Marc E.Walters

Associate

Cleveland + 1.216.586.7122

Marc Walters is a trial lawyer who defends clients in products liability actions in state and federal courts nationwide. He has been a member of more than a dozen trial teams, with most of those cases tried to verdict, including multiple trials that resulted in complete defense verdicts.

Marc is currently focusing on product liability matters in connection with the Firm's representation of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He has experience in pretrial litigation, such as taking expert and fact witness depositions, managing discovery from the date of filing onward, and motions practice. During trial, Marc has argued motions and evidentiary issues to the court and has crossed witnesses. He has also developed post-trial experience by drafting post-trial briefs, including appellate arguments.

Marc is a certified public accountant (inactive) in Ohio. Prior to attending law school he worked for a Big Four accounting firm in Cleveland as a public company auditor. He volunteers as a coach for Case Western Reserve University's undergraduate mock trial team.

Experiência

  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Youngers smoking and health lawsuitFollowing two weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Santa Fe, New Mexico returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in a smoking and health case.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Stoklosa smoking & health lawsuitFollowing three weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Chicago, Illinois returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in a smoking & health case.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Jones wrongful death lawsuitAfter a trial lasting three weeks, a state court jury in Vero Beach, Florida returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a wrongful death case.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuitOn November 17, 2021, following three and a half weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Lowell, Massachusetts returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in a wrongful death case.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins second complete defense verdict in Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuitOn December 20, 2019, following three weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Boston, Massachusetts returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in a wrongful death case.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuitOn March 27, 2019, following nearly four weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Dedham, Massachusetts returned a defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in a wrongful death case.