Jeffrey W. Van Wagner
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Worker's Compensation, Employment, Appellate, Mediation, Legal Malpractice, Consumer Law
1300 East 9th Street, Suite 1950, Cleveland, OH 44114
About Jeffrey W. Van Wagner
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Insurance
- Worker's Compensation
- Employment
- Appellate
- Mediation
- Legal Malpractice
- Consumer Law
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1979J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: Case Western Reserve University Law Review, Associate Editor, 1997 - 1998
- Creighton University, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
Representative Cases
- Alden v. Phifer Wire Products, Inc., 2005-Ohio-3014, 85064, 05-LW-2599 (8th OHCA8 )
- Berry v. MetroHealth Med. Ctr., 2004-Ohio-2841, 85184, 05-LW-2459 (8th OHCA8 )
- Chromik v. Permanente, 2007-Ohio-5856, No. 89088 (OHCA8 2007)
- Estate of Stevic v. Bio-Medical Application of Ohio, Inc., 2008-Ohio-33, No. 2006 CA 0095 (OHCA5 2008)
- Hageman v. Southwest Gen. Health Center, 2006-Ohio-6765, No. 87826 (OHCA8 2006)
- Musa v. Gillett Communications, Inc., 119 Ohio App.3d 673m 696 N.E.2d, 277 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1997)
- Rinaldi v. City View Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., Inc., 2005-Ohio-6360, 85867 (OHCA8 )
- Studier v. Taliak, 74 Ohio App.3d 512, 599 N.E.2d 718 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1991)
- Surdel v. MetroHealth Med. Ctr., 2000-Ohio-492, 135 Ohio App.3d 141, 733 N.E.2d 281 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1997)
- Taylor v. Academy Iron & Metal Co., 36 Ohio St. 3d 149, 522 N.E.2d 464 (Ohio 1998)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003
Other Affiliations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Ohio State Bar Association
Past Positions
- Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Cleveland, Ohio, Associate, 1979 - 1983
- Ulmer & Berne, LLP, Partner, 1983 - 2008
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Medical Malpractice
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Insurance
- Worker's Compensation
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