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Calvin S. Tregre, Jr. |
Mr. Tregre concentrates his practice in the areas of pharmaceutical and general products liability, personal injury, wrongful death, consumer protection, and civil rights litigation. He has experience in individual, class action, and multi-district litigation. Mr. Tregre practices out the firm's Cincinnati, Ohio office and is currently involved in several pharmaceutical and consumer protection projects. Most recently, Mr. Tregre has devoted much of his time to the firm's Ortho Evra litigation, handling both case-specific issues as well as general discovery issues as a member of the PSC's Privilege Log and Redaction subcommittee.
Mr. Tregre earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology Pre-Med from Xavier University of Louisiana in his hometown New Orleans. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati College of law. There, Calvin was actively involved in the Black Law Students Association, was awarded Order of the Barristers as a member of the Moot Court Honors Board, and served as an extern to the Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Prior to joining Burg Simpson, Mr. Tregre spent five years as an Associate with the law firm Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos where he focused much of his attention on the firm's PPA and Ephedra litigation and consumer class actions.
Mr. Tregre is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of several bar associations, including the Cincinnati Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. He is also a member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Association for Justice, the National Bar Association and the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati. Mr. Tregre is a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Federal Courts Section of the Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ).
Practice Areas
- Defective Drugs, Medical Devices,
Defective Products and Diseases - Pharmaceutical Litigation
- Products Liability
- Consumer Protection
- Class Actions
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Civil Rights
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Education
- J.D., 2000, University of Cincinnati College of Law
- B.S., 1996, Xavier University of Louisiana
Honors / Awards
- Member, Order of Barristers
- Moot Court Honors Board
Professional Affiliations
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (former board member and treasurer)
- Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XI
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (OATL)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Member of the Board of Trustees and Chair, Federal Courts Section of the Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ)
Authorship
- Co-author, Status of Recent Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Litigation, Harris Martin Drugs and Supplements, January 2006 edition








