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Kathleen J. St. John

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Law School:
    Cleveland State University
  • Website:
    http://www.nphm.com
  • Location:
    600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1200
    Cleveland, OH 44114
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Kathleen J. St. John brings more than 25 years of experience to Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy. A vital part of our legal team, Kathleen leads the appellate, research, and writing departments at our firm.

In 1982, Kathleen earned her Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, graduating cum laude. After law school, she started her legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alvin I. Krenzler of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Kathleen serves as an officer of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) and as editor of CATA News. She was selected for inclusion in the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers® for appellate law—an honor given to attorneys who have attained a high degree of achievement and peer recognition.

Taking particular interest in the academic success of young adults, she has acted as a volunteer judge for the Ohio High School Mock Trial program sponsored by the Ohio Center for Law Related Education. She also has volunteered in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s 3Rs program teaching constitutional law to tenth grade students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Kathleen was formerly a volunteer instructor in both adult literacy and English as a second language (ESL) programs sponsored by Project Learn.

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Kathleen J. St. John brings more than 25 years of experience to Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy. A vital part of our legal team, Kathleen leads the appellate, research, and writing departments at our firm.

In 1982, Kathleen earned her Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, graduating cum laude. After law school, she started her legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alvin I. Krenzler of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Kathleen serves as an officer of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) and as editor of CATA News. She was selected for inclusion in the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers® for appellate law—an honor given to attorneys who have attained a high degree of achievement and peer recognition.

Taking particular interest in the academic success of young adults, she has acted as a volunteer judge for the Ohio High School Mock Trial program sponsored by the Ohio Center for Law Related Education. She also has volunteered in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s 3Rs program teaching constitutional law to tenth grade students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Kathleen was formerly a volunteer instructor in both adult literacy and English as a second language (ESL) programs sponsored by Project Learn.

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Education:

  • Cleveland State University , J.D., graduated 1982
  • Ohio University, BA, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, The State Bar of Ohio

Affiliations:

  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) - Editor in Chief (Newsletter -2012 to Present)
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) - Secretary (2013)
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) - Treasurer (2012)
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) - Vice President
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • Martindale-Hubbell - Member
  • Ohio Association for Justice - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio Supreme Court’s Judicial College - Speaker
  • The Judicial Conference of the Eigth Judicial District - Life Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers® Inclusion, 2015 - Present
  • Super Lawyers® Inclusion, Appellate Practice, 2004-2006, 2009-Present
  • CATA President’s Award for Outstanding Service, 2010-2011, 2017
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2004 - 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 - 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics Media
  • U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Cleveland, 2015

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Areas of Practice
  • Aviation Accident
  • Class Action Lawsuit
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • 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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