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Education
- The Ohio State University, J.D., with honors, 1979
- Case Western Reserve University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
Licensed to Practice
- Ohio
Overview
Ed Hurtuk is the Partner-in-Charge of Walter | Haverfield’s Mayfield Heights office and a recognized leader in the practice of real estate law and real estate finance. Ed formerly served as commissioner for the Ohio Supreme Court. He has taught real estate law and finance as a member of the adjunct faculty at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He is a renowned speaker and has lectured at legal and real estate trade group seminars on leasing, financing and other real estate topics.
Experience
- Served as a law commissioner for the Ohio Supreme Court
- Taught real estate and finance as a member of the adjunct faculty at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law
- Lectured at legal and real estate trade group seminars on leasing, financing and other real estate topics
Recognition
- 2007-2021 – Selected for inclusion in the 2007-2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America©. Listed in the current edition for Real Estate Law.
- Chosen by his peers as the 2017 Best Lawyers “Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, OH.
- Selected every year since 2006 to the “Ohio Super Lawyers” list. Area of practice: Real Estate.
- Rated “AV Preeminent” by LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell.
- Rated among Ohio’s top real estate attorneys, according to Chambers and Partners.

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Articles
- Walter | Haverfield Represents Local Developer to Acquire Former Geauga Lake Land
- Nearly Half of All Walter | Haverfield Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers®
- Ed, Josh and Alex Hurtuk: Bringing the Family Back Together Again
Associations
- Member, Ohio Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Former Chair, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Real Estate Institute
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
- Member, Foundation Board of Trustees, Slovene Home for the Aged
- Former chair, Board of Trustees, Light of Hearts Villa
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