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David W. Zoll
is a 1976 graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law, and 1974
graduate of the University of Cincinnati. He is a partner in the law firm of
Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC, with a practice in civil litigation. He has
practiced law in Toledo, Ohio since his admission to the Ohio Bar on May 6,
1977.
Zoll is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (“NBTA”) as a
Civil Trial Advocate. The National Board of Trial Advocacy is authorized by
the Ohio Supreme Court to certify specialists in the field of trial
advocacy. He is also on the Board of Examiners of the NBTA. He wrote and
graded the Commercial Law (2005), Civil Ethics (2007) and Evidence (2008)
questions for the nationwide examinations for board certification.
Zoll is admitted to the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the
Sixth and Seventh Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Federal District
Courts of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Arkansas, and the United States Tax
Court, as well as the Ohio Supreme Court. He has been a member of the
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of
America) since 1981, and is a member of the Ohio Association for Justice as
well as the Toledo and Ohio Bar Associations.
He has spoken before the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Academy of
Trial Lawyers, Lucas County Bar Association, Toledo Bar Association,
Construction Financial Managers Association, Ohio Society of CPA’s,
Association of General Contractors and at numerous continuing education
seminars.
Zoll has handled a number of cases before the Ohio Supreme Court,
including the landmark case of Anderson v. Ceccardi, 6 Ohio St.3d 110, 451
N.E.2d 780 (Ohio 1983), in which the doctrine of assumption of the risk was
merged into the statutory tort scheme of comparative fault.
 Zoll was special counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in In re: Inter-Op Hip
Prosthesis Liability Litigation (Sulzer). MDL Docket No. 01-CV-9000 and is
currently on the Discovery Committee in In re: Vioxx ® Products Liability
Litigation MDL Docket No. 1657. He currently serves as Liaison Counsel for
Plaintiffs In re: Heparin Products Liability Litigation MDL Docket No. 1953.
He is co-chair of the AAJ Heparin Litigation Group.
Zoll, Kranz & Borgess filed the first lawsuits in the country in the
Heparin litigation. Three of their clients testified before Congress on
April 29, 2008 in the The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and
American Failures hearing held by the House Oversight and Investigation
Committee, chaired by the Hon. Bart Stupak (Michigan).
Zoll has trial experience in Florida, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Kentucky, and Indiana, as well as throughout the state of Ohio. He has
obtained a number of verdicts and settlements in excess of one million
dollars on behalf of his clients.
Married to Myra (Gerber) Zoll, 1973. They have two children: Benjamin, an
honors graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Washington, and
Sarah, an honors graduate of Wellesley College and a Fellow of the Society
of Actuaries, and three grandchildren.
Zoll was appointed by the Lucas County Commissioners to the Board of the
Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services, and previously served on
the Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board. He served on the
special committee to merge the latter board with the former Mental Health
Board. He currently serves as a trustee of the Toledo Council of Newspaper
Unions-Toledo Blade Pension Plan. He has served on the Boards of the
following charitable or religious organizations: Board of Directors Camp
Storer-Toledo YMCA; Beach House Family Shelter; and Christ Presbyterian
Church Board of Deacons.
A list of the articles, speeches and presentations made by Zoll is
available on request.
Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Ohio , 1977
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1977
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1977
U.S. Tax Court, 1979
Education:
University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1976
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1974
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Representative Cases:
Anderson v. Ceccardi , 451 N.E.2d 780 (Ohio 1983)
Kagy v. Toledo-Lucas Cty. Port Auth. , 121 Ohio App.3d 239, 699 N.E.2d 566 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1997)
Toledo Edison Co. v. Petitioners for Incorporation of Village of Holiday City , 116 Ohio App.3d 482, 688 N.E.2d 571 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1996)
Fifth Third Bank of W. Ohio v. Freund , 113 Ohio App.3d 164, 680 N.E.2d 682 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1996)
In re Petition for Incorporation of Holiday City , 106 Ohio App.3d 458, 666 N.E.2d 327 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1995)
In re Petition for Incorporation of the Village of Holiday City , 70 Ohio St.3d 365, 639 N.E.2d 42 (Ohio 1994)
Nickloy v. Bryan Motor Speedway , 1992 WL 126092 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1992)
Goldman v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. , 33 Ohio St.3d 40, 514 N.E.2d 691 (Ohio 1987)
Anderson v. Ceccardi , 6 Ohio St.3d 110, 451 N.E.2d 780 (Ohio 1983)
Neiswender v. Edinger , 59 Ohio App.2d 25, 392 N.E.2d 580 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1978)
Hammons v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 20 , 754 F.2d 177 (6th Cir. 1985)
Representative Clients:
Retzke - Snyder Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Toledo Firefighters Health and Welfare Board of Trustees
Plaintiffs' Committee Sulzer Hip Class Action Multi District Litigation
Village Solicitor Holiday City , Ohio
Birth Information:
January 9, 1952, Findlay, Ohio, United States of America
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