On April 22nd 2025, Durst Kerridge Partner Paul R. Kerridge argued the case of In Re: L.E.S. before the Ohio Supreme Court. Alex J. Durst joined Paul at the counsel table, along with our co-counsel, Diana Link of Link Nestheide Family Law.
In Re: L.E.S. is a same-sex custody dispute that implicates significant issues of constitutional law. We do not handle family law matters except when specially retained on appeal. This was one of those family law appeals. It stems from an earlier First District appeal, which we argued in June 2023.
Before entering private practice, Paul was a Law Clerk at the Ohio Supreme Court. Diana Link has vigorously represented our client for nearly seven years. We consider Diana and her partner Maggie Nestheide to be the very best Domestic Relations attorneys in Cincinnati. It is a great feeling to be part of a team – Diana’s family law experience combined with our appellate experience enabled us to provide the very best representation to our client.
Watch Appellate Attorney Paul Kerridge Argue Before Ohio Supreme Court:
Media coverage on the case has been extensive. Court News Ohio wrote about it here. Laura Bischoff wrote about the case for Cincinnati.com here. The Mombian blog discussed it here. Columbus-based NBC4i covered it here. Susan Tebben wrote about it here for the Ohio Capital Journal. WKBN27 covered it here. Cincinnati-based Local12 (WKRC) covered it here.
About Durst Kerridge
Durst Kerridge maintains an extensive Ohio Appellate Practice and has achieved appellate victory at the highest levels. Our Appellate Practice is led by Partner Paul R. Kerridge, former Law Clerk to Justice Patrick Fischer of the Supreme Court of Ohio and Judge Chad Readler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. For any inquiries, reach out to Alex J. Durst or Paul R. Kerridge.
