Frank C. Woodside III

Partner
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 977-8266 | Phone
(513) 977-8509 | Fax

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Dr. Frank C. Woodside, III is a nationally-known trial lawyer representing manufacturers of pharmaceutical and medical devices, chemicals and flavorings as well as producers of consumer products. Over a period of more than 40 years, he has tried 80+ cases to verdict or judgment, serving as primary trial counsel in medical malpractice, product liability and mass tort cases. His background as a licensed physician affords him added knowledge and insight he uses to his clients' advantage in preparing for and defending high-stakes litigation.

Dr. Woodside's clients include Fortune 500 companies, health care providers and hospitals. His experience includes serving as national trial counsel and MDL counsel for Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals in the Bendectin birth defect litigation; Procter & Gamble in the Rely tampon/toxic shock syndrome litigation; Dow Corning Corporation in the silicone gel breast implant litigation; and Rugby Laboratories in the Fen-Phen litigation. He also served as trial counsel for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in the smoking and health litigation, International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. in the microwave popcorn butter flavoring litigation, and Procter & Gamble in the Dental Adhesive Cream litigation.

Dr. Woodside is the Chairman Emeritus of the firm's Toxic and Environmental Tort Practice Groups. He is one of only a few attorneys recognized as a Bet-the-Company Litigator by The Best Lawyers in America^® and, since 1993, he has been recommended by the referral guide in numerous practices areas. He is the editor of a treatise, Drug Product Liability, published by Matthew Bender, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and an emeritus clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Education

J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (cum laude, 1969)
B.S., Microbiology, The Ohio State University (1966)
M.D., University of Cincinnati (1973)
Post-graduate courses in Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH
NIOSH Course Approval No. 101, NIOSH-Approved Spirometry, UPMC Health System; Pittsburgh, PA (2005)

Bar Admissions

Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court

Selected Professional & Civic Organizations

American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Dayton Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
American Society of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association
PLAC
Society of Ohio Hospital Attorneys
American Health Lawyers Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow: Order of Juris, Order of Certus
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
American Medical Association
Ohio State Medical Association
Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
American College of Legal Medicine (Fellow)
American College of Forensic Examiners
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Awards & Recognitions