William P. Schroeder
Of Counsel

(513) 583-4211  |  Phone

Mr. Schroeder is a native Cincinnatian with an active trial and appellate practice specializing in admiralty and maritime law, boating, and zoning and land use litigation in numerous jurisdictions. He is appointed to many professional and civic committees, and is also an adjunct law professor of admiralty and maritime law at the University of Cincinnati.  Mr. Schroeder maintains a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.

EDUCATION
BS, University of Cincinnati (1964)
JD, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (1968)

BAR ADMISSIONS
Ohio, 1968
Kentucky, 1990

COURT ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Ohio
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court – Ohio
United States District Court – Kentucky
United States District Court – West Virginia
United States District Court – Pennsylvania
United States District Court – Illinois
United States District Court – Missouri
United States District Court – Tennessee
United States District Court – Louisiana
United States District Court – Florida
United States Supreme Court

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
American Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States
International Association of Insurance Counsel
Defense Research Institute
National Association of Passenger Vessel Owners

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Admiralty
Marine Personal Injury
Recreational Boating and Sports Injury
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
    (representing Barge Lines, Towing Companies, Shipyards and Fleeters, Underwriters)
Insurance Companies
    (injury, collision, environmental and product liability matters)
Surface Mining
Zoning
Land Use Planning

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Maritime Law Association of the United States
    Committee on River and Ocean Towing (Chair)
    Committee on Navigation and Coast Guard Matters
    Committee on Recreational Boating
    Committee on Continuing Education
International Association of Defense Counsel
    Legal Writing Contest Committee
    Maritime Law Committee
American Bar Association
    Litigation Section
    Admiralty Section
American Water Ski Association
    Waterways Education Committee, Chair
    Risk Management Task Force, Chair

CIVIC
Warren County Park Board
Warren County Rural Zoning Commission
Warren County Flood Plain Zoning Commission
Deerfield United Methodist Church

ACADEMIC
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati
Adjunct Professor of Law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University