Michael Jacobs

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
IN	Active In Good Standing	2001	07/03/2022
OH	Active	1997	07/22/2022
KY	Authorized to Practice Law	1996	06/21/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Avvo Contributions

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
AV Preeminent Rated	Martindale-Hubbell	2017
Gold Client Champion Award	Martindale-Hubbell	2017
President's Award	National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators	2013
Exceptional Achievement Award (Health Care Providers Liab. Sem.)	Southwestern University School of Law	1995

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Member	McGowan & Jacobs, LLC	2003 - Present

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Cincinnati Bar Association	Member	N/A
Ohio State Bar Association	Member	N/A
Indiana State Bar Association	Member	N/A
Kentucky Bar Association	Member	N/A
Butler County Bar Association	Member	N/A

American Institute of Architects	Associate Member	N/A
National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators	President	2015 - 2015
Ohio Chapter - National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators	Past President	2015 - 2015
AIA Cincinnati	Legislative and Legal Affairs Director	2003 - 2006
AIA Ohio	Associate Director Alternate	2002 - 2002
AIA Cincinnati	Associate Director	1998 - 2002

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
INSURANCE LAW 2016, Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year	Insurers and Their Counsel Need to Keep Abreast of State Law Changes That Affect the Use of Technology	2016
Insurance Law 2015	Insurance Fraud in "The Great Recession"	2015
Defending Against Insurance Fraud Claims	Insurance Fraud Investigation Strategies for Attorneys and Clients	2011

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Southwestern University School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1995
University of Cincinnati	Bachelor of Architecture	1993

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Ohio Insurance Fraud Summit	Emerging Legal Issues Associated with Claim/Insurance Fraud Investigations	2015
Practicing Architecture in Ohio	Complying with the Rules and Regulations on the Practice of Architecture and Complying with the Rules of Professional Conduct for Ohio Architects	2013
NSPII-Ohio Chapter Lunch Meeting	Litigation Holds & Spoliation	2013
NSPII-Ohio Chapter Lunch Meeting	So You Say You Lived Where? Implications of the 'Residence Premises' and Related Clauses on Insurance Claims	2012
Fire Investigator Training	Negative Corpus, a Public and Private Perspective (legal portion)	2012

Building Codes in Ohio seminar	Building Code and Design Professional Liability in Ohio	2011
2011 Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar	Deconstructing Chiropractic: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, Can't You Read the Sign	2011
Practicing Architecture In Ohio	Professional Conduct of Ohio Architects	2009
Building Codes in Ohio seminar	Building Code and Design Professional Liability in Ohio	2009
Building Codes in Ohio seminar	Building Code and Design Professional Liability in Ohio	2008
Building Codes in Ohio seminar	Building Code and Design Professional Liability in Ohio	2007
AIA Cincinnati Chapter Meeting	Mock Trial: Liability Without Privity of Contract; Damage Claims	2007
2007 Ohio Joint Insurance Fraud Seminar	Going on the Offensive - Criminal, Civil and Administrative Case Preparation	2007
NSPII - Indiana Chapter Dinner Meeing	Administrative and Civil Remedies to Fraud	2005
AIA Cincinnati Chapter Meeting	Understanding and Using the New AIA Design/Build Family of Documents: A141, A142, B142 & B143	2005
8th Annual Insurance Fraud Seminar	Strategies and Tactics for Minimizing Claims Involving Treatment from Chiropractic Clinic Chains	2005
2005 Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar	National Chiropractic Clinic Chain Investigation: A Case Study	2005

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Advantage on Call, LLC v. Monrovia Unified School District, Butler County Common Pleas Case No. CV 2015 03 0718	Advantage ultimately settled the sanctions claim for more than Monrovia's pre-dismissal demand.
Schauer v Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, Morrow County Common Pleas Case No. 2013 CV00387	Mr. Jacobs won declaratory judgment in the breach of contract case. Mr. Schauer was convicted of insurance fraud (false or deceptive claim) under R.C. 2913.47(B)(1). State v. Schauer, Morrow Cty. M.C. No. 2015CRB4378 (December 15, 2015).
Five Star Financial Corp. v. Louis A. Hoppe, Pike County Common Pleas Case No. 2006CIV000214	Summary Judgment in favor of insurer client.
Ohio Valley Associated Builders and Contractors v. Rapier Electric, Inc., Butler County Common Pleas Case No. CV2009 01 0312	Verdict for defendant for attorney's fees of $144,986.27.
Reid v. Nerenberg, as Administrator of the Estate of Frank Mariana, Butler County Common Pleas Case No. CV05-08-2526	Judgment in excess of the policy limit against an Allstate insured.