William Hawal, Esq.

Email whawal@spanglaw.com Practice Areas Medical Malpractice Products Liability Unsafe Drugs and Medical Devices Personal Injury Languages Ukrainian

Congratulations! William Hawal selected once again by his peers...
He was voted among The Best Lawyers in America® in the Medical Malpractice Law practice area for 2010 as well as 2009. This listing has been called the most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more than 25 years it has assisted lawyers and clients looking for legal counsel in unfamiliar specialties and in foreign jurisdictions.

William Hawal has also been selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association, (a professional, educational, and business organization of trial attorneys) as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Ohio. Selection for this association is extended to civil plaintiff attorneys by special invitation. Candidates are considered for membership based on superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile in the Trial Lawyer community.

Super Lawyers® magazine has recognized Bill to be among the top 5% of attorneys in Ohio specializing in the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice areas. The publishers of Law & Politics® recognize Bill as an "Ohio Super Lawyer".

William Hawal is involved in litigating a wide variety of complex matters involving medical misdiagnoses, medical procedures, defective medical devices, accounting and legal malpractice, aircraft crashes, and industrial and consumer products. Bill has litigated numerous cases across the country involving defective pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including such notorious drugs as Thalidomide and DES. He was selected to serve as Chairman of The Halcion Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. He also has extensive experience in product liability litigation having successfully tried and settled cases involving defective helicopter components, automobiles, farm equipment, industrial machines, and consumer products. Bill is particularly proud of the lasting relationships which he has developed with many of his clients.

Bill is the Secretary of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Ohio Chapter. He is a Past President of The Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, a recipient of a distinguished service award from The Ohio American Association for Justice, a member of the Executive Board of the Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and has been appointed a life member of the Eighth District Judicial Conference. He is a 1980 cum laude graduate from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he served on the law review. He has been invited to lecture on various topics related to personal injury trial practice. Bill is listed in the Best Lawyers in America legal directory for medical malpractice.