Maria C. Klutinoty Edwards

Recognition & Awards

• Super Lawyers Listing 
  • 2012 – 2024 – Ohio Rising Stars 
• Best Lawyers Listing 
  • 2022 – 2024 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Employment Law – Individuals 

Ms. Klutinoty Edwards has also been rated as a 10.0 “Superb Top Attorney” by Avvo.com.

As a result of Ms. Klutinoty Edwards’ professional and civic excellence, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, ystark!, and the Canton Repository recognized Ms. Klutinoty Edwards as one of Stark County’s Top Twenty Under Forty Young Professionals for 2017.

Admissions & Education

Ms. Klutinoty Edwards was admitted to the Ohio Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2010.  She was admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 2012 and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2013.

Ms. Klutinoty Edwards is from Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated magna cum laude from Grove City College, where she majored in political science. Maria graduated first in her class, summa cum laude, from the University of Akron School of Law, where she received the 2010 Jenkins Award for highest scholastic achievement. While in law school, she was recognized for her appellate oral advocacy skills as a member of the University’s moot court National Championship team and had an article published in the Akron Law Review (Klutinoty, M., Exxon Co. v. Baker: Why the Supreme Court Missed the Boat on Punitive Damages, 43 Akron L. Rev. 203 (2010)).

Professional Associations

• President & Board of Trustees, Stark County Association for Justice
• Former Chairperson, Stark County Bar Association Grievance Committee
• Member, Ohio Association for Justice
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Stark County Bar Association
• Member, Stark County Bar Association Executive Committee
• Member, Akron Bar Association
• Member, Ohio Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Stark County Bar Association Grievance Committee Chair
• Formerly Stark County Association for Justice President
• Graduate, Leadership Stark County, Signature Program, 28th Class
• Graduate, Leadership Stark County, Spotlight Program, Class of 2014
• Formerly Board of Trustees, YWCA of Canton, Ohio
• Formerly Board of Trustees, Canton Palace  Theatre
• Formerly Board of Trustees, Friends of Stark Parks

Reported Decisions

• Grange Ins. Co. v. Swearengen, Ohio App. 7th Dist. No. 21 JE 0005, 2021-Ohio-3596
• Peter Sworak dba Camper Care v. Great Lakes Recreational Vehicle Association, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Summit Cty. No. CV 2020 11 3137, 2021 WL 5494397 (Sept. 29, 2021)
• McKinley Development Leasing Co. Ltd. v. Westfield Ins. Co., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Stark Cty. No. 2020CV00815, 2021 WL 506266 (Feb. 9, 2021)
• Sylvester and Sylvester, Inc. v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Stark Cty. No. 2020CV00817, 2021 WL 137006 (Jan. 7, 2021)
• McKinley Development Leasing Co. Ltd. v. Westfield Ins. Co., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Stark Cty. No. 2020CV00815, 2020 WL 7137276 (Nov. 16, 2020)
• Yerian v. Goldberg, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Stark Cty. No. 2020CV00901, 2020 WL 6106514 (Oct. 13, 2020)
• Doerschuk v. KLG Mobile Intensive Co., LLC, Ohio App. 7th Dist. No. 18 CO 0041, 2019-Ohio-5248
• ForeverLawn, Inc. v. Harkrider, D.N.M. No. 1:19CV0655, 2019 WL 6329797 (Nov. 26, 2019)
• Aljaberi v Neurocare Ctr., Inc., Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 2018CA00154, 2019-Ohio-2181
• Bradshaw v. Summa Health System, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Summit Cty. No. CV 2018 06 2553, 2018 WL 5778679 (Oct. 26, 2018)
• Aljaberi v. Neurocare Ctr., Inc., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Stark Cty. No. 2016CV02671, 2018 WL 5313527 (Aug. 29, 2018)
• Yerian v. Houska, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Probate Div., Summit Cty. No. 2016 CV 073, 2018 WL 3879071 (July 24, 2018)
• Seniah Corp. v. Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, L.L.P., Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 2017CA00109, 2018-Ohio-855
• Bortz v. Freedom USA, Inc., Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Summit Cty. No. CV 2017 06 2566, 2017 WL 7803763 (Dec. 6, 2017)
• Heineken U.S.A., Inc. v. Esber Beverage Co., Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 2013 CA 00158, 2014-Ohio-946
• Bourlas Constr., Inc. v. Paxos, Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 2013CA00076, 2014-Ohio-289
• Morris v. Heat Surge, LLC, N.D.Ohio No. 5:11CV00223, 2012 WL 832732 (Mar. 9, 2012)
• Davis v. Meyers, Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 20122CA00103, 2012-Ohio-1518
• CSAHA/UHHS-Canton, Inc. v. Aultman Health Found., Ohio App. 5th Dist. No. 2010CA00303, 2012-Ohio-897
• Pilgrim v. Universal Health Card, LLC, 660 F.3d 943 (6th Cir 2011)
• Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Rafi, N.D.Ohio No. 5:09-CV-0777, 2010 WL 4181021 (Oct. 19, 2010)
• Grange Ins. Co. v. Swearengen, Ohio Ct. Cmn. Pleas, Jefferson Cty. No. 18-CV-490, 2021 WL 531694 (Feb. 2, 2021)