“It’s a good time to be in transportation!” says William Murdock, Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC). Speaking to KJK’s Samir Dahman and James Scherer, Mr. Murdock, who heads one of Ohio’s largest regional planning agencies, spoke...
OVERVIEW & EXPERIENCE
James Scherer is an attorney in KJK’s Litigation and Corporate practice groups who assists clients with complex transactions, litigation and compliance matters, providing them with insight and analysis of evolving legal issues.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Cleveland State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. While at C|M|Law, he served as Articles Editor for Cleveland State Law Review.
A life-long Clevelander, Jim is a first-generation college – and law school – graduate. In his free time, Jim enjoys traveling to new places and connecting with people. He is a devoted supporter of the arts in Cleveland and a longtime Playhouse Square season ticket holder. Jim is in the process of achieving his goal seeing America from every long-distance Amtrak route, with eight down and four to go so far.
Representative Experience
AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
Ohio
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Stream for a Cause
- Board member, 2021-2022
- Cleveland State Law Review
- Articles Editor, 2019-2021
MEDIA MENTIONS
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
- “Changing the Rule that Changes Nothing: Protecting Evicted Tenants by Amending Cleveland Housing Court Rule 6.13,” Cleveland State Law Review, April 27, 2021
PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
- Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
- Cleveland State University, B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude, 2016