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John A. West John is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and the Appellate Team Co-Chair. He has spent his entire career as a litigator. He is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Kentucky and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in three categories: Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and Alternate Dispute Resolution.
John's practice over the years has primarily focused on business and commercial disputes for both plaintiffs and defendants, and as a defense attorney in federal criminal prosecutions. Recently he won acquittals for firm clients in two high profile federal criminal prosecutions in Kentucky.
John is also active in the field of Alternate Dispute Resolution and is a Certified Mediator. In addition to mediating cases as a mediator, John advises firm clients on ADR techniques and practices. He is a volunteer mediator for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio and the Boone Circuit Court in Kentucky.
John is a Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference and was recently appointed by the Chief Judge to a three year term on the Life Members Committee.
Education
B.A., University of Kentucky, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky
Ohio
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution, Section of Litigation; Section of Criminal Law; Master of the Bench, Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court
Professional Leadership
Member, Kentucky Evidence Rules Review Commission (by appointment from the Supreme Court of Kentucky) - 2000 to present
Instructor - Alternate Dispute Resolution - Chase Law School (Northern Kentucky University), Spring 2000
Instructor - National Institute of Trial Advocacy - University of Cincinnati College of Law, Summer 1998, Summer 2000
Honors and Awards
University of Cincinnati College of Law - Board of Editors, University of Cincinnati Law Review
Dean's Honor Roll
William Worthington Prize for editorial note; Book award for Civil Procedure
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
Selected Publications and Presentations
Author, Negligent Violations of Environmental Laws: What Standard for Criminal Prosecution? Northern Kentucky Law Review (1993)
Author, Claims Against the State of Ohio; The Need for Reform, 36 Cin. L. Rev. 523 (1966)
Speaker, Federal Law Update, Kentucky Bar Association District Bar Meetings: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992
Speaker, Mineral Law Seminar, Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, Fall 1992
Speaker, Environmental Law Seminar, Criminal Enforcement of the Environmental Laws, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Fall 1991
Speaker, Seminar on Federal Practice, Lexington, Spring 1986
Speaker, Trial Advocacy Course, University of Kentucky, Summer 1986
Speaker, Seminar on Evidence Law, Chase Law School (Northern Kentucky University), Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1983.
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