Darrell A. Clay

Areas of Emphasis

Litigation successes:

• Defending a law firm in litigation by the United States Trustee alleging self-dealing and malfeasance in management of a prior firm, pursuing claims for payment of pre-petition compensation to various manufacturers' representatives, successfully obtaining an order declaring portions of a debtor's debts nondischargeable, and pursuing in multiple states a $1.3 million judgment owed to a client.
  
  
• Obtaining summary judgment in a case claiming breach of a policy of title insurance in which the claimant sought in excess of $1 million in damages. Darrell also handled the appeal of that case, and persuaded the Court of Appeal to affirm the summary judgment.
  
  
• Defending a scrap metal executive in a jury trial alleging price fixing in Southern Florida during the period following Hurricane Andrew. He also defended a senior executive of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority against charges of theft in office.
  
  
• Extensive work on the first case ever tried under the federal Economic Espionage Act of 1996, along with a companion civil RICO case.

• Defense of multiple cases involving the crash of both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

• Representation of pilots and other FAA certificate holders in a variety of enforcement actions.
  

Presentations

• "Ethics Review for In-House Counsel and Compliance Professionals," CMBA's Banking and Financial Services Section "Compliance 2010" CLE, December 14, 2010

• "2010 Walter & Haverfield LLP Labor and Employment Law Seminar," "Discovery Expectations," Presentation, Holiday Inn in Independence, September 30, 2010

• "Understanding Electronic Discovery for the Aviation Professional" for the Ohio Aviation Association
  
  
• "Find It Fast And Free On The Internet" for National Business Institute
  
  
• "The Law of the Internet in Ohio" for National Business Institute
  
  
• "Internet Basics for the Ohio Attorney" for National Business Institute
  
  
• "Advanced Issues in Legal Technology for the Ohio Paralegal" for National Business Institute
  
  
• "Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Ohio" for National Business Institute
  
  
• "Excuse Me, But Where Can I Get My License to Practice Law in Cyberspace?" for the American Bar Association

Professional & Community Associations

• Graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's 2000 National Session
• Licensed soccer referee (youth through adult amateur), having refereed over 1000 games in his career
• Member, Board of Directors, Skypark, Inc., a privately-owned, public-use airport in Wadsworth, Ohio (2007-present)
• Secretary, Skypark Airport Condominium Association (2009-present)
• Secretary, Ohio Regional Business Aviation Association (2010-present)
• Vice President, Criminal Law Section, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2009-present)
• Member (2006-present) and Trial counsel (2000-2006), Certified Grievance Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Vice President, Northern Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association (2005-present)
• Secretary, Ohio North State Referee Committee, Inc. (2003-present)
• Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight East, Central, and Mid-Atlantic (2005-present)

Education

Tulane University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1994
University of South Florida, M.A., 1991; B.A., 1989

Licensed to Practice

• Ohio & Louisiana
  
• U.S. Third, Fifth, and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeal
  
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana
  
• U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, Northern & Southern Districts of Ohio
  

Areas of Practice