Kathleen J. St. John

Partner

Attorney Contact Information:

Phone: (216) 694-5246
Email: KStJohn@nphm.com

Case Manager Contact Information:

Lillian Rudiy
Phone: (216) 694-5446
Email: LRudiy@nphm.com

Kathleen J. St. John brings more than 25 years of experience to Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy. A vital part of our legal team, Kathleen leads the appellate, research, and writing departments at our firm.

In 1982, Kathleen earned her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, graduating cum laude. After law school, she started her legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alvin I. Krenzler of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Kathleen serves as a director of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) and as editor of CATA News. She was selected for inclusion in the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers® for appellate law—an honor given to attorneys who have attained a high degree of achievement and peer recognition.

Taking particular interest in the academic success of young adults, she has acted as a volunteer judge for the Ohio High School Mock Trial program sponsored by the Ohio Center for Law Related Education. She also has volunteered in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 3Rs program where she teaches constitutional law to tenth grade students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Kathleen was formerly a volunteer instructor in both adult literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs sponsored by Project Learn.

Areas of Practice: View

Bar Admissions: View

Ohio, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1995
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2009

Education: View

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, B.A., 1979, summa cum laude
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1982, cum laude

Notable Reported Decisions: View

Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 160 Ohio App.3d 642, 2005-Ohio-1998
Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 88 Ohio St.3d 480, 2000
Beck v. Alaska Air Group, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10017 (N.D. Cal, May 24, 2002)
Burris v. Lerner, 139 Ohio App.3d 664 (2000)
Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mutual, 98 Ohio St.3d 186 (2002)
Gallagher v. Cleveland Browns Football Co., 79 Ohio St.3d 427 (1996)
Harp v. City of Cleveland Heights, 87 Ohio St.3d 506 (2000)
Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.(amicus curiae), 92 Ohio St.3d 115 (2001)
In re: Air Crash off Point Mugu, 145 Fed. Sup.2d 1156 (N.D. Cal 2001)
Kerg v. Atl. Tool & Die Co., 176 Ohio App.3d, 2008-Ohio-2364
Minton v. Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., (amicus curiae), 80 Ohio St.3d 62 (1997)
Moskovitz v. Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr. (amicus curiae), 69 Ohio St.3d 638 (1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships: View

Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Martindale-Hubbell®
Ohio Association for Justice
Ohio State Bar Association
The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, Life Member

More About Kathleen J. St. John: View

Teaching Experience

Case Law Update: Recent Ohio Supreme Court Cases Relevant to Personal Injury Practice, Lorain County Bar Association, 2009
Constitutional Challenges in Your Personal Injury Practice, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2001
Destroying Subrogation Rights Without the UM/UIM Carrier's Consent, Auto Insurance Seminar, Ohio Association for Justice, 2002
Jurisdiction, Venue, and Associated Internet Issues in Municipal and County Courts, The Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, 2011
Stare Decisis, Insurance Law Seminar, Ohio Association of Justice, 2003
Tort Reform, Panel Discussion Co-Chairperson, The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, 2007
What is the Status of Workers' Compensation Subrogation in Ohio?, 45th Ohio Association of Justice Annual Convention, 2002

Honors and Awards

CATA President's Award for Outstanding Service, 2010-2011
Selected for inclusion in the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics Media

Publications

Medical Authorizations and Your Client's Right to Privacy,” CATA News, Winter 2010-2011.
“Personal Jurisdiction over the Foreign Defendant: Brown, Nicastro, and the Internet,” CATA News, Winter 2011-2012.
“S.B. 227: Workers' Compensation Subrogation Rights,” 14, Ohio Trial, Issue 1, Spring 2004.
“What Lies Beneath: Workers' Compensation Subrogation in the Wake of Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co.,” 12, Ohio Trial Magazine, 2001.