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David A. Kulwicki has been a trial lawyer for 20 years. He graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with honors in economics and from the Ohio State University School of Law with his juris doctor. Mr. Kulwicki is former Chairman of the Medical Negligence Section of the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ), former Chairman of OAJ's Constitutional Review Committee and on the Board of Directors for the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. He has lectured and written on various topics related to personal injury and medical litigation. Mr. Kulwicki practices primarily in the area of medical negligence. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ) and the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA). He joined the firm in 1996.
- Areas of Practice:
- Medical Negligence
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Brain Injury
- Catastrophic Automobile-Related Injuries
- Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1988
- Education:
- The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio,
1988
Juris Doctor - Ohio State Law Journal
Articles Editor - The University of Texas, Austin, Texas,
1985
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Economics
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Lecturer, Taking Depositions, ABA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
- Lecturer, Increasing Damages Awards, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Using Focus Groups, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 49th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
- Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 50th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
- Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Bernard Friedman Institute, Cleveland, OH, 2004
- Lecturer, Medical Negligence Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective, 2005 North Carolina Society of Anesthesiology, Asheville, NC
- Lecturer, Case Selection in the Age of Darkness, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Case Selection, 2005 Cleveland State University - Marshall School of Law, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Settlement Strategies in Complex Medical Malpractice Cases, 2006 NBI Medical Negligence Seminar, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Issues in Voir Dire, 2007 NBI Civil Trial Skills Seminar, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Strategies in Personal Injury Trials, 2008 NBI Personal Injury Seminar, Cleveland, OH
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- National College of Advocacy
- Advocate
- American Association for Justice
- Sustaining Member
- Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, Medical Negligence Section
- Past Chairman
- Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Past Chairman, Constitutional Review Committee
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Member
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- David A. Kulwicki Co., L.P.A., Akron, OH, 1995 - 1996
- Garson & Associates Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, OH, 1992 - 1995
- Emens, Hurd, Kegler & Ritter Co., L.P.A., 1988 - 1992














