Background
Brill, Douglas M. was born on June 12, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Douglas M. Brill
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Ohio State University, (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). University of Toledo (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Spike & Meckler (Elyria, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Family and Domestic Relations, Real Estate, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Ohio, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1994, United States. Supreme Court. Lecturer, Ohio Continuing legal education Institute, 1993.
Ohio Family Law Institute. Prosecutor, Cities of Avon Lake, Avon and Sheffield Village, 1984-1989.
Author: "The Ohio Parenting Acting: A Proposal By the Family Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association," Ohio Lawyer, Volume(s).11 Number.1, January-February 1997.
Member: Lorain County and Ohio State Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Committee. Legislative Drafting Subcommittee. Council of Delegates, 1996).
Spike and Meckler was founded in 1970 by Allen South. Spike and Stephen G. Meckler.
The firm provides general civil services. Within the firm, however, Allen Spike limits his practice to domestic relations and family law.
Allen Spike is responsible for the Ohio landmark case of Hoyt v. Hoyt, 53 03rd 177 559 NE2d 1292, which defined qualified domestic relations orders for defined benefits plans.
He is a frequent lecturer locally and statewide.
He has participated on the legislative drafting and legislative review subcommittees of the Family Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association since 1978. Stephen Meckler practices in the area of personal injury, medical negligence and general civil litigation. The firm also handles varied other civil matters including real estate and probate.
Mr.
Spike is active in the state bar association and was a member of the Board of Governors which is the ruling body of the Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Meckler was active in the state level on the Negligence Law Committee and was on the State Bar Council of Delegates. Both have been very active in the local bar association activities and both have held several offices including the presidency.
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Membership
Member: Lorain County and Ohio State Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Committee. Legislative Drafting Subcommittee. Council of Delegates, 1996).
