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Richard M. Bain

 
bain@buckleyking.com

Cleveland: 216.685.4727

 

“As business attorneys, we attend to the crux of the matter while you attend to your bottom line.”

Leading Lawyers

Business Litigation

-Inside Business

With his ability to zoom in on the core of a case, Rick looks to quickly bring the matter to a close.

A quick study, Rick interprets issues, masters facts, and presents compelling arguments to resolves business, commercial, construction, real estate and employment disputes. His tactical skills and professionalism in outmaneuvering opponents in the courtroom are highly valued by clients in need of a trial attorney. 

On behalf of owners, construction managers, contractors, architects and engineers, Rick has tried to verdict matters involving:

  • Business Dissolution
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Claims and Defects
  • Contracts
  • Eminent Domain
  • Mechanic's Liens
  • Non-competition
  • Performance and Payment Bonds
  • Zoning

Beyond the courtroom, Rick handles construction arbitration proceedings through the American Arbitration Association. He also negotiates and litigates the terms and meaning of AIA clauses, and provides counsel on OSHA inspections.

when skill matters

  • Successfully blocked confirmation of foreclosure sale for minimum value resulting in significant deposit by the Ohio Department of Transportation to purchase property in eminent domain proceedings.
  • Successfully obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in a multimillion dollar commercial matter preventing the encumbrance of assets and real property.
  • Advocate on behalf of owners, construction managers, general contractors and subcontractors, architects and engineers, matters involving design-build, time/material, contracts, AIA clauses, and mechanic's liens.
  • Defended insurance coverage issues regarding performance bonds, including bad faith allegations involving carriers and rights of recovery of carriers for bond payment.
  • Represented owners in eminent domain proceedings, before the Department of Building and Housing regarding code violations, including a matter involving a condemned cold storage building taken by the Ohio Department of Transportation, and a heavily-litigated condemnation proceeding and demolition of a hotel.

noteworthy achievements

civic involvement

  • Anti-Defamation League - Civil Rights Committee
  • City of Pepper Pike, Ohio - Mayor
  • City of Pepper Pike, Ohio - Former Councilman
  • New Directions - Board of Directors

professional associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association

education

Case Western Reserve University, J.D. cum laude

Miami University, B.A.

admissions

Ohio

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern + Southern Districts of Ohio

U.S. Tax Court