Adam E. Carr
NBTA board-certified civil trial lawyer
Adam E. Carr provides insurance defense and coverage counsel throughout Ohio to leading companies for auto, home, commercial general, retail, transportation, and other exposures in the trial courts and on appeal.
AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell highest peer rating)
Board-Certified in Civil Trial Law by the NBTA National Board of Trial Advocacy (2004-2024)
Ohio Super Lawyers (2010-2012, 2016-2024)
U.S. News & World Report - Best Law Firms (since 2015)
The Best Lawyers in America (since 2014)
A.M. Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys (since 2009)
American Jurisprudence Award in Appellate Practice, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1993)
Adam E. Carr has served as lead trial attorney during over two hundred days of trial.
Adam E. Carr practices throughout the State of Ohio, with court appearances in 74 of Ohio's 88 counties. He has tried cases in 17 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.
For a list of representative clients, see here: https://claimsresource.ambest.com/search/CompanyDisplay.aspx?dpid=28667
- 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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- A Brief History of Ohio Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Laws - OACTA Quarterly Review, Fall 2022
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series: Tort Law
- Westlaw
- Post-Verdict Procedure for Polling the Jury and Post-Trial Motions, OACTA Litigation & Trial Skills Workshop, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Best Practices for Ohio Claims Handling, webinar
- Defending, Taking, and Preparing for Key Depositions, webinar
- Rossdale CLE
- Defending, Taking, and Preparing for Key Depositions, webinar
- Rossdale CLE
- Impeaching Witnesses and Attacking Credibility, Witness Examination and Evidence Guide for Attorneys, webinar
- National Business Institute
- board-certified civil trial lawyer
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA)
- 2024 U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms
- U.S. News & World Report
- 2024 The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2023 The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
- Ohio board
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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
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- 6th Circuit
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- Insurance Defense
- Construction Law
- Construction Litigation
- Trucking Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Professional Negligence