Michael P. O'Donnell

• Represented holder of Right of First Refusal in declaratory judgment action by property owner.
• Defended manufacturing client against claims alleged by the United States EPA before an Administrative Law Judge.
• Represented national title insurance company in case of first impression holding that additional property taxes levied against real property by the Board of Tax Appeals after the date of closing were not a lien on the property at closing.
• Defended organization in wrongful death action.
• Represented national title insurance company on wide variety of claims ranging from civil forfeiture actions by the United States government to lawsuits involving allegations of errors and/or omissions on the title search resulting in claims being made pursuant to the title insurance policy.
• Represented plaintiff in jury trial relating to plaintiff’s membership interest in company and related valuation issues.
• Served as national discovery counsel for international appliance manufacturer involving product-liability claims.
• Represent long term nursing care facility in insurance coverage action against the carrier for various employment and whistleblower-related claims.
• Represented local manufacturer against worldwide recycling conglomerate for breach of non-disclosure agreement and trade secret violations.
• Appointed by multiple courts to act as a receiver for various types of organizations and properties including a large-scale mixed use property located in downtown Cleveland and a suburban property consisting of three commercial buildings including a shopping mall with a vast array of tenants.

Education

• John Carroll University, B.S.B.A., Finance, 2001

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2004

Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

• Ohio Supreme Court

• State of Ohio

Professional Affiliations

• Republican Party of Cuyahoga County, Legal Counsel

• The Judicial Conference of the Eighth District, Life Member

• John M. Manos Inn of Court, Master Bencher

• Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure, Former Member

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA), Member

• Ohio State Bar Association, Member

• Federal Bar Association, Member

Community Involvement

• Blue Coats (2024 – Present)
• Catholic Lawyers Guild for the Diocese of Cleveland, President (2023 – Present)
• Rocky River City Council, Councilperson (2012 – 2022)

• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2014-2018)