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James H. Scheper 
250 E. Fifth Street
444 Chiquita Center
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4119
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (513) 621-8333
E-mail: jscheper@shea-associates.com
Fax: (513) 651-3272
Web site: http://www.shea-associates.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
HonorsAffiliations


TRIAL EXPERIENCE

Approximately 350 jury verdicts in areas of legal, medical and dental malpractice, hospital liability claims, wrongful death actions, automobile accidents, products liability, premise liability, defamation, construction and building litigation, direct actions against insurance companies, bad faith claims, property damage suits, breach of contract actions, actions against public officials.

Current Employment Position(s):
Attorney
Year Joined Organization:
1999
Areas of Practice:
Malpractice Law
Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1968
California, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1972
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Education:
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1968
J.D.


Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1964
B.S.B.A.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, LPN Liability, Butler County Joint Vocational Education, Hamilton, Ohio, July 17, 1995


Speaker, Medical/Legal Risk Management, American Medical Seminars, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, 1995


Speaker, Nursing Liability, Butler County Joint Vocational Education, Hamilton, Ohio, March 9, 1995


Speaker, Risk Management: Malpractice Claims, American Medical Seminars, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, 1994


Speaker, Risk Management: Preventative Medicine for the Physician, American Medical Seminars, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, 1993


Speaker, Emergency Medicine - A Common Approach, American Medical Seminars, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, 1992


Speaker, Nursing Liability in Malpractice Actions, Mercy Hospital, 1994


Speaker, Nurse Liability and Responsibility, Mercy Hospital, 1991


Speaker, Discovery in Civil Actions, Butler County Bar Association, 1990


Speaker, The Present Liability & Role of Nurses in Malpractice Cases, Mercy Hospital, 1990


Speaker, Handling Personal Injury Litigation, Middletown Bar Association, 1987


Speaker, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists, Butler County Bar Association, 1996


Speaker, Cross Examining Defendants and Defense Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases, 2002 - 2003


Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers in America 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


Ohio Super Lawyer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
Member


American College of Trial Lawyers, 2004
Member


American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992 - Present
Member


International Association of Defense Counsel, 1976 - 1993
Member


National Defense Research Institute, 1976 - 1992


Ohio State Bar Association, 1968 - Present
Member


Butler County Bar Association, 1968 - Present
Member


Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers, 1985 - 1992
Member


California State Bar Association, 1979 - Present


Butler County Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present
Member


Butler County Mediation Board, 1989 - Present


Butler County Court, 1988 - 1992
Chairman, Rules Committee


Butler County Bar, 1992 - Present
Judicial Rating Committee


Mercy Hospital, 1986 - 1990
Institutional Review Board


Hamilton Area Red Cross, 1990 - 1992
Board of Directors


Chase Alumni Association, 1992 - 1994
Board of Regents


Hamilton Jaycees, 1969 - 1975


Hamilton Soap Box Derby, 1973
Director


Badin High School, 1981 - 1984
Officer, Catham Club


Past Employment Positions:
Solo Practitioner, 1999


Scheper & McGowan, Hamilton, OH, 1992 - 1998


Baden, Jones & Scheper, Hamilton, OH, Senior Partner


Baden, Jones, Scheper & Crehan, Hamilton, OH, Partner


Baden & Baden, Hamilton, OH, Associate, 1969 - 1971


Fitton, Pierce, Baden & Wynn, Associate, 1968 - 1969


Commercial Union Insurance Co., Cincinnati, OH, Insurance Field Claims Adjuster, 1966 - 1968


Armco Steel Corp., Middletown, OH, Cost and Tax Accountant, 1965 - 1966


Western Southern Life Insurance Company, Management Trainee, 1964 - 1965


Provident Bank, Cincinnati, OH, Part Time Bookeeper, 1961 - 1964


Practice Areas Overview
Medical Malpractice
Misdiagnosis
Surgical Errors
Emergency Room Errors
Birth Injuries
Medical and Prescription Errors
Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice Information Center
Wrongful Death Information Center
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