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Attorney Profile

James A. Lowe

James Lowe

Lowe Eklund Wakefield & Mulvihill Co., L.P.A.
610 Skylight Office Tower, 1660 West Second Street
Cleveland, OH 44113

Cleveland

Ohio (OH)

Contact Contact James A. Lowe
T: 216-781-2600
F: 216-781-2610

Visit: www.lewm.com
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (60%), Business Litigation (10%), Class Action/Mass Torts (30%)

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Business Litigation

Class Action/Mass Torts

Profile

James A. Lowe is a nationally recognized trial lawyer in products liability, automobile product safety, and other complex cases. An author and lecturer, Lowe has been named in The Best Lawyers in America since 1993. For 2010 he was named Lawyer of the Year in Product Liability in Cleveland. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and a Past President of the Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Association for Justice, and Past President of the Attorneys Information Exchange Group. He is a Master Bencher Emeritus of the William K. Thomas Inn of Court and has been honored as a Fellow of both the International Society of Barristers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has been named regularly to the Top 100 lawyers and Top 50 Cleveland lawyers in Super Lawyers.

Selected To

Ohio Super Lawyers 2012
Ohio Super Lawyers 2011
Ohio Super Lawyers 2010
Ohio Super Lawyers 2009
Ohio Super Lawyers 2008
Ohio Super Lawyers 2007
Ohio Super Lawyers 2006
Ohio Super Lawyers 2005
Ohio Super Lawyers 2004

About James Lowe

Admitted: 1972, Ohio

Professional Webpage: www.lewm.com/attorneys/jameslowe.aspx

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1989
  • TRIAL SUPERSTAR, Cleveland Bar Association, 1990
  • Best Lawyers in America, 1993
  • Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 2000
  • Lowe Eklund Wakefield & Mulvihill was named one of the Best Law Firms in America in the First Tier of law firms nationally ranked in Product Liability - Plaintiffs.  Lowe Eklund Wakefield & Mulvihill was also listed as one of the Best Law Firms in America in the field of Personal Injury/Products Liability for Plaintiffs, 2010, 2011., Best Law Firms in America, US News & World Report, 2010
  • For the year 2010, named "Lawyer of the Year' for Product Liability in Cleveland, OH., Lawyer of the Year - Product Liability, Best Lawyers in America, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, as recognized by the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1990

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • President-Elect, American Board of Trial Advocates, Ohio Chapter, consisting of both plaintiff and defense counsel who share a common commitment to the importance of the right to trial by jury., 2009
  • President, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, consisting of trial lawyers throughout the nation who practice in the field of motor vehicle product liability and crashworthiness cases., 2009

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Analysis of Ohio Products Liability Law following statutory changes., Author, Products Liability in Ohio AFTER Tort Reform, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988
  • Author, Two Volume work on Products Liability Pretrial Practice; Editor Four-Volume Series on Products Liability Litigation, Author, Editor, Products Liability Litigation (Pretrial Practice), Callaghan & Co., Thompson West Publishing Co., 1988

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Verdict for Plaintiff in motor vehicle product liability case for $3,800,000.
  • Verdict for Plaintiff in the  amount of $10,375,000 in motor vehicle product liability case.
  • Verdict for Plaintiff in negligence case for $1,750,000 plus pre-judgment interest.
  • VERDICT for Plaintiff February 11, 2011 - Class Representative - $4,500,000.00 JUDGMENT ON VERDICT, and awarding lass-wide damages - June 30, 2011 - $1,984,590,150.00, 2011

Educational Background:

  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1967
  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1972
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