JOHN C. NEMETH

EDUCATION AND OUALIFICATIONS:
Kent State University (B.A., 1967)
Ohio State University (J.D., 1970)

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (1972), U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1979), Florida and U.S. Supreme Court (1985), U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.

Licensed to practice law in the following Courts and jurisdictions: all Ohio State appellate Courts, both Northern and Southern Federal District Courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Also licensed in Florida and Colorado.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Bar Association (Insurance & Negligence Committee)
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Judicature Society
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Columbus Bar Association
Columbus and Ohio State Bar Foundation MemberDefense Research Institute
Florida Bar Association (Out-of-State Practitioner Subcommittee)
Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association
International Association of Insurance Defense Counsel (legal malpractice committee)
Million Dollars Advocates Forum(1998)
Motor Carriers Lawyers Association (Arbitration Committee)
National Board of Trial Advoctes (Diplomat in civil trial advocacy - May 1998)
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Ohio State Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS/AUTHOR
"Ethics in Civil Litigation," Best of Ethics, Continuing Legal Education Institute. "Legal Malpractice: An Overview of Issues and Pitfalls," Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter 1990, pp. 25-37.

"Ohio Preparing and Trying the Automobile Accident Case" (co-author), Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1990; "Legal Malpractice in Ohio", Cleveland State Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 2,1991., pp. 143-175.

"Defendant's Answer and Motions," Civil Litigation in Ohio, Vol. 95-23, pp. 7.1-7.33.

"Summary Judgment," Civil Litigation in Ohio, Vol. 95-28, pp. 9.1-9.42.

AWARDS/SPECIAL RECOGNITION
American Arbitration Association's "Service Award"
Columbus Bar Association News
Ohio Legal Center's "Award of Merit"
The Ohio Home of Representatives Special Recognition Award (1994)
Who's Who in Law as selected by Business First (January 24, 1994)

SPEAKER/LECTURER
"Agents E&O Coverage," Columbus Branch Agents Seminar, September 15, 1993.
"Defending the Auto Accident Claim," Trying the Auto Accident Case, May 5, 1994, pp. 1-76.
"Directed Verdict: Insurance: Verdict," Civil Litigation in Ohio, Ohio CLE Institute, 1991, pp. 33.1-33.23.
"Ethics in Civil Litigation," Selecting the Winning Jury Seminar, May 30-31 1996
"Ethics Legal Malpractice and Risk Management," Video Tape for Ohio CLE Institute, Fall 1995.
"Negotiation Strategies and Techniques: The Defense Attorney Perspective," Evaluating and Settling Insurance Claims, December 12-13, 1995, pp. IV 1 -IV 1 2.
"Ohio Insurance Coverage Law," National Business Institute, January 19, 1994.
"A Practitioner's View of Risk Management," Risk Management For Lawyers and Their Support Staff, January 19-20, 1994. "Recent Developments in Civil Litigation," General Practice Update 1995.
"The Use of Depositions at Trial," Taking & Defending Depositions, Vol. 91-1 1, April May 199 1, pp. 8.1-8. 1 0.
"Using the Deposition Transcript," Depositions Strategies, Tactics & Mechanics, June 19-21, 1991.
Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1984--
Ohio Judicial College, 1986--
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, 1989--
Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1990--
Civil Litigation in Ohio, Ohio CLE Institute, 1990-1995
June 16, 1995 Grievance/Malpractice Pitfalls for Litigators 1995 Trial Advocacy Institute
Co-Sponsored by the Cincinnati Bar Institute and the National Institute for Trial
Advocacy June 1995 University of Cincinnati College of Law

REPORTED CASES
Erie Insurance Group v. Fisher, Ohio, 474 NE2d, 15 Ohio St. 3d 380.
Hillman v. Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., 68 Ohio St., 3d 238, 626 N.E.2d 73 (1994).
Brinkman v. Ross, 68 Ohio St. 3d 82, 623 N.E.2d 1175 (1993).

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:

Adjusting Services Unlimited Agway Insurance Company American Modem Home Insurance Company American Professional Insurance Company Anheuser-Busch, Inc. American Select Insurance Co. B & L Motor Freight Beacon Insurance Company of America Bradford Adjusting Company Central Ohio Transit Authority Century Surety Chattanooga Glass Church's Fried Chicken Citizens Insurance Company Crawford & Company Employers Casualty Company (Dallas, Texas) Erie Insurance Group Forum Insurance Company GAB Business Services, Inc. General Adjusting Bureau Great Southwest Fire Insurance Company The Hartford Group

Hanover Insurance Company Harleysville Insurance Company Hesston Corporation Home Insurance Company Indiana Insurance Company Integral Insurance Company Loctite Corporation Peter J. McBreen & Associates Mt. Carmel Hospital Merit Claim Service Mutual Fire & Marine Insurance Company Occidental Insurance Company Physicians Insurance Company of Ohio Penske Truck Leasing, Inc. Republic Indemnity Insurance Company Ruan Trasport Safeco Insurance Companies H.Shepherd & Associates State Farm Insurance Company Stonewall Insurance Company Trinity Insurance Company United Financial Group

REFERENCES

Robert F. Morgan, Jr. Branch Claims Manager Erie Insurance Company 6877 North High Street P.O. Box 23 Worthington, OH 43085

Joseph S. Ventline Vice President, Claims Beacon Insurance Company 774 Park Meadow Road Westerville, OH 43081

Ms. Karen Kincaid REM, Ltd. Professional Liability Unit Suite 500 10 S. Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606