Background
Stone, James Merrill was born on March 7, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Stone, James Merrill was born on March 7, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1986). Delta Theta Phi.
Worked at McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber Company, Legal Professional Association (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporate, Taxation, Pension and Profit Sharing, Professional Corporations, Insurance, Securities, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Family Law, Banking, Partnership, Employment and Labor Relations, Equipment Leasing, Bankruptcy, Communications, Computer Law, Health and Hospital Law. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Ohio.
Delta Theta Phi.
Recipient: West Hornbook Award Highest Academic Average in Class. Frew Scholarship for Achievement in Labor Law. William K. Thomas Award.
Jaeger Award.
Research Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1985-1986. Member, Editorial Committee, "The Developing Labor Law," 1991. Company-Author: "Right-To-Know Laws.A Practical Guide to Staying in Compliance," Occupational Safety and Health, June, 1988.
Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations.
McDonald, Hopkins founded in 1936. Burke, Haber founded in 1921.
McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber formed March 1990 as attorneys from the two firms were combined. The firm serves public and privately held middle market businesses, physicians, professional corporation, financial institutions, universities, athletes, insurance companies and agencies, families, trusts and individuals.
Deacon Solon (Ohio) Community Church. Member Greater Cleveland Growth Association, 1988. Awards committee chairperson United States Institute Theatre Technology, Cleveland, 1984-1989.
Member American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Cuyahoga County BarAssn., Akron Bar Association, Ohio State Alumni Association, Delta Theta Phi (Jaeger award 1984), City Club (Cleveland).
Son of Irving Joseph and Dessie (Flauhaus) S. m. Winifred Ann Storkan, April 11, 1981. Children: Jennifer Elizabeth, Jeffrey Joseph.