This program will be held in person at the CBA.  

Topics to be covered include:

• Updates: Caselaw and Advisory Opinions

• Ethical Framework: The Ethics Rules + AI Implications

• AI Case Studies: Missteps + Lessons Learned

• Risk management + Due Diligence in AI Use

• Lessons Learned and Practical Application

Presenters:

Chris Weber, Esq., Director & Chair, Professional Responsibility Practice, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Chris is an elected fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and one of the firm’s most experienced trial attorneys. He has represented clients across a broad range of industries in a wide variety of highly sensitive and bet-the-company matters throughout his three decades of practice.

Chris is also consistently recognized as one of the preeminent attorneys in Ohio for professional responsibility and legal ethics issues, including earning distinction from The Best Lawyers in America as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus for related matters.

He served as Kegler Brown’s managing director from 2016 to 2024.

Chris represents clients in all aspects of commercial and personal injury litigation in both state and federal courts.

Chris also advises clients on professional responsibility and legal ethics issues, including the ethical obligations under Ohio’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Chris represents clients in disciplinary proceedings before the Board of Professional Conduct and the Ohio Supreme Court.

His education includes: 

• University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1992)
  • Cum laude; Order of the Coif
• John Carroll University (B.A., 1989)
  • Cum laude

Nicholas S. Bobb, Esq., Director, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Nick is a senior trial attorney in the firm’s commercial litigation practice, working closely with in-house counsel and business owners to protect and grow their operations. He brings to his client relationships a diverse background that includes high-volume insurance defense portfolio work, extremely sensitive employment litigation, and management of bet-the-company cases with nine-figure trial values.

Driven by the understanding that litigation typically distracts business leaders from focusing on their organizational operations, Nick works to minimize this disruption with a calm and measured style balanced with zealous representation. 

An experienced litigator, Nick’s approach to work is based on aggressive advocacy and careful consultation throughout the entire litigation process. For clients facing litigation, his goal is to achieve the best possible result using the most efficient methods, developing strategies by examining all options and providing constant communication.

Nick works with clients across a wide variety of business and commercial disputes. He specializes in prosecuting and defending complex commercial disputes and litigation matters, such as breach of contract actions, trade secrets, business breakups, and shareholder breach of fiduciary duties. Nick also works with management-side in-house counsel and business leaders in all manner of disputes, regularly litigating large commercial disputes, employment disputes of all kinds, (including, fair wages and hours, non-compete agreements, and OSHA defense matters), deceptive trade practice claims, and unfair competition actions. Additionally, he has successfully defended bet-the-company actions, with an emphasis on media management and protecting trade secrets.

Nick’s litigation practice also extends to disputes rooted both in real property (including real estate claims, trespassing, nuisance, water runoff, boundary, and title disputes) and in personal privacy and harassment (such as defamation, free speech and other constitutional issues).

His education includes:

• Capital University Law School (J.D., 2013)
• Franklin University (B.S. Business Administration, 2006)

3.0 Professional Conduct CLE Hours