Super Lawyers - 2012 Ohio

says. “We’ve had a good number of
our associates rotate through that. The
associates know that we’re investing in
them. It’s good for them. Unless you lose
your fear of the courtroom early, it can
become paralyzing later on in life.”
With all he’s done over the course of
his career, achieving a work-life balance
has been a challenge. His second wife,
Michelle, ensures he maintains that
balance by scheduling scuba-diving
vacations in Aruba and other well-deserved
getaways. Their recent travels included an
October trip to Italy to visit Chip, who was
there on R&R.

Faruki also chairs The Air Force Museum Foundation, which is raising money for a building to house a collection of presidential aircraft. “Board chair in that organization means I’m the CEO, so I refer to that as my second job,” Faruki quips.

Back in Dayton, Faruki keeps some of
his favorite items on display in his office.
One is a wooden chicken, a gift from a
grateful client. “We managed to stop
the other party from putting in a large
commercial chicken farm, which stinks
to high heaven, upwind of our client’s
corporate headquarters and plant,”
Faruki says. “My wife keeps wanting me
to bring it home for the kitchen. ‘No,
that’s my chicken,’ I say.”
Also in his office is a picture of his father.
“A couple of times people have asked if I
have any heroes. I point to my dad’s photo,”
he says. It serves as a reminder that “you
have to work hard to achieve excellence
and you have to work hard to learn a craft
and practice it.”
Besides, to Faruki it’s just plain fun.
“There are times that you come back at the
end of the day and you’re glad you didn’t
do something else for a living,” he says. “A
lot of people can’t say that.”

Michelle Holiday** Gregory S. Scott* Dennis P. Mulvihill* Top 100 Top 50 Cleveland Ryan H. Fisher* Mark L. Wakefield
James A. Lowe*
Top 100
Top 50 Cleveland

*Chosen to 2012 Super Lawyers®
**Chosen to 2012 Rising Stars

As a recognized leader in products liability, personal injury and medical malpractice, Lowe Eklund Wakefield & Mulvihill embraces a single-minded calling: to help those who need justice by providing committed and passionate advocacy. “Our clients always merit our constant and tireless dedication,” says founding partner James A. Lowe. “For that reason, our services are sought in state and federal courts throughout the United States. ” The firm successfully represents injured people in the areas of automobile product safety, employer intentional tort and birth injury cases, and it fights for families of victims of wrongful death. LEWM has received many notable verdicts and settlements, including the largest judgment in Ohio history of $2 billion in a recent class action lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company. Fulfilling a single-minded calling—securing justice