Lawrence E. Barbiere
Partner

(513) 583-4210  |  Phone

Mr. Barbiere, a Dayton native, has extensive litigation experience primarily in civil rights, zoning and land use, intentional torts, premises liability, personal injury, and employment law. He has also spoken at numerous seminars on issues related to civil rights and municipal liability.  Mr. Barbiere maintains a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.

EDUCATION
AB, Indiana University (1973)
JD, University of Cincinnati College of Law (1977)

BAR ADMISSIONS
Ohio, 1977
Kentucky, 1993

COURT ADMISSIONS
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1977
United States Supreme Court, 2002

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
    Member, 1990-present
    Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee, 1994-1996
Kentucky Bar Association
Ohio Township Association
American Bar Association
Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross
    General Counsel, 1993-1995
    Board of Directors, 1993-1998

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Civil Rights and Municipal law including representation of judges, municipalities, and police officers
Employment Law
Products Liability litigation
Representation of waterparks and recreation facilities
Intentional Torts including defamation, malicious prosecution and false arrest
Fire losses including bad faith litigation
Premises Liability
Personal Injury
Speaker at numerous seminars on civil rights issues
Law Director, Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio, 2002 - present

RECOGNITION
Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2011
Cincinnati Magazine's Top Attorneys in Ohio, 2009, 2010

PUBLICATIONS
45 U. Cin. L.Rev. 301 (1976) The Seizure of a Tenant's Property by His Landlord Pursuant to State Statute Does Not Involve State Action for Purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment