Andrew R. Young
Andrew Young
Cleveland
Ohio (OH)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Profile
Andrew R. Young concentrates his practice primarily in truck, commercial vehicle and car collision litigation. He is a Partner in the law firm of Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A. As an owner of a semi-tractor and possessing a Class A, Commercial Drivers License, Mr. Young's experience provides his personal injury clients with a unique inside perspective to trucking related safety regulations and maintenance issues. He also handles mass tort litigation for product liability medical device cases. Mr. Young has served a number of years as a Trustee of the Ohio Association for Justice and in 2011 received the Ester S. Weissman Optimist Award and was a Distinguished Services Award recipient in 2003. Mr. Young has served a number of years on the Board of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys and also as Chairman of the Negligence Section of the Lorain County Bar Association. Obtaining combined trial verdicts totaling more than $4.6 Million, Mr. Young's trial experience has been recognized by his peers through an invitation and election into membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He has further been recognized by a Supreme Court Justice with a nomination and appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Legal Education Opportunity. He was also appointed by a Federal Judge to serve on the Magistrate Selection Committee for the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He has received numerous additional judicial appointments to serve as a Delegate to the Conference of the Eighth Judicial District. Mr. Young has also been elected as a council-at-large of his home town and been appointed to and served on a variety of city related boards and committees. Mr. Young is licensed to practice law in Ohio and Washington, D.C.
Selected To
Ohio Rising Stars 2012
Ohio Rising Stars 2011
Ohio Rising Stars 2010
Ohio Rising Stars 2009
Ohio Rising Stars 2007
Ohio Rising Stars 2006
About Andrew Young
Admitted: 1999, Ohio
Professional Webpage: www.nphm.com/andrew-young.php#top
Honors and Awards:
- Esther S. Weissman Optimist Award, Ohio Association for Justice
- Distinguished Services Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Mike Hughes Award, Case Western Reserve, University School of Law
- The Order of Barristers, Case Western Reserve University of Law
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Class A, Commercial Drivers License
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Lorain County Bar Association, Chair, Negligence Section (2007-2011)
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Directors (2007-2011)
- Ohio Assocaition for Justice (fomerly OATL), Trustee (2010 - 2011), Trustee and Chair, New Lawyers Division (2002-2004)
- Magistrate Selection Committee, United Stated District Court, Northern District of Ohio, appointed by a Federal District Judge (2003)
- Supreme Court Commission on Legal Eduation Opportunity, nominated by a Supreme Court Justice and Appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court (2003, 2005-2009)
- Conference of the Eighth Judicial District, Three-time appointed delegate: Appointed by Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (2010, 2009, 2004).
- Associate Member, American Board of Trial Advocates and the Ohio Chapter of ABOTA.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Attorney Volunteer, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Washington, D.C., 1999
- Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2002
- Member, Planning Commission, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2002
- Member, Flood and Drainage Board, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Member, Tax Abatement Review Board, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Member, Buildings and Lands Committee, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Council-at-Large, Elected Office, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Chair, Utilities Committee, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Member, Administrative Committee, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2004
- Member, Charter Review Committee, City of North Ridgeville, Ohio, 2006
- Co-Chairman, Master Plan Committee, City of North Ridgeville, 2008
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Verdicts totaling over $4.6 Million.
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