Marks v. Swartz

Cynthia Westcott Rice, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Dean E. Swartz, appeals from the judgment entry of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, entering a verdict in favor of appellee, Ronald Marks, after trial by jury. We affirm.

{¶ 2} In 1998, appellee was contacted by appellant, an attorney from Washington, D.C. Appellant indicated that he was pursuing several cases involving asbestos litigation in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant was aware of appellee’s experience and reputation and was interested in hiring appellee as local counsel to assist him in the asbestos…