John P. Susany is a partner and group chair in Stark & Knoll’s Litigation & Employment Group. John has successfully litigated a wide range of cases, including those involving business disputes, business torts, employment issues, fiduciary duties among owners and officers, corporate theft, and trade secrets for clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts. ExperienceJohn has argued before a number of federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative boards and fact finders, including National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, various county boards of revision, and arbitrators and arbitration panels.Court AdmissionsUnited States Supreme Court U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits Federal District Courts for Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Federal District Court for Western District of PennsylvaniaState of Ohio Bar AssociationsAkron Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor & Employment Law Sections Professional & Community Leadership Defense Research Institute, Member Justinian Forum, Member Laurel Lake Retirement Community, Past Member and Chair of Nominating Committee Seton Catholic School, Chair of Board of Directors Ohio State Bar Foundation Class of 1999, Fellow
 Akron Bar Foundation Class of 2010, FellowOhio University’s National Alumni Board, Past Member and President Ohio University’s Board of Trustees, Past Member Ohio University’s Foundation Board, Past Trustee Vino Italia, Committee Member Honors & Awards Ohio Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 , 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Ohio University Distinguished Service Award, 1993 Strathmore's Who's Who, 2010Specialties: Business litigation, employment litigation, trade secrets, shareholder disputes, real property tax appeals, not-for-profit corporations