James E. Arnold

Founding attorney at Arnold & Clifford LLP, James E. Arnold represents clients in across the state of Ohio, with a focus on general litigation, business litigation and personal injury. His practice areas include medical malpractice, complex personal injury, wrongful death claims, partnership disputes, business torts and stockholder disputes. A hard-working attorney with an impeccable reputation, he has been recognized in six different categories in The Best Lawyers in America (Bet-The-Company Litigation, Securities Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants).  He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (by invitation only and limited to the top 1% of trial lawyers in America) as well as the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (invitation only and limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in America under the age of 70).  Mr. Arnold has also been recognized by Columbus Business First as one of the Top 5 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.Mr. Arnold is admitted to practice in Ohio and before several federal courts. These include the United States Tax Court, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.