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  McDonald, John C.
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NameJohn C. McDonald
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Columbus, Ohio , United States
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Obtained $10,000,000 judgment against CompuServe on behalf of Central Funding, Inc. in contract dispute over computer equipment lease renewal. (Central Funding, Inc. v. CompuServe, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, August 2003)

Successfully defended Welsh Ohio, LLC against $6,500,000 wrongful termination of employment claim by former commercial real estate salesman (Kitchen v. Welsh, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, July 2000)

Obtained $1,000,000 damage award and re-instatement of territorial development agreement on behalf of Hungarian franchisee against Wendy’s International before three member arbitration panel in Geneva, Switzerland (1997)

Defended attorney (incorporator and director) in class action brought by doctor – shareholders contesting valuation of sale and merger of non-profit medical foundation into for profit health insurance company (Westbrock, et al v. Western Ohio Health, et al, Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, 1995).

Secured dismissal of German manufacturer in multimillion dollar contractual dispute brought by General Electric arising out of installation of press facility in Coshocton, Ohio (GE v. G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co., 809 F. Supp. 1306 (1993); 29 F.3d 1095 (6th Cir. 1994).

Represented The Ohio Company as defendant in class action brought by shareholders contesting corporate merger (Gergely v. VanVoorhis, et al, Erie Co. Ct. App. E. 90-36 (1992), and State ex rel. Ohio Co., 51 Ohio St.3d 18 (1990)).


Admitted to Practice
Ohio 1961
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Ohio 1990
U.S. District Court - Southern District of Ohio 1965
U.S. Court of Appeals - 6th Circuit 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals - 7th Circuit 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit 1991
U.S. Tax Court 1973
U.S. Supreme Court 1984

Professional Associations
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, State Chairman 1998-1999
American Bar Association - Litigation Section
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association

Community Leadership
Ohio House of Representatives, Member 1964-1970
Counsel to the Governor of Ohio, 1971-1972
Capital University Law School, Adjunct Professor 1986-1987
University of Rio Grande, Board of Trustees 1994-Present

Honors
American College of Trial Lawyers, National Trial Competition Committee, 2004-2005
Listed as a leading lawyer in the Litigation Section of Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-2004
Listed in Business Litigation Section of The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-Present
Martindale-Hubbell Highest Rating
Ohio Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005

Education
A.B., Denison University, 1958 with honors
J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law, 1961 summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Phi Delta Phi

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