Ingrid Kinkopf-Zajac
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1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, 10th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
P 216.615.7415
F 216.623.0134
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Overview
Ingrid focuses her practice in the area of medical defense. She has extensive experience in the defense of hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers in cases involving all areas of medicine, surgery, pediatrics, pharmacology, nursing, and dentistry. Her strengths include all aspects of pre-trial case management, including factual investigation and development, fact discovery, and expert research, retention, and discovery.
Prior to law school, Ingrid practiced as a registered nurse for 10 years in surgical intensive care. She also has valuable experience in risk management, having worked as the Risk Manager for the PHS Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland. Both the nursing and risk management experience provide Ingrid with unique perspective and qualifications for defense of highly complex medical negligence cases.
Experience
- Extensive experience in medical malpractice cases involving complex medical procedures, birth-related injuries, medication-related events, emergency care, inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation, and long term care
- Investigation of events pre-suit in anticipation of future litigation
Services
Industries
Education
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law,
J.D.
- cum laude
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Nazareth College of Rochester,
B.A.
- magna cum laude
- St. Vincent Charity Hospital, R.N., School of Nursing
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Adjunct Professor
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice - Defendants (2021-2025) and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2021-2025)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
Insights
Firm News
100 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch” (Aug 15, 2024)
Roetzel & Andress Earns Recognition in 2024 Best Lawyers (Aug 17, 2023)
Roetzel Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 18, 2022)
74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
Seventy Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America© List; Ten Named “Lawyer of the Year” (Aug 20, 2020)
Overview
Ingrid focuses her practice in the area of medical defense. She has extensive experience in the defense of hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers in cases involving all areas of medicine, surgery, pediatrics, pharmacology, nursing, and dentistry. Her strengths include all aspects of pre-trial case management, including factual investigation and development, fact discovery, and expert research, retention, and discovery.
Prior to law school, Ingrid practiced as a registered nurse for 10 years in surgical intensive care. She also has valuable experience in risk management, having worked as the Risk Manager for the PHS Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland. Both the nursing and risk management experience provide Ingrid with unique perspective and qualifications for defense of highly complex medical negligence cases.
Experience
- Extensive experience in medical malpractice cases involving complex medical procedures, birth-related injuries, medication-related events, emergency care, inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation, and long term care
- Investigation of events pre-suit in anticipation of future litigation
Education
-
Case Western Reserve University School of Law,
J.D.
- cum laude
-
Nazareth College of Rochester,
B.A.
- magna cum laude
- St. Vincent Charity Hospital, R.N., School of Nursing
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Adjunct Professor
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice - Defendants (2021-2025) and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2021-2025)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
Insights
Firm News
100 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch” (Aug 15, 2024)
Roetzel & Andress Earns Recognition in 2024 Best Lawyers (Aug 17, 2023)
Roetzel Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 18, 2022)
74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
Seventy Roetzel Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America© List; Ten Named “Lawyer of the Year” (Aug 20, 2020)