Christopher D. Stock
Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2002

Email: chrisstock@wsbclaw.com
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Profile
Mr. Stock's legal practice focuses on antitrust and securities litigation as well as appellate advocacy. Serving as a judicial law clerk for Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O'Donnell gave him invaluable insight into how courts synthesize and deconstruct legal arguments. Since then, Mr. Stock has briefed and argued numerous cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Ohio Supreme Court, and Ohio appellate courts.

Mr. Stock also served as Deputy First Assistant Attorney General and Deputy State Solicitor for former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro. In these positions, he was principal counsel to the Attorney General on a wide variety of legal and policy-oriented issues, including numerous constitutional and regulatory matters arising from state agencies, boards, and commissions. Prior to his service in state government, Mr. Stock was an attorney at a 500-lawyer nationally-recognized law firm.

Mr. Stock has received multiple designations as an Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” most recently in 2011. This distinction is awarded to less than 2.5 percent of Ohio attorneys under the age of 40.

A member of the American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, Mr. Stock is admitted to practice in Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.

Significant cases include:

• McCarthy v. Sterling Chemicals, Inc., Case No. A0509144 (Hamilton Co. Common Pleas Court). Shared principal responsibilities on all aspects of a complex, four-month long personal injury trial and successfully obtained a new trial after the jury returned a verdict inconsistent with the evidence.
  
  
• In re Fannie Mae Securities Litigation, Case No. 1:04-cv-1639 (D.D.C.). Representing Ohio public pension funds in Section 10b-5 securities class action litigation.
  
  
• Ohio Public Employees Retirement System v. Freddie Mac, et al., Case No. 4:08-cv-160 (N.D. Ohio). Representing Ohio public pension funds in Section 10b-5 securities class action litigation.
  
  
• Mitchell v. Esparza, Case No. 02-1369 (United States Supreme Court). Obtained summary reversal of Sixth Circuit decision on Eighth Amendment capital sentencing issue.
  
  
• Trice v. Toyota Motor Corp., Case No. 10-2804 (D. Minn.). Representing deceased child in high-profile Sudden Unintended Acceleration personal injury lawsuit.
  
  
• Swiger v. Wolfe, Case No. 02-3907 (U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit). Successfully represented Warden Jeffrey Wolfe at oral argument regarding prisoner’s claim that the State failed to provide him counsel at trial.
  
  
• Cleveland Bar Association v. CompManagement, Inc., Case No. 04-0817 (Ohio Supreme Court). Represented the State of Ohio as amicus in landmark workers’ compensation lawsuit.
  
  

Presentations include:

• Harris Martin Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration Litigation Conference: TREAD Act Liability and Toyota (2010).
  
  
• Harris Martin BP Oil Spill Litigation Conference: The RICO Act’s Application to the BP Oil Spill (2010).