie v. PAP's A.M.: Contorting Secondary Effects and Diluting Intermediate Scrutiny to Ban Nude Dancing" · Capital University Law Review, Issue 30 Volume 4

• A Practical Guide to Construction Liens - NBI, December 2010
• Construction Defect Litigation: From A to Z - NBI, September 2010
• Developments in Ohio Construction Law - Ohio State Bar Association, March 2010
• Avoiding Building Code Violations - NBI, December 2008
• The Law of Military Leave for Corporate Counsel: USERRA - Co-ACCA, 2003

• 2001 National Appellate Advocacy Competition (ABA) Quarterfinalist
• CALI Awards—Property, Estates & Trusts, Criminal Procedure, Law & American History
• Order of the Barristers