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David M. Paris

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since:
    2008
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Law School:
    Cleveland State University
  • Website:
    http://www.nphm.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (216) 621.2300
  • Location:
    600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1200
    Cleveland, OH 44114
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David M. Paris, managing partner with Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy, started with the firm in the mid 1970s when he served as a law clerk while attending the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He became a principal in 1988 and began taking on managerial responsibilities. He then became managing partner in 2002.

For more than 30 years, David has been a trial lawyer, successfully representing clients in a wide variety of complex injury and wrongful death cases, including: defective products, medical malpractice, construction accidents, employer intentional torts, and motor vehicle collisions. At Nurenberg Paris, he chairs the class action department and has resolved consumer class action suits against insurance companies on behalf of a class of 600,000 members and against auto dealerships on behalf of 75,000 class members. David is a board certified civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, who has recovered in excess of $180 million dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients.

Many of the cases he has championed have had a direct impact on the rights of consumers in Ohio. Some of the more notable decisions have been Baughman v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., 88 Ohio St. 3d 481 (2000) (establishing important criteria for certification of a consumer class action) and Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co., 92 Ohio St. 3d 115 (2001) (our client was a companion case which declared Ohio’s workers’ compensation subrogation statute unconstitutional).

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David M. Paris, managing partner with Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy, started with the firm in the mid 1970s when he served as a law clerk while attending the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He became a principal in 1988 and began taking on managerial responsibilities. He then became managing partner in 2002.

For more than 30 years, David has been a trial lawyer, successfully representing clients in a wide variety of complex injury and wrongful death cases, including: defective products, medical malpractice, construction accidents, employer intentional torts, and motor vehicle collisions. At Nurenberg Paris, he chairs the class action department and has resolved consumer class action suits against insurance companies on behalf of a class of 600,000 members and against auto dealerships on behalf of 75,000 class members. David is a board certified civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, who has recovered in excess of $180 million dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients.

Many of the cases he has championed have had a direct impact on the rights of consumers in Ohio. Some of the more notable decisions have been Baughman v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., 88 Ohio St. 3d 481 (2000) (establishing important criteria for certification of a consumer class action) and Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co., 92 Ohio St. 3d 115 (2001) (our client was a companion case which declared Ohio’s workers’ compensation subrogation statute unconstitutional).

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Education:

  • Cleveland State University , J.D., graduated 1978
  • The Ohio State University, BS, graduated 1974

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, The State Bar of Ohio
  • California

Affiliations:

  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - Ohio Chapter Trustee
  • Baycol Litigation Group - Member
  • California Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) - President (2001-2002)
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Judicial Selection Committee
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Judicial Task Force
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation - Board
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation - V.P. of Endowment
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association - Life Member
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law School - Visiting Committee
  • Crane and Electrical Injury Litigation Group - Member (1991-1998)
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers - State Chair
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy Certified Civil Trial Specialist - Member
  • Ohio Association for Justice - Member
  • Ohio Eighth Appellate Judicial Conference - Life Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Cleveland (2017)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Cleveland (2015)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Lawyer of the Year – Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Litigation, Cleveland, 2015
  • U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers, 2015
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2008 to 2014 Best Lawyers®
  • CATA Distinguished Service Award, 2009
  • Cleveland State University, Distinguished Alumni Award, 2010
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Alumni of the Year, 2011
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2005 – 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics Media
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2007 – 2014 Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Media
  • Selected for inclusion in 2007 – 2009 and 2012 – 2014 Top 50 Ohio Super Lawyers in Cleveland by Law & Politics Media
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2013 Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyers
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2013 Top 5 Cleveland area Super Lawyers
  • Martindale-Hubbell® Client Distinction Award recipient, 2013

Additional Information:

Areas of Practice:
  • Auto Accident
  • Class Action Lawsuit
  • Construction Accident
  • Consumer Law
  • Employer Intentional Tort
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Defective Product
  • Mass Transit and Railroad Accident
  • Toxic Tort
  • Truck Accident
  • Wrongful Death
 

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Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
http://www.nphm.com
 
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600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1200
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 230.6382
 
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