Michael E. "Mike" Smith

Michael E. "Mike" Smith


Frantz Ward LLP

Recognized since 2016

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Insurance

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Mike is one of the founding partners of Frantz Ward. He has a broad-based general litigation practice involving both business litigation and personal injury litigation. Mike’s business litigation practice includes general contract and business torts, ERISA, insurance coverage litigation, professional malpractice, regulatory, consumer sales practices, and health care, including the defense of class action claims in several of those areas. He also represents a wide variety of companies in defending personal injury claims, including product liability, premise liability, and employer intentional tort cases. Mike also devotes significant time advising clients on how to avoid future litigation.

Location
  • 200 Public Square, Suite 3000
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, State of Ohio
Affiliations
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member; Certified Grievance Committee (Past Member)
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Judicial Conference of Eighth Judicial District - Life Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio

Frantz Ward LLP
Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio

40 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Insurance (2016-2019)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

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