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McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., 1983
Email: pauldemarco@wsbclaw.com
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Paul M. De Marco is a civil litigator who has practiced since 1989 with Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley. Prior to joining the firm, he was associated with an appellate law firm in Beverly Hills, California, and served as a law clerk for two California appellate judges.
Mr. De Marco's areas of concentration are appellate practice, class actions, and other complex litigation. He has been actively involved in successful litigation related to the U.S. Department of Energy's Fernald nuclear weapons plant, the Lucasville (Ohio) prison riot, Lloyd's of London, Holocaust-related claims against Swiss and Austrian banks, the Bankers Trust derivative scheme, Cincinnati's Aronoff Center, and defective childhood vaccines, among others.
On January 1, 2012, the Ohio State Bar Association announced that Mr. DeMarco was certified as a specialist in Appellate Law. Mr. DeMarco is one of only three Ohio attorneys to be certified in Appellate Law. In order to become certified, Mr. DeMarco had to pass an extensive examination, devote a large part of his practice to Appellate Law, and receive substantial advanced Continuing Legal Education in that specialty. Mr. DeMarco has served as Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co.'s appellate expert for more than 20 years.
An AV rated attorney, Mr. DeMarco has also been actively involved in the following reported cases:
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. Amway Corp., 242 F.3d 539 (5th Cir. 2001)
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. Haugen, 427 F.3d 727 (10th Cir. 2005)
- Baker v. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, 105 F.3d 1102 (6th Cir. 1997)
- In re NLO, Inc., 5 F.3d 154 (6th Cir. 1993)
- In re Allied-Signal, Inc., 891 F.2d 974 (1st Cir. 1989)
- In re Allied Signal, Inc., 891 F.2d 967 (1st Cir. 1989)
- City of Cincinnati v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp., 768 N.E.2d 1136 (Ohio 2002)
- Norgard v. Brush Wellman, Inc., 766 N.E.2d 977 (Ohio 2002)
- Wallace v. Ohio Dep't of Commerce, 773 N.E.2d 1018 (Ohio 2002)
- Chamberlain v. AK Steel Corp., 696 N.E.2d 569 (Ohio 1998)
- State of Ohio ex rel. A & D Ltd. P'ship v. Keefe, 671 N.E.2d 13 (Ohio 1996)
- Tulloh v. Goodyear Atomic Corp., 584 N.E.2d 729 (Ohio 1992)
- Begala v. PNC Bank, Ohio, N.A., 756 N.E.2d 215 (Ohio App. 2001)
- State ex rel. CNG Fin'l Corp. v. Nadel, 111 Ohio St.3d 149 (Ohio 2006)
Mr. DeMarco is admitted to the Bars of California and Ohio and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Cincinnati Bar Association; American Bar Association and is Secretary, Collaborative Law Center; a member of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court of Ohio; Board, the Ohio Justice and Policy Center; the Cincinnati Citizens Police Review Panel, 1999-2002; a Fellow, The Justice Institute for the Legal Profession, Fall 2006; and a Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation. |
