W. Breck Weigel
Cincinnati Office
Mr. Weigel is a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the litigation group. His practice focuses on complex business and construction disputes in courts and other venues throughout the United States, and internationally. Mr. Weigel regularly represents Fortune 500 companies as lead counsel in multi-party disputes and class actions, including suits arising out of computer data breaches and identity theft or under various banking statutes and regulations. He also represents clients in individual and collective actions arising under state and federal employment statutes, mass tort actions, and public and private construction disputes involving government contract claims and private agreements.
Career highlights include:
- Arguing before the Ohio Supreme Court on several occasions and state and federal appellate courts nationwide in a myriad of business disputes
- Defending dozens of putative class actions in federal courts across the country arising from highly publicized computer data breaches
- Representing international contractors on construction projects throughout the United States and Middle East in the pursuit and defense of claims involving tens of millions of dollars
- Successfully defending one of Cincinnati 's largest employers in multiple discrimination cases arising out of reductions in force and a plant closing
Mr. Weigel is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and is a former trustee of the Cincinnati Bar Association.
Mr. Weigel has given seminar presentations relating to alternative dispute resolution, construction claims, civil procedure, and trial advocacy.
Mr. Weigel received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Colorado.
Professional and Community Activities
- Cincinnati Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2002-2007
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy Steering Committee, 2003-2007
- Hamilton County Republican Party Judicial Selection Committee, Chairman, 2007
- Cincinnati Art Museum, Corporate Board, 2003-2007
- Potter Stewart Inn of Court, 1990-2007
- Leadership Cincinnati, 2004
- University Club, Board of Governors, 1998-2004
- University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Corporate Board, Chairman, 1995-1999
- Habitat for Humanity, Leadership Council, 1997-1999
- Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, 1996
Honors and Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2006-2008
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2004-2008