Expert Witness Engagements

In addition to litigation, the lawyers at Zagrans Law Firm LLC can serve as expert witnesses for other law firms. Attorneys Eric Zagrans and Adam Savett have provided expert witness testimony in a number of areas of law, including legal malpractice, professional responsibility and securities litigation.

Eric Zagrans has been engaged by the U.S. government and by private parties as an expert witness in nine professional liability and mass toxic tort cases.

Standards of Professional Care for Lawyers and Law Firms:

  • Resolution Trust Corporation v. Alexander and Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 5:93 CV 00832
  • Estate of Jason Scribben v. Jonathan W. Winer, et al., Court of Common Pleas for Ashtabula County, Ohio, Case No. 2992 CV 00416, and Rosemary Scribben v. Jonathan W. Winer, Court of Common Pleas for Ashtabula County, Ohio, Case No. 2001 CV 00671
  • Joseph H. Weiss v. Albert Dattilo, Court of Common Pleas for Geauga County, Ohio, Case No. 01 M 0638
  • A-Best Products, Inc. v. Brian Dunbar, Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  • Smith v. Kearns, Court of Common Pleas for Ashland County, Ohio, Case No. 05-CIV-273

Impact of Environmental Laws, Statutes and Regulations on Rights of Lower Riparian Property Owners:

  • Bettis v. Ruetgers-Nease Chemical Corp., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 4:90-cv-0502

Attorneys’ Fees in Complex or Class Action Litigation:

  • Estate of Carrie Sue Foster, Debtor v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 94-cv-52856
  • Brookover v. Flexmag Industries, Inc., Court of Common Pleas for Washington County, Ohio, Case No. 98 TR 277
  • Landis v. Grange Mutual Insurance Co., Court of Common Pleas for Erie County, Ohio, Case No. 88-CV-360
  • Holman v. Keegan and West American Insurance Co., Court of Common Pleas for Erie County, Ohio, Case No. 97-CV-696
  • Razdrh v. Brown, Trustee, Lorain County Probate Court, Case Nos. 2005 PC 00022, 2004 TR 00016 and 2003 ES 01002

Adam Savett is one of the nation’s foremost experts in securities litigation. He has testified as an expert witness in more than 12 cases.