William D. Carle III

wcarle@rayrobcle.com

Education:

·          The Cleveland-Marshall Law School - Cleveland, Ohio

            Juris Doctor, 1955

            President of Class

·          Miami University - Oxford, Ohio

            Bachelor of Science in Business, 1951

Licensed to Practice:           

·          State of Ohio, 1955 - All Courts

·          U.S. District Courts:

            Northern District of Ohio

            Eastern District of Michigan

·          U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Sixth and Eighth

            Circuits

·          United States Supreme Court, 1983

Professional Experience:

·          Ray, Robinson, Carle, & Davies P.L.L. - Cleveland, Ohio

            Of Counsel - January 1999 to present

            Partner - January 1967 to December 1998

            Associate - 1959 to 1966

Pre-Legal Experience:

·          Great Lakes sailing (deck) - 1946 to 1951

·          Pittsburgh Steamship Div., U.S. Steel Corporation

            Assistant Manager Industrial Relations - 1951 to 1959

Professional Associations:

·          American Bar Association

            Litigation Section

·          Maritime Law Association of the United States - Proctor Member

·          Ohio State Bar Association

·          Cleveland Bar Association

·          Defense Research Institute

·          International Association of Defense Counsel

Honors:

Recognized for 50 years in the practice of law by the Cleveland Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar

            Association, and the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Commissioners - 2005

Community Activities:

·          Great Lakes Historical Society

            Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

·          The Propeller Club of Cleveland

            Past President

·          Spencer Elevator, Inc.

            Board of Directors

·          The Marine Club of Toronto

·          Lakewood Christian Service Center

            Board of Trustees

Reported Cases:

·          Grosse Ile Bridge Co. v. American Steamship Co. (E.D. Mich., 1996). Adverse judgment reversed on

            appeal, 302 F.3d 616 (6th Cir. 2002). Awaiting opinion on remand.

·          Reed v. ULS Corp., 25 F.Supp.2d 948 (D.Minn. 1998), 178 F.3d 988 (8th Cir. 1999)

·          Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd., 1993 A.M.C. 1217 (6th Cir. 1993)

·          Blainey v. American Steamship Co., 990 F.2d 885 (6th Cir. 1993)

·          Hoeffling v. USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., 792 F.Supp. 1029 (E.D. Mich. 1991)

·          Reed v. American Steamship Co., 773 F.Supp. 991 (E.D. Mich. 1991)

·          Daughenbaugh v. Bethlehem Steel Corp., 891 F.2d 1199 (6th Cir. 1989)

·          Cary Marine, Inc. v. The Motor Vessel Papillon, 701 F.Supp. 604 (N.D. Ohio 1988)

·          Itrich v. Huron Cement Div. of National Gypsum Co., 670 F.Supp. 199 (E.D. Mich. 1987)

·          Trans-Power Truck Lines v. Brenner, No. L-86-319 Slip Opinion, (Ohio Ct. App. 1987)

·          Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. Duris, 461 U.S. 529, 103 S.Ct. 1991, 76 L.Ed.2d 120 (1983)

·          Canarctic Shipping Co. Ltd. v. The Great Lakes Towing Co., 670 F.2d 61 (6th Cir. 1982)

·          Mercereau v. M/V Woodbine, 551 F.Supp. 811 (N.D. Ohio 1982)

·         Duris v. Japan Line, Ltd., 1979 A.M.C. 722 (N.D. Ohio 1978)

·          Gyorfi v. Partrederiet Atomena, 58 F.R.D. 112 (N.D. Ohio 1973)

·          In re Moore, 278 F.Supp. 260 (E.D. Mich. 1968)

·          Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States, 389 U.S. 191 (1967)

·          The Bowater Steamship Co. Ltd. v. Patterson, 303 F.2d 369 (2nd Cir. 1962)

Unreported Cases:

·          Whyte v. Canada Steamship Lines (Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1996).

            Verdict for defendant/client in Ohio Court of Appeals. Certiorari denied by Ohio Supreme Court.

·          United States Steel Corp. v. Oglebay Norton Co., C80-431 (N.D. Ohio, 1981).

            Summary judgment granted for client for vessel's loss of use.

·         Oglebay Norton Co. v. The Tugs Maine and Maryland, C78-76 (N.D. Ohio, 1978).

            Memorandum Opinion regarding client's right to limitation.

·          Various Jones Act, longshore, cargo, and hull cases.

·         Appeared as expert witness in Canadian Provincial Court.