Kathleen J. St. John - Cleveland, OH

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1982
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1979
    B.A.
    Honors: summa cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• "Constitutional Challenges in Your Personal Injury Practice,", Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2001
  
• "What is the Status of Worker's Compensation Subrogation in Ohio?" 45th Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 45th Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2002
  
• "Destroying Subrogation Rights Without the UM/UIM Carrier's Consent,", Auto Insurance Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
  
• "Stare Decisis,", Insurance Law Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003
  
• Tort Reform, Panel Discussion Co-Chairperson, The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, 2007
  
• Jurisdiction, Venue, and Associated Internet Issues in Municipal and County Courts, The Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, 2011
  
• Case Law Update: Recent Ohio Supreme Court Cases Relevant to Personal Injury Practice, Lorain County Bar Association, 2009

Representative Cases

• Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mutual
  • Citation: 98 Ohio St.3d 186
  • Year: 2002
  • Serial Number: 2002800241
• Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co. (amicus curiae)
  • Citation: 92 Ohio St.3d 115
  • Year: 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001457165
• Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 88 Ohio St.3d 480
  • Year: 2000
  • Serial Number: 2000298436
• Harp v. City of Cleveland Heights
  • Citation: 87 Ohio St.3d 506
  • Year: 2000
  • Serial Number: 1999279714
• Minton v. Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., (amicus curiae)
  • Citation: 80 Ohio St.3d 62
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 1997191706
• Gallagher v. Cleveland Browns Football Co.
  • Citation: 79 Ohio St.3d 427
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1994171996
• Moskovitz v. Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr. (amicus curiae)
  • Citation: 69 Ohio St.3d 638
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994133745
• Beck v. Alaska Air Group
  • Citation: 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10017
  • Court: N.D. Cal, May 24, 2002
  • Serial Number: 2002340614
• In re: Air Crash off Point Mugu
  • Citation: 145 Fed. Sup.2d 1156
  • Court: N.D. Cal 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001487128

Published Works

Articles

• "S.B. 227: Workers' Compensation Subrogation Rights,", 14 Ohio Trial Issue 1, Spring, 2004
  
• "What Lies Beneath: Workers' Compensation Subrogation in the Wake of Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.", 12 Ohio Trial, 2001
  
• Medical Authorizations and Your Client's Right to Privacy,” CATA News, Winter 2010-2011.
  
• “Personal Jurisdiction over the Foreign Defendant: Brown, Nicastro, and the Internet,” CATA News, Winter 2011-2012.
  
• “Keeping Out Criminal History Evidence In Personal Injury Cases,” CATA News, Winter 2012 – 2013.
  
• “The Havel Anomaly,” CATA News, Spring 2012.
• “Medical Authorizations and Your Client's Right to Privacy,” CATA News, Winter 2010-2011.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio

Other Affiliations

• Ohio Association of Justice (Member)
• Cleveland Bar Association (member)
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Ohio State Bar Association
• The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, Life Member