Paul W. Flowers

Personal

•  Born October 2, 1964, Grand Rapids, MI

Education

• Graduate, with Honors, Ohio State University College of Law, June 8, 1990
• Graduate, with Honors, University of Kentucky, May 9, 1987

Professional

• Member, Ohio State Bar Association, 1990 to present
• Member, California Bar Association, 2001 to present
• Law Clerk, Hon. John W. Reece, Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, 1990-1992
• Private Practice in Cleveland, Ohio, 1992 to present

Certifications

• Certified Appellate Law Specialist, Ohio State Bar Association, 2010 to present
• Certified Civil Trial Attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2005 – 2010

Awards​

• Ohio Lawyers Weekly, Top Ten Attorneys in Ohio, 2001
• Ohio Lawyers Weekly, Highest Jury Verdicts in Ohio, 2002
• President’s Award, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2010
• Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
• Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Association of Justice, 2008
• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2002 to the present
• Rebecca Topper Memorial Award, Ohio State Law Journal, May 12, 1990
• Thomas Arkle Clark Award, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, July 1, 1987
• National Collegiate Debate Tournament, Octa-finalist, 1985

Organizations

• American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Ohio State Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Akron Bar Association
• Los Angeles Bar Association

Courts

• State Courts of Ohio
• State Courts of California
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Central District of California

Publications

• Targeting Federal RICO’s Pattern Requirement to Long Term Criminal Activity, 51 Ohio St. L.J. 713 (1990)
• H.B. 58: Amendments of the Declaratory Judgment Act, 11 Ohio Trial Magazine 21 (Summer/Fall 2000)
• Pontzer Roadblocks – Notice and Consent, 12 Ohio Trial Magazine 25 (Summer 2002)
• Four Tips for Managing Unfavorable Outcomes on Appeal, GPSolo Magazine, Sept/Oct 2015

Miscellaneous

• AV peer review rated, Martindale Hubbell Directory