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Paul R. Kerridge, ESQ

Paul R. Kerridge holds a rare pedigree in being an alumnus clerk of both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Ohio Supreme Court.

Paul has realized appellate victory at every level, including in the United States Supreme Court in United States of America ex rel. Deborah Sheldon v. Allergen Sales, LLC, in which the Court vacated an adverse decision in a qui tam case, opening the door to a potential recovery of over $2 Billion.

Paul handles state and federal appeals across Ohio and nationwide, with substantial experience in the Sixth Circuit, Ohio Supreme Court, and Ohio’s First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Twelfth District Courts of Appeals. Paul is frequently brought into cases by other attorneys to consult regarding Ohio Supreme Court jurisdictional appeals. In 2024 and 2025 alone, Paul argued once in the Supreme Court of Ohio, three times in the First District, and once each in the Ninth District and Twelfth District.

Paul’s appellate experience spans a range of practice areas and industries. His notable achievements include reversal of a $1,187,886 judgment in a complex intercreditor dispute in First Financial Bank v. Tailored Fund Cap, L.L.C., 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C 230626, 2024-Ohio-4982; reversal of summary judgment in a products liability/wrongful death action in Sidloski v. Yamaha Motor Co., LTD, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C 240570, 2025-Ohio-5069; dismissal of the adverse party’s appeal in O.T.R. Adopt Inc. vs. City of Cincinnati, et al., 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C 2200556 (Dec. 21, 2022), which permitted a $100 million+ real estate development to proceed; and Infinity Capital LLC v. Francis David Corp., 851 F.App’x 579 (6th Cir.2021), which upheld the liability determination in a multi-million-dollar payments industry dispute.

Appeals have been the primary focus of Paul’s career. Paul began his career as an Assistant Ohio Attorney General representing the state and its administrative agencies on appeal. He then spent two terms clerking for Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick F. Fischer and subsequently served as a Clerk to the Honorable Judge Chad A. Readler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Paul then joined the appellate practice group of one of Cincinnati’s largest firms.

Paul is originally from England, where he played professional soccer before moving to the U.S.