David V. Patton
Appellate Litigation
Through my experience as an appellate litigator with both the Ohio Attorney General's Major Appeals Group and an AmLaw 100 firm, I have come to believe firmly that appellate litigation is more than simply a rehash of the trial. Rather, effective appellate advocacy requires unique skills and expertise. I stand ready to work with co-counsel on matters pending, or potentially to be pending, before state or federal appellate courts. I stand equally ready to represent individuals or businesses with appellate litigation issues.
Professional Licensure
During my time as a government attorney, I had the privilege of representing a number of Ohio's regulatory agencies, particularly licensure boards governing healthcare professionals such as audiologists, chiropractors, counselors, physicians, social workers, and speech pathologists. Professional responsibility, ethics, and licensure matters demand unique approaches to litigation and dispute resolution. I stand ready to assist individuals with any matters involving Ohio's professional licensure boards.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation & Appeals
- Administrative Law
- Professional Licensure
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
- J.D. - 1999
- Law Journal: Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1998 - 1999
- Law Journal: Ohio State Law Journal, Member, 1997 - 1998
- The Ohio State University
- B.S. - 1996
- Saint Ignatius High School - 1987
Published Works
- The Adjudication Function in OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HANDBOOK AND AGENCY DIRECTORY, Thomson Reuters , 2012
- "Simon Sterne" Entry in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law, Yale University Press, 2006
- Kill All the Lawyers? in LAWYER TO LAWYER: NORTH CAROLINA REFLECTIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF LAW, North Carolina Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 2004
- Legal Considerations of Sleep Deprivation Among Resident Physicians, Journal of Health Law, 34, 2001
- The Queen, the Attorney General, and the Modern Charitable Fiduciary: A Historical Perspective on Charitable Enforcement Reform, University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, 11, 2000
- Achieving Managed Care Accountability By Ending the ERISA Preemption Defense, Ohio State Law Journal, 59, 1998
Representative Cases
- State v. Grady , 2010-Ohio-4667 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2010)
- Kananian v. Brayton Purcell, LLP, 2010 WL 231358 (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio 2010)
- Black v. Brewer , 2008-Ohio-4365 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2008)
- State v. Diroll , 2007-Ohio-6930 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2007)
- State v. Cameron , 2007-Ohio-6935 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2007)
- In re: Tobacco Litigation (Medical Monitoring Cases), 600 S.E.2d 188 (West Virginia Supreme Court 2004)
- Abbott v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. , 113 S.W.3d 753 (Texas Court of Appeals 2003)
- State v. Orr, 745 N.E.2d 1036 (Ohio Supreme Court 2001)
- Chirila v. Ohio State Chiropractic Bd., 763 N.E.2d 1192 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2001)
- Reichart-Spaeth v. State of Ohio Counselor & Social Worker Bd. , 2001 WL 256314 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2001)
- Edwards v. Carpenter, 529 U.S. 446 (U.S. Supreme Court 2000)
- Pegram v. Herdrich, 530 U.S. 211 (U.S. Supreme Court 2000)
- Combs v. Coyle, 205 F.3d 269 (6th Circuit 2000)
- State v. Nasrallah, 745 N.E.2d 511 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2000)
- Prinz v. State of Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Bd., 2000 WL 43707 (Ohio Court of Appeals 2000)
- Boychuk v. Covington, 1:00-cv-01039 (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio 2000)
- Hull v. Fallon, 188 F.3d 939 (8th Circuit 1999)
- Musgrave v. Ohio State Counselor and Social Worker Bd., 1999 WL 1256573 (Ohio Court of Appeals 1999)
Classes/Seminars
- Appellate Advocacy Course Moot Court Judge, University of Akron School of Law, 2006 - 2007
- Form and Substance: The Effective Appeal, Legal Aid of North Carolina, 2004
Honors and Awards
- Donald S. Teller Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing Contribution to the Law Review, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Ohio State Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., Associate, 2002 - 2005
- Ohio Attorney General's Office, Assistant State Solicitor, 2000 - 2001
- Ohio Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, 1999 - 2001
