Attorney Profiles

Samuel G. Casolari Jr.
Akron, Ohio

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phone	330-255-0039
fax	330-255-0040
email	sgcasolari@mdwcg.com

Samuel G. Casolari practices in a wide range of areas including premises liability, product liability, employer-related intentional tort, general casualty, professional liability, auto insurance defense, and asbestos litigation. Sam has handled numerous cases defending both clients and insurance customers throughout the state of Ohio in all the major Courts of Common Pleas and Federal District Courts. His experience includes all phases of litigation through trial and the appellate courts throughout the state of Ohio.

A graduate of Grove City College, B.A., cum laude, in 1983, he later attended the University of Akron School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1986.

Significant Representative Matters

Successfully sought summary judgment in high-profile cases involving significant and permanent injuries where the demands were in excess of $1 million throughout the Courts of Common Pleas of Ohio.

Hunter v. Shenango Furnace Company. Successfully argued that the Statute of Limitations for an employment-related intentional tort is a two-year Statute of Limitation.

Criss v. Springfield Township. Successfully argued as part of the litigation team that a lie detector test, originally excluded, was evidence to show probable cause in a malicious prosecution and false arrest action. The Supreme Court agreed and reversed the jury verdict and remanded the case back to the trial court, reversing a multimillion dollar jury verdict.

Areas of Practice:: Insurance Defense - Auto; Insurance Defense - Slip and Fall; Appellate Work; Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Trucking & Transportation

Bar Admissions:: Ohio, 1986; U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987; U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2004

Education:: University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio, 1986
J.D.; Grove City College, 1983
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Economics, High Honors
Honors: History, Highest Honors

Published Works:: Civil Rule 35 Examinations, Law Office Practice Series, Ohio - Chapter Contribution (Co-Author)

Representative Cases:: Criss v. Springfield Tp., 538 N.E.2d 406 (Ohio 1989); Criss v. Springfield Township, 566 N.E.2d 1232 (Ohio 1991)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Paralegal Studies, Adjunct Instructor, College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995 - 1999

Honors and Awards:: AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Grove City College Board of Trustees; Chair, Governance Committee; Grove City College, 1990 - 2004; Alumni Council; Grove City College, 1997 - 1999; President, Alumni Association; Grove City College, 1998 - Present; Trustee; Grove City College Board of Trustees, 2006 - Present; Member, Executive Committee; Marva Collins Prep School, 1996 - Present; Trustee; Ohio State Bar Association; Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee