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Partner John Farnan serves as the firm’s General Counsel. His legal practice focuses primarily in the areas of insurance coverage, defense of serious bodily injury and catastrophic injury/death claims, premises liability, professional liability, commercial litigation and appellate practice. John has a proven track record of trial success in a myriad of serious and complex cases, successfully defending law firms from malpractice claims and insurance companies in coverage disputes. Even so, he treats his clients’ resources like he would those of his own family business.
John is an AV Preeminent®-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and is certified as a Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Since 2007, John has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer in Insurance Coverage by Thomson Reuters. Previously, he was named an Ohio Super Lawyer in the category of Appellate Practice. Since 2011, John has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. More recently, John has been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020 for Insurance Law and in 2024 for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
Away from the office, John enjoys spending time with his wife and six children and coaching CYO girls’ basketball. In his 25+ year basketball coaching career, John has been the head coach in nine 7th/8th grade girls’ basketball CYO city championship games, winning six, including three consecutive championships (2018, 2019 and 2020) and his most recent City Championship in 2025.
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Representative Matters
Defended a commercial litigation law firm in a two-week legal malpractice trial, filed by a California entertainment lawyer, involving well-known music industry executives.
Tried a multi-million dollar insurance coverage case for an excess insurer arising out of a failed Florida real estate condominium venture.
Defended a yacht owner on a wrongful death claim arising out of a passenger’s drowning.
Defended insurers on coverage claims arising out of the fatal crash of a cargo plane and, later, five fatalities arising from the crash of a sight-seeing plane.
Prevailed in a quadriplegic coverage case, on coverage defenses, where damages were stipulated to be $3.75 million on top of $4.75 million already paid to the quadriplegic;
Prevailed on coverage issues in a case involving a severe brain injury to a six year old boy;
Professional Associations
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Board of Directors (2006-2009)
Honors, Awards and Civic/Community Involvement
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216-687-3288
