Charles T. Riehl

Professional Experience

Chuck divides his practice between private client representation for the firm's Litigation Group and municipal representation for its Public Law Group. In his municipal practice, he serves as Law Director of the City of Hudson, and the Villages of Cuyahoga Heights, Richfield and Gates Mills, Ohio. He has formerly served as the Law Director of Shaker Heights and Solon. As part of his public law practice, he has dealt with a wide variety of zoning, telecommunications, employment, civil service, environmental and construction issues; he has established a regional council of governments for housing purposes and helped establish non-profit corporations for public self-insurance pools.

An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Chuck has successfully represented cities, companies and individuals in a wide range of criminal proceedings. Notable cases include Schenck v. Hudson, upholding Hudson’s growth management ordinance and State, ex rel. Wise v. Solon, in which he successfully represented the City of Solon in a broad ranging challenge to the method of financing and contracting for a major sanitary sewer construction project.

Professional & Community Associations

• Chuck has lectured on numerous zoning and governmental issues, is a member of various Bar Associations and a past member of the Meridia Health System.
  
  
• Chuck is currently a board member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

Additional involvements include:

• Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association
  
  
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
  
  
• Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association

Recent Presentations

• Lorman Education Services Seminar on "Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in Ohio" in Toledo, Ohio, October 30, 2007. 
  
  
• "Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning ", sponsored by the National Business Institute, October 17-19, 2007
  
  
• "Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law", sponsored by the National Business Institute, May 22, 2007
  
  
• "Plat and Subdivision Law" sponsored by Lorman Education Services, May 24, 2007
  
  
• "Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law" sponsored by the National Business Institute, May 15 , 2007
  
  
• "Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes" speaking on Current Case Law and Legislative Update, Creation and Use of Public Roads, and Municipal Right-Of-Way Management.  Sponsored by the National Business Institute, December 5, 2006.
  
  
• Real Estate Developent From Beginning To End In Ohio, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, July 26, 2006
  
  
• The Plat and Subdivision Law And Environmental Regulations In Ohio, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, May 24, 2006
  
  
• "Eminent Domain" Seminar sponsored by the Ohio Bar Association, April 5, 2006

Awards & Recognition

• Featured in the November, 2006 issue of The Richfield Times magazine.  In the article, Mr. Riehl was recognized for his recent selection as one of the top municipal lawyers in the country by the publication, Best Lawyers in America, and for his service as Richfield's law director for the past 16 years.
  
  
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  
  
• Included in the 2008 edition of Best Lawyers in America which marks his second consecutive year as being recognized for his practice of Municipal Law.
  
  
• 2008 - Named to list of “Ohio Super Lawyers” by publisher of Law & Politics and Ohio Super Lawyers Magazines (Land Use/Zoning, Construction/Surety)