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David Elk

David Elk

Founding Partner at Elk & Elk Co Ltd
Mayfield Heights, OHAdmitted 1965
Car AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsTruck AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About David Elk

David J. Elk is a Founding Partner of Elk & Elk, based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He has represented thousands of medical malpractice and wrongful death victims throughout Ohio for more than 56 years. He began his career at one of Ohio's largest personal injury firms, where he spent seven years before going out on his own and then partnering with his brother Arthur to build one of the geographically largest injury practices in the state. David holds an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating and has been recognized by Million Dollar Advocates, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates, Who's Who Top 10 Members in Law, and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Notable case results

$1.3 millionSettlement

Motor vehicle accident resulting in fractured pelvis, left knee, femur, and shattered elbow

$690,000Settlement

72-year-old plaintiff with crushing ankle injuries requiring surgery after vehicle struck by pick-up truck

$300,000Settlement

Motorcycle collision resulting in closed head injury and two broken wrists requiring surgery

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Truck Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio
J.D., 1964
Case Western Reserve University
Undergraduate, 1961

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio, admitted 1965

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