
Stephen H. Jett
- Partner | Cleveland
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- Assistant | Janet Pietro | [email protected]
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Areas of Practice
- Litigation
I am a litigation attorney with 30 years of large law firm experience in complex commercial litigation and administrative appeals. I have represented various industries, including technology, manufacturing, healthcare, commercial real estate, financial institutions, business owners, landlord/tenant, and owners of significant properties. I represent a wide range of clients from individuals to companies of all sizes.
- Experience
- Joined Buckingham in February 2021
- Has extensive experience handling a variety of substantive areas, including, among others, business torts, trade secrets, non-compete enforcement, Uniform Commercial Code (Art. 2, 3, and 9), commercial contract disputes, copyright infringement, product liability, real estate tax, real estate litigation, landlord/tenant, commercial lease disputes, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, shareholder disputes, and creditors' rights. Tried numerous cases in state and Federal Court, including significant jury trials.
- Previously managed his own firm
- Previously served as a partner in a large law firm for 30 years
- Served in the USAF/Kentucky Air National Guard - CAPTAIN, WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER (USAF); Flying RF-4C Tactical Fighter/Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Education & Admissions
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University of Kentucky (BA, English, 1984)
Sigma Chi Fraternity; Deans List
University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky (JD, 1990)
High Distinction (designating top 5%); Order of the Coif; Kentucky Law Journal, Associate Editor
- Admissions
- Supreme Court of Ohio
- United States Supreme Court
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
- Admissions
- Awards & Honors
- AV Peer Review Rating (Preeminent) by LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell
- Ohio Super Lawyer for Business Litigation (2013 - 2021)
- Best Lawyers in America (2014 - 2021)
- Professional & Civic
Involvement
- NITA Faculty
- Associations
- Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association, N.D. Ohio Chapter
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation, Fellow