Paul R. Kerridge heads Durst Kerridge’s Appellate Practice, drawing upon a decade of clerkships and high-level appellate training. Paul holds a rare pedigree in being an alumnus clerk of both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Paul has realized appellate victory at every level, including a recent United States Supreme Court victory 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 and reopened the door to a recovery of over $2 Billion. He handles appeals throughout Ohio and nationally, with substantial experience in the Sixth Circuit, Supreme Court of Ohio, and Ohio’s First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Twelfth District Courts of Appeals.

Paul’s appellate experience involves a broad range of subject areas, including commercial, real estate, intellectual property, financial services, white collar, bankruptcy, regulatory, and constitutional law. His notable achievements include the reversal of a $1,187,886 judgment against a New York-based finance company in an intercreditor dispute in First Financial Bank v. Tailored Fund Cap, L.L.C., 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C 230626, 2024-Ohio-4982; 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. After being awarded a fellowship at Notre Dame Law School for being in the top ten in his class, 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 Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Patrick F. Fischer, and subsequently was selected to clerk for 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 before leaving to form Durst Kerridge.

Admissions

Ohio

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Education

Notre Dame Law School / J.D., magna cum laude, 2014
Indiana University Bloomington / Independent Study, 2009
Nottingham Trent University / 1997

Leadership & Professional Affiliations

Cincinnati Bar Association / Appellate Practice Group, Vice Chair; Member
Federal Bar Association / Member
Inns of Court / Member

 Select Speaking Engagements

 Notre Dame Law School / Array of Practice Areas for Government Attorneys
University of Cincinnati College of Law / Persuasive Appellate Writing
Drexel University Law School / First Amendment Protections for Government Employees
Columbus Bar Association / Appellate Process and Decision Making
KMK Legal Update Seminar / A Glimpse Behind the Curtain: The Inner Workings of an Appeal – From Briefing to Oral Argument to Mandate

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