Attorney

Brandon W. McHugh

Areas of Practice

Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Business Litigation
Defamation Litigation
Fraud Litigation
Commercial Torts
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) Litigation
Unfair Competition Claims
Non-Compete Litigation
Trademark Litigation

Attorney Bio

Brandon W. McHugh is an associate attorney with our firm. His practice includes business litigation, wrongful death & personal injury, commercial torts, fraud litigation, oil and gas litigation, and general litigation.

Mr. McHugh is a native of Summit County, Ohio and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mr. McHugh graduated summa cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law where he received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for obtaining the highest grades in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Basic and Incorporated Business Associations, Torts, and Contracts I courses. While at Akron Law, Mr. McHugh refined his oral and written advocacy skills as a member of the Evidence Team for the Akron Law Chapter of the Moot Court Honor Society. Mr. McHugh also served as an Associate Editor for the Akron Law Review.

Mr. McHugh has been recognized as an Ohio “Rising Star” for 2021 by Super Lawyers® Rating Service. Rising Stars are Ohio’s best attorneys who are 40 or under or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Mr. McHugh was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2017, where he scored in the 100^th percentile on the Ohio Bar Examination, and is licensed to practice in all courts in the State of Ohio.

Professional Certifications

Admissions & Education

ADMISSIONS

The Bar of the State of Ohio, 2017 – present
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2017 – present
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2017 – present
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2018 – present
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2018 – present
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2020 – present

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, Litigation Certificate, Summa Cum Laude, December 2016

Honors & Activities:

Akron Law Review, Associate Editor
Moot Court Honor Society
Brooklyn Law School Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, Participant
Board of Trustees Scholarship Recipient
Dean’s List, 2013-2016

Cali Excellence for the Future Awards for Highest Grade in Class:

› Basic Business Associations

› Civil Procedure I & II

› Constitutional Law I & II

› Contracts I

› Corporations

› Criminal Law

› Expert Evidence

› Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure

› Legal Research & Writing I

› Payment Systems & Negotiable Instruments

› Legal Ethics

› Remedies

› Torts

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude, December 2010
Major: Political Science

Honors & Activities:

Dean’s List, 2008-2010

Professional Associations

Member, Stark County Bar Association, 2017 – present
Member, Akron Bar Association, 2017 – present
Member, Ohio State Bar Association, 2018 – present
Member, American Association for Justice, 2018 – present
Member, Ohio Association for Justice, 2018 – present
Member, Stark County Association for Justice, 2019 – present

Community Involvement

Member of the Logistical Board, Orchard NEO
Member, Christ Community Chapel

Reported Decisions

Grange Ins. Co. v. Swearengen, Ohio App. 7th Dist. No. 21 JE 0005, 2021-Ohio-3596
Peter Sworak dba Camper Care v. Great Lakes Recreational Vehicle Association, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Summit Cty. No. CV 2020 11 3137, 2021 WL 5494397 (Sept. 29, 2021)
Abington Emerson Capital, LLC v. Adkins, S.D.Ohio No. 2:17CV0143, 2021 WL 1087312 (Mar. 22, 2021)
Abington Emerson Capital, LLC v. Adkins, S.D.Ohio No. 2:17CV0143, 2021 WL 611998 (Jan. 22, 2021)
Abington Emerson Capital, LLC v. Landash Corporation, S.D.Ohio No. 2:17CV0143, 2019 WL 3521649 (Aug. 2, 2019)
Gibson Bros., Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College & Conservatory, et al., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Lorain Cty. No. 17CV193761, 2019 WL 7556252 (June 27, 2019)
Aljaberi v. Neurocare Center, Inc., Ohio App. 5th Dist. Stark No. 2018CA00154, 2019-Ohio-2181
Gibson Bros., Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College & Conservatory, et al., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Lorain Cty. No. 17CV193761, 19 N.W.P.I.Lit.Rpts. 267, 2019 WL 4273719 (May 8, 2019)
Gibson Bros., Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College & Conservatory, et al., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Lorain Cty. No. 17CV193761, 2019 WL 7556250 (Apr. 22, 2019)
Gibson Bros., Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College & Conservatory, et al., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Lorain Cty. No. 17CV193761, 2019 WL 7556255 (Apr. 05, 2019)
Martell v. Martell, 155 Ohio St.3d 1413, 2019-Ohio-1205, 120 N.E.3d 31
Gibson Bros., Inc., et al. v. Oberlin College & Conservatory, et al., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Lorain Cty. No. 17CV193761, 2018 WL 10245981 (Dec. 07, 2018)
Harley v. Ostrander, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Cuyahoga No. CV-2017-884619, 2018 WL 7199369 (Dec. 8, 2018)
Abington Emerson Capital, LLC v. Adkins, S.D.Ohio No. 2:17CV0143, 2018 WL 4771526 (Oct. 3, 2018), on recons. in part, 2018 WL 6427683 (Dec. 7, 2018)
Hoover Kacyon, LLC v. Martell, 2018-Ohio-4928, 125 N.E.3d 265 (Ohio App. 5th Dist.)
Bortz v. Freedom USA, Inc., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Summit Cty. No. CV 2017 06 2566, 2017 WL 7803769 (Dec. 6, 2017)

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