John P. Susany is a partner and group chair in Stark & Knoll’s Litigation & Employment Group. John has successfully litigated a wide range of cases, including those involving business disputes, business torts, employment issues, fiduciary duties among owners and officers, corporate theft, and trade secrets for clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts.
“Clients don't want excuses. They want results. If they're calling me or the other members of the Litigation and Employment group, they either want to avoid a problem or get rid of one. That's what we do." - John P. Susany
Experience
John has argued before a number of federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative boards and fact finders, including National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, various county boards of revision, and arbitrators and arbitration panels.
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits
- Federal District Courts for Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- State of Ohio
Bar Associations
- Akron Bar Association
- Akron Bar Association Foundation - Fellow
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor & Employment Law Sections
Education
- The University of Michigan, Juris Doctor, 1987
- Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, summa cum laude, 1983
Professional & Community Leadership
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- Hudson Business Professionals, Member
- Justinian Forum, Member
- Laurel Lake Retirement Community, Member and Chair of Nominating Committee
- Seton Catholic School, Member of Board of Directors
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Ohio University’s National Alumni Board, Past Member and President
- Ohio University’s Board of Trustees, Past Member
- Ohio University’s Foundation Board, Trustee
- Vino Italia, Committee Member 2010
Honors & Awards
- Ohio Super Lawyers® - Business Litigation, 2010 - 2012
- Akron Bar Foundation, Class of 2010
- Ohio State Bar Foundation, Class of 1999
- Ohio University Distinguished Service Award, 1993
- Strathmore's Who's Who, 2010
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