CWS Governmental Relations, Ltd.

John J. Chester, Partner
614.334.6102
jackchester@cwslaw.com

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Practice Concentration
Services include representing clients in all aspects of litigation including trails and appeals and all areas of commercial real estate development.

Other Professional Experience
Special Counsel to the President of the United States (1974)
Member, Ohio House of Representatives (1953-1958)
Lt. USNR (1942-1946)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law – Adjunct Professor (2000-present)

Achievements and Awards

AV® Peer Review Rated*   Martindale-Hubbell Rating Explanation

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation
Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers, General Litigation
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Recipient, Columbus Bar Association’s Professionalism Award (2000)
Recipient, Ohio State Bar Foundation Honorary Life Fellowship Award (2006)

Education
Amherst College (A.B., cum laude, 1942)
Yale University (J.D., 1948)
Capital University (Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1995)

Bar Admissions
Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships and Community Service
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Ohio Health Hospital Systems, Director Emeritus (2005-present); Chairman (2001-2005); Trustee Riverside Methodist Hospital   (1984-1997)



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