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Jay Harris

Jay Harris was born and educated in a small Ohio town that was named after our first president’s plantation. He has practiced law in Ohio for over 35 years representing the poor, the injured and the forgotten.Jay Harris earned his Bachelor of Science Degree at Senator John Glenn’s Alma Mater – Muskingum College. Jay majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry in College. In Law School he was Editor-in-Chief of both the Law and Poverty Journal and the Law School Newspaper.Jay Harris has had a varied work career. He has been an oil well roustabout, a glass bottle factory worker, a plastic’s factory worker, a carpenter, a lifeguard, a caddie, and a teacher of seventh and eighth grade general science.If Jay has any spare time, he enjoys hiking and reading. He is also a downhill skier, sailor and pilot. He earned his private pilot’s license with instrument and glider ratings. At one point, he built an airplane in his garage.Jay has handled civil rights, admiralty, product liability, medical negligence and general personal injury cases. Reported cases include: Glyco v. Schultz, 289 N.E.2d 919 (Sylvania Mun. Ct. 1972); Jones v. Metzger, 456 F.2d 854 (C.A. 6, 1972); Harrison v. Otto G. Heinzeroth Mortgage Co., 430 F.Supp. 893 (N.D. Ohio 1977); Lahti v. GATX Corp. 1995 WL 795719 (E.D. Mich.), 1995 A.M.C. 2984; and Knitz v. Minster Machine Co., 69 Ohio St.2d 460, 432 N.E.2d 814 (1982), cert. denied 459 U.S. 857.In 1985, Jay was Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He was President of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and a member of the board of ATLA. He was President of the Ohio Chapter of The American Board of Trial Advocates and is a National Board Member of ABOTA. He is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers’ College.