Pohl, Paul M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mickey Pohl heads Jones Day's Product Liability & Tort Litigation Practice worldwide. He has extensive trial and appellate experience having handled such cases across the country for more than 30 years. He has counseled clients on U.S. litigation issues in Europe, South America, Asia, and the Caribbean. His practice includes product liability and toxic tort matters and government investigations, including Consumer Products Safety Commission matters, as well as antitrust, corporate governance, telecommunications, natural resources, and corporate criminal litigation.

For more than 20 years, Mickey has led the team representing The Sherwin-Williams Company in lead paint and pigment cases. He has tried cases for such clients as Firestone, General Motors, Sherwin-Williams, U. S. Steel, and The Williams Companies and represents Yamaha in numerous cases and in MDL proceedings. He also has represented dioceses, colleges, and religious orders.

Mickey is a member of The American Law Institute and has taught trial advocacy. He is one of the authors of Conflicts of Interest — A Trial Lawyer's Guide and chaired the Lawyer's Advisory Committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is on the board of the Rand Corporation's Institute for Civil Justice. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers, and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. The BTI Consulting Group named him a "Client Service All-Star." He was chairman of the 2007 United States Open golf championship.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Consumer Products & Retail
• Financial Services
• Metals & Mining

Representative Cases

• Sherwin-Williams defends against Milwaukee public nuisance action , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams defends lead paint litigation filed by Houston school district
• Sherwin-Williams prevails in landmark public nuisance suit over lead pigment before Rhode Island Supreme Court , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams wins preliminary injunction decision in first case invalidating contingency fee agreement on due process grounds , (2009)
• Yamaha defends nationwide litigation of product liability cases and claims involving the Rhino side-by-side ("SxS") vehicle , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Princeton University
• U of Pittsburgh- Pitt (Main)

Published Works

• BPA, Phthalates, and the Law, 2010

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7900 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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