Todd Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1997 at which time he began as an associate with the firm. Beginning in 2004, Todd was named a shareholder. His practice is primarily focused on both civil litigation and insurance defense, including extensive experience handling SIU claims such as arson and fraud. He also has extensive expertise in appellate matters, including arguing before the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Born: Toledo, Ohio
Bar Admission:
- 1997 Supreme Court of Ohio
- 1998 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- 2007 Michigan Supreme Court
- 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- 2012 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Passed bar exams in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia but never applied for admission.
Education:
- The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A. in accounting, 1994)
- The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1997)
Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association; National Society of Insurance Professionals; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys; Toledo Claims Association; Council Member, Maumee City Council, (1998+); Administrative Hearing Examiner for the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, (2003 - 2007); Maumee/Toledo/Monclova Joint Economic Development Zone Board, Board Member, (2005 – 2009); Toledo Bar Association Committee on Public Notaries, 2005+; Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi.
Speaker: National Business Institute’s “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Ohio,” Spring, 2002; Toledo Claims Association, Northern Ohio Buckeye Education Group Health Benefits Plan v. Lawson’s implications on both auto and health insurance claim resolutions, October 2004.
Publications: Co-Author: “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Ohio,” 2002; Co-Author “Premises Liability for Ohio Paralegals,” 2000; Monthly legislative update newsletter, Toledo Claims Association, 2003+.
Concentrations: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law including arson and fraud claims and coverage issues; Business and Commercial Litigation; Appellate work; Products Liability including Drug and Medical Device Defense; Construction Law and Debt Collection.