Marco Bocciarelli
About Marco Bocciarelli
Marco G. Bocciarelli is a Strongsville, Ohio resident who attended Kent State University, graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. He received his Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of Akron School of Law, where he earned the 2002 CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and competed on a nationally recognized trial team that won multiple local and regional competitions. After law school he spent several years at a Cleveland-area firm defending automobile manufacturers, hospitals, and medical providers. In 2009, Marco shifted his focus to representing injured clients. He joined Friedman, Domiano & Smith as a Senior Partner in 2017, and became Managing Partner shortly after. His practice covers personal injury matters including wrongful death, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, nursing home negligence, natural gas explosions, premises and animal liability, and product liability. He has secured several million-dollar and multi-million-dollar results for clients. In 2020 he was named Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, and The National Trial Lawyers.
Notable case results
Nearly $4 million recovered for a man whose legs were severed after a drunk driver struck him while he pushed his stalled vehicle on the side of the road
For a 24-year-old paralyzed patient injured by nursing home staff negligence resulting in severe infection
For a pedestrian struck by an uninsured motorist while walking a bicycle across an intersection
Jury verdict in Stark County Common Pleas Court (including $175,000 punitive damages) for estate of nursing home resident who died from improperly treated heel ulcers
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
