Board-certified trial counsel and award-winning appellate counsel serving insurance companies, businesses, and you.
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
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- Managing Partner at Carr Law Office, LLC
- Contributing Author at Thomson West Reuters
- Trustee at Sudden Infant Death Network of Ohio
- Past
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- Trial Lawyer at Williams, Sennett & Scully Co., L.P.A.
- General Counsel at Cleveland Orthopedic & Spine Center, Inc.
- Judicial Law Clerk at Cleveland Heights Municipal Court
- Judicial Extern at Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District
- Fellow at Law & Public Policy Clinic, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Law Clerk at Zashin & Rich Co. L.P.A.
- Education
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- Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Rice University
- University School
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Adam E. Carr’s Summary
Adam E. Carr provides board-certified trial counsel and award-winning appellate counsel to insurance companies, businesses, and individuals throughout the State of Ohio and in federal court.
In over fifteen years of practice, Adam E. Carr has represented clients before the general trial courts in most of Ohio's eighty-eight counties, before most of Ohio’s district courts of appeal, and before the Supreme Court of Ohio. He also represents clients in federal court at the trial and appellate court levels.
Adam E. Carr handles lawsuits of all types, including personal injury and wrongful death, insurance coverage, contracts, complex civil litigation, and appellate practice. He also evaluates claims and provides written opinions to insurers on questions of liability, damages, and insurance coverage.
Adam E. Carr’s Specialties:
Adam E. Carr is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He earned an American Jurisprudence Award in appellate practice, awarded in law school to the student who received the highest grade in his class. Adam E. Carr also worked as an extern at the Eighth District Court of Appeals and as the law clerk at the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court.
Adam E. Carr’s Experience
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Managing Partner
Carr Law Office, LLC
(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
•civil trial and appellate litigation primarily involving personal injury and wrongful death, insurance coverage, contracts, complex civil litigation, and appellate practice.
•provide legal counsel to national and regional insurers, large and small companies, and individual persons on litigation, tort law, contracts, insurance coverage, and insurance regulatory compliance.
•provide general legal and business advice and advocacy to small, privately held businesses. -
Contributing Author
Thomson West Reuters
(Legal Services industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
Adam E. Carr contributed three chapters to the leading treatise on Ohio tort law, entitled Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series: Tort Law. The book is designed to assist Ohio lawyers and judges with answers to practical questions. Subjects discussed by Adam E. Carr include recent Ohio tort reform legislation, recklessness, intentional torts, and insurance coverage. The book is updated annually and published by Thomson Reuters, the parent of Westlaw. The book’s contents are available through Westlaw.
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Trustee
Sudden Infant Death Network of Ohio
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
The SID Network unites families, caregivers, and researchers with government, business, and community service groups in an effort to reduce infant mortality to the lowest level possible in the Ohio population. For more information on SIDS, the Network, or how to donate, please call 800-477-7437 or visit the website at www.sidsohio.org
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Trial Lawyer
Williams, Sennett & Scully Co., L.P.A.
(Law Practice industry)
1995 — 2005 (10 years)
•civil trial and appellate litigation on behalf of insurers, businesses, and individuals.
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General Counsel
Cleveland Orthopedic & Spine Center, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Medical Practice industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
•provided general legal and business advice to local full-service medical service provider with five locations for physician offices, physical therapy, and diagnostic testing.
•handled day-to-day and transactional matters in business management, contracts, litigation, real estate, and human resources.
•coordinated land acquisition, zoning, and redevelopment for main facility. -
Judicial Law Clerk
Cleveland Heights Municipal Court
(Judiciary industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year)
•provided legal research, writing, and recommendations in civil, criminal, traffic, and housing cases to Judge Sara R. Hunter and magistrates at busiest single-judge municipal court in Ohio.
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Judicial Extern
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District
(Judiciary industry)
1993 — 1993 (less than a year)
•provided legal research, writing, and recommendations to the late Judge John T. Patton during summer externship.
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Fellow
Law & Public Policy Clinic, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
(Higher Education industry)
1992 — 1992 (less than a year)
•during summer fellowship, conducted study of "ethics in government" legislation in various states and made recommendations to Ohio Ethics Commission and legislators for changes to Ohio law.
•analyzed affirmative action government contracting programs for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. -
Law Clerk
Zashin & Rich Co. L.P.A.
(Law Practice industry)
1991 — 1992 (1 year)
•provided legal research, writing, and recommendations to members of law firm, two of whom are now Ohio judges.
Adam E. Carr’s Education
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Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
J.D. , Law , 1990 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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Rice University
B.A. , History and English , 1986 — 1990
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University School
Honors Diploma , 1982 — 1986
Additional Information
Adam E. Carr’s Websites:
Adam E. Carr’s Honors:
Board-Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy,
American Jurisprudence Award in Appellate Practice,
Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell,
William H. Thomas Foundation Award,
Law and Public Policy Fellow at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,
Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys,
Who's Who in American Law
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