Chad Eggspuehler is an appellate and complex litigation strategist with experience in federal and state courts across the United States.
Chad specializes in crafting succinct and thoughtful solutions to complex legal issues at all stages of litigation. Applying experience gained as a law clerk to federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Chad has devised winning strategies for a variety of clients, ranging from product-liability dispositive and expert-witness motions to unique procedural obstacles, multidistrict litigation, and LGBT civil rights issues. He has penned briefs in state and federal courts across the country, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Fifth Circuits and amicus briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Every case is a puzzle; Chad thrives at arranging the pieces and fitting them together.
Chad’s advocacy extends beyond the traditional courtroom. He has prosecuted character and fitness and unauthorized practice of law matters before the respective committees of the Supreme Court of Ohio on behalf of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and he has given legislative testimony to the Ohio General Assembly in support of LGBT rights, including addressing the House Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight on passage of the Ohio Fairness Act. He volunteers as a consultant with Equality Ohio and has taught legal writing and appellate advocacy while coaching moot court programs at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and The University of Akron School of Law.
A Dallas native, Chad became a third-generation Buckeye when he attended law school at Ohio State, and he has lived in Northeast Ohio since 2011. An avid Buckeyes fan, Chad enjoys games of all sorts, including trivia, card games, ping pong, and basketball.