 Christopher P. Finney Mr. Finney is a shareholder in the law firm of Finney, Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson Co., L.P.A., where he concentrates in real estate and commercial law. Mr. Finney won an important victory in 1997 in the First Amendment rights case styled Kruse, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al., in which the City of Cincinnati’s campaign spending limits ordinance was ruled unconstitutional. In 1998, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the case, preserving victory for Mr. Finney’s clients. It was in part as a result of this victory that Mr. Finney was named one of eight “Ohio Lawyers of the Year” for 1998 by Ohio Lawyer Weekly, the only comprehensive source of statewide legal news for Ohio attorneys and judges. Admitted to Practice Ohio, 1987; Kentucky, 1994; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1988; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1994; U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997. Areas of Concentration Real Estate; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Brokerage; Zoning and Land Use; Commercial Law and Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Litigation. Education Covington Latin School, 1977; Xavier University, A.B., cum laude, 1981; University of Vienna, 1978; Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1987; Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1986-87. Civic Associations Drake Center Board, 2005-2006; Hamilton County Tax Levy Review Committee, Member 2003-2006, and Chairman 2004-2006 and 1995-1997; Hamilton County Children's Trust Fund, Board Member 1994-1995; Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Local Government Committee, Chairman 1991-1992, Member 1989-1994; Hamilton County Corrections Financing Review and Strategies Commission, Member 1993; Cincinnati Bicentennial Commission, Member 1987-1988. Presentations, Publications and Other Accomplishments Road and Access Law in Ohio; Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations. Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance, Canons of Ethics, Civil Rights for Commercial Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Contacts Analysis and Comparison, How Tenants Can Solve Problems in Commercial Leases, Layman v. Binns and the Caveat Emptor Doctrine. Mr. Finney was honored as “Educator of the Year” by the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors in 1997. |
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