Since 1985, Ruport Co., L.P.A. has provided the highest caliber litigation services to clients in the areas of construction, business, partnership, corporate, and real estate law. The firm's aggressive and proven trial experience allows early resolution of appropriate cases. If resolution is not possible, the service and efficiency of a small firm enhance the litigation process.

Selected as a 2007, 2009,  2010, and 2011 Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, and selected as a 2010 Best Lawyer by U.S. News Media Group, Mr. Ruport has over 35 years of trial experience and is board-certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

In AFC Interiors v. DiCello (1989), 46 Ohio St.3d 1, Mr. Ruport represented the plaintiff and the Ohio Supreme Court changed 79 years of Ohio case law. The plaintiff appealed after losing in the trial court and court of appeals. The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the decisions of the lower courts, holding that a section of the Uniform Commercial Code superceded the common-law doctrine of accord and satisfaction in the "full payment" or "conditional check" situation. In 1994, the Ohio Legislature added a section to the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code to change this case law result.

In addition to AFC Interiors v. Di Cello, Mr. Ruport has litigated the following reported cases: 

Allen v. Bennett, 2008 Ohio 4554. Desai v. Franklin, 177 Ohio App. 3d 679, 2008 Ohio 3957. Meeker v. Graves Lumber Co., 2008 Ohio 3109. Smead v. Graves, 2008 Ohio 115. Allen v. Bennett, 2007 Ohio 5411. State ex rel. Dellagnese v. Bath-Akron-Fairlawn Joint Econ. Dev. Dist., 2006 Ohio 6904. Dellagnese Constr. Co. v. Nicholas, 2006 Ohio 4350. Interstate Props. v. Prasanna, Inc., 2006 Ohio 2686. George Ford Constr., Inc. v. Hissong, 2006 Ohio 919. GMAC Mortg. Corp. v. Titch, 2005 Ohio 868. Kleve v. Thermo-Rite Mfg. Co., 2005 Ohio 718. Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. v. DeRycke, 2003 Ohio 6321. Giltner v. Mitchell, 2002 Ohio 5771. Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A. v. Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery of Akron, 2002 Ohio 3986. Brown-Graves Co. v. Caprice Homes, 2002 Ohio 945. Brown-Graves Co. v. Obert (1994), 98 Ohio App. 3d 517, 648 N.E.2d 1379. Homico Const. & Development Co. v. Ti-Bert Systems, Inc. 939 F.2d 392, 20 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 521 (6th Cir., 1991). Sadler-Cisar, Inc. v. Commercial Sales Network, Inc., 786 F.Supp. 1287 (N.D. Ohio, 1991). Commercial Sales Network v. Sadler-Cisar, Inc., 755 F.Supp. 756 (N.D. Ohio, 1991). Buy-Rite Lumber Co. v. Bank One, Akron, N.A. (1991), 81 Ohio App. 3d 74, 610 N.E.2d 470. Kontos v. Luxmore (1989), 65 Ohio App. 3d 148, 583 N.E.2d 346. Hudson Local School Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Hudson Park Estates, Inc. (1989), 64 Ohio App. 3d 119, 580 N.E.2d 836. Gaal v. Mosher (1984), 16 Ohio App.3d 229, 475 N.E.2d 192. Horning-Wright Co. v. Great Am. Ins. Co. (1985), 27 Ohio App. 3d 261, 500 N.E.2d 890. Prestwick Landowners' Asso. v. Underhill (1980), 69 Ohio App. 2d 45, 429 N.E.2d 1191. Welsh v. Brown-Graves Lumber Co. (1978), 58 Ohio App.2d 49, 389 N.E.2d 514

Mr. Ruport's trial and litigation experience includes the following areas: Investor Disputes with Trustees; Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Accountings related to Trusts, Partnerships, and Corporations; Partnership Dissolution and Liquidation; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Mortgage and Mechanic's Lien Foreclosures; Emlpoyment; Eminent Domain; Accounting Malpractice; ERISA; RICO; Probate; and Representation of Attorneys related to Partnership Departure.

Mr. Ruport has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of AV^® and is a member of the Akron, Ohio, Florida, Collier County, and American Bar Associations, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He has been listed in various editions of Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. He was a Captain in the Finance Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Mr. Ruport is licensed to practice law in Ohio (1974), Pennsylvania (1984), and Florida (2002). With the expansion to Florida, Ruport is now positioned to also serve clients in Southwest Florida.