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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 qui tam decision, opening the door to a potential recovery of over $2 Billion.

In the past two years alone, Paul has won three high-stakes appeals involving seven-figure disputes, all on behalf of Appellants. These wins 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; and reversal of a domestic relations decision resulting in our client’s entitlement to a seven-figure sum of additional spousal support payments in Crum-Cianflone v. Cianflone, 5th Dist. Richland No. 2025 CA 0037, 2026-Ohio-663.

Additional acheivements include securing dismissal of the adverse party’s appeal in O.T.R. Adopt Inc. v. 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.

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 the past two years, Paul has argued once in the Supreme Court of Ohio, three times in the First District, and once each in the Ninth District, Twelfth District and Fifth District.

Appeals have always 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.