McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA is pleased to announce that David A. Schaefer has been recognized in the 2026 Edition of Ohio Super Lawyers®. Since the inaugural 2004 Edition of Ohio Super Lawyers®, David has been honored with annual inclusion, a testament to his outstanding legal skill, extensive experience, and reputation as a trusted advocate in the legal community.
David is a Principal attorney with extensive litigation and trial experience in complex business and tort matters, addressing a diverse spectrum of personal and business grievances. Today, he focuses the majority of his practice on serving as a mediator and adjudicating arbitration disputes. David’s ADR success as a neutral is attributed to his significant career as a courtroom litigator.
In this year’s Edition of Ohio Super Lawyers®, David was ranked on the following “Top Lists” in the practice area of Civil Litigation: Defense in the state of Ohio.
- Top 100: 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers
David was ranked on the following “Top Lists” in the practice area of Civil Litigation: Defense in the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area.
- Top 50: 2026 Cleveland Super Lawyers
David’s reputation as a distinguished litigator and a fair-minded neutral has earned him recognition and admittance into multiple exclusive, invitation-only professional organizations. He was selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an honor awarded to a highly select group of accomplished trial attorneys; he is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, an invitation-only organization comprising leading corporate and defense attorneys; he is a Life Member of the Eighth District and Sixth Circuit Judicial Conferences; and he is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, an invitation-only alternative dispute resolution professional association.
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