Craig Spangenberg was an American nationally renowned trial attorney who founded the law firm now known as Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber in Cleveland, Ohio.
Occupation
lawyer
Position held
King's Counsel
Citizenship
United States
Born
February 18, 1914
Died
March 17, 1998
Overview
Craig Spangenberg (18 February 1914 – 17 March 1998) was a nationally-renowned trial attorney who founded the law firm now known as Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber in Cleveland, Ohio.
Education
Craig Spangenberg earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan in the 1930s. The University of Michigan Law School awards the Craig Spangenberg Oral Advocacy Award in recognition of his trial advocacy legacy.
Craig was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1938. In 1946 Craig Spangenberg became a founding member of the Harrison Thomas, Spangenberg and Hull law firm now known as Spangenberg, Shibley and Liber.
Legal practice
Spangenberg specialized in personal injury litigation. Spangenberg gained national recognition for his firm by stepping forward to represent Canadian children injured by the birth-defect-causing morning sickness medication Thalidomide. He was appointed Canadian Queen's Counsel by Queen Elizabeth II as a result of this work.
