Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Masters in Law (LL.M.) (2005)
Securities and Financial Regulation
University of Dayton School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.) (1978)
Summa Cum Laude
Highest Class Ranking
Editor-in-Chief, University of Dayton Law Review
Franciscan University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American History (1972)
Recognized Contributions to the Legal Profession
The John Marshall Award for Outstanding Legal Achievement, presented by Attorney General Eric Holder (2012).
Professor Edward J. Kelly Franciscan University Alumni Award for Leadership in Business, Law and Finance (2011).
AV@ Preeminent TM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (martindale.com).
Bar Memberships
Ohio 1978
District of Columbia 1979
federal Courts
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, First, Second Circuit, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and federal Circuits.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Judicial Clerkships
Law Clerk to Chief Justice C. William O'Neill of the Ohio Supreme Court(1978)
See 4 U. Dayton L. Review (1979) (C. William O'Neill, In Memoriam) (by Jerome A. Madden)
Law Clerk to Acting Chief Justice Robert Leach of the Ohio Supreme Court (1979)
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Carl Kessler of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Dayton (as a law student) (1976-77)*
Adjunct Professor
Banking and Financial Institutions: U.S. Regulation
Washington School of Law at American University (2009-present).
Legal Writing and Introductory Advocacy
Washington College of Law at American University (2006-2008).
Agency and Partnership
Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (2005).
Legal Writing and Introductory Advocacy
George Washington School of Law (2000-2003)
Trial and Appellate Practice
Litigation Associate, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Washington, D.C. (Am Law 100) (1979 to 1985)
Senior Trial Counsel, Torts Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (1985 to 1991)
Appellate Counsel, Appellate Litigation Unit, federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. (1991 to 1998)
Trial and Appellate Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (1998 to 2006)
Trial and Appellate Counsel, Legal Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C. (2006 to 2010)
Appellate Counsel, Appellate Litigation Unit, federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. (2010 to present)
* Both the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure are modeled after the federal rules.
