Paris, David M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

David M. Paris, Managing Partner with the Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy Law Firm, started with the firm in the mid 1970's when he served as a law clerk while attending the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He became a principal in 1988, began taking on managerial responsibilities, and became managing partner in 2002.

In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Mr. Paris was designated a member of "Ohio Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics Media, Inc. Attorneys are chosen by their peers and the independent research of Law & Politics, and represent the top 5% of the attorneys in their state. In 2007, he was recognized as one of the top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers.

In recognition of over a quarter century of professional service to the firm's clients, and of his skillful management of the firm's practice, Mr. Paris was chosen to become one of the named partners in 2006.

David M. Paris has 29 years experience as a trial attorney.  He is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to trial attorneys that have won million or multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. In addition, he is a Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), widely regarded as the most exclusive trial lawyers group in the world.  Mr. Paris was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2008 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Insurance Litigation
• Wrongful Death
• Plaintiff's Personal Injury
• Employer Intentional Torts
• Class Actions
• Railroad Crossing Accidents
• Automobile Accidents
• Products Liability
• Airplane Crash Litigation
• Consumer Law
• Consumer Fraud
• Consumer Rights
• Toxic Torts

Representative Cases

• Lunar v. City of Cleveland, 29 Ohio St.3d 673, 635 NE2d 357 (1994)
• Zelko v. Parsons, 29 Ohio App.3d 302, 505 NE2d 271 (1985)
• Motorists Mutual Ins. Co. v. Handlovic, 23 Ohio St.3d 179, 492 NE2d 417 (1986)
• Baughman v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., 88 Ohio St.3d 481 (2000)
• Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co., 92 Ohio St.3d 115 (2001)

West Practice Categories

Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Construction Law, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Medical Malpractice, Class Actions, Aviation, Mass Transit, Trucking

Bar Admissions

• California, 1978
• Ohio, 1978
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1978
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2001
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1978
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1978
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
• The American Association for Justice (Member)
• Ohio Association of Justice, Member
• California Bar Association, Member
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2001 - 2002 (President)
• Ohio Eighth Appellate Judicial Conference, Life Member
• Ohio Eighth Appellate Judicial Conference, 2001 - Present (General Litigation Committee)
• Cleveland Marshall College of Law Alumni Association (Life Member)
• Cleveland Marshall of Law Alumni Association, 1982 - 1983 (Trustee)
• Roscue Pourd Institute, Fellow
• "City of New Orleans" Amtrak Crash, 1999 - 2004 (Plaintiffs' Steering Committee)
• Crane and Electrical Injury Litigation Group, 1991 - 1998
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
• Baycol Litigation Group, 2001 - 2003
• Cuyahoga Count Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Certified Grievance Committee)
• Ohio Super Lawyers (2005, 2006 and 2007), 2005 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Trial Advocacy Institute, Cleveland Marshall College, 1990 - Present
• Preparing and Trying The Auto Case, Professional Systems, Inc., 1989 - Present
• Preparing and Trying The Auto Case, Professional Systems, Inc., 1994 - Present
• The Supplemental Action, OATL, 1990 - Present
• Insurance Litigation, NBI,Ohio
• The Constitutionality Of Ohio Workers' Compensation Subrogator Statute, CATA, 2001 - Present
• The Digital Trial Lawyer, Akron Bar Association, 2002 - Present
• Trial Advocacy Prograom, CBA NITA, 2005 - Present

Education

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978
  J.D.
• Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1974
  B.A.

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Published Works

• Preparing and Trying the Automobile Accident Case, PESI, 1989, 1994
• The Supplemental Action, OATL, 1990
• Insurance Litigation in Ohio, NBI, 1993
• The Constitutionality of Ohio's Workers Compensation Subrogation Statute, CATA, 2001
• The Digital Trial Lawyer: Technology & Trial Practice, Akron Bar Association, 2002

Address

1370 Ontario Street, Suite 100
Cleveland, OH 44113

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm Telephone Calls Answered 24 hours a day.

Phones

(216) 621-2300
(216) 694-5206

Faxes

(216) 771-2242

Emails

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Websites

http://www.nphm.com