Chad M. Eggspuehler

Legislative Testimony and Statements

• Testimony in Support of Ohio H.B. 369, The Ohio Fairness Act, Ohio General Assembly, Hearing before the House Committee on Civil Justice, Columbus, Ohio (February 2020); video testimony here (at 47:20).
• Statement in Support of Medina Nondiscrimination Ordinance to Provide Workplace and Public Accommodations Protections to LGBTQ Community, Special Committee of Medina City Council, Medina, Ohio (November 2018)
• Testimony in Support of H.B. 160, The Ohio Fairness Act, Ohio General Assembly, Hearing before the House Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Columbus, Ohio (January 2018)

Notable Amicus Briefs

• State of Ohio v. Basim Barnes, Brief of Amici Curiae Ohio State Bar Association & Academic Experts in Support of Appellee Basim Barnes

Speaking Engagements

• “Supreme Court Term in Review,” Tucker Ellis 2024 In-House Counsel Summit, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2024)
• “U.S. Supreme Court Term in Review,” TAANA 2024 Annual Conference (October 2024)
• “Free Speech Issues for the LGBTQ Community in 2023,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit (October 2023)
• “2022–2023 Supreme Court Term in Review,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit (October 2023)
• “U.S. Supreme Court Term in Review,” TAANA 2023 Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2023)
• “Dobbs and the Uncertain Future for LGBT Constitutional Protections,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit (November 2022)
• “Supreme Court Year in Review,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit (October 2022)
• “Turbulent Times for Trans Rights,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit Webinar (December 2021)
• “The Supreme Court Year in Review,” Tucker Ellis In-House Counsel Summit Webinar (October 2021)
• “Current Topics in Constitutional Law featuring Professor Akhil Amar, Yale Law School,” Moderator, The William K. Thomas American Inn of Court, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2021)
• “Technical Brief Writing for Moot Court Competitions,” Appellate Practice IV, Moot Court & Lawyering Skills Program, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (September 2021)
• “Civil Liberties-Focused Supreme Court Term in Review,” Panelist, 2020 In-House Counsel Summit Webinar, Tucker Ellis LLP (November 2020)
• “The Importance of Clerkships,” Guest Legal Analyst, The Todd Allyn Show (October 2020)
• “Supreme Court Year in Review,” Panelist, 2020 In-House Counsel Summit Webinar, Tucker Ellis LLP (September 2020)
• “SCOTUS Rules That LGBTQ People Are Covered Under Existing Federal Employment Civil Rights Protections,” Guest Legal Analyst (Title VII Cases), Equality Ohio (June 2020)
• “Title VII & LGBTQ Employees: Which Way Will the Post-Kennedy Supreme Court Swing?” Tucker Ellis lgbTE presentation (May 2020)
• “Technical Brief Writing for Moot Court Competitions,” Appellate Practice IV, Moot Court & Lawyering Skills Program, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (November 2019)
• “The Supreme Court Year in Review,” 2019 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (November 2019)
• “Terrifying Tales of Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL),” Professional Conduct 2019: Super Scary Edition, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2019)
• “2019-2020 SCOTUS Term Preview,” LGBT Committee, Columbus Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio (October 2019)
• “The LGBT Movement v. Religious Liberty,” Debate with Professor George Dent, The Federalist Society, Cleveland, Ohio (March 2019)
• “The Supreme Court Year in Review,” and “‘It Gets Better, Doesn’t It?’ Recent Developments in LGBT Workplace and Public Accommodations Protection,” 2018 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2018)
• “What Ethics? Navigating the Precarious Role of Counselor to POTUS,” Moderator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio (August 2018)
• “The State of the State: Civil Rights and Ongoing Legislative Efforts in Ohio,” LBGT Legal and Legislative Update, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio (April 2018)
• “Deep Dive into HB 160,” Moderator, Hot Talk at the CMBA, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio (February 2018)
• “Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission,” Debate, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (February 2018)
• “Appellate Advocacy Round Table,” Moot Court Honor Society, The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio (November 2017)
• “The Supreme Court Year in Review – 2016-2017 Term: Mapping the New Court’s Uncertain Course,” 2017 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2017)
• “Technical Brief Writing for Moot Court Competitions,” Appellate Practice IV, Moot Court & Lawyering Skills Program, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (September 2017)
• “U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up,” 2016 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2016)
• “Diversity & Discrimination: The Legal Ethics,” Tucker Ellis Ohio Professional Conduct Program, Cleveland, Ohio (December 2015)
• “U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up,” 2015 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2015)

Publications

• “Justice is Vulnerable, We Must Be Resilient,” Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio, Fall 2020 Newsletter (November 2020)
• “Ethical Implications for Bankruptcy Related Judicial Estoppel,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (January 2020)
• “SCOTUS Term in Review and Fall Term Preview: An Uncertain Forecast,” Equality Ohio Blog (August 2019)
• “High Court Opts for Incremental Approach to LGBT Issues,” Law360 (July 2019)
• “Insights From 2017-2018 High Court Term and What’s Ahead,” Law360 (December 2018)
• “Ohio’s Alternative to the Contract-Specification Defense: Queen City Terminal and the OPLA ‘Manufacturer’/’Supplier’ Two-Step,” OACTA Quarterly Review (Fall 2018)
• “Litigation Cropping Up as Losing Applicants Scrap for Handful of Medical Marijuana Cultivator Licenses in Ohio,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee Newsletter (Summer 2018)
• “Why the Customer Can’t Always Be Right in Product Liability Litigation,” Westlaw Journal Medical Devices (March 2018); IADC Product Liability Committee Newsletter (December 2017)
• “U.S. Supreme Court 2017 Year-in-Review: The Nine Again, and Upcoming Cases,” Bloomberg Law, The United States Law Week Case Alert & Legal News (December 2017)
• “When Product Liability Claims Are Hidden From Bankruptcy,” Law360 (December 2017)
• “But the Court’s Order Says There Is ‘No Just Reason for Delay’ …,” DRI’s Certworthy, Vol. 18, Issue 1 (July 2017)
• “Frosting on the Cakes: Non-Discrimination Laws, First Amendment in the Mix at Supreme Court (Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111),” Guest Series, Equality Ohio Blog
• “Emerging Lessons for Businesses from Daimler AG v. Bauman: New Limits to Jurisdictional Discovery, but State Registration Statutes Still an Obstacle,” Bloomberg Law, Corporate Law & Accountability Report (January 2017)
• “The S-Words Mightier than the Pen: Signing Statements as Express Advocacy of Unlawful Action,” 43 GONZ. L. REV. 461 (2008)

Media

• “One Woman’s Journey to Change Gender Marker Laws for Trans People in Ohio,” WOSU Public Media (December 2024)
• “Ohio Supreme Court Leaves More Uncertainty as to the Process for Transgender Citizens to Correct Birth Certificate Gender Markers,” Equality Ohio (November 2024)
• “Legal Lions of the Week,” Law360 (May 2024)
• “Looking Back at ‘Bedrock Cases’ of Marriage Rights,” Cleveland Jewish News (January 2024)
• “Ohio Transgender Birth Certificate Suit Hinges on Jurisdiction,” Bloomberg Law (April 2023)
• “Ohio Supreme Court to Decide Case on Changing Gender on Birth Certificates,” The Columbus Dispatch (April 2023)