Adam E. Carr
NBTA board-certified civil trial lawyer
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating Martindale-Hubbell
Avvo Rated 10.0 out of 10.0 Superb
Adam E. Carr represents large and small companies, people, and insurers who require a legal defense against injury, property damage, and other claims from auto, bus, truck, premises, and other accidents; contracts and business disputes; premises liability; products liability; real estate and construction litigation; and other issues requiring the intervention of an experienced trial lawyer.
2021 U.S. News & World Report - Best Law Firms (seventh time selected)
2021 The Best Lawyers in America for insurance law (eighth time selected)
2021 Ohio Super Lawyers for insurance coverage (ninth time selected)
2004 board-certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (current thru 2024)
lead trial attorney during more than 200 days of trial, hundreds of mediations, and thousands of witness depositions
Adam E. Carr practices throughout the State of Ohio, with court appearances in 67 of Ohio's 88 counties. He has tried cases in 16 different counties, and has argued before 10 different appellate courts within Ohio, including the Supreme Court of Ohio, 8 Ohio courts of appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- Cleveland State University
- J.D. | Law
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- Rice University
- B.A. | History and English dual major
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- managing partner
- Carr Law Office, LLC
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- partner
- Williams Sennett & Scully Co., L.P.A.
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- general counsel
- Cleveland Orthopaedic & Spine Center, Inc.
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- judicial extern
- Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District
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- judicial law clerk
- Cleveland Heights Municipal Court
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- fellow
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
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- Law & Public Policy Clinic
- law clerk
- Zashin, Rich, Sutula & Monastra Co., L.P.A.
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- Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series: Tort Law
- Westlaw
- Litigating Common Coverage Issues in Auto and Homeowners Claims, OACTA 2020 Virtual Insurance Coverage Seminar, webinar
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Understanding Your Market and Leveraging Communication, podcast
- Small Firm Forum
- Amazingly Important Claim Handling Questions, National Insurance Fraud Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana
- National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
- Understanding Hearsay, The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit, Youngstown, Ohio
- National Business Institute
- Claim File Do’s and Don’ts – A Lawyer’s Perspective, Ohio Joint Insurance Fraud Seminar, Columbus, Ohio
- National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
- board-certified civil trial lawyer
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA)
- 2021 The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2021 U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms
- U.S. News & World Report
- 2020 U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms
- U.S. News & World Report
- 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
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- Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
- Civil Litigation and Procedure Specialty Board
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- Activities: Civil Litigation and Procedure Specialty Board, CLM Journal of American Law
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- DRI- the Voice of the Defense Bar
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- Akron Bar Association
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- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
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- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- board-certified civil trial lawyer
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- Lake County Bar Association
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- Ohio State Bar Association
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- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
- Student Dean & Alumni Dean
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- Ohio
- 6th Circuit
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Animal & Dog Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Trucking Accidents
- Bus Accidents
- Professional Negligence