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Arthur Elk

Arthur Elk

Founding Partner at Elk & Elk Co Ltd
Mayfield Heights, OHAdmitted 1973
Car AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Arthur Elk

Arthur M. Elk is a Founding Partner of Elk & Elk in Cleveland, Ohio. Two years out of law school, he was elected Ashland County's Prosecuting Attorney, serving two successive four-year terms and becoming one of the youngest prosecuting attorneys in Ohio history. He then entered private practice, representing medical malpractice and wrongful death victims for nearly five decades. Arthur is licensed in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York and holds a Martindale-Hubbell rating of 4.4/5.0. He is a member of the Ohio Association for Justice, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association. He speaks both English and French.

Notable case results

$3.5 millionSettlement

74-year-old cardiac surgery patient incorrectly connected to carbon dioxide instead of oxygen

$1.8 millionSettlement

Botched sinus surgery on a 16-year-old resulting in cognitive delays and chronic headaches

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
J.D., 1973
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Undergraduate, 1970

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio, admitted 1973
State Bar of Florida, admitted 1973
State Bar of Pennsylvania, admitted 1999
State Bar of New York, admitted 2007

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