Mr. Price is a trial attorney whose practice focuses on catastrophic loss, wrongful death and severe injuries as a result of automobile, trucking, or motorcycle crashes.  In addition to accidents on the road, he devotes a large part of his practice to product liability and professional malpractice in the medical and financial arenas. Mr. Price’s aggressive approach reflects a combination of his prior experience  representing Insurance Companies and Corporate America which attempt to limit the recovery of his current clients, and his litigation philosophy.

Mr. Price is a graduate of the Michigan State University Law School and is trial attorney with the firm of Elk and Elk Co. Ltd. The focus of his practice is general tort claims, product liability, bad faith claims, and wrongful death. Before coming to Elk and Elk, Mr. Price was an insurance defense attorney practicing in the Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown and Mansfield areas for five years.

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Contact:    wprice@elkandelk.com

Present Title:             General Tort, Product, and Professional Liability Civil Attorney
Elk and Elk Co. Ltd
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
2006-Present

Home Address:          874 Belleau Wood Dr.
Akron, Ohio 44303
330.865.5683

Office Address:         Elk and Elk Co.,Ltd.
6110 Parkland Blvd
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
Telephone: (888).355.6446
Direct: (330).618.1480
Facsimile: 440.442.7944
wprice@elkandelk.com

Personal History:       Married, Kimberly Price, 2 Children; DOB: 06.21.73

Undergraduate          Bowling Green State Universtiy, 1995
Education:                             BSBA - Finance / International Business

Graduate
Education:                             Michigan State University, 1999
Juris Doctor

Externship:                            United States Attorney, 1998
Cleveland Division

Licensure:                              Ohio State Bar Association, 1999
Registration Number - 0071307

Federal District and Appellate Court: Northern District of Ohio

Employment
History:                                                                                                                      Elk and Elk Co. Ltd.:            2006-Present.             
* Lead Counsel for clients involved in catastrophic losses and wrongful death.  In addition, trial counsel for  injured clients in automobile accidents, premises liability, and professional misconduct.

Curtin and Associates Ltd.:             2001-2006
*Exclusive Trial Counsel for Special Investigative Units and Minor Impact Soft Tissue Divisions for multiple insurance companies. Responsible for investigating and litigating claims of fraud in automobile and arson claims.

*Retained Counsel for Insurance Companies for conducting Examinations
Under Oath on suspected arson, theft and fraudulent losses presented to the Insurance Companies.

*Trial Counsel for over 13 Insurance Companies representing insureds, agents and insurance companies in all tort actions, bad faith actions and various product liability issues.

Summit County Prosecutor:             1999-2001
*Represented county officials, sheriff deputies and government employees in Federal and State Court concerning various civil suits and civil rights violations.

*Counselor and Advisor to the Summit County Judiciary, Summit County Council, and county organizations on a daily basis concerning legal issues affecting daily operations

 

Practice Overview:    Tried over 40 cases in multiple civil areas of negligence, product liability, and wrongful death. 

Articles:                                  “When Experts Dismantle a Party’s Credibility”
Ohio Trial Magazine Vol. 17, No. 2. , 2007

“Valentine v. Conrad - Expanding the Role of Gatekeeper”
Cleveland Association of Trial Lawyers Newsletter- Fall of 2007

Lectures /
Presentations:            “How to Avoid Defense Counsel’s Tactics on Cross Examination”
Northeast Ohio Chiropractor’s Association- Spring 2006

“Insurance Issues for the Elderly”
Various AARP Meetings: 2006

William J. Price's Recent Settlements and Verdicts

 

Fractured Pelvis and Ankles in Failure to Stop Case Settles for $100,000.00
Client, age 53, was at an intersection when another driver failure to stop at a red light, thereby casuing a collision in intersection and broadsiding the client. As a result of the accident, client suffered a broken pelvis, broken ankles, injured spleen, and respiratory distress.

$65,000.00  Settlement.
The client was stopped at a red light and was struck from behind and experienced neck and back soft tissue injuries.

 

$33,000.00  Settlement.
The client’s scalp was damaged after the negligence of a hair stylist. She incurred a little over $1000.00 in medical bills. Mr. Price was able to convince the insurance company to pay   over $30,000.00 in pain and suffering.