Representative MattersFinancial Services Litigation•Representing lending institutions in foreclosure actions, including defending counterclaims and appeals of successful actions. Successfully obtained dismissals, summary judgments, and dismissal of counterclaims in numerous foreclosure actions. •Assessing shareholder derivative action against a major lending institution. Acting as the neutral body in a derivative action, helped to analyze documents and evidence to determine whether the derivative action should be pursued.Insurance Litigation•Representing officers and directors of a liquidated insurance company. Successfully defended a breach of fiduciary duty action brought by the Ohio Department of Insurance, negotiating and entering into a favorable settlement for millions of dollars less than the alleged liability.•Representing insurance company in action against a third-party administrator. Successfully pursued the employees of a third-party administrator who had allegedly misappropriated our client’s funds.•Representing Medicaid managed care plan in bid protest, and in ensuing trial and appeal. After successfully protesting the State’s award of Medicaid managed care contracts, and obtaining a contract for our client, we were able to successfully defend the State’s award at trial and in the ensuing appeal.•Representing independent insurance agents in license revocation hearings. Successfully represented multiple insurance agents in cases in which license revocation was being sought by the Department of Insurance.Power Company/Telecommunications Litigation•Defending power companies in injury/tort cases. Obtained summary judgment or dismissal of numerous cases involving plaintiff or plaintiff’s decedent interest stemming from injuries incurred by contacting electrical lines.

As a law clerk, Mike became acclimated to the practice of law. Mike's work consisted of drafting pleadings, memoranda and motions. While working in this position, Mike began to create a solid foundation in general legal practice. Specifically, Mike explored the intricacies of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), and was instrumental in obtaining TIF status for property owned by a large Columbus developer.

As a closing agent, Mike became familiar with the residential real estate market. He consulted lenders and borrowers during the lending process; and acting as both liaison and escrow agent between the two of them, Mike worked to facilitate the lending process.

As an assignment representative, Mike worked in conjunction with Chase attorneys in order to facilitate the foreclosure process by locating personnel having signing authority for lending institutions who had failed to properly assign their mortgage interests to Chase.