Joe Morford is the Managing Partner of Tucker Ellis LLP.
In addition to his firm leadership role, Joe maintains an active practice focused on the representation of major corporations in complex mass tort, business litigation, and product liability matters both in Ohio and in courtrooms throughout the United States.
A true believer in (and frequent commentator on) non-hourly fee arrangements, Joe’s results-driven approach provides clients with predictability and cost savings by reducing needless motion practice, discovery, and work on client files. His focus is always on understanding how the litigation at hand impacts the client’s business as a whole, and on preparing his matters efficiently for trial, which interestingly often leads to more prompt and favorable settlements for our clients. This approach has lead him to twice be named Lawyer of the Year in Cleveland, Ohio, once for Mass Tort Litigation and once for Class Action Litigation, and to regularly be named an Ohio Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, an Ohio Super Lawyer®, and included on the list of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Joe also serves as a volunteer magistrate judge for the City of Shaker Heights Juvenile Court Diversion Program and is active in many other community organizations.
As the proud father of four children aged 23, 21, 19, and 15, Joe’s days of struggling to re-learn assorted math problems and science topics to assist with homework are happily approaching an end – leaving him more time to spend working to pay for college tuitions. He is his children’s biggest fan, and is certain that in due course these children will be a driving force for good in their communities. This will ultimately (he hopes) be his proudest life accomplishment.
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