Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Ohio since: 1993
Education: The University of Toledo College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025, 2027 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 Call today:
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Partner at Zoll & Kranz, LLC, Toledo, Ohio, Michelle Kranz is an adept lawyer representing clients in complex litigation involving automobile accidents, trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, premises liability, slip-and-fall accidents, products liability, and wrongful death cases. With over three decades of experience in the legal field, she approaches each case with a commitment to providing reliable representation aimed at recovering the full compensation her clients are entitled to.
Before pursuing her legal career, Ms. Kranz completed her undergraduate degree at Miami University. She then went on to receive her Juris Doctor from The University of Toledo College of Law in 1993. In the same year, she gained admission to practice law in Ohio. Additionally admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th and 7th Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court, she ensures her clients gain her support on all levels of the judiciary.
In the legal community, Ms. Kranz maintains a record of service across local, state and national levels. A former president of both the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) and the Toledo Bar Association, her extensive leadership includes service on the OSBA Council of Delegates. Today, she continues to shape the profession as a trustee for the National Civil Justice Institute and in her third term as a trustee of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Ms. Kranz’s legal excellence and civic dedication are reflected in numerous accolades. She holds an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Recognized early in her career, she became a member of the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s Fellow Class of 2004 and received its District 4 Community Service Award for Attorneys Under 40 in 2007.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1993, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://toledolaw.com/team/michelle-l-kranz/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Ohio, 1993
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1994
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2014
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1993
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2007
- Toledo Bar Association Foundation Board
- Member, Fulton County Bar Association
- Member, Ohio Association for Justice
- Board of Trustees, Toledo Bar Association, 2010
- Member of the Council of Delegates, Ohio State Bar Association
- President, Ohio State Bar Association, 2023-2024
- President, Toledo Bar Association, 2015-2016
- ASR Settlement Oversight Committee (SOC)
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors Representative for District 4 (Lucas, Ottawa and Sandusky counties).
- Member, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- Liaison Counsel for the DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR Hip Implant MDL
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee on Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1997
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant, MDL No. 2391
- Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel and Settlement Oversight Committee, In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2197
- Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, Gilead Tenofovir Cases (California JCCP 5043)
- Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Common Benefit Committee, In Re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2545
- Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Liaison Counsel, In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment, Case No. 4:23-CV-00242
Pro bono / Community Service
- Trustee, Ohio State Bar Foundation, 2009
- Member, Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
- Member, Wood County Beef Producers
- Member, Ohio Farm Bureau
- Trustee, National Civil Justice Institute
Educational Background
- Miami University, B.S., Honors: cum laude, 1990
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Serves on the Dean's Advisory Board for the College of Law, University of Toledo
- Wood County Friend of 4-H Award, 2018
- Wood County Beef Producers Outstanding Member Award, 2015
Honors
- District 4 Community Service Award for Attorneys Under 40, 2007
- Super Lawyers in 2020
- “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in Toledo by Best Lawyers® for 2019
- One of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the American Trial Lawyers Association
- AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell
- Kelb Award, Toledo Bar Association, 2018
- Member, Ohio State Bar Foundation’s Fellow Class of 2004
- Trustees Award, Toledo Bar Association, 2005
Awards
AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025, 2027
- Rising Stars: 2005
