Rand L. McClellan

Experience

Class Actions

• Successfully moved to strike class allegations after minimal discovery. Case was voluntarily dismissed shortly thereafter. Smith v. Cash America Int’l.
• Obtained summary judgment on all claims asserted in a putative class action against one of the largest property and casualty insurers in Ohio and persuaded the Ohio Supreme Court to affirm summary judgment on appeal. Laboy v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.
• As co-counsel, persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that a class certification order against one of the nation’s largest insurers was an abuse of discretion, obtaining full reversal of the order. Kartman v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Commercial Litigation

• Obtained complete jury verdict for a motorcycle manufacturer regarding alleged breaches of contract and consumer protection statutes. Hillard v. Big Dog Motorcycles.
• Obtained dismissal of an action alleging that a cutting-edge automobile manufacturer was selling its battery-powered automobiles in violation of the Ohio Motor Vehicle Code. Ohio Auto. Dealers Assoc. v Ohio Dep’t of Public Safety, et al.

Financial Services/Creditors’ Rights

• Represented lender in connection with borrower’s default on a commercial real estate loan. Quickly extracted property from a proceeding in which numerous parties and lienholders alleged fraud in the transfer of the property, persuaded the court to appoint a receiver, obtained judgment, foreclosed on the property, sold the property at a sheriff’s sale and obtained a significant monetary recovery for the client. Woodward Constr., Inc. v. FOR 1031 Summit Woods I, et al.
• Represented aviation authority and oversaw a complex eviction and liquidation of a large aviation tenant from several buildings and hangars via Ohio’s receivership statutes, over the objections of the tenant’s creditors, while obtaining significant monetary recovery for the client through the receivership. Columbus Regional Airport Auth. v. Snow Aviation Int’l, Inc., et al.

Energy

• Accident investigation for land-based drilling companies.
• Litigation counsel for Ohio electric cooperatives.

Memberships

• American Bar Association 
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus Bar Association
  • Attorney Admissions Committee (2014 to present)

Community

• Upper Arlington High School Football Association: Treasurer (2022 to present)
• Upper Arlington Youth Football: Coach (2017 to 2022)
• Rose Garden Charities (Reboot): Board Member (2016 to 2021)
• Children’s Hunger Alliance: Central Ohio Regional Advisory Board (2018 to 2022)
• Children’s Hunger Alliance: Taste to Remember Steering Committee (2016 to 2018)
• Upper Arlington Leadership Academy (2010)
• Hispanic National Bar Association, Region X: Mentor (2015)