PRACTICE:

John Cannizzaro began his law practice in Marysville, Ohio in 1980. John concentrates his practice to the area of consumer bankruptcy law and lectures nationally and locally on Bankruptcy law matters. Mr. Cannizzaro is considered by many to be the "Dean" of Consumer Bankruptcy lawyers in Ohio. John was Debtor's counsel in the case of First Union Mortgage Corporation vs. Eubanks, 219 B.R. 468, 6th Cir BAP 1998 (In re: Eubanks), which was the first appellate court case in the United States to carve out an exception to the United States Supreme Court decision of Nobelman v. American Savs. Bank, 508 U.S. 324, 331, 113 S. Ct. 2106, 2110, 124 L. Ed. 2d 228 (1993) (In re Nobleman).Mr. Cannizzaro is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and all Ohio State Courts.

EDUCATION:

Mr. Cannizzaro is a 1971 graduate of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology. John worked as law clerk and bailiff to the Honorable C. Howard Johnson of the Franklin County, Ohio Municipal Court from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Cannizzaro earned his Juris Doctor degree from Capital University School of Law in 1980.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Mr. Cannizzaro is a member of the American Bankruptcy Law Forum (ABLF), National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Credit Education Coalition (past president) and the Union County Bar Association (past president). Mr. Cannizzaro is a past member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyer's, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Franklin County Trial Lawyer's Association and Columbus Bar Association. John is privileged to serve as chairman of the ECF Committee of the Local Rules Committee for the Southern District of Ohio. Mr. Cannizzaro has served on numerous local boards and committees.