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When you or your family have been harmed by neglect or malpractice, you need an advocate who cares deeply about fighting for a fair resolution. My professional career has always been driven by a desire to help people who need that kind of advocate. I began as a registered nurse and developed into a lawyer. When I was a nurse I stood up for my patients — and as a trial attorney I continue to stand up for people and families who need answers and accountability. That’s why my firm focuses on serving people who have been treated unfairly by hospitals, corporations, and nursing homes across Ohio. I specialize in evaluating and prosecuting many kinds of personal injury cases. If you’re seeking justice for nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, unexplained death, vehicle accidents, or other negligence, please reach out for a free consultation.    My firm is small by design. It’s my own name on the door. That means I’m selective about the cases I take so that I can personally work all aspects of your case: handling your lawsuit, interviewing witnesses, researching legal and medical issues, and engaging experts. When you hire me it’s the beginning of a partnership, not a single meeting before a handoff to junior staff. Your case is extremely personal. So is my work for you.  Professionally, one of my most gratifying roles is to challenge nursing homes that don’t deliver the care they promise. Personally, I want to do even more to help nursing homes deliver better care. So I’ve teamed up with Music & Memory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s. Please see to learn how you can help bring joy into seniors’ lives one tune at a time. In the end, I believe that law is the great equalizer. It’s what allows individuals like you and me to stand equal with professionals and corporations. Together we can challenge them and hold them accountable for the harm that they cause.. Credentials. Law School. Registered Nurse Graduate. Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. Faculty Member, Trial Lawyers College. Professional Leadership. Organizations. Awards. Lectures. Publications

Murphy joined Kelley & Ferraro LLP in 1999 after spending three years at Davis & Young LLP defending asbestos cases. He graduated from Gilmour Academy in 1988, Purdue University with a BA in 1992 and from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1995. Murphy was named Partner in 2004, and Equity Partner in 2006. He serves as Magistrate for Bratenahl and Grand River Courts and has served as Special Prosecutor in Bratenahl He serves as an Arbitrator for the Alternative Dispute Resolution department of the Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court. Murphy is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Murphy has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of Asbestos clients as well as Personal Injury clients. As a result of his accomplishments, he was selected as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Furthermore, he has also been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star three times: 2005, 2006, and 2007.  He also has been recogzized as an Ohio Super Lawyer eight times: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 ,2017, 2018, and 2019   Away from the courtroom, he served as the Commissioner of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Young Lawyers Softball League for ten years. As Captain of his team, he won ten consecutive championships. In 2012, he was nominated as a board member for the Cleveland Baseball Federation.

Michael is an accomplished Board-Certified Trial Lawyer. who represents Plaintiffs involved in medical malpractice. lawsuits, nursing home neglect claims, wrongful death cases,. and motor vehicle accidents. As the co-managing partner. of Goldstein & Goldstein Co., LPA, Michael has obtained. numerous large verdicts and settlements for his clients.. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Michael received. his law degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.. He is admitted to practice law in both Ohio and Florida, and has tried numerous cases and argued appeals throughout Ohio state and Federal Courts.

Matthew L. Alden is originally from Columbus, Ohio and now resides in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Matt is a 1991 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and a 1995 graduate of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. In law school he was a member of the National Moot Court team and an associate editor of the Journal of Law and Health. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.. He has tried numerous cases to verdict before juries, judges, and arbitrators in all types of criminal and civil cases. He now concentrates mostly in consumer law and personal bankruptcy matters because he enjoys helping people get their personal finances back on track. Matt represents individuals and families in all types of consumer matters including foreclosure cases, fair debt collection practices cases, and bankruptcy matters.. Matt is an avid boxing fan and has since 2003 worked as a professional boxing trainer and amateur boxing coach in his spare time at Cleveland’s West Side Boxing Club, a non-profit 501(c)(3) he helped form.

Legal Aid's mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who have low incomes and are vulnerable by providing high-quality legal services and working for systemic solutions.. We carry out our mission every day by providing legal services at no cost to clients with low incomes, helping ensure fairness for all in the justice system—regardless of how much money a person has.

Larry S. Klein has been a staunch defender of injury victim rights for the last 39 years. His extensive experience spans the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, slip and fall accidents, motor vehicle accidents and nursing home negligence. Larry believes in an aggressive team approach to practicing law, all three lawyers of the firm will work on your case as your team fighting the insurance company.. Born in Cleveland , he attended Boston University , where he earned a B.A. in 1975 in Psychology and Accounting, graduating cum laude. He earned his J.D. in 1980 from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the U.S. Tax Court. He is a member of the Cleveland , Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; the American Association for Justice, the Ohio Association for Justice and the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. Larry S. Klein has received a Preeminent AV* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. This rating applies to those lawyers at the highest level of professional excellence.. Because he has demonstrated excellence in the practice of law, Larry is receiving an honor that is limited to no more than 5% of the attorneys within his state. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. The selection process is rigorous and results in third-party validation of their professional accomplishments.. OFF THE RECORD. Larry is a first generation American, whose parents both immigrated to this country for a better life. His parents emphasized the importance of education, and sacrificed to make sure their son would attend quality schools. He was the first member of his family to attend college, and obtain an advanced degree. In his spare time, his favorite pastimes are golf and travel, and he is passionate about both. Larry enjoys golfing and travel with his wife of forty-one years, and spends as much time as possible visiting with their two grown children. Larry is active in the community and supports various religious and secular charities.

Jim's experience includes almost every role for counsel in a commercial bankruptcy.  He has represened lenders and lender groups, customers an suppliers, landlords and tenants, defrauded creditors, equity holders, debtors-in-possession, asset buyers and official commmittees and others with fiduciary responsibilities.

Jeffrey is experienced in all aspects of reorganization practice, having represented debtors, creditors’ committees, panel trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, agented bank groups, individual banks, debtor in possession lenders, purchasers, and investment banks in workouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, bankruptcies and structuring of mergers and acquisitions of distressed assets in and out of bankruptcy.. Jeffrey has received an AV® peer review rating indicating a Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability rating and a Very High General Ethical Standards rating. He has co-chaired the Cleveland Bar Association’s Wm. J. O’Neill Bankruptcy Institute and was a member of the Special Legislative Committee of the Cleveland Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section. In addition, Jeffrey is a graduate of the Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Workshop.. With more than 25 years of experience, Jeffrey has worked on restructurings in a number of different industries, including manufacturing, retail, insurance, transportation, internet, real estate, mining, lodging and sports and entertainment. Jeffrey is the past chair of the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and was the Vice-President and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Restoration Society. He was designated by Turnaround & Workouts as one of the twelve outstanding young bankruptcy lawyers nationally and has been recognized by his peers as a Ohio Super Lawyer.

Jason’s practice focuses on the defense of a wide range of professional liability, commercial, casualty and white collar criminal matters, with a particular emphasis on legal malpractice and catastrophic injury disputes. Jason graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1996, and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University in 2000, where he was named to the Dean's List, and was the recipient of the Greenfield Trial Practice Award.. Upon graduation from Georgetown, Jason joined the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office in Miami, Florