Overview

For over thirty years, Bill has been dedicated to the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and virtually every other category of health care provider. Throughout his career he has successfully defended hundreds of lawsuits, mostly involving claims of medical malpractice and hospital liability.

Bill is a frequent speaker on issues of Medical Malpractice and Risk Management. Bill is the Co-Chairperson of Reminger's Medical Malpractice Practice Group and serves on the firm's executive leadership group.

Honors & Recognitions

  • Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, since 2006. Top 50 Cleveland Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2009, 2012 - 2014, 2018 - 2022. Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2014, 2018 - 2022.
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants and Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants, since 2007

    Selected as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants - Cleveland (2021, 2016, 2013)
  • Selected as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants - Cleveland (2015)
  • Rated AV® Preeminent™: Very Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review
  • Honored as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
  • Honored as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys


Community & Professional

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Defense Research Institute
-Medical Malpractice Section

Medina Bar Association

Results

For a more complete list of trial results, please contact attorney.
  • Dec 27, 2023, Defense Verdict

    Obtained defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial involving the death of a 39-year old woman.

  • Aug 2023

    Defended a spine surgeon who allegedly caused brain injury by failing to diagnose a dural tear.

  • Jun 2023

    Defended a medical malpractice case in which plaintiffs claimed paralysis was caused by a negligently performed spine surgery.

  • Sep 2022

    Defended ER physician who was alleged to have negligently failed to diagnose an aortic dissection.

  • Apr 11, 2019
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death claim involving interventional pulmonologist.

  • Jan 25, 2019
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of obstetric medical malpractice claim alleging severe neurologic birth injury

  • Dec 21, 2018
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of medical malpractice claim alleging damages including lost future wages   

  • Sep 10, 2018
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of emergency room wrongful death claim involving drug overdose

  • Aug 14, 2018, Judgment Reversed
    Ohio Supreme Court

    P. Portee v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Defendants appealed adverse Court of Appeal decision reversing summary judgment based on statute of limitations.

  • Jun 9, 2017
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death delayed cancer diagnosis claim

  • May 15, 2017
    Summit

    Defense of medical malpractice claim alleging severe neurologic deficit resulting from negligence in neonatal intensive care unit.

  • Jan 18, 2017
    Cuyahoga

    Defendant dismissed after commencement of trial

  • Feb 25, 2015
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death emergency room medical malpractice claim

  • Jan 30, 2015
    Trumbull

    Defense of catastrophic surgical medical malpractice claim. 

  • Jul 2, 2014
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of surgical
    medical malpractice claim

  • Mar 12, 2014
    Lake

    Defense of medical malpractice catastrophic birth injury claim

  • Feb 3, 2014
    Stark

    Defense of interventional cardiologist wrongful death medical malpractice case.

  • Dec 2, 2013
    Summit

    Defense of wrongful death anesthesia medical malpractice claim

  • Nov 30, 2012
    5th Appellate Dist

    Waikem v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Plaintiff appealed adverse trial court judgment upholding defense of statute of repose in medical malpractice claim

  • Jun 30, 2010
    Lucas

    Defense fo wrongful death medical malpractice claim involving emergency medicine.

  • Jun 2010
    Medina

    Defense of medical negligence claim against radiologist, alleging neuropathies as a result of alleged delay in cancer diagnosis.

  • May 4, 2010, Judgment Reversed
    Ohio Supreme Court

    Jaques v. Manton 125 Ohio St. 3d 342, 2010-Ohio-1838

    We appeal trial court and Court of Appeals’ preclusion of evidence of Plaintiff’s medical bills portion of “write-off”.

  • Feb 11, 2009
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death general surgical

  • Jan 7, 2009
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death medical malpractice claim

  • Dec 11, 2008
    Medina

    Defense of wrongful death medical malpractice case.

  • Jul 14, 2008
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of wrongful death medical malpractice claim.

  • Oct 12, 2007
    Medina

    Defense of medical malpractice wrongful death claim.

  • Sep 27, 2007
    Cuyahoga

    Defense of neurological surgical medical malpractice case.

News

News

Speaking Engagements

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation Emergency Services Institute Medical Legal Summit
    Sep 20, 2023
  • Clinical Risk Concerns  in Medical Malpractice
    Cleveland Clinic Physician Group/The Doctors Company, Cleveland, OH, Mar 15, 2016
  • Handling the stress of a medical malpractice lawsuit and trial
    Doctors Company Educational Program - Cleveland, OH, Oct 5, 2013
  • Nuts & Bolds of a Medical Malpractice Suit and Current Medical-Legal Environment in Ohio
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Anesthesia Departments - Cleveland, OH, Apr 6, 2012
  • Civil Rule 10d and Evidence Rule 803(18), Cleveland Clinic Defense Counsel Seminar
    Feb 9, 2008

Insights

Education

J.D., University of Akron, 1986
Managing Editor, Akron Law Review, 1985-1986

B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1983

Admissions

  • State of Ohio, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1988
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