About Ian Fijalkovich
Ian Fijalkovich serves as Elk & Elk's in-house probate attorney, guiding families through the legal aspects of wrongful death claims and cases involving injured minors. He graduated magna cum laude in English from the University of Akron and then received the highest scholarship to attend Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he earned his J.D. summa cum laude in 2017, ranking in the top 10 of his class. He joined the firm in 2018 and has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2021. Before focusing on probate law, Ian represented personal injury plaintiffs. He is a lifelong Cleveland-area resident.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Elk & Elk Co Ltd
These results are credited to Elk & Elk Co Ltd. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
A Cuyahoga County jury awarded $39 million to the widow of a highway paving inspector struck and killed on Interstate 271 after the paving contractor failed to follow its court-approved safety plan.
A Fulton County jury awarded $2,761,228 to the widow and estate of James Worman after a fabricated axle shaft sold by Hart's Machine Service fractured beneath the couple's 1973 Honda trike, killing James and severely injuring his wife Pamela.
A Hamilton County, Ohio, jury awarded $2,063,255.51 to the family of Judy Helen Collins, 73, who died in November 2019 after complications of a hiatal hernia repair. Jurors found surgeon Robert Bradley, MD, liable for medical malpractice and wrongful death after he did not obtain a CT scan a radiologist had recommended and did not recognize signs of re-herniation. The same jury cleared the radiologist and his imaging group. The verdict came on Oct. 24, 2024, after a two-week trial.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
