Charles M. Miller

Mr. Miller is a litigator with KMK.  He is particularly adept at fast paced, legally intensive cases and matters that present novel issues of law.  Mr. Miller has successfully handled expedited election law cases, challenges to state legislation, and injunction matters. 

Mr. Miller regularly returns to the Ohio Supreme Court, where he worked as a law clerk, as counsel for appellate litigants.  Mr. Miller has represented parties in 10 cases in front of the Ohio Supreme Court in the past four years.  In addition to traditional engagements, Mr. Miller has been appointed by the Court to represent pro se parties in merit cases on which the Court has ordered briefing and oral argument.

Mr. Miller acutely understands the types of arguments that have the highest likelihood to persuade — or dissuade — the Supreme Court of Ohio to decide a case.  He clerked for two years at the Supreme Court of Ohio and worked closely with the justices and the staff involved with the operations of the Court.  Through this experience, Mr. Miller gained a level of familiarity with the institution and the justices that few practitioners have achieved. 

Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp, Mr. Miller served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio (2003-2005) and as a litigation associate with Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman in Cleveland, Ohio (2002-2003).

reported decisions

• 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)

News

• Keating Muething & Klekamp Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Green Township Alleging HUD/CMHA Agreement That Singles Out Green Township Is Illegal
• Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Win Supreme Court of Ohio's Affirmation that Colerain Township Is Not Proper Party in Case Involving Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v State
• Supreme Court of Ohio Agrees to Hear Case Questioning Whether Ohio Township Has Right to Impose Impact Fee on New Developments
• Opponents Push to Change New Health Care Law
• Judge Norbert Nadel Rules Rider to State Budget Unconstitutional; Rumpke Wins Case
• KMK Attorneys James E. Burke and Charles M. Miller Win Unanimous Ohio Supreme Court Ruling; KMK Protects Ohio Voters
• KMK Attorney Charles Miller Wins Unanimous Affirmance from the Ohio Supreme Court
• Chip Miller, KMK Attorney, Wins Reversal from the Ohio Supreme Court

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

• 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 and 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