Attorney

DAVID E. KOERNER

APPELLATE & LITIGATION ATTORNEY

Experienced attorney specializing in civil & criminal litigation & appeals; highly effective at developing creative case strategies & writing persuasive briefs; successful civil litigator in pretrial motion & discovery practice in multiple jurisdictions; numerous appeals in the Federal Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, in the Ohio Supreme Court & in many Ohio State Courts of Appeals; numerous trials as civil litigator, criminal defense attorney, assistant county public defender, assistant county prosecutor & assistant municipal prosecutor; adjudicated hundreds of cases as a magistrate in juvenile court; adjudicated hundreds of cases as a magistrate/acting judge in municipal courts; well-versed in trial preparation; tenacious & analytical; confident in the courtroom; excellent legal research, writing & legal analysis skills; proficient in Westlaw & Lexis; experienced at managing high volume case load; very knowledgeable about court procedures

• Admitted to practice law in State of Ohio (OH Reg. No. 0030711)

• Admitted to practice law in U.S District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

• Admitted to practice law in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense • Family Law

• OVI/Traffic Defense • Juvenile Law

• Pretrial Discovery & Motion Practice • Civil Litigation

• Appeals • Criminal Prosecution

Professional Work Experience

Appellate & Litigation Attorney 2/1992 to Present

Self-Employed Attorney

Offices in Lake County, OH

• DISTINGUISHED®-2017-Martindale-Hubbell® 2017

Peer Rated for High Professional Achievement * HIGH ETHICAL STANDING*

AVVO Rated 8.9 (Excellent)

Specializing in appeals & litigation, including, inter alia, family & juvenile law, criminal defense & OVI/traffic defense, civil litigation (especially personal injury), landlord-tenant & collections

Shared office space & worked with other attorneys while maintaining practice

Worked with Attorney Ralph C. Buss for majority of career--motorcycle & automobile personal injury, criminal defense & OVI/traffic defense

Created & prepared pleadings, discovery requests, and pretrial motions in Attorney Buss’ personal injury cases; Buss’ personal injury practice recently expanded into Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan--created & adapted pleadings, discovery requests, etc., for these new states

• Also, worked part-time government jobs throughout this time, including magistrate/acting judge in Willoughby Municipal Court, magistrate in Lake County Juvenile Court, acting judge in Painesville Municipal Court & assistant prosecutor for City of Mentor Document Review Attorney 6/2015 to 3/2017

Various Document Review Companies

Cleveland, OH

• Analyzed complex documents including emails, contracts, scientific studies, spreadsheets, and other financial documents

• Reviewed documents and coded each document for responsiveness, privilege, confidentiality, issue, and significance

• Performed second level reviews

• Reviewed and coded documents for redactions & performed the redactions

• Performed QC on documents

Acting Judge 4/1996 to 7/2009

Painesville Municipal Court

Painesville, OH

Performed judicial duties of judge when appointed by elected judge

Handled high volume of case & made quick decisions on the bench

Adjudicated numerous cases

Wrote opinions or decisions, as required

Magistrate 3/1996 to 12/31/2008

Lake County Juvenile Court

Painesville, OH

• Adjudicated hundreds of cases, including delinquency, unruly, abused, neglected, dependency, custody & child support (IV-D) cases

• Wrote decisions and opinions, as required

Assistant Prosecutor 1/1996 to 12/2003

City of Mentor Prosecutor's Office

Mentor, Ohio

• Prosecuted misdemeanors, OVI’s, other traffic offenses & felonies

• Handled high volume docket of pretrials, preliminary hearings, suppression hearings, & trials

• Reviewed police reports to issue proper charges

Magistrate/Acting Judge 2/1992 to 12/1995

Willoughby Municipal Court

Willoughby, OH

• Worked at least 3 days/week as magistrate/acting judge, while maintaining private practice

• Adjudicated high volume civil docket, including forcible entry & detainer cases, small claims, garnishment hearings & regular civil docket, which was primarily collections cases

• Wrote decisions on small claims, pretrials, garnishments & trials, as required

• Adjudicated high volume criminal & traffic docket, including arraignments, domestic violence temporary protection hearings, preliminary hearings, change of pleas, motion hearings, trials & sentencing

• Wrote decisions on domestic violence temporary protection hearings, preliminary hearings, change of pleas, suppression hearings & trials, as required Community Involvement

President, Officer & Member of Board of Trustees 1991 to 2001 Extended Housing, Inc.

Painesville, Ohio

• Extended Housing provides subsidized housing for mental health consumers in Lake County

• Purchased and managed numerous apartment buildings, condominiums, and single homes

• As President, supervised the construction of two transitional group homes . Coach/Manager 2002-2011

Painesville Little League

Painesville, Ohio

• Coached & managed teams for my sons who were 2 years apart in age

• Some years I coached 2 teams when my sons were in different divisions. Coach 2002 -2003

Painesville Football League

Painesville, Ohio

Coach 2005 to 2010

YMCA Soccer League

Perry, Ohio

Coach 2005-2010

PCYB Basketball League

Painesville, Ohio

Den Leader & Board Member 2004-2009

Painesville/Leroy Cub Scout Troop

Leroy, Ohio

• Den Leader for both sons’ Cub Scouts & Webelos Dens. Education

University of Dayton School of Law 8/1982 to 5/1985 Dayton, OH

Juris Doctorate, Magna cum Laude 1985--ranked 7/128

Am. Jur. Award for highest grade in Torts II & highest grade in International Law

Associate Production Editor, 10 U. Dayton L. Rev. (1984-85)

Assistant Articles Editor for article entitled, “Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege since Upjohn, at Home and Abroad,” 9 U. Dayton L. Rev. 425 (1984)

Member, 9 U. Dayton L. Rev. (1983-1984)

Publication: Case Note, “Restriction on the Trial Court's Discretion in Ruling on Rule 55(c) and 60(b) Motions to Vacate Default Entries and Judgments--United Coin Meter Co. v. Seaboard Coastline R.R., 705 F.2d 839 (6th Cir. 1983),” 9 U. Dayton L. Rev. 315 University of Dayton 8/1978 to 12/1981

Dayton, OH

• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies 1981

• ABA rated American Studies as the best undergraduate major to prepare for law school

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