Larry graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School in 1971. After serving a three year enlistment in the Marine Corps, he attended Xavier University in Cincinnati. He returned to Lima in 1975 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Ohio Northern University. He is a 1981 graduate of Ohio Northern University’s School of Law.
Larry is licensed to practice in all courts and agencies in the State of Ohio as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of the Allen County Bar Association (Treasurer 1983-1989; President 2007) and Ohio State Bar Association.
In addition to representing clients with personal injuries from motorcycle and truck crashes, Larry litigates all issues heard in the common pleas courts throughout northwest Ohio including each of the seventeen counties in the Third Appellate District. Larry has also briefed and argued several cases on appeal which have changed or confirmed several issues of law.
Larry currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Allen County Ohio Historical Society and is the Legal Affairs Officer for American Legion Post No 96 in Lima. Larry and his wife, Pat, who retired from St. Rose School, reside in Lima and are the parents of three children, and nine grandchildren.
Undergrad
Ohio Northern University
Law School
Ohio Northern University
Bar Admissions and Memberships
- 1981 – Member of the Ohio Bar Association
- 1982 – U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- 2000 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
