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Patrick F. Haggerty

Frantz Ward LLP

Pat is Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in a wide range of litigation related issues and serves as national coordinating and national trial counsel for companies facing significant exposures. He has extensive experience in designing and coordinating defense strategies and investigation efforts for clients ranging from closely held corporations to Fortune 100 companies. Pat created the firm's Cannabis Law and Policy Group in response to the increasingly complex issues surrounding the legalization of medical marijuana and hemp. Pat is regularly named to The Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers lists, and is consistently rated AV Preeminent, the highest ranking by Martindale-Hubbell, for attorney professional and ethical excellence.

Lawyer Bio

Pat is Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in a wide range of litigation related issues and serves as national coordinating and national trial counsel for companies facing significant exposures. He has extensive experience in designing and coordinating defense strategies and investigation efforts for clients ranging from closely held corporations to Fortune 100 companies. Pat created the firm's Cannabis Law and Policy Group in response to the increasingly complex issues surrounding the legalization of medical marijuana and hemp. Pat is regularly named to The Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers lists, and is consistently rated AV Preeminent, the highest ranking by Martindale-Hubbell, for attorney professional and ethical excellence.

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  • Lawyer of the Year Badge

Education:

  • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., graduated 1984
  • McGill University, B.A., graduated 1978

Bar Admissions:

  • United States, Supreme Court of the U.S.
  • Ohio, Supreme Court of Ohio
  • Ohio, State of Ohio
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Sixth Circuit and Eighth Circuits
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio and Southern District of Texas

Affiliations:

  • ALFA International - Steering Committee, Product Liability & Complex Torts (2018-Present)
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member (1986-2016); Trial Grievance Counsel (2008-2016)
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 3Rs Program - Mentor (2006-2016)
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law - Student Mentor
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Law Alumni Association - Board of Trustees (2007-2016)
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Visiting Committee - Member (2006-2012)
  • Judicial Conference - Life Member (2006-2016)
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow (2011-2016)
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • William K. Thomas American Inn of Court - Master Bencher (2000-2016)

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

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Cleveland (2020)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants (2016-2018)
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated—Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2013-2017)
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2005)
  • Recipient of the Legal Eagles Man of the Year Award from St. Edwards High School Alumni Association (2019)
 

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Frantz Ward LLP
http://www.frantzward.com
 
Headquarters
200 Public Square, Suite 3000
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 515.1660