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Davis & Young | | 1200 Fifth Third Center | | 600 Superior Avenue, East | | Cleveland, Ohio 44114 |
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| (Akron, OH Office: One Cascade Plaza, Suite 800, 44308) | | (Tel: 330-376-1717) | | (Fax: 330-376-1797) | | (Youngstown/Warren, OH Office: Gibson Governor Insurance Building, 972 Youngstown-Kingsville Road, Suite G, Vienna, 44473) | | (Tel: 330-539-6111) | | (Fax: 330-539-6303) |
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| Trial and Appellate Practice, State and Federal Courts, Insurance Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal, Litigation, Personal Injury, Legal Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Civil Rights, Employment Practices Liability, Commercial Liability, Complex Mass Torts |
| | Firm Profile | | With a rich history since 1922, Davis & Young is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with offices in Akron and the Youngstown/Warren area.
From its founding by a pair of law school classmates in 1922, Davis & Young has provided the highest quality legal representation to individuals and businesses throughout the region and nation. Over these many decades, our core emphasis has continued to be providing clients with superior litigation and appellate representation. As a result, our attorneys are widely recognized as some of the finest in these fields. While our expertise permits us to provide high quality litigation and appellate representation for any need, our experience is unparalled in certain specialties, including: general liability and personal injury, professional liability (including legal and medical malpractice), employer intentional tort, toxic tort, products liability, insurance coverage (including bad faith and extra-contractual exposure), construction defect, complex litigation and class actions.
Our success representing clients in litigation has caused many of them to ask us to protect their interests before litigation ever arises. In response to this demand, our attorneys bring their considerable talents, experience and energy to such areas as risk management counseling, insurance coverage and alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"). Today, our attorneys are leaders in these fields as well.
In addition to individuals and professionals, our clients include businesses and entities from throughout the region and nation, including insurers, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, service providers, small businesses and local governments. Each client represents a valued relationship. Each client has come to know and appreciate our dedication to those relationships and the principles upon which we foster those relationships: integrity, tradition and responsiveness. |
| REES H. DAVIS, SR. — (1892-1965) | |
| FRED J. YOUNG — (1889-1946) | |
| C. RICHARD MCDONALD — 1948 — DePauw University, B.A., 1970; Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1973 — Admitted to Bar, 1973, Ohio — Member Ohio State, Cleveland and Akron Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute — Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review (1972-1973) - E-Mail: rmcdonald@davisyoung.com | |
| PAUL D. EKLUND — 1952 — Miami University, A.B., 1975; Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Ohio — Member American (Sections of Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation), Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (President, 1994-1995); Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute — Assistant Attorney General of Ohio (1978-1979) - E-Mail: peklund@davisyoung.com | |
| JAN L. ROLLER — 1954 — Denison University, B.A. (cum laude), 1976; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1979 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, Massachusetts; 1983, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Ohio Women's Bar Association; Master Bencher of the Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute — Life Delegate, Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District - E-Mail: jroller@davisyoung.com | |
| THOMAS W. WRIGHT — 1959 — Ohio University, A.B. (summa cum laude), 1981; Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1984 — Phi Beta Kappa — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Ohio — Member Ohio State, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Cleveland and Akron Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: twright@davisyoung.com | |
| DAVID J. FAGNILLI — 1958 — Southern California College, B.A., 1980; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Ohio — Member American (Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections), Ohio State, Lake County and Cleveland Bar Associations; Justinian Forum; Midwest Environmental Claims Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute — Life Delegate, Eighth Judicial Conference - E-Mail: dfagnill@davisyoung.com | |
| GREGORY H. COLLINS — 1963 — Hiram College, B.A., 1985; Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Ohio — Member American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: gcollins@davisyoung.com | |
| PATRICK F. ROCHE — 1949 — Hofstra University, B.B.A., 1972; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1976 — Admitted to Bar, 1976, Ohio — Member Ohio State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute — Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor (1976-1980); Chief Trial Counsel, City of Cleveland Prosecutor (1980-1984); Chief Police Prosecutor, City of Cleveland (1984-1986) - E-Mail: proche@davisyoung.com | |
| DAVID G. UTLEY — 1962 — Kent State University, B.A., 1984; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations - E-Mail: dutley@davisyoung.com | |
