John Stalzer joined Reminger Co. LPA in 2002 after serving as a Judicial Staff Attorney for Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Honorable Judge Harry A. Hanna and Honorable Judge Leo M. Spellacy, as well as numerous visiting Judges sitting by assignment from the Ohio Supreme Court.
Since joining Reminger, John has handled a wide variety of matters in the areas of general tort, commercial litigation, mass tort, intentional tort, creditor rights, products liability, retail and hospitality liability, trucking and commercial transportation and food adulteration claims. He has appeared in trial courts throughout the State of Ohio and has argued before many State Appellate Courts and the U.S. District Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
John has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, including individuals and businesses, in a broad spectrum of matters in state and federal courts, both jury and non-jury, in trial and arbitrations including TRO and preliminary injunction matters.
He has significant experience in transportation litigation, including semi-tractor trailer, bus, rail, and heavy equipment accidents, retail litigation, and complex personal injury litigation. John represented one of the nation's largest and most experienced freight carriers and its driver of a semi-tractor with double trailers, defeating wrongful death action alleging negligence.
John's broad experience also includes the representation of numerous condominium associations in actions brought by condominium owners alleging breach of fiduciary duty; the representation of regional and national retailers in actions involving claims of personal injury, false imprisonment, supplier product liability, breach of trademark, and failure to accommodate; and the prevailing in jury trial for a business seeking damages for breach of contract arising out of a sale of a business.
John is a member of various professional bar associations, including the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He has served as Assistant National Coordinating Counsel for one of the manufacturers involved in Multi-District Welding Rod Litigation, and currently participates in the Ohio Supreme Court's Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program, a one-on-one mentoring program designed to assist new lawyers as the begin their legal careers.
