 Richard D. Brooks Jr. Columbus, Ohio
Rick practices in the area of business litigation. He has represented clients in commercial, insurance coverage, product liability and real estate appropriation cases. He has also represented clients in toxic tort litigation including silica, coal tar volatiles, welding rods, silicone breast implants and in petroleum underground storage tank cases. He has also served as National Coordinating Counsel/trial counsel for asbestos litigation for an engineering company world renowned in the design and construction of refineries and was involved in the management and coordination of asbestos litigation for Combustion Engineering, Inc., and Basic, Inc. in various courts throughout the Education Practice Areas Litigation (Commercial, Insurance Coverage, Product Liability and Toxic Torts including Asbestos, Silica, Coal Tar Volatiles, Welding Rods and Silicone Breast Implants) Underground Storage tank matters Bar Admissions Noteworthy Matters/Cases Counsel in cases in various jurisdictions throughout the Counsel in numerous personal injury, commercial and real estate appropriation jury trials Counsel in numerous Scott-Pontzer uninsured motorist insurance coverage cases Represented numerous clients with regard to underground storage tanks regulations and in government reimbursement claims Prosecuted fraudulent conveyance adversary proceeding in Federal Bankruptcy Court resulting in the recovery of $25 million for Southern Air Transport, Inc. Counsel for local utility company in class action involving deregulated natural gas marketing Counsel for Insurer in $18 million arbitration regarding directors and officers insurance coverage Memberships and Community Involvement American Bar Association Past President, Ohio State Bar Foundation Past Member, Board of Governors, Member, Ohio State Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee Chair, Ohio State Bar Association CLE Delivery Task Force Member, Member, Ohio State Bar Foundation Past Presidents Advisory Commission Member, Board of Trustees, Past Member, Board of Trustees, Past Member, Board of Trustees, Member, Columbus Bar Association, Fellow, American Bar Foundation Honors/Awards AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Who's Who in Who's Who in American Law |
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