| WILLIAM VANCE — 1953 — Bowling Green State University, B.S., 1976; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1981 — Omicron Delta Epsilon — Law Clerk to the Hon. John T. Patton, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District (1981-1983) — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute — Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County (1983-1988) - E-Mail: bvance@davisyoung.com | |
| DENNIS R. FOGARTY — 1965 — John Carroll University, B.A., 1987; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association - E-Mail: dfogarty@davisyoung.com | |
| ANN MARIE O'BRIEN — 1965 — Hiram College, B.A., 1987; Kent State University Honors College, 1987; The University of Akron, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Ohio — Member American, Ohio State, Portage County and Akron County Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: aobrien@davisyoung.com | |
| WILLIAM JACK MEOLA — 1959 — Miami University, B.A., 1981; Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio — Member American, Ohio State and Trumbull County Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys - E-Mail: jmeola@davisyoung.com | |
| RICHARD M. GARNER — 1968 — The Ohio State University, B.A., 1990; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; National Lawyers Association; Federalist Society — Served as a Prosecutor and as a Magistrate in Delaware County, Ohio; Instructor for Court and Law Enforcement Personnel on Civil and Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law; Developed the course currently use by the State of Ohio to train bailiffs and court security personnel on execution of process in civil proceedings - E-Mail: rgarner@davisyoung.com | |
| LARRY D. WILKES — 1953 — Ohio University; Youngstown State University, A.B., 1981; Ohio Northern University, J.D., 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Mahoning County Bar Associations; National Panel of Arbitrators; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Arbitration Association; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Association of Trial Lawyers of America - E-Mail: lwilkes@davisyoung.com | |
| RONALD J. ZIEHM — 1965 — Bowling Green State University, B.S., 1988; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Ohio — Member Ohio State, Cleveland and Medina Bar Associations - E-Mail: rziehm@davisyoung.com | |
| PATRICK M. ROCHE — 1973 — University of Dayton, B.S., 1995; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations - E-Mail: patr@davisyoung.com | |
| JAMES P. SALAMONE — 1972 — Cleveland State University, B.A., 1995; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Ohio — Member Lake County Board of Arbitration — Staff Attorney with Lake County Court of Common Pleas (2000-2002) - E-Mail: jsalamone@davisyoung.com | |
| BEVERLY A. ADAMS — 1976 — Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1998; Cleveland State University, M.B.A., 2001; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2001 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio — Member Ohio State, Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Bar Associations — Staff Attorney for Judge Janet R. Burnside, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, 2003-2005 - E-Mail: badams@davisyoung.com | |
| ENZO C. CANTALAMESSA — 1973 — John Carroll University, B.A., 1995; Barry University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Ohio - E-Mail: enzo@davisyoung.com | |
| JENNIFER S. CARLOZZI — 1973 — Canisius College, B.A., 1995; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Ohio; 2002, Florida — Member Ohio State and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations, The Florida Bar — Arbitrator, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Department - E-Mail: jcarlozzi@davisyoung.com | |
| SHANNON M. FOGARTY — 1980 — Bowling Green State University, B.A. (cum laude), 2001; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Ohio - E-Mail: sfogarty@davisyoung.com | |
| MEGAN D. NOVINC — 1981 — Mount Union College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2003; The University of Akron School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Ohio - E-Mail: mnovinc@davisyoung.com | |
| KEVIN D. CLARK — 1976 — The University of Akron, B.A. (magna cum laude, with honors), 2005; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations - E-Mail: kclark@davisyoung.com | |
| J. MICHAEL CREAGAN — 1945 — University of Notre Dame, A.B., 1967; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1985 — Admitted to Bar, 1985, Ohio — Member Ohio State Bar Association; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys - E-Mail: mcreagan@davisyoung.com | |
| R. EMMETT MORAN — 1947 — University of Detroit, B.A., 1969; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1976 — Admitted to Bar, 1977, Ohio; 1984, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio — Member Ohio State, Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys — Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor (1977-1987) — Major, JAG Ohio Army National Guard (1979 to present) - E-Mail: remoran@davisyoung.com | |
| MARTIN J. MURPHY — 1937 — John Carroll University, B.S.S., 1960; Case Western Reserve University, LL.B., 1963 — Admitted to Bar, 1963, Ohio — Member American (Sections of Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation), Ohio State and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations; Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (President, 1983-1984); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee, 1994-1998); International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; International Society of Barristers; Defense Research Institute — Life Delegate, Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District - E-Mail: mmurphy@davisyoung.com | |
| RONI R. SOKOL — 1966 — University of California, B.A., 1989; Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, California; 2006, Ohio — Member Ohio State and Cleveland (Litigation and Women in the Law Sections) Bar Associations, State Bar of California - E-Mail: rsokol@davisyoung.com | |
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