Anna Moore Carulas
Shareholder, Practice Group Manager, Medical Defense and Health Care Litigation
1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, 10th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
P 216.615.7401
F 216.623.0134
P 216.615.7401 | F 216.623.0134
Overview
Over the past 30 years, Anna’s practice has been devoted to the defense of physicians, hospitals, and a wide variety of health care providers in medical negligence lawsuits. She has successfully defended hundreds of medical malpractice lawsuits, the majority of which are cases involving high-exposure and catastrophic injuries.
In addition, Anna serves as Practice Group Manager of Roetzel’s Medical Defense and Health Care Litigation group, which encompasses a highly specialized group of trial lawyers, nurse consultants, administrative staff, and trial support personnel.
Anna is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been recognized within her specialty by Ohio Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America© for Medical Malpractice Law. She also has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and a Life Member of the 8th District Judicial Conference of Ohio.
Experience
- Successfully tried many high-exposure cases in virtually all areas of medicine to defense verdict in courts across the State of Ohio, predominantly in Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio
Services
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
-
Alma College,
B.A.
- cum laude
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Recognitions
- Eighth District Judicial Conference, Life Member (1995-present)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2004-2023)
- Selected as one of the "Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyers" (2008)
- Selected as one of "Top 100 Ohio Lawyers" (2008-2013)
- Selected as one of "Top 50 Lawyers in Cleveland" (2008-2013)
- Selected as one of "Top 25 Female Lawyers in Cleveland" (2008-2018)
- Selected as one of the "Top 50 Female Lawyers in Ohio" (2005-2018)
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (2007-2023)
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Cleveland Academy of Civil Trial Attorneys (CACTA)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Trial Law Institute, Member
- Diversity Law Institute, Member
Insights
Alerts
How Physician Practices Can Prepare for Coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
Malpractice Insurance – Contractual Indemnity and Tail Coverage (Mar 10, 2020)
Presentations
To physicians and staff, including: Case Western Reserve Medical School, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MetroHealth Medical Center, and University Hospitals of Cleveland
To the statewide Ohio Judicial Conference; and the Scientific Program of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
Firm News
22 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (Dec 29, 2022)
Roetzel Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 18, 2022)
Twenty-Seven Roetzel Attorneys Selected to 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List (Dec 30, 2021)
74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
Thirty Roetzel Attorneys Selected to 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List (Dec 8, 2020)
Overview
Over the past 30 years, Anna’s practice has been devoted to the defense of physicians, hospitals, and a wide variety of health care providers in medical negligence lawsuits. She has successfully defended hundreds of medical malpractice lawsuits, the majority of which are cases involving high-exposure and catastrophic injuries.
In addition, Anna serves as Practice Group Manager of Roetzel’s Medical Defense and Health Care Litigation group, which encompasses a highly specialized group of trial lawyers, nurse consultants, administrative staff, and trial support personnel.
Anna is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been recognized within her specialty by Ohio Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America© for Medical Malpractice Law. She also has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and a Life Member of the 8th District Judicial Conference of Ohio.
Experience
- Successfully tried many high-exposure cases in virtually all areas of medicine to defense verdict in courts across the State of Ohio, predominantly in Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
-
Alma College,
B.A.
- cum laude
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Recognitions
- Eighth District Judicial Conference, Life Member (1995-present)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2004-2023)
- Selected as one of the "Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyers" (2008)
- Selected as one of "Top 100 Ohio Lawyers" (2008-2013)
- Selected as one of "Top 50 Lawyers in Cleveland" (2008-2013)
- Selected as one of "Top 25 Female Lawyers in Cleveland" (2008-2018)
- Selected as one of the "Top 50 Female Lawyers in Ohio" (2005-2018)
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (2007-2023)
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Cleveland Academy of Civil Trial Attorneys (CACTA)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Trial Law Institute, Member
- Diversity Law Institute, Member
Insights
Alerts
How Physician Practices Can Prepare for Coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
Malpractice Insurance – Contractual Indemnity and Tail Coverage (Mar 10, 2020)
Presentations
To physicians and staff, including: Case Western Reserve Medical School, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MetroHealth Medical Center, and University Hospitals of Cleveland
To the statewide Ohio Judicial Conference; and the Scientific Program of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
Firm News
22 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (Dec 29, 2022)
Roetzel Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 18, 2022)
Twenty-Seven Roetzel Attorneys Selected to 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List (Dec 30, 2021)
74 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®; 18 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 19, 2021)
Thirty Roetzel Attorneys Selected to 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List (Dec 8, 2020)