April 16, 2009 Contact: Client Relations Department
Phone Toll Free: 800.686.2825
E-mail: ClientRelations@bdblaw.com Supreme Court of Ohio Appoints Richard S. Milligan, Esq. to Disciplinary Task Force
Canton, OH -  April 16, 2009 – The law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is proud to announce the appointment of Richard S. Milligan to the Supreme Court of Ohio Task Force on the Disciplinary Process for lawyers and judges. Milligan was appointed to the committee by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer. Chief Justice Moyer stated that “this task force will conduct a comprehensive review of the organizational rules and procedures currently in place to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate allegations of professional misconduct on the part of Ohio’s lawyers and judges.” The 18 member task force has been instructed to review the Ohio Disciplinary System and submit their recommendations in a report by the end of the year. Milligan has extensive jury trial experience in state and federal courts in general business civil litigation. Milligan also is extensively involved in the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers in all types of matters including medical malpractice. In addition, he also acts as Bar Counsel to the Stark County Bar Association grievance committee assisting in the investigation and prosecution of misconduct by lawyers. Milligan earned his Bachelors of Arts from Kenyon College in 1976 and in 1980, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. He regularly speaks on medical malpractice, risk management, employment, attorney ethics, and healthcare issues. Milligan is recognized by a vote of his peers as an Ohio Super Lawyer™ from 2004-2009, as well as one of the Top Attorneys in Civil Litigation Defense in the 2008 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers™. In addition, Milligan has a Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Milligan is active in his community where he serves as a member of the Board of Education for Canton City Schools. He is also on the board of the Stark Education Partnership.
The Canton office of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP employs more than 16 attorneys that represent several major organizations in the region including Akron General Medical Center, Aultman Hospital, Dunlap Community Hospital and Tri-County Hematology and Oncology. The attorneys in Canton specialize in various practice areas, such as health and medicine, employment and workers' compensation, intellectual property, business, real estate and trusts and estates. The office has seven attorneys rated as Best Lawyers in America® and ten attorneys rated as Ohio Super Lawyers®. The office also houses the firm's affiliate title agency, Certified Title.Since 1913, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP has served individuals and businesses in virtually every industry and trade. Through offices in Boca Raton, Florida, and Akron, Canton and Cleveland, Ohio, the Firm provides legal services to clients from sole proprietors to multinational corporations, governmental bodies, foundations and public organizations.
Areas of Focus: Alternate Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Closely Held Companies; Commercial Law and Complex Litigation; Computer Law; Construction Law; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Criminal Law & Government Investigation; Employee Benefits; Environmental; Family Law; Finance Law; Franchise; Health Care; Health Personnel Immigration; Home Care Agencies; Hospice Care Programs; Hospitals & Health Systems; Immigration Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Insurance Providers; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment Law; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation; Long-Term Care Providers; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Patents; Physicians and Physician Groups; Private Foundations; Probate; Public Law; Publicly Held Companies; Real Estate; School Law; Securities; Sports & Entertainment Law; Succession Planning; Taxation; Toxic Tort; Trademarks/Service Marks; Trade Secrets; Trial; Trust & Estate Planning; White Collar Defense; Workers’ Compensation.
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