Richard A. Green

• Background
  • 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
• Areas of Experience and Focus
  • 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
• Achievements/Honors
  • 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)
• Professional Involvement
  • 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
• Publications and Presentations
  • 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)
• Education
  • Ohio State University, BA Liberal Arts, with honors in liberal arts and distinction in political science
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, JD
• Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • State of Ohio
  • Northern District of Ohio
  • Southern District of Ohio
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals