
John L. Reyes
- Of Counsel | Akron (Fairlawn)
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- Assistant | Sarah Conard | [email protected]
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Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
- Public Law
I am a business litigation attorney with over 35 years of experience practicing law. I represent business owners with complex commercial and product liability issues.
Clients often turn to me for advice before a matter requires litigation. However, when an issue is heading to, and must be settled in the courthouse, I am my clients’ first phone call. They trust that I have the knowledge and experience to loyally defend their matters in an effective and professional manner.
I view my job as providing a first-rate service to my clients, while implementing a practical and efficient approach to problem-solving. I will offer that same level of service and dedication to your own unique legal needs.
- Experience
- Works primarily in the areas of creditor bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, secured transactions, toxic tort defense, asbestos litigation, general commercial litigation and public law
- Represents clients in bankruptcy matters and general commercial litigation
- Joined the firm as an associate in 1978; was elected partner in 1985
- SUBSTANTIAL DECISIONS:
- Great Northern Savings Co. v. Ingarra, 66 Ohio St. 2d 503 (1981) (Due on Sale Clauses)
- Mack v. Polson Rubber Co., 14 Ohio St. 3d 34 (1984) (Disputed Settlement Agreement - Right to a Hearing)
- In re: Phillip Lee Gardner, 810 F. 2d 87 (6th Cir. 1987) (Bankruptcy Appellate Court Jurisdiction and Insurance Policy Exclusions
- In re: Arter & Hadden, L.L.P., U.S. Bkcy. Ct. No. 03-23293
- S.H.A.R.K., et al. v. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. No. 06-4009, (6th Cir. 2007),
- Erness H. Jandreau v. Alfa Laval USA, Inc., et al., E.D. PA 2:09-91859-ER (2012) (Continuing Validity of Lohrmann Test in Mesothelioma Cases).
- Education & Admissions
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (J.D., 1978)
- The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (B.S., summa cum laude, 1975)
- Admissions
- Ohio Bar
- Awards & Honors
- Named Best Lawyers in America® ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the Akron area (2019)
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2021)
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio’s Super Lawyers® (2004-2006, 2015-2016), as voted by his peers
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating in both legal and ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar
- Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award (Excellence in the study of Constitutional Law)
- Professional & Civic
Involvement
- Member: Rotary Club of Akron
- Member: Rotary District 6630 District Governor 2019-2020
- Member: Rotary District 6630 Youth Protection Committee (Chair) 2019-2021
- Member/Vice-Chair: Summit County Board of Building Appeals
- Member: National Parks and Recreation Association
- Member, Board of Trustees, American Red Cross, Summit/Portage/Medina Counties
- Vice-President: Akron Rotary Foundation
- Assistant Governor, Rotary District 6630, District 6630 Finance Committee, District 6630 Executive Committee, District 6630 By-Laws Committee, District 6630 Grants Committee, District 6630 GSE Team
- Member, Executive Committee: Stewart’s Caring Place
- Chair: Summit County Planning Commission, Long Range Planning Sub-Committee
- Chair: Summit County Planning Commission, Rules Committee
- Member, Board of Trustees: Pastoral Counseling Service
- Member: Summit County Planning Commission
- Member, Board of Trustees: Lawrence School
- Member, Board of Trustees: Walsh Jesuit High School
- Member: Downtown Akron Partnership
- Member, Board of Trustees; Secretary to the Board; and Co-Chair, Development Committee: Stewart’s Caring Place
- Adjunct Instructor: The University of Akron, School of Law
- Member, Board of Trustees: St. Luke Lutheran Community Foundation
- Member: St. John/St. Paul Lutheran Church Endowment Fund Board
- Associations
- Member: Akron Bar Association
- Past Member: Board of Trustees
- Past Chair: Federal Courts Committee
- Member: American Bar Association
- Member: Commercial and Bankruptcy Section
- Member: Ohio State Bar Association
- Member: Bankruptcy, Banking and Commercial Law Committees
- Member: Stark County Bar Association
- Past Chair: Federal Courts Committee
- Presentations &
Publications
- <strong>Presentations:</strong> <ul> <li>“Bankruptcy: A Creditor’s Perspective in Ohio”</li> <li>National Institute of Trial Advocacy Basic Deposition Seminar, Great Lakes Region</li> <li>“Risk Management,” Ohio Parks & Recreation Association</li> <li>“Risk Management and Fiduciary Responsibilities,” Ohio Youth Soccer Association - North Annual Meeting (2013)</li> </ul> <strong>Publications:</strong> <ul> <li>“Real Property Foreclosures in Ohio” (1987)</li> </ul>