Law School
Ohio State University, J.D., with honors, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Miami University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Dayton (Former Chair, Real Property Committee), Ohio State (Board of Governors, Real Property Section) and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Ohio State Law Review, 1977-1978. Co-Author: Ohio Real Property Law Practice, Vol. 1, 2, 3, 5th Ed., three volume treatise published by The Michie Company, 1996, 1997. Author: McDermott's Ohio Real Property Law & Practice, 4th ed. Vol. 3 (Forms), 1989. Co-Author: Ohio Land Contract Law, University of Dayton L. Rev. Vol. 19, No. 2 (Winter 1994). Lecturer: Case Law Update, Ohio State Bar Association Convention, 2003; Impact of Mold Concerns on Real Estate Transactions, Seminar, 2002; Drafting and Reviewing Real Estate Documents, OSA/CLE Institute Seminar, 2001; Ohio Agency Review, Seminar for Dayton Area Board of Realtors, 2000, 1999; Corporate Closing Real Estate Documentation, OSBA/CLE Institute Seminar, 2000; Conveyancing in Ohio, OSBA/CLE Institute Seminar, 1999; Drafting Conservation Easements, Conference on Agricultural and Natural Resource Conservation Easements, 1998; Like-Kind Exchanges, Ohio State Bar Association Convention, 1998. Counsel, Dayton Area Board of Realtors. Board Member, Downtown Dayton Partnership. Chair: City of Oakwood Board of Zoning Appeals. Member, Oakwood Schools Education Foundation. Member, Advisory Council for the University of Dayton School of Law. Counsel, Five Rivers Metroparks. (Partner-in Charge, Dayton Office)