Bill Mann

Bill Mann is a civil litigator, trial and appellate advocate who frequently represents clients before Ohio’s Professional Licensing Boards and Agencies. Bill also provides expert witness services on a select basis and dispute mediation services.

Bill was born and raised in the small north central Ohio town of Norwalk. He became a full-time college student before graduating from high school and received his BA. In Political Science from Case Western Reserve University in 1976. While at Case Western, Bill earned Honors in Political Science for his senior thesis, The President, The Congress & The War Powers. Bill earned membership in the History Honor Society and worked in the U.S. Congress, for Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), as Legislative Intern. During college Bill worked at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital in Norwalk as a Radiology Orderly.

Bill received his J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) in 1979 from the University of Dayton School of Law. At UD Law, Bill was named Best Oral Advocate in each of the four rounds of the school’s Intramural Moot Court Tournament. He was a member of the school’s Moot Court Team that competed in a Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Law School. Bill’s team defeated teams from Wake Forrest University School of Law, Capital University School of Law (two teams) and Duke University School of Law. During law school, Bill was a Judicial Law Clerk at the Huron County Court of Common Pleas.

After graduating from UD Law, Bill was a Judicial Law Clerk at the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth Appellate District, and then worked as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Bill was a member of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional
Conduct Committee (a Certified Grievance Committee) from 1987 -2015, was a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Professionalism Commission for two terms and served two terms on the University of Dayton Law School’s Alumni Board of Trustees. Bill was President of the Central Ohio Association for Justice (2001-2002), received the COAJ’s President’s award twice and received the COAJ’s Slugger’s Award, given to an attorney who hit a home run for justice.

Bill was an incorporator and one of the founding members of the Norwalk Community Development Corporation, a company providing funding to promote economic growth in the Norwalk, Ohio area. Among the people Bill most admires are General George Patton, Civil Rights leaders Rosa Parks and John Lewis, Robert Kennedy and all the NASA Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts.

Bill lives in Columbus, Ohio with his German Shepherd Dog Thor, his cat Banzai, and they all root for THE Ohio State University Buckeyes.

Professional Summary:

Bill is a seasoned attorney with over 35 years of experience as a civil litigator, trial, and appellate advocate. Has litigated cases and has personally tried cases to final verdict in several courts throughout Ohio.

Administrative Law Experience (partial list):

Board of Professional Conduct, Supreme Court of Ohio
Board of Character & Fitness, Supreme Court of Ohio
State of Ohio Medical Board
State of Ohio Nursing Board
State of Ohio Pharmacy Board
State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage & Family Therapist Board
State of Ohio Board of Psychology
State of Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy & Athletics Trainiers Board
State of Ohio Dental Board
State of Ohio Chiropractic Board
State of Ohio Department of Insurance
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Appellate Court Litigation Experience (briefed and orally argued cases in these courts):

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The Supreme Court of Ohio
The Fifth District Court of Appeals of Ohio
The Tenth District Court of Appeals of Ohio

Trial Experience (tried cases to jury verdict in these courts (partial list):

Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas
Athens County Court of Common Pleas
Auglaize County Court of Common Pleas
Clark County Court of Common Pleas
Crawford County Court of Common Pleas
Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas
Fayette County Court of Common Pleas
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Richland County Court of Common Pleas
Scioto County Court of Common Pleas
Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Employment Experience

Mann Dulaney, LLC, Partner (2017 – Present) Dublin, Ohio
Civil claims, defense and litigation, administrative law, legal research, and writing
Kendo Dulaney, LLC. (2015-2017)
Cline Mann & Co., LPA, Partner (2013 – 2015) Powell, Ohio
Civil claims, defense and litigation, administrative law, legal research, and writing
Mitchell, Allen, Catalano & Bado Co., LPA, Of Counsel (1997 – 2013) Columbus, Ohio
Civil claims, defense and litigation, administrative law, legal research, and writing
Wolske & Blue, Associate (1987 – 1997) Columbus, Ohio
Personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability claims, and legal research writing
Bilfield & Sandel Co., LPA, Associate (1986 – 1987) Cleveland, Ohio
Personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability claims, and legal research writing
The Supreme Court of Ohio, Judicial Law Clerk (1985 – 1986) Columbus, Ohio
Legal research and writing​
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Judicial Law Clerk (1979 – 1981) Toledo, Ohio
Legal research and writing
Huron County Court of Common Please, Judicial Law Clerk (1977 – 1979) Norwalk, Ohio
Legal research and writing

Professional Honors and Awards (partial list):

America’s Top 100 Attorneys (Ohio)
Board Certified as a Civil Law Trial Advocate by the NBTA, 1997 – 2012
Selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine
Selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Magazine
Rated AV (highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, Over 20 consecutive years
Recipient, COAJ President’s Award, 1996 & 1997
Recipient, COAJ Slugger’s Award, 2001 & 2002
Recognized in Strathmore’s Who’s Who in American Law, Marqui’s Who’s Who in America, and other publications
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member

Continuing Legal Education Presentations (partial list):
Arizona Bar Association
Athens County Bar Association
Baker & Hostetler Law Office
Cincinnati Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
Columbus Bar Association
Columbiana County Bar Association
Fairfield County Bar Association
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Ohio Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters
Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio Ethics Commission
Ohio Family Support Association
First Knox National Bank
Central Ohio Association for Justice
Friends of the Clinton County Juvenile Court
Fulton County Bar Association
Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Knox County Bar Association
Lake County Bar Association
Lawrence County Bar Association
Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Nationwide Insurance
Ohio Association for Justice
Ohio National Guard Joint JAG Workshop
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association
Ohio School Boards Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Ross County Bar Association
Stark County Bar Association
Toledo Bar Association
Tuscarawas County Bar Association
12th District Judicial Conference and Appellate Seminar
William K. Thomas American Inn of Court Cleveland
Wyandotte County Bar Association
Other presentations in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada and Ohio

Continuing Legal Education (partial list):
Ann Arbor Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College, Alumni Seminar, Dubois, Wyoming
Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College, Basic Seminar, Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, California
National College of Advocacy: Advanced Course, Yale Law School
National College of Advocacy: Advanced Medical Negligence College, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
National College of Advocacy: Basic Course, University of Miami, Florida Law School
National College of Advocacy: The Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Harvard Law School

Education
Juris Doctor – University of Dayton School of Law, 1979
Best Oral Advocate in each round of the Law School’s 2nd year Intramural Moot Court Tournament
Bachelor of Science in Political Science – Case Western Reserve University, 1976
Honors in Political Science​
History Honor Society
Washington Honors Program
Intern, U.S. Congress
Began college before graduating from high school

Professional Affiliations (partial list):
OSBA’s Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct (Certified Grievance) Committee, Member, 1987 – 2015
Central Ohio Association for Justice, President, 2001 – 2002
The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Commission on Professionalism, Member, 1997 – 2002
University of Dayton School of Law’s Alumni Board of Trustees, Member, 2000 – 2001
Ohio Association for Justice, Member
Ohio State Bar Association, Member

Licensures:
Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Federal District Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio