Beth A. Sebaugh
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Beth Sebaugh has devoted more than three decades to an active litigation practice and has served as chief trial counsel in cases pending in state and federal courts, as well as before numerous governmental administrative agencies including the EEOC, OCRC, NLRB, OSHA, U.S.D.A., ODJFS, Ohio Department of Education and Ohio State Medical Board. She has been chief trial counsel in approximately 100 trials inclusive of employment law, medical malpractice, professional negligence, catastrophic personal injury, product liability and death cases. Ms. Sebaugh is involved in federal court multi-district litigation relative to toxic tort lawsuits. She has actively defended numerous contract-related lawsuits and has garnered a plethora of published opinions favorable to her clients involving contract law, private school law and various charitable organizations.
Over her career, Ms. Sebaugh has served as a lecturer in trial practice continuing education programs, as well as for various hospitals, physician groups, educators and non-profit organizations. She has served her profession in a multitude of pro-bono roles. These would include serving as a guardian ad-litem, a C.A.S.E. volunteer lawyer through the former Cleveland Bar Association/Legal Aid Society, a requested mediator with the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas relative to business litigation, a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Judicial Selection Committee, as well as a volunteer for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 3 Rs Program in the Cleveland Public Schools, and a member and former chair of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Fee Dispute Committee.
Ms. Sebaugh enjoys an AV-rating with Martindale Hubbell. She was named an Ohio Super Lawyer in 2007 and a Super Lawyer in the Corporate Counsel Edition for 2008. Ms. Sebaugh is a life member to the Judicial Conference for the Eighth Judicial District.
Ms. Sebaugh enjoys downhill skiing, hiking, traveling, and engages in various conservation initiatives in her free time.
Areas of Practice
- 40% Employment Law
- 40% General Liability [Tort & Contract]
- 10% Professional Negligence
- 10% Product Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 1980
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- B.S. - 1976
- Major: Education/Biology
Representative Cases
- Tenable Protective Servs. v. Catholic Charities HHS, 2006 Ohio 1737 (8th Dist. 2006)
- Manno v. St. Felicitas Elem. School, 2005 Ohio 3132 (8th Dist. 2005)
- Iwenofu v. St. Luke School, 724 N.E.2d 511, 132 Ohio App.3d 119 (8th Dist. 1999)
- Cully v. St. Augustine Manor, 1995 Ohio App. Lexis 1643 (8th Dist. 1995)
- Duckworth v. Lutheran Med. Ctr., 1995 Ohio App. Lexis 225 (8th Dist. 1995)
- Petretic v. St. Augustine Corp., 1994 Ohio App. Lexis 4938 (8th Dist. 1994)
- Faber v. Syed, 1994 Ohio App. Lexis 2976 (8th Dist. 1994)
- Dzurik v. Saint Cyril & Methodius Church, 1994 Ohio App. Lexis 606 (8th Dist. 1994)
Representative Clients
- Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
- Crown Cork & Seal Co.
- Philip Services Corporation
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Ohio
- Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
- The Doctors Company
- Conrad's Tire Express & Total Car Care
- Physicians Insurance Company of Ohio
Honors and Awards
- AV Rating - Martindale-Hubbell
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2007
- Ohio Super Lawyer - Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Ohio State Bar Association, 1981 - Present
- Defense Research Institute
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1981 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Quandt Giffels & Buck Co. L.P.A., Attorney/Shareholder, 1980 - 2000
Pro Bono Activities
- Judicial Selection Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1996 - Present
- Business Law Mediator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Fee Dispute Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1985 - Present
- Former Chair, Fee Dispute Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007
