John B. Stalzer - Lakewood, OH
Attorney at Stalzer Law
Personal Injury Lawyers in Lakewood, OH
14900 Detroit Avenue Suite 201 Lakewood, OH 44107
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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25
Years
Experience
Lakewood Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 04/22/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Trucking Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Animal Bites
- Premise Liability/Slip & Fall
- Burn Injuries
- Wrongful Death
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
John Stalzer joined Reminger Co. LPA in 2002 after serving as a Judicial Staff Attorney for Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Honorable Judge Harry A. Hanna and Honorable Judge Leo M. Spellacy, as well as numerous visiting Judges sitting by assignment from the Ohio Supreme Court.
Since joining Reminger, John has handled a wide variety of matters in the areas of general tort, commercial litigation, mass tort, intentional tort, creditor rights, products liability, retail and hospitality liability, trucking and commercial transportation and food adulteration claims. He has appeared in trial courts throughout the State of Ohio and has argued before many State Appellate Courts and the U.S. District Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
John has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, including individuals and businesses, in a broad spectrum of matters in state and federal courts, both jury and non-jury, in trial and arbitrations including TRO and preliminary injunction matters.
He has significant experience in transportation litigation, including semi-tractor trailer, bus, rail, and heavy equipment accidents, retail litigation, and complex personal injury litigation. John represented one of the nation's largest and most experienced freight carriers and its driver of a semi-tractor with double trailers, defeating wrongful death action alleging negligence.
John's broad experience also includes the representation of numerous condominium associations in actions brought by condominium owners alleging breach of fiduciary duty; the representation of regional and national retailers in actions involving claims of personal injury, false imprisonment, supplier product liability, breach of trademark, and failure to accommodate; and the prevailing in jury trial for a business seeking damages for breach of contract arising out of a sale of a business.
John is a member of various professional bar associations, including the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He has served as Assistant National Coordinating Counsel for one of the manufacturers involved in Multi-District Welding Rod Litigation, and currently participates in the Ohio Supreme Court's Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program, a one-on-one mentoring program designed to assist new lawyers as the begin their legal careers.
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Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer
Other Sources of Feedback About John B. Stalzer
Included on the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Case Western Reserve University Law School,
Cleveland,
Ohio, 2001
J.D.
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Case Western Reserve University Law School,
Cleveland,
Ohio, 2001
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Non Legal Education
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Yale University, 1996
B.A.
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Yale University, 1996
Past Positions
- Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Judicial Staff Attorney, August 1, 2001 - February 14, 2002
Languages
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English (Primary)
Classes and Seminars
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A Lawyer's Agreement to Hold Harmless May Be Harmful, May 21, 2011
- Presenter, 'Open & Obvious' Defense Trumps Violation of Administrative Regulations, July 10, 2009
Representative Cases
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Bob Snider, dba Celebrity Tan v. David Mesar dba Time to Tan, et al.
- Court: Medina
- Year: 2011
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E/O Thomas Grzely v. ABF Freight Systems, Inc.
- Court: Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
- Year: 2011
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Andler v. Clear Channel Broadcasting
- Court: Cook
- Year: 2009
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Jowers v. Arcos Industries
- Court: Federal Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Ohio
- Year: 2008
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Franklin v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Cleveland Municipal
- Year: 2007
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State Farm Ins. Co. v. Associated Estates, Inc.
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2007
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A. Whatley v. M. Porter
- Court: Summit
- Year: 2006
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Scott v. W. 130th Wrecking
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2006
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A. Scott v. W. 130th Street Auto Wrecking
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2006
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D. Walters, Minor v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Lake
- Year: 2005
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McSuley v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Mahoning
- Year: 2005
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Gregg v. McDonalds (TP Corporation)
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2005
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Lichenberg v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Medina
- Year: 2005
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Goddard v. Sam's Club
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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J. Gregg v. TP Corp. (McDonald's)
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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Shinas v. Issa M.D.
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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Wright v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Holmes
- Year: 2004
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P. Graziano v. Holiday Camplands Assoc. Inc.
- Court: Ashtabula
- Year: 2004
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East Ohio Gas Co. v. Self Service Storage Inc.
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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Quigley v. Wal-Mart Stores
- Court: Columbia
- Year: 2004
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L. Zimmer v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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Cruz v. K & M Towing
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2004
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Petito v. Wal-Mart Stores
- Court: Lake
- Year: 2004
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Juliano v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
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Sikriu v. Wal-Mart
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
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Carpenter v. Michaels
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
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Carmel v. Trifecta Business Products
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
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Roy v. Bellisario
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
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Williams v. MCM Estates
- Court: Cuyahoga
- Year: 2003
Published Works
Articles
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A Lawyer's Agreement to Hold Harmless May Be Harmful, 2011
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The test for the "Obvious and Open Danger" Doctrine in Premises Liability is an Objective One, August, 13, 2009
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'Open and Obvious' Defense Trumps Violation Of Administrative Regulations, July, 13, 2009
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U.S. Supreme Court Increases The Burden On Plaintiffs Who Seek To "Unlock The Doors Of Discovery", July, 13, 2009
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"Open and Obvious" Defense Trumps Violation of Administrative Regulations, July, 10, 2009
- U.S. Supreme Court Increases the Burden on Plaintiffs Who Seek to, July, 10, 2009
- New Commercial Disputes Judges Appointed, February, 10, 2009
- New Commercial Docket in Four Ohio Counties for Business Disputes, February, 10, 2009
- "Insurance theft lands plaintiff in jail"- Cleveland Plain Dealer Report of Gregg v. McDonalds Trial, December, 17, 2004
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
Other Affiliations
- The American Bar Association (Member)
- Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
- Cleveland Bar Association (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (Member)
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Member)
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