Stephen A. Skiver, MD, JD

     The founder of the firm and Managing Partner, Stephen A. Skiver, M.D., J.D. began his professional life engaged in the practice of Internal and Critical Care medicine for nearly 16 years.  He returned to law school in 1985 while still practicing medicine, securing his Jurist Doctorate in 1988 and subsequently became licensed to practice law in Ohio and Michigan.

     Since that time he has been involved in a wide variety of legal areas.  Obviously, due to his medical background, his practice has included actively and aggressively defending hospitals, clinics and hundreds of healthcare providers.  Over his career he has defended nearly one thousand medical malpractice actions.  He has eighteen years of litigation experience in both state and federal courts and has tried cases ranging in severity from simple to devastating, including defending brain damaged baby cases, cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurosurgical and death cases to name but a few.  He has brought his medical experience to other areas of practice including personal injury, general litigation and trucking & transportation defense.  His medical background is an asset to analyzing and understanding the injuries at issue in a matter, including the severity and prognosis of any claimed trauma.     

     Dr. Skiver has tried cases throughout Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia. Rated an AV lawyer with Martindale-Hubbell and named to Who’s Who in American Law, he has been invited to speak at legal and medical seminars throughout the country on a variety of legal topics, and has taught law to medical students and physicians in training.  Dr. Skiver applies his unique combination of training and experience to each and every case that is presented to the law firm as he brings the fields of medicine and law together.