Timothy Spirko

Experience Focuses on defense of medical malpractice claims, including pleading practice, conducting fact and expert depositions, mediation, arbitration, trials and appellate practice Handles malpractice cases, including nursing home defense, surgical issues, birth injuries, wrongful death, orthopedic issues, emergency medicine, and others, with numerous cases tried to verdict Managed hospital, long-term care and physician defense for numerous clients, including Kaiser Permanente, Ohio Permanente Medical Group, Hamlin & Burton Liability Management, Inc., Pro Assurance/Medical Assurance, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and HCR Manor Care Experience includes handling of matters throughout the entire litigation process, including argument before the Supreme Court of Ohio Past experience includes handling of personal injury litigation and asbestos defense litigation, including conducting depositions, drafting pleadings, motions and discovery and preparing for trial, mediations, arbitrations and workers compensation hearings as staff attorney for Baker & Hostetler, LLP and as an associate for Friedman and Hoffman in Cleveland Extensive clerking experience with several Cleveland-area firms, including Meyers, Hentemann & Rea Co., LPA; Short, Shepherd & Stanton; Jacobson, Maynard & Tuschman Co., LPA; and Friedman, Domiano & Smith Co., LPA. Education & Admissions Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J. D., 1998) Deans List CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Healthcare Law The Pennsylvania State University (B. A., 1994) Admissions Ohio Awards & Honors Selected for inclusion in Ohios Super Lawyers® - Rising Star™ (2009) in Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers Intern: University Hospitals of Cleveland, while in Law School Professional & Civic Involvement Associations American Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Presentations & Publications Presentations: Three-part annual conference series on topics related to unexpected patient outcomes and professional litigation (2017-2018) Frequently lectures to physicians on medical legal issues Lecturer: Public Health and Jurisprudence, Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (2008-2015) Publications: Informed Consent: A New Standard, MD News (2012)