John Maxwell

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About John Maxwell

John practices at the New Philadelphia offices of Fitzpatrick, Zimmerman & Rose Co, L.P.A. His practice is concentrated in the areas of civil litigation in multiple areas including civil litigation, appellate practice and creditor’s rights, as well as real estate, estate planning, and general business law. John is licensed to practice in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and various United States District Courts throughout the nation, including the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. From 1994-1996 John Served as judicial law clerk to Robert L. Miller, Jr, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in South Bend, Indiana. John completed his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law where he graduated cum laude and was a recipient of both the Judge Joseph M. Harter Memorial Award for Trial Practice (1993-94), and the Jurisprudence Award for Trial Practice (1993). While in law school, John was a member of the Editorial Board of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, publishing the article: “The Ohio Supreme Court Constricts the Definition of “Arbitration” in Schaeffer v. Allstate Ins. Co, 9 Ohio St. J. on Dip. Res. In addition, he served as past member of the Board of Directors of the Ohio State College of Law Public Interest Law Foundation (1991-1994). John has a B.A. Degree from the University of Notre Dame where he graduated magna cum laude, and was recognized as a Notre Dame Scholar. He is a member of the Ohio, Stark County, and Tuscarawas County Bar Associations, and was selected to serve as a Mentor for the Ohio Supreme Court’s Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program. Specialties: Licensed to practice law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.