Background
Draper, Gerald Linden was born on July 14, 1941 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Linden and Mary Antoinette (Colotto) Draper.
Draper, Gerald Linden was born on July 14, 1941 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Linden and Mary Antoinette (Colotto) Draper.
Muskingum College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1963). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1966).
Worked at Draper, Hollenbaugh & Briscoe Company, Legal Professional Association (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in Litigation, Hospital Liability Law, Medical Malpractice Defense Law, Business Litigation, Product Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Ohio. 1980, United States. Supreme Court.
Trustee, Ohio State Bar Foundation, 1992.
Trustee, 1992, Vice Chair, 1996-1997 and Treasurer, 1994-1996, Ohio Continuing legal education Institute, 1992. Member, 1988 and Vice Chair, 1994, Board of Trustees, Muskingum College.
President, 1990-1991 and Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1992, Ohio State Bar Association, 1990-1991. President, 1982-1983 and Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1984, Columbus Bar Association.
President, Columbus Bar Foundation, 1984-1986.
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1991. Delegate, American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1991-1996. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 1982.
American Bar Foundation.
Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Trustee, past president Wesley Glen Retirement Center, Columbus, 1979-1995. Trustee Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, 1988-1992, 93-, vice chair, since 1994. Trustee, president Wesley Ridge Retirement Center, since 1995.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Board Trial Advocates. Member American Bar Association (House of Delegates), Ohio State Bar Association (president 1990-1991), Ohio State Bar Foundation (trustee 1992-1997), Columbus Bar Association (president 1982-1983, Bar Svc. medal 1998), Columbus Bar Foundation (president 1984-1986), National Conference of Bar Foundation (trustee 1987-1990, 91-94), Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute (trustee 1992-1998, chair 1997-1998), Ohio Association Hospital Attorneys, Defense Research Institute.
Married Barbara Jean Winter, August 26, 1960. Children: Melissa Leigh Price, Stephen Edward Draper.