PRINT THIS PAGE Christopher A. Holecek, Partner caholecek@wegmanlaw.com WEGMAN, HESSLER & VANDERBURG Suite 200 6055 Rockside Woods Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44131 Telephone: (216) 642-3342 Facsimile: (216) 520-0145 Litigation • Product Liability Defense

Education

• J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1988
• B.A., John Carroll University, 1983

Practice Area Activities

• Jury trials, including product liability, wrongful death and business litigation.
• Defense of corporate and individual clients in trade secret litigation.
• Defense of employers in intentional tort and VSSR litigation cases.
• Representation of private and public clients involving zoning and land use issues.
• Representation of clients before federal and state appellate courts.
• Representation of clients in insurance coverage cases.
• Representation of clients in numerous mediations and commercial arbitration matters.
• Served three years as Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland.

Bar Admissions

• State of Ohio, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1998
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Memberships / Honors / Awards

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Bar Association
• Portage County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Reported Cases

• Phillips v. Garfield Heights, 85 Ohio App.3d 413, 620 N.E.2d 86 (8th App. Dist. 1992)
• Cleveland Indus. Square, Inc. v. Cleveland Bd. Of Zoning Appeals, 83 Ohio App.3d 301, 614N.E.2d 1086 (8th App. Dist. 1992)
• Burns v. Presrite Corp., 97 Ohio App.3d 377, 646 N.E.2d 892 (11th App. Dist. 1994)
• Presrite Corp. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 113 Ohio App.3d 338, 680 N.E.2d 216 (8th App. Dist. 1996)
• State ex rel, Dibble v. Presrite Corp., 85 Ohio St.3d 275, 77 N.E.2d 928 (1999)

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