Additional Publications
- Summer 2018
Savoy Magazine 2018 Most Influential Black Lawyers: Driving Diversity From The Top and Through The Middle - February 2017
Definitively Driving Diversity, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel - March 2015
Chief Justice O’Connor’s Juvenile Justice Jurisprudence: A Consistent Approach To Inconsistent Interests, The University of Akron Law Review - February 2015
Up-and-Coming Lawyers Demand Diversity, Columbus Business First - February 19, 2013
Bringing Balance To A Law Practice, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Select published opinions as Ohio Supreme Court Justice
In re Application of Columbus S. Power Co., Supreme Court of Ohio, August 24, 2011, 129 Ohio St.3d 568 (Electric utility could implement rider to recover costs of discounted rate arrangement between utility and manufacturer.)
State ex rel. Doner v. Zody, Supreme Court of Ohio, December 1, 2011, 130 Ohio St.3d 446 (Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was required to compensate property owners for flooding caused by construction of lake spillway.)
Sunoco, Inc. (R & M) v. Toledo Edison Co., Supreme Court of Ohio, June 9, 2011, 129 Ohio St.3d 397 (“Most favored nation” clause of special contract allowed refinery operator to extend termination date to match date of competitor's special contract.)
In re Complaint of Wilkes v. Ohio Edison Co., Supreme Court of Ohio, February 22, 2012, 131 Ohio St.3d 252 (Property owner failed to show that Public Utilities Commission had jurisdiction over its complaint against electric utility.)
Measles v. Indus. Comm., Supreme Court of Ohio, April 6, 2011, 128 Ohio St.3d 458 (Court of Claims, not Court of Common Pleas, had subject matter jurisdiction over workers' compensation claimants' action against Bureau of Workers' Compensation.)
Loudin v. Radiology & Imaging Servs., Inc., Supreme Court of Ohio, April 20, 2011, 128 Ohio St.3d 555 (Radiologist could be liable for failing to detect breast cancer while interpreting patient's screening mammogram.)
Cleveland Metro. Bar Asn. v. Westfall, Supreme Court of Ohio, November 21, 2012, 134 Ohio St.3d 127 (Two-year suspension was appropriate for misconduct that included failing to promptly refund unearned fees.)
King v. ProMedica Health Sys., Inc., Supreme Court of Ohio, August 30, 2011, 129 Ohio St.3d 596 (Statute requiring provider to seek payment from health insurer did not bar provider from billing auto insurer.)
DiFranco v. FirstEnergy Corp., Supreme Court of Ohio, November 28, 2012, 134 Ohio St.3d 144 (Public utilities commission had exclusive jurisdiction over customers' fraud claim against electric utilities.)
Holmes v. Crawford Machine, Inc., Supreme Court of Ohio, November 27, 2012, 134 Ohio St.3d 303 (Trial court awarding reimbursement for costs incurred by claimant who prevails on workers' compensation appeal is not required to apportion costs.)
Rhodes v. New Philadelphia, Supreme Court of Ohio, July 7, 2011, 129 Ohio St.3d 304 (Requester was not aggrieved by improper destruction of public records as required to recover a forfeiture.)
Miller v. Nelson-Miller, Supreme Court of Ohio, June 27, 2012, 132 Ohio St.3d 381 (Fact that trial court improperly delegated its duty to sign judgment entry of divorce to a magistrate rendered judgment voidable.)
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- The Ohio State University (J.D. 1985); Ohio University (B.S. in Journalism 1982)
- Ohio, U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Justice, Ohio Supreme Court (2011-2012); Ohio Elections Commission (2008-2009); Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (1993-2002)
2023 and 2020 BTI Client Service All-Star: "She has a great legal mind"; "Yvette works hard and gets the job done"
Lawdragon — 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2022-2025; Lawdragon Hall of Fame 2024
The Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2024, including 2020 "Lawyer of the Year"
2024 Savoy Magazine Most Influential Corporate Directors; 2019 Most Influential Women in Corporate America
2021 Midwest Trailblazer, The American Lawyer