Senft Legal
Justice . Equality . TrustR. Jack Clapp
Senior Litigation Counsel Senft Legal, LLC jclapp@senftlegal.com 503-433-2341
About R. Jack Clapp
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor – Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Magna Cum Laude – 1990
- Managing Editor – Cleveland Marshall Law Review – 1989-1990
- Moot Court Board of Governors – 1989-1990
- Bachelor of Science – University of Cincinnati, Magna Cum Laude
ADMISSIONS
- Admitted to Practice in Oregon, Montana and Ohio
- United States Federal District Court – Montana, Northern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit, Ninth Circuit – pending
EMPLOYMENT
- Principle in R. Jack Clapp & Associates, Co. LPA, a multi-lawyer civil litigation firm with primary offices in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, D.C., 1993 -2006
- Lecturer in Law – Cleveland Marshall College of Law
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Have tried over one hundred and fifty cases through to verdict and served on numerous steering committees in multi-district litigation cases.
Trial Counsel in the following select cases:
- United 232 crash in Sioux City, Iowa
- Northwest Airlines MD80 – 727 crash at Detroit Metro
- United Airlines DC 10 crash at Dallas – Ft. Worth
- Corporate Jet Aircraft Disaster – Lima, Peru
- Sea World – Out of control exhibition boat landing in the spectators
- International Exposition Center/German National Circus – bleacher collapse
SELECTED REPORTED CASES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Irish, 857 N.E.2d 169 (2006)
- Moore v. State Auto Mut. Ins. Co., 88 Ohio St 3d 27, 723 N.E. 2d 97 (2000)
- Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Ohio (Lorman – 2000)
- How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Ohio (NBI – 2000)
- Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Ohio, Strategies in Preparation and Valuation (NBI – 1999)
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Ohio Lawyers Weekly – Lawyer of the Year 2000
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated — Distinguished; Very Ethical
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Professional firefighter, City of East Cleveland 1974 – 1989
- Volunteer Firefighter – Emergency Medical Technician 2007 – present
