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John is a director of KWGD. His practice is concentrated in the areas of insurance defense litigation, general civil litigation, appellate practice, creditor’s rights, business law and real estate law, and is admitted to practice in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well in various federal courts. John resides in Dover with his wife, Vicki, and three children.
Education
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994
Professional Experience
- 2008-Present: Krugliak Wilkins Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
- Litigation and Real Estate Section Committees; Marketing Committee; Associate Development Mentor
- 1996—2008: Hardin & Schaffner Co., L.P.A., New Philadelphia, Ohio; Associate and Partner
- 1994—1996: Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr., Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana
Courts and Bar Associations
- Supreme Court of Ohio, 1994
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2010
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 2011
- United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1998
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996
- United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2008
- United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2011
- United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 2011
- United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1994
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2004
- Member: Ohio State Bar Association
- Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member: West Virginia Bar Association
- Member: Stark County Bar Association
- Member: Tuscarawas County Bar Association
- Member: Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Professional and Community Affiliations
- President, Board of Directors: Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra – 2020-Present
- Vice President: Dover City Schools Board of Education, 2012-Present
- Vice President: Tuscarawas County Community Foundation, 2012-Present
- Former Building Advisory Committee: Dover City Schools, 2011
- Board of Directors, Former President, Executive Committee, Capital Campaign Steering Committee and Human Resources Committee Chair: American Red Cross, Muskingum Lakes Chapter, 1998-Present
- Inaugural Board Member: American Red Cross Stark County Regional Chapter Advisory Council, 2007—2010
- Former Resources Board: Tuscarawas County Law Library, 2010—2011
- Former Board of Directors: Tuscarawas County Law Library, 2006—2010
- Free Legal Clinic Volunteer, Law Day Volunteer, Mock Trial Judge: Tuscarawas County Bar Association
- Former Parish Council and Vice President: St. Joseph Parish, Dover, Ohio, 2004—2008
- Advocate: St. Joseph Parish Knights of Columbus, 2005-Present
- Dominic Greco Memorial Community Band, 2006-Present
- Former Board of Directors: Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Public Interest Law Foundation, 1991—1994
Honors & Awards
- “AV” rating (“Preeminent” with “Very High Ethics”), Martindale-Hubbell law directory peer review-rating system
- Avvo “Superb” rating
- Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Judge Joseph M. Harter Memorial Award for Trial Practice, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 1994
- Jurisprudence Award for Trial Practice, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 1993
- Award in recognition of distinguished service as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1996
- Volunteer of the Month Award, American Red Cross, Muskingum Lakes Chapter, 2009
- Award of Appreciation, Tuscarawas County Law Library Resources Board, 2010
Notable Presentations or Publications
- “Effective Deposition Practice of Medical Providers in a Special Investigations Matter” ; a presenter at the 2014 Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar
- “Strategies for Legal Research on the Web”
- “Professionalism for Lawyers”
- “The Ohio Supreme Court Constricts the Definition of “Arbitration” in Schaeffer v. Allstate Ins. Co.”
ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY JOHN P. MAXWELL
