James David Robenalt is a Cleveland-based lawyer for the firm Thompson Hine Limited Liability Partnership. He is the author of two books: Linking Rings, William W. Durbin, the Magic and Mystery of America and The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War.
Background
James (Jim) Robenalt was born in Lima, Ohio in 1956. His mother was involved in education and local politics, while his father was a lawyer Robenalt, like his father before him, went to Ohio State University College of Law and graduated in 1981.
Education
Robenalt attended Miami University where he majored in political science. In 1978 he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. When Robenalt graduated from Ohio State in 1981 he took a job with Thompson, Hine and Flory.
Career
During his time at MU he spent one semester in a study abroad program in Luxembourg. At the time of his graduation he was Order of the Coif. The Chambers United States of America Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers named Robenalt as one of America’s leading lawyers.
He focuses on legal issues related to construction, professional malpractice and tax
The case drew international attention since it was the first prosecution under the Economic Espionage Acting of 1996. Together with John West. Dean, President Richard Nixon’s White House Counsel, Robenalt created a continuing education program on the national level called “The ” This continuing legal education program, which was launched in Chicago in June 2011, has Robenalt teaching legal ethics and the representation of an organization under new Model Rules 1.13 and 1.6.
John Dean plays the role of a fact witness while Watergate is used a case study. On July 26, 2014, Robenalt was interviewed on National Public Radio about Warren Harding"s relationship with Carrie Fulton Phillips.
During the interview National Public Radio"s Scott Simon discussed the love letters of Harding and Phillips, which are about to be released for the unhindered perusal by the public.
And speculated about the possibility that Phillips was a German spy during World War I.