Richard A. Green

Rick has been a member of the Ohio bar for nearly 30 years, which includes stints in government (Ohio Attorney General, Chief Counsel's Staff), as employed counsel (Borden, Inc., Senior Attorney), and as a solo practitioner (14 years)
Rick's solo practices focuses on providing legal services "in house" as adjunct in-house counsel to public agencies and corporations, as well as prosecuting and defending occasional commercial, insurance coverage, and housing law litigation

Commercial, Insurance Coverage, and Housing Law Litigation
Contract In-House Counsel Services
Asbestos and other long-tail liability litigation management
De Facto Risk Manager for a large public housing authority and a $2B sales corporation

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority v. State of Ohio, Case No. 07-AP 739 (10th Dist. Ct. App., June 12, 2008) (bill violated "one subject" rule of Ohio Supreme Court) (plaintiff)
State of Ohio v. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, 119 Ohio St.3d 77 (2008) (landlord has no duty under Fair Housing Act to intervene in tenant use of racially-offensive speech) (defendant)

Founder and emeritus member of the board of trustees of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, now consisting of 299 in-house lawyers from eight Northeast Ohio counties

Designed curriculum for and moderated Medina Chamber of Commerce 2009 "Elections Academy" to prepare candidates for public office
Author of "Hidden Value in a Target's Old Insurance" , Mergers & Acquisitions (July/August 1998)

Ohio State University, BA Liberal Arts, with honors in liberal arts and distinction in political science
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, JD