George Hicks

At a Glance:

George Hicks is a Shareholder in Litigation & Defense; Consumer Finance Litigation, Commercial Banking, Commercial Business, Commercial Real Property and Federal Court Litigation Groups. He is also involved in the Integrated Real Estate Default Group. George is based in the Cleveland office and focuses his practice mostly on commercial litigation and recently litigation for foreign clients. He also handles consumer litigation and primarily works on cases involving the federal court. A retired U.S. Navy Captain, George started his legal career at First Energy, where he was involved with complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation and electrical utility regulatory issues. George has published articles about nuclear power plant regulatory issues and personal property tax litigation.

Licenses:

Ohio (1988)
U.S. District Court (Northern District of Ohio) (1989)
U.S. District Court (District of Arizona) (1998)
U.S. District Court (Central District of Illinois) (2006)
U.S. District Court (Eastern & Western Districts of Wisconsin) (2007)
U.S. District Court (District of Colorado) (2010)
U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Michigan) (2010)
U.S. Supreme Court (1992)

Education:

B.S., U.S. Naval Academy (1976)
J.D., Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1987)

Practice Area:

Litigation & Defense

Practice Groups:

Consumer Finance Litigation Group
Commercial Banking Group
Commercial Business Group
Commercial Real Property Group
Federal Court Litigation Group
Integrated Real Estate Default Group

Bar Associations:

American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Community Involvement:

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland