Mr. Rich's practice focuses on tax litigation at the Federal, State, Local and County level, including all types of tax audits. He has a significant appellate practice before Courts of Appeal and the Ohio Supreme Court. Mr. Rich also represents dozens of school districts, counties, individuals and businesses in real estate matters, including real estate taxation, zoning and land use, eminent domain, annexation, tax abatements and exemptions, real estate sales and purchases. Mr. Rich has served as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General and is Of-Counsel to the Rose Law Group in Scottsdale, Arizona.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Ohio, 1970
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1973
United States Tax Court, 1973
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1983
United States Supreme Court, 1973
Florida, 1985
Arizona, 1994
NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS
During the 1980's Mr. Rich served by appointment of the Ohio Supreme Court on the Client Security Funds Study Committee and on the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners.
He has had nearly 200 cases before the Ohio Supreme Court, and over the last 40 years has been involved in many of the most significant real property tax cases at the Supreme Court. Mr. Rich has prosecuted and defended over 50,000 real estate tax cases at County Boards of Revision and over 5,000 tax cases before the Ohio State Tax Commissioner and at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals. Mr. Rich represents dozens of property owners, schools and counties throughout Ohio in real property tax matters.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND ADMISSIONS
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
Arizona Bar
Florida Bar
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Rich has lectured and written extensively. Mr. Rich was featured in the cover story of Columbus CEO magazine, "Tax Titans" (July 2002). He is co-author of the four volume series published by Matthew Bender "Ohio State Taxation," and has published several law review articles. Mr. Rich has been a presenter at dozens of continuing legal education programs for more then 20 years.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Mr. Rich has provided significant philanthropic and community leadership. He is the former chairman and CEO of Ballet Met Columbus and winner of their Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Rich was President of the Columbus Metropolitan Club past Chairman of the Parent's Fund Drive of the Columbus Academy former Vice- Chairman of Ballet Arizona and past Chairman of the State Parking Commission, to which he was appointed by the Governor. Mr. Rich is a past President and current Executive Committee member of "I Know I Can" Immediate Past President of the Ohio Citizens for the Arts and the Foundation's Board a member of the Board of the Arizona Citizens for the Arts, Co-Chair of The Gammage 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign at Arizona State University Treasurer of the Dublin Good Schools Committee, and by appointment of the Governor is the immediate past Chairman of The Ohio Arts Council. Mr. Rich is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Phoenix Symphony and on the Board of The Be Kind People Project."
EDUCATION
Mr. Rich received his Bachelor of Arts Degree With Distinctions from The Ohio State University in 1967. He earned his law degree from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1970, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cleveland State Law Review and was on a full merit scholarship.
