Background
Chappelear, Stephen Eric was born on December 25, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Thornton White and Phyllis Evelyn (Williams) Chappelear.
Chappelear, Stephen Eric was born on December 25, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Thornton White and Phyllis Evelyn (Williams) Chappelear.
The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1977). Order of the Barristers.
Worked at Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in Corporation, Banking, Creditors" Rights, Energy, Environmental, Labor, Health Care, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Agriculture, Estate Planning, International, Savings and Loan, Franchise, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Ohio and United States.
Tax Court.
1978, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. 1983, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1989, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin.
United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Order of the Barristers.
Member: National Moot Court Team. Moot Court Governing Board, 1976-1977.
Author: The Complete Book of Franklin County Jury Verdicts, 1985-1990.
The Complete Book of Jury Verdicts II, Franklin County, Ohio, 1985-1991. Jury Trials in Franklin County, Ohio, 1992. So What"s Your Case Really Worth? A Decade of Jury Trial Verdicts.
Member, Ohio Sports and Law Education Advisory Committee, 1990-1991.
Executive Committee, Metro Bar Caucus, National Conference of Bar Presidents (1996-1998). Program Planning Committee, National Conference of Bar Presidents (1996-1997).
Member: Columbus (President, 1995-1996). Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1991, 1992-1997.
Member, 1979 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Common Pleas Court Committee.
Member, 1982 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Publications Committee. Member, Committees on: Trial Advocacy, 1984 and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1984), Ohio State (Member: Council of Delegates, 1991-1992. Chair, Federal Courts and Practice Committee, 1994-1995.
Litigation Section, 1988) and American (Member: Section of Litigation, Trial Practice and Sports and Entertainment Law Committees.
Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Committees on Sports Law, Trial Techniques and Commercial Torts. Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum) Bar Associations.
American Inns of Court, Franklin Chapter (President, 1994-1995. Counselor, 1993-1994.
Master Lawyer).
Our 70 lawyers are strategically located directly across the street from the Ohio Capitol Building and the Ohio Supreme Court and only three blocks from the Federal District Court, County Courts and the other major state offices.
Our attorneys practice in those legal areas listed immediately preceding this paragraph. Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter represents clients throughout the Midwest, varying from Fortune 500 companies to small business enterprises.
National Moot Court Team. Moot Court Governing Board, 1976-1977. Company-Chair, Ohio Coalition of Americans to Protect Sports, since 1989.
Member, Ohio Sports and Law Education Advisory Committee, since 1990.
Member, Ohio Sports and Law Education Advisory Committee. since 1990. Member: Columbus (Member, Board of Governors, since 1987.
Member, 1979— and Chairman, 1984-1985, Common Pleas Court Committee. Member, 1982— and Chairman, 19851987, Publications Committee.
Member, Committees on: Trial Advocacy Forum, 1984— and Alternative Dispute Resolution, since 1984), Ohio State (Member: Federal Courts and Practice Committee, since 1983.
Litigation Section, since 1988) and American (Member: Section of Litigation, Trial Practice and Sports and Entertainment Law Committees. Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Committees on Sports Law, Trial Techniques and Commercial Torts. Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum) Bar Associations.
Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association.
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Defense Research Institute.
Trial Practice, Appellate Practice and Sports and Entertainment Law.
Married Sharon Sue Starr, June 8, 1974. Children: Katherine Sue, Christopher Charles.