W. Craig Bashein
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Cleveland, OH
W. Craig Bashein is the managing partner of Bashein & Bashein Co., L.P.A., of Cleveland, Ohio. A successful trial lawyer, he defends plaintiffs involved in personal injury litigation, medical malpractice lawsuits, auto accident claims, insurance claims, civil rights cases, employment litigation and appellate law.
Attorney Bashein is board-certified in trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has tried more than 150 jury trials in his career. One of his many successes includes Rolf vs. Tri-State Motor before the Ohio Supreme Court, which gave adult children the right to seek damages for injuries to their parents.
As an active member of his legal community, attorney Bashein currently serves on the board of trustees of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. He is also a member of the Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Association for Justice.
Due to his great success and advocacy on behalf of his clients, he has been selected for inclusion to the Ohio Super Lawyers magazine each year since 2004.
- 60%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20%Class Action/Mass Torts
- 20%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2023
Top Lists
- Top 100: 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2023 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2023 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2022 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2021 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2020 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2019 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2018 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2017 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2016 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2015 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 5: 2014 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2013 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2012 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2009 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2008 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2008 Cleveland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2007 Cleveland Super Lawyers
Certificates and Credentials
Articles about W. Craig Bashein appearing in Super Lawyers
Additional Sources of Information About W. Craig Bashein
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http://www.basheinlaw.com 888-340-5284 The personal injury attorneys at the Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. assist clients in injury cases throughout Cleveland, including, drowning, wrongful death and premises liability.
About W. Craig Bashein
First Admitted: 1986, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.basheinlaw.com/About/W-C-Bashein.shtml
Pro bono/Community Service
- Cleveland Baseball Federation
- First Tee of Cleveland
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Honors/Awards
- One of Ohio's Top 10 Attorneys in 2001 by Ohio Lawyers Weekly
Representative Clients
- Rolf vs. Tri-State Motor
- Santos v. Bureau of Workers' Compensation, 2004
- Neal-Pettit v. Lahman, 2010
Educational Background
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, B.A., 1983
Bar/Professional Activity
- Ohio, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1986
- President, Board of Family Transitional Housing, Inc.,
Verdicts/Settlements
- More than 8,000 injured workers to seek and recover reimbursement of more than $52 million of wrongfully withheld workers' compensation benefits in Santos v. Bureau of Workers' Compensation, 2004
Last Updated: 10/21/2021