Donald H. Switzer

Practice Areas


Medical Malpractice, Toxic Tort, Hospital Risk Management, General Personal Injury, Premises Liability and Contract Disputes

 

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Donald H. Switzer

Director

DSwitzer@bsmph.com

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Phone:

 216-875-2065

Fax:

 216-875-1570

   

Legal Secretary

Karen A. Rasnake

KRasnake@bsmph.com

Phone:

 216-658-9521

Fax:

 216-875-1570

 

 

Profile

 

Donald Switzer is a Shareholder/Director as well as one of the founders of the firm.  He has devoted his practice almost exclusively to the defense of physicians, hospitals and other healthcare professionals for over thirty years.  Mr. Switzer’s caseload frequently consists of many high profile and high exposure lawsuits, including wrongful death, quadriplegia and other neurological impairments and cases involving significant economic damages.

 

He has successfully defended physicians and hospitals in many counties in northeast Ohio from Richland County to Ashtabula County.

 

Mr. Switzer is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School.  He served over three years active duty in the U.S. Army in the 1970s and rose to the rank of Captain.

 

Mr. Switzer has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and named to “The Best Lawyers in America” for 2009 and 2010.  He further enjoys an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell.

 

Admitted to Bar:

1978, State of Ohio

1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

 

Education:

Texas A&M University (B.A., 1972)

University of Virginia (J.D., 1978)