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Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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Bar Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- Ohio, 2008
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Education
- University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008) Order of the Coif
Michigan Law Review, Contributing Editor
Federalist Society, Director, 2008 National Student Symposium - College of Wooster (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005) Phi Beta Kappa
Aileen Dunham Prize in History
David L. Carpenter Pre-Law Award Recipient
Michael J. Ruttinger
Michael J. Ruttinger is an Associate in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP, where his practice focuses on appellate and legal issues. His practice centers on motion practice in federal court, especially dispositive and Daubert motions.
Mr. Ruttinger worked with Tucker Ellis & West as a law clerk in the summers of 2006 & 2007. While attending law school at the University of Michigan, he joined the Michigan Law Review as an editor and participated in the Campbell Moot Court competition. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Deborah Cook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
In his free time, Michael enjoys playing recreational sports (particularly basketball and football) and following Cleveland's sports teams. He is also an avid runner and is training for his third full marathon.
Civic & Professional Involvement
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Legal Alumni of Wooster
Ohio State Bar Association
Recent Publications
"Excluding Regulatory Violations from Defect Cases," For the Defense (August 2011)
“Commerce Clause Limits on State Antitrust Laws,” Michigan Law Review, 106 MICH.L.REV.545 (2007)
