Joseph W. Shea III
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Joseph W. Shea III
Rittgers Rittgers & NakajimaTotal Records: 1Biography
Joe is one of the most successful and experienced trial attorneys in the Midwest. Over the past several decades, Joe recovered record breaking verdicts in several local counties for victims of medical malpractice and their families – including verdicts of $8.3 million in Hamilton County, $6.5 million in Butler County, and $5.4 million in the Eastern District of Kentucky Federal Court in Kenton County. In two of these three listed cases, other attorneys and law firms declined to pursue the matter because they did not believe they could win the case. In most of Joe’s cases, favorable settlements are reached to help families cope with lifelong injury and loss.
Bar Admission
Ohio, 1974
Kentucky, 1999
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1975
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Other Affiliations
Supreme Court of Ohio, Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 1984 - 1989
Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Supreme Court of Ohio, Chief Bar Examination Examiner, 1989 - 1990
Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Special Re-Appointment as Supreme Court Examiner, 1991
Ohio State Bar Association, Chairman, Ethical Advertising, Marketing and Solicitation Committee, 2008 - 2009
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 1984 - 1987
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 1991
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 1994
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 1997
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 2001
National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Certification Examiner, 2003
Governor's (Ohio) Insurance Task Force, 1984 - 1986
American Inns of Court, Master, Potter Stewart Chapter, 1993 - 1998
American Inns of Court, Emeritus Master, Potter Stewart Chapter, 1998 - Present
American College of Trial Lawyers, Member, 1999 - Present
American Board Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Advocate, 1989 - Present
American Board Trial Advocates, National Board of Directors, 1989 - Present
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Diplomat, 1984 - 2009
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Ohio State Representative, 1990 - Present
International Society of Barristers, Fellow, 1994 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA), Cincinnati Chapter Elected as Chapter's Representative, 1989 - Present
ABOTA Cincinnati Chapter Secretary, 1989 - Present
OAJ (Youngest President Ever Elected in Academy History), President, 1981 - 1982
OAJ, Board of Governors, 1983 - 1998
Indian Hill Schools Booster Board, President, 1997 - 1998
National Board of Specialty Certification, Nationwide Bar Examiner, 1990 - 2009
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph W. Shea III
- Included on the 2023 Ohio
Past Lists
- 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
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University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio B.A. - 1969Major: Philosophy
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Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1974 J.D.
Honors: National Moot Court
Honers
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2004 - 2020
- Leading Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, 2005 - 2020
- "Ohio's Winningest Lawyers," Ohio Law Newspaper, 1991 (Only year listing was available)
- Professional Achievement Award, Northern Kentucky University, 1998
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 1994 - Present
- Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities, 1972 - 1974
- Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law Outstanding Alumni, 2009
- Ritter Award, Ohio State Bar Association, 2008
- Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Rating by Peer Voting Every Year Since 1995
- Alumni of the Month, University of Cincinnati McMicken College Arts and Sciences, 2008 "Leading Lawyer," Cincy Magazine, 2005 - 2020
- "Leading Lawyer," Cincy Magazine, 2005 - 2020
- "Best Lawyers in America," Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, 1995 - Present
- "Best Lawyers in America," Product Liability, 1995 - 2005