Training and Development Committee, Member and Career Development Coach

• Ohio State Bar, 1976

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1976
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1980

• Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1976, with distinction
• Miami University, Oxford, B.A., 1973, magna cum laude
• • Phi Beta Kappa
• Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1992

Todd concentrates his practice in the areas of intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and products liability.

• Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award, Outstanding Clinical Faculty Member, 2010-2011, Farmer School of Business, Miami University
• AV® rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
• JNF Carl B. Rubin Legal Society Attorney of the Year, 2009
• The Best Lawyers in America® 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers® listed 2006, 2007, 2008 (Top 100 Ohio Lawyers 2008), 2009 (Top 50 Cincinnati Lawyers 2009), 2010, 2011, 2012

• Federal Bar Association, Cincinnati Chapter, Past President, 1980
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Past Chair, IP Litigation Committee; Past Co-Chair, Midterm Judicial Evaluations Committee; Past Chair, Internet and e-commerce Committee; Member ADR, Ethics and Professionalism Committees, 1976
• The Center For Resolution of Disputes, Cincinnati, Contract Mediator and Arbitrator
• Defense Research Institute, Commercial Litigation Section, past
• Industrial Designers Society of America, former Affiliate Member,
• Collaborative Law Center, Member
• American Business Law Association, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Vice President and past Secretary, Technology Law Section
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Sections, 1976
• Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections,1976
• Cincinnati Bar Association, IP Litigation Committee, Past Chair; : Midterm Judicial Evaluations Committee, Past Co Chair; Internet and e-commerce Committee, Past Chair;  Ethics and Professionalism Committees, Member ADR
• Ohio Association for Civil Trial Attorneys, past

Past

• Jewish National Fund, S.W. Ohio Board, 2010-present
  
  Miami University, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Advisory Council, 2002-2007
• Miami University, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Search Committee, 2005-2006
• Miami University, Prelaw Program Advising, 2007
• United States District Court, S.D., Served as Volunteer Mediator
• Center for Dispute Settlement, Washington, DC, Mediator Training
• Federal Bar Association 2004 Annual National Convention, Planning Committee Chair, Past Chapter President
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor, Board Member, 2001-2002
• Ohio Children's Trust Fund, Local Advisory Board for Hamilton County, former Chair (oversees annual budget of $200,000 in grants for child abuse prevention programs), 1988-2002

Professor:  Adjunct Professor, 2002-2005 and Markley Visiting Professor, 2005-2007, Clinical Faculty 2008-2011, Department of Finance, Miami University.  Adjunct Professor, Xavier M.B.A. Program, 2004-2005 . 

Guest Speaker:  University of Michigan M.B.A. Program, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010; University of Northern Kentucky M.B.A. Program, 2007; Miami University M.B.A. Program, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; University of Kentucky M.B.A. Program, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; University of Louisville M.B.A. Program, 2008, 2009; Xavier University M.B.A. Program, 2008, 2009.  National Institute of Trial Advocacy, faculty member for fifteen years.

Ethics and Negotiations - Eastside Lawyers and Rubin Legal Society, 2010

Ethics and Mediation - CBA, 2010

ADR Techniques - University of Dayton Law School, 2010

Intellectual Property Law Commercialization - University of Dayton Law School, 2010

Professionalism and Ethics-Cincinnati Paralegal Association, 2009

Professionalism--Leadership and Service are Your Callings, 2008

Modern Mediation Practice, Mediation Confidentiality–Practical and Ethical Considerations, 2007

Search Fox:  Sohu.com Catches Google in the hen-house—enforcement of Chinese developed intellectual property in China, ALSB Annual meeting (2007)

Placebo Effect, Color, Tradedress and Functionality in Medicines, ALSB Annual National Meeting (2006)

Guest Lecturer: Cybersquatting, University of Cincinnati, College of Law (2006)

Trade Secret Strategies and Statutes, CBA, 2007

ABA Annual Meeting, Collaborative Law:  Solving Problems of Business with Non-Court Solutions, 2002

Federal Bar Association Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Long Arm Jurisdiction over the Internet, Tucson, Arizona, 2003

ADR and Mediation for Intellectual Property Disputes, OSBA Annual Meeting, 2003

Internet Law and Technology Programs: Long Arm Jurisdiction Developments, Chase Law School, NKU (May, 2003) and University of Dayton Law School (June, 2003)

Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001); Commercial Damages (1999); Ethics and Professionalism (2000 and 2001); Evidence Spoliation (2001); Long Arm Jurisdiction and the Internet (2003); Ethics and Conflicts of Interest (2004); Ethics and Negotiations (2005); Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine (2005); Current Issues in E-commerce (2005 and 2006); Expert Witness Discovery and Trial Counsel Ethical Issues Under Rule 26 (2005); Privacy Issues in the Workplace (2005); Strategic Decision Making Regarding Intellectual Property (2005); Drafting Restrictive Covenants (2005); IP Valuation (2006); Metatags and Initial Interest Confusion (2006); Metadata and Ethics (2006); I.P. Issues in Podcasting (2006)

Ethics, Technology and Professionalism, CBA CALL Program, April, 2007

Panel Member (2006) International Digital Media and Arts Conference, Copyright Issues

Panel Member: Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2004, ADR Techniques and Issues

Intellectual Property Rights Chapter contributed to Designer's Guide to Business and Careers by Peg Faimon, Summer 2009

Two Tiered Protective Orders – Issues Under the Model Rules, CBA Report, 2007

Rule 26(b)(4) – Issues Concerning Expert Witness Discovery, CBA Report, 2006

Privacy and Electronic Data Recorders, CBA Report, 2005

Creative Problem Solver’s Handbook for Negotiators and Mediators, contributed article, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, 2004

ADR Techniques, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, June 1996