Paul W. Flowers

Personal

• Born October 2, 1964  Grand Rapids, MI

Education

• Graduate, with Honors, Ohio State University College of Law,  June 8, 1990
• Graduate, with Honors, University of Kentucky, May 9, 1987

Professional

• Member, Ohio State Bar Association, 1990 to present
• Member, California Bar Association,  2001 to present
• Law Clerk, Hon. John W. Reece, Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals,  1990-1992
• Private Practice in Cleveland, Ohio, 1992 to present

Certifications

• Certified Appellate Law Specialist, Ohio State Bar Association
• Certified Civil Trial Attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Awards

• Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
• Ohio Lawyers Weekly, Top Ten Attorneys in Ohio, 2001
• Ohio Lawyers Weekly, Highest Jury Verdicts in Ohio, 2002
• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2002 to the present
• Rebecca Topper Memorial Award, Ohio State Law Journal, May 12, 1990
• Thomas Arkle Clark Award, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, July 1, 1987
• National Collegiate Debate Tournament, Octa-finalist, 1985

Organizations

• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Trustee and Amicus Curiae Chair
• Ohio State Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Cleveland Bar Association
• Akron Bar Association
• Los Angeles Bar Association

Courts

• State Courts of Ohio
• State Courts of California
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Central District of California

Publications

• Targeting Federal RICO's Pattern Requirement to Long Term Criminal Activity, 51 Ohio St. L.J. 713 (1990)
• H.B. 58:  Amendments of the Declaratory Judgment Act, 11 Ohio Trial Magazine 21 (Summer/Fall 2000)
• Pontzer Roadblocks - Notice and Consent, 12 Ohio Trial Magazine 25 (Summer 2002)

Miscellaneous

• AV peer review rated, Martindale Hubbell Directory