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Mr. King was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 21, 1957. Admitted to the bar in 1983, he has over twenty years of legal experience, primarily in the representation of injured people and their families. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. King is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given by confidential surveys of other attorneys and judges. Mr. King has successfully handled numerous significant cases for clients in multiple states, representing families from as far away as India and Malaysia. A sample of these matters includes: • $15,400,000 jury verdict for a hypoxic-ischemic brain injury to a premature baby, causing intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, and subsequent cerebral palsy. This verdict was reported to be the largest jury verdict in Ohio in 2003, and one of the largest medical malpractice jury verdicts ever awarded in Ohio. • Confidential settlement amount for severe burn injuries resulting from a surgical fire caused by the improper use of electrosurgical/electrocautery equipment. • $3,700,000 settlement for the family of a Marine Corps test pilot killed in the crash of the Bell-Boeing developmental V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. • Confidential settlement amount for the family of an executive killed in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990. • $1,711,000 jury verdict for a man injured by intoxicated patrons of two bar/restaurants under a Dram Shop claim. • $1,700,000 settlement for the family of a man killed in the crash of USAir Flight 427. • Confidential settlement amount for the family of a man whose cardiac catheterization was improperly delayed. • $1,375,000 settlement for a widow of a man killed in a center line auto accident. • $735,000 settlement for the family of a college student who died as a result of a medication error during surgery. • $450,000 settlement for the widow of a man whose fatal heart attack was precipitated by a mistaken reduction is his blood pressure medication. • $200,000 settlement for the family of of a psychiatric patient whose schizophrenia was decompensated by a pharmacy prescription misfill. • $200,000 settlement for a young woman who was subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace.
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