Frank A. Fregiato

Areas of Practice

1. Personal Injury/Accidents
  2. Probate and Estate Administration
  3. Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
  4. Business/Corporate Law
Bar Admissions - Admitted to Bar in Ohio in 1977
  - Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio in 1978
  - U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit in 1991
  - U.S. Supreme Court in 1991

Education

 
Undergraduate - The Ohio State University
obtained B.A., Cum Laude in 1973 with Phi Beta Kappa Honors and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors
Law School - The Ohio State University graduating in 1977 in top 5% of class with The Order of the Coif Honors and publishing and being Editor on The Ohio State Law Journal.

Honors and Awards

- Phi Beta Kappa Honors
  - Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors
  - The Order of the Coif Law School Honors
  - Ohio Cancer Research Associates 2006 Honoree
  - Sons of American Revolution Law - Enforcement Medal 2005
  - Zion Foundation Honors Recognition 2005
  - Sons of Italy Outstanding Achievement Award 2003
  - Sons of Italy State Purple Aster Recipient 2005
  - Masons Grand Lodge Community Service Award Recipient 2000
  - Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival (6 county area) Italian-American of the Year 2002
  - Profiled in Ohio Lawyers Weekly (7-20-98)
  - Profiled in Italian America, Winter 2003

Community Activities

- Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Advisory Staff
  - St. Clairsville Rotary Club (Past St. Clairsville President and Past Bridgeport Rotary Club President); instituted Rotary countywide project providing dictionaries to all third graders
  - Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce (M.C. at Annual Reverse Lottery)
  - St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce
  - St. Mary's Church, St. Clairsville
  - Ohio State University Alumni Club, Belmont County Chapter (Director, Past President)
  - Knights of Columbus, St. Clairsville
  - Sons of Italy, Bellaire (Member, Orator (Consigliere), past Master of Ceremonies, Cultural Committee, By-Law Committee, and past Arbitration Board); 2003 Outstanding Achievement Award; 2005 State Purple Aster Recipient
  - Sons of Italy State and National Delegate
  - Commission of Social Justice (Washington D.C. Sons of Italy Level)
  - Masons Kirkwood Lodge, Hendrysburg (2000 Grand Lodge Community Service Award Recipient)
  - Sons of The American Legion, Bridgeport
  - Ohio Cancer Research Associates, Belmont County Committee
  - Easter Seals Telethon
  - Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival (six county area) Italian American of the Year 2002
  - Blaine Bridge Preservation Project, Member
  - Miracle of Life Support Group, Advisor
  - Diocese of Steubenville Child Protection Review Board (Appointment by Bishop)
  - East Ohio Regional Hospital Development Campaign Board (2004)
  - Sons of American Revolution Law Enforcement Medal (2005)
  - Zion Foundation Honors Recognition (2005)
  - GTO Association of America
  - Personal Trainer Certified by American Council on Exercise
  - Published “A Brief History of Italy” in 2005

Professional Associations

- Member: American, Ohio, and Belmont County (President 1995-1996) Bar Associations
  - State Bar Committees: Banking and Commercial Law (1989-Current); Ethics (1986-1989)
  - Special Counsel to the Attorney General of Ohio (1995-Current)
  - National Italian American Bar Association
  - Solicitor: Brookside (1984-1996); Belmont (1979-1984)

 

- Law Director: Bellaire (1994-1995)
   

 

 

Fregiato, Myser & Davies
Attorneys At Law

320 Howard Street
Bridgeport, Ohio 43912
(740) 635-0162
Fax: (740) 635-1601