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Patrick M. Cannell
Associate

Associate Patrick M. Cannell focuses his practice on insurance matters involving coverage and general defense. Patrick received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law and his B.A. cum laude from Xavier University. During law school, Patrick was president of the Moot Court Honor Society and a recipient of the CALI Award in administration of criminal justice. Patrick obtained his Ohio Bar admission in November 2018 and is also admitted to the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Patrick is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association where he serves as Chair of the Insurance Law Section.  He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. In May 2021, Patrick was a presenter on the topic of “Update on the Dispute Over Coverage for Business Interruption Claims Caused by Covid-19” at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Insurance Seminar. In September 2021, Patrick was a speaker at the Ohio State Bar Association’s Insurance and Negligence Law Conference on the subject of “Risk Transfer – Additional Insureds and Contractual Indemnity – Superhighway or Route 66?” More recently, Patrick was a presenter at the CMBA’s Insurance Law Section 2022 Winter Seminar on the insurance aspects of hazing in his presentation, “Hazing: Accidental “Occurrence” or Intentional Act?”

Education

  • Xavier University, B.A. cum laude
  • University of Akron School of Law, J.D. magna cum laude

Press, Publications and Presentations

2024 -
Insurance Coverage for Cyber Torts (Research Assistance for Presentation at OACTA Insurance Coverage Seminar - April 12)
2022 -
Hazing: Accidental "Occurrence" or Intentional Act? (Presentation at the CMBA's Insurance Law Section 2022 Winter Seminar)
2021 -
Risk Transfer - Additional Insureds and Contractual Indemnity - Superhighway or Route 66? (Presentation at the Ohio State Bar Association's Insurance and Negligence Law Conference)
2021 -
Update on the Dispute Over Coverage for Business Interruption Claims Caused by Covid-19 (Presentation at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Insurance Seminar)

Professional Associations

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Chair, Insurance Law Section

Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Honors, Awards and Civic/Community Involvement

CALI Award, Administration of Criminal Justice, 2016

Bar Admissions

Ohio
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio


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