Background
Petras, Junior, Stephen J. was born on February 28, 1954 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States.
Petras, Junior, Stephen J. was born on February 28, 1954 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States.
Wittenberg University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). Case Western Reserve University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in International Business Law, Environmental Law, Commercial/Business, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Ohio and United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Cleveland (Member, Professional Ethics Committee, 1982), Ohio State (Member, International Law Committee, 1987) and American (Member: International Law Section ) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Cleveland World Trade Association (President, 1996. Executive Vice President, 1994-1996. Director and Secretary, 1985-1987, 1990.
Vice President, 1987-1988. Chairman, 1989-1991; Program Chairman of Workshops on International Law and Taxation, 1983-1989. Chairman, International Business Education Committee, 1990-1991.
Chairman, 46th Annual Cleveland World Trade Conference, 1991. Chairman, Steering Committee, 1992). Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group (President, 1994).
Metrowest Kiwanis Charitable Foundation (Chairman, 1988). International Licensing Executives Society. (Resident, Cleveland, Ohio Office).
Member: Cleveland (Member, Professional Ethics Committee, 1982), Ohio State (Member, International Law Committee, 1987) and American (Member: International Law Section ) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Cleveland World Trade Association (President, 1996.
Executive Vice President, 1994-1996. Director and Secretary, 1985-1987, 1990. Vice President, 1987-1988.
Chairman, 1989-1991; Program Chairman of Workshops on International Law and Taxation, 1983-1989. Chairman, International Business Education Committee, 1990-1991. Chairman, 46th Annual Cleveland World Trade Conference, 1991.
Chairman, Steering Committee, 1992). Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group (President, 1994). Metrowest Kiwanis Charitable Foundation (Chairman, 1988).
International Licensing Executives Society. (Resident, Cleveland, Ohio Office).