Christopher C. Esker
Of Counsel
cesker@rlbllp.com
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Phone: 330-315-3374
Fax: 330-315-3370
Christopher Esker joined the firm in 2008, following a decade as a member of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP’s litigation practice group, and a decade of dedicated public service as a Summit County Assistant Prosecutor, Judicial Attorney to Judge Mary Spicer, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, and Judicial Attorney to Judge John W. Reece, Ohio Court of Appeals, Ninth Judicial District. He practices in the area of general litigation, including insurance defense, complex litigation, commercial and business litigation, construction, zoning, torts and personal injury, and appellate representation.
He has a depth of experience in courtrooms both local and statewide, in municipal, state, and federal courts, including service as a hearing officer, mediator, and arbitrator. He has represented clients in Ohio’s Northern and Southern Federal District Courts, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and in the United States Supreme Court, as well as many of Ohio’s common pleas and appellate courts, including the Ohio Supreme Court. He has also served clients in venues beyond Ohiothrough pro hac vice admission in several courts and tribunals.
Christopher is a graduate of The University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 1988) and also received his undergraduate degree from The University of Akron, and has supplemented his experience by attending continuing legal education courses sponsored by the Defense Research Institute, the American Bar Association, and HarvardLawSchool. He was a member of The University of Akron School of Law, Law Review (Acting Case and Comment Editor - 1988) and served as an Adjunct Professor in the Schoolof Law’s Legal Writing Program. He is a lifetime member of the Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity.
Christopher is a member of the OhioStateand Akron Bar Associations, and served on multiple committees, including the Attorney Grievance, the Common Pleas and Appellate Court, Continuing Legal Education, Scholarship Committees, as well as the Judicial Evaluation Commission. He is also an active member of the community at large, and has served as a member of the Bath Township Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, Bath Township Historical Preservation Committee, Copley Township Board of Zoning Appeals, Copley Township Audit Committee, Community Advisors for the Reserve, Copley, Ohio, St. Hilary School Board, Summit County Farm Bureau, and Weathervane Community Playhouse – where he currently serves as the President of the Board of Trustees.