Joshua Klarfeld is a litigator who focuses his practice on business disputes and complex litigation. He also defends manufacturers and distributors in product liability litigation, including in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Whether in the context of multidistrict or mass tort litigation or in individual cases, Joshua routinely serves as a member of litigation teams in high-profile cases.
Joshua manages all stages of pretrial proceedings, from strategizing the defense or prosecution of the case, to pleadings, pre-answer motions, and discovery, through resolution. Joshua has significant experience defending and examining litigants, corporate representatives, and expert witnesses in various fields, including industry-specific standards of care, regulatory affairs, causation, materials science, toxicology, and economic loss.
- Yeshiva University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002)
- Economics
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005)
- Ohio
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court - Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court - Southern District of Ohio
- United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing Department, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2021-2023; Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
- Ohio Super Lawyers, 2014-2026
- Top 100 Ohio attorney and a Top 50 Cleveland attorney in the Super Lawyers list, 2021-2023
- Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2011, 2013
- Benchmark Litigation “Future Star,” 2022-2026
- Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot List, 2017-2020
- Steering Committee, VeloSano, Cycling event to raise money for cancer research, 2016-2018; Team Leader 2014-2016
- Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Young Israel of Greater Cleveland
- Board of Directors, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland


