Adam E. Carr
NBTA board-certified civil trial lawyer
Adam E. Carr provides legal defense and coverage counsel throughout Ohio to leading companies for auto, home, bus, truck, commercial general, complex liability, and other exposures in the trial courts and on appeal.
2004-2024 Board-Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
BOARD CERTIFIED – Proven, Tested Excellence®
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent (peer rated for highest level of professional excellence)
Avvo Rating 10 Superb
2022 U.S. News & World Report - Best Law Firms for insurance law (eighth time selected)
2022 The Best Lawyers in America for insurance law (ninth time selected)
2022 Ohio Super Lawyers for insurance law (tenth time selected)
2009-present A.M. Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys
lead trial attorney during hundreds of days of trial, litigated more than ten thousand civil cases, resolved disputes in thousands of mediations, and submitted hundreds of appellate briefs.
Adam E. Carr practices throughout the State of Ohio, with court appearances in 68 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.
- 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
- Impeaching Witnesses and Attacking Credibility, Witness Examination and Evidence Guide for Attorneys, webinar
- National Business Institute
- The Managing Partners Podcast, The Managing Partners Podcast, podcast
- Array Digital
- https://arraylaw.com/podcast/adam-carr/
- 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
- board-certified civil trial lawyer
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA)
- 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2022 The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- 2022 U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms
- U.S. News & World Report
- 2021 The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super 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
- 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