Paul W. Ziegler is an Officer of the firm, and serves on its Management Committee. He has been a member of the firm since June, 1971. He received an A.B. degree in 1968, and a J.D. degree in 1971, from Georgetown University. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1971, and is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar. He is a member of the Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations, The District of Columbia Bar, The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and The Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. He served as a Trustee of The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is a life member of the Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District. He has 40 years' litigation experience, primarily in the defense of negligence cases, including products liability, toxic substances and professional malpractice claims.