James L. O'Connell - Cincinnati, OH

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1958
    J.D.
    Honors: Order of the Coif

• Non Legal Education

  • Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1953
    H.A.B.
    Honors: magna cum laude

Representative Cases

• Theiss v. Scherer
  • Citation: 396 F.2d 646, 36 ALR.3d 1321
  • Court: 6 Cir.
  • Year: 1968
• Olmsted v. Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
  • Citation: 22 Ohio St.2d 185, 259 N.E.2d 123
  • Year: 1970
• Southside River-Rail Terminals v. Crum & Forster Underwriters
  • Citation: 157 Ohio App.3d 325, 811 N.E.2d 150
  • Year: 2004
• Springdale v. CSX Railway Corp.
  • Citation: 69 Ohio St.3d 371, 627 N.E.2d 534
  • Year: 1994
• Long v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  • Citation: 849 F.Supp. 594
  • Court: SD Ohio
  • Year: 1993
• Barger v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  • Citation: 110 F. Supp.2d 648
  • Court: SD Ohio
  • Year: 2000
• Brewster v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  • Citation: 138 Ohio App.3d 738, 742 N.E.2d 222
  • Year: 2000
• Glick v. Marler
  • Citation: 82 Ohio App.3d 752, 613 N.E.2d 254
  • Year: 1992
• Lintner v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
  • Citation: 118 Ohio App.3d 838, 694 N.E.2d 140
  • Year: 1997
• Wooten v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  • Citation: 165 Ohio App.3d 428, 842 N.E.2d 603
  • Year: 2005

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1958
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1959

Other Affiliations

• Cincinnati Bar Association (Member)
• Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 1986 - 1988 (Vice-President)
• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
• Potter Stewart Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)