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Mark O'Neill
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MOneill@westonhurd.com
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Education:
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- Harvard College, A.B., cum laude, 1949
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., J.D., 1952
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Professional Associations:
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- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Cleveland Defense Attorneys Group
- Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court
- President (1987-89 and 2001-02)
- Judicial Conference of the Eighth Appellate District
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Chair, Ohio State Committee (1981-83)
- American Bar Association
- American Law Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Chair, Legal Malpractice Committee (1988-90)
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Honors/Awards:
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- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
- "Trial Superstar," Cleveland Bar Association (1988)
- Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation (1984 - Present)
- Ohio Super Lawyer, Business Litigation (2007, 2008, 2009), Law & Politics Media, Inc.
- Elected a Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyer (2005)
- The Honorable William K. Thomas Professionalism Award (2003)
- Merit Service Award
- Chair, Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor, Cleveland Bar Association (1982)
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Published Articles:
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- "Ohio's Physician-Patient Privilege in Personal Injury Cases - Time for Reform," 54 Defense Counsel Journal 511 (October 1987)
- "The Privity Defense in Legal Malpractice Cases: The Citadel Still Stands," 58 Defense Counsel Journal 248 (April 1991)
- "Do Juries Treat Lawyers Fairly in Legal Malpractice Cases?"
- "Annual Review of Ohio Insurance Law" (1975-1985)
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Presentations:
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- "Brown v. Board of Education and Racial Isolation in Ohio School," Geauga Free Speech Forum, Chardon, Ohio (April, 2004)
- "The Four Pillars of Professionalism," Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (December 10, 2004)
- "De-Mythologizing Medical Malpractice Litigation," Professional Risk Management Services Seminar for Psychiatrists, Columbus, Ohio (September 30, 2005)
- "Reflections on Professionalism," Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (New Lawyers Training Program) (December, 2006)
- "Twenty Minutes of Do's and Don'ts That Have Passed the Tests of Time," Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (New Lawyers Training Program) (December, 2007)
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Civic/Community Activities:
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- Chairman, Charter Review Commission, City of University Heights, Ohio (1981)
- Civil Service Commission, City of University Heights, Ohio (1980-1990)
- Chairman, Civil Service Commission, City of University Heights, Ohio (1982-85)
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Published Cases:
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- Jacqueline Rivera v. Challenge Financial Investors Corp., 2008 Ohio 5748; 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 4828
- Simmerer v. Dabbas (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 586, 733 N.E. 2d 1169
- Cunningham v. Hildebrand (2001), 142 Ohio App. 3d 218
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Bar Admissions:
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- State of Ohio
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Claims
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