Charles M. Miller

Partner

Chip is a litigator with KMK. He is particularly adept at fast-paced cases and matters that present difficult legal issues. He has successfully handled expedited election law cases, challenges to state legislation, and injunction matters.

Chip's successes in fast-paced litigation have included:

Obtaining a court order requiring an adjoining commercial property owner to expend approximately $500,000.00 to close a 400 feet long chasm that formed across two properties and restore the clients property to its previous condition
Sequestering over $700,000.00 in accounts receivable of a foreign defendant before the funds left the United States so that the moneys would be available to satisfy a commercial debt to his client
Participating in team, and provided key testimony, in matter that resulted in order requiring U.S. Customs to convey $3,000,000.00 of seized goods to our client
Obtaining an injunction pending appeal to permit a client needed time to transition its operations to a different airport
Obtaining a court order to have internet providers, including YouTube, remove defamatory content and proprietary information
Obtaining a court order that precluded a commercial property owner from obstructing the entrance to an adjoining facility

Chip has also helped many clients achieve their goals short of the courtroom. He has represented businesses and individuals in wide ranging matters involving international business disputes, supply chain issues, aerospace engineering consultation, and investment advisory fiduciary duties. These settlements have been worth millions of dollars to his clients. Chip also helped a local township achieve its desired result in a dispute with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development so that local officials could maintain control over the allocation of public housing.

In addition to trial work, Chip maintains a successful appellate practice. He regularly returns to the Ohio Supreme Court, where he worked as a law clerk, as counsel for appellate litigants. Appearing in a case before the state supreme court is a rare honor few attorneys achieve. To date, Chip has represented parties in 13 cases before the Ohio Supreme Court. These cases have resulted in 7 published opinions, 70% of which were favorable to his clients. Those results include:

Striking down an illegal tax a local government charged on new development
Invalidating a change to Revised Code public utility statute that was improperly included in a budget bill
Requiring the issuance of absentee ballots to voters who properly requested them
Reuniting children with their parents after agency attempted to use procedural rules to prevent reunification
Clarifying sentencing procedures required in certain criminal matters.

Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp, Chip served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio (2003-2005). He gained a level of familiarity with the institution and the justices that few practitioners have achieved. Chip began his legal career as a litigation associate with Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman in Cleveland, Ohio (2002-2003).

reported decisions

Drees Co. v. Hamilton Twp., ___ Ohio St. 3d ___, 2012 Ohio 2370 (May 31, 2012)
Rumpke Sant. Landfill, Inc. v. State, 128 Ohio St.3d 41 (2010)
State ex rel Myles v. Brunner, Sec. of State, 120 Ohio St.3d 328 (2008)
Roe v. Planned Parenthood, 122 Ohio St.3d 399 (2009)
In re: Adams, 115 Ohio St.3d 86 (2007)
State v. Taylor, 113 Ohio St.3d 297 (2007)
Nat’l Union Fire Ins. v. Wuerth, 122 Ohio St.3d 594 (2009)
Rumpke Sant. Landfill, Inc. v. State, 2009 Ohio 4888
Empower Aviation, L.L.C. v. Butler Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 185 Ohio App.3d 477, 2009-Ohio-6331

Presentations

The Presidency and the Courts, Address by Edwin Meese III - Event Audio/Video, October 6, 2008 (provided introduction)

Awards & Recognitions

Named to Ohio Rising Stars, 2013

News

Speaking Engagements

Ohio Appellate Practice, Cincinnati Bar Association, March 31, 2010
The Basel Risk-Based Capital Standards: Are they Workable?, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2007

Publications

Euphoria, Not Mortgage Brokers, Caused Housing Crisis, The CBA Report, February 2, 2008
Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation: Hedge Funds vs. Banks, Class Action Watch, April 2009
En Banc Appellate Review in Ohio, The CBA Report, June 2007
Basel II Implementations: Rushing to a False Start, Engage, Vol. 7, Iss. 1, pg. 71, March 2006
OCC Preemption: Advancing Regulatory Competition, Engage, Vol. 5, Iss. 2, pg. 73, October 2004
Basel II Moves Global Banking Towards Self-Regulation, Engage, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, pg. 55, April 2004

Mentioned & Quoted

Judge to Rule on $1M in Attorneys Fees, Dayton Daily News, February 19, 2013
OSU Sued Over $1M Copier Contract, The Columbus Dispatch, September 29, 2011
Green Twp. Sues to Stop Expansion of Public Housing, nky.com, August 2, 2011
Split Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Landfills are Public Utilities, Exempt from Zoning, Gongwer Report, July 29, 2011
Township Builder Fee Challenged Once More, The Enquirer, June 9, 2011

Professional & Community Involvement

Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Federalist Society Cincinnati Chapter, President
Mount Auburn International Academy (Charter School), Board Member
Groveport Madison Board of Education, past Board Member

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