Stephen Crandall

With licenses to practice law in Kentucky, Ohio, and various Federal Courts, Steve Crandall has been a top trial lawyer for nearly 30 years. Steve’s goals are to first investigate your case to get you answers and then focus on holding those responsible for the mistakes that changed your life. Steve’s clients can attest to the fact that Steve is responsive, keeps them constantly updated and aggressively pursues their case. Steve also remains their lawyer for life.

Steve Crandall is a force to be reckoned with in the legal world. His experience, trial skills and connections in the legal industry allow him to provide his clients with unparalleled representation. Throughout his career, Steve built strong relationships with expert witnesses, opposing counsel, in-house lawyers, insurance representatives and courthouse personnel. This network of contacts allows him to uncover the truth about a case, as well as maximize the recovery and compensation for his clients. As a result, Steve has a reputation as a knowledgeable, tough and fair trial lawyer, with proven experience and results.

Accolades

Steve is the 2021-2023 Super Lawyers Magazine #2 rated lawyer in all of Ohio. He has also been a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Ohio for over 15 years, a Top 10 Super Lawyer multiple times and a Top 5 Lawyer in Cleveland. Steve has also been awarded the Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America, been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer Nationally and is a US News and World Report Top Lawyer. Steve also enjoys the highest rating possible by various objective attorney websites, including AVVO.com and Martindale-Hubbell.

Results

Steve has had tremendous success for his clients, across Ohio and Kentucky, in many complex cases involving medical negligence, personal injury, birth injury and products liability. These include a $20.5M settlement for an Ohio State University student catastrophically injured in a trucking/construction crash, a $15M settlement in a medical negligence matter for a young boy who lost his arms and legs due to a misdiagnosed infection, an $8.5M settlement for medical negligence involving a misdiagnosed appendix rupture, a $5.5M settlement for a commercial trucking crash and a $4.6M birth injury settlement for a young girl whose life was forever altered by labor and delivery negligence. Steve has also won a number of high profile and complicated trials, many among the largest verdicts in the county they were tried in. These include a $10.1M surgical negligence verdict, a $9.88M birth injury matter and a $7.7M verdict on behalf of client against The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Steve’s courtroom presence and his experience and knowledge over complex litigation, allows him to advise you on how your case will likely be defended by the other side, as well as how to best navigate a successful outcome for you.

How is Steve different than most Plaintiff’s trial lawyers?

Steve began his career as a defense lawyer defending medical malpractice, cerebral palsy, insurance defense, and product liability claims. When Steve was a defense lawyer, he was hired by many of the insurance companies and hospitals he now goes up against. Consequently, now having switched to the Plaintiff’s side, Steve is adept at evaluating both sides of a case and he knows how the other side will try to defeat your case. This experience on the defense side, combined with the knowledge of how the insurance industry evaluates claims, makes Steve the best trial lawyer to hire for your case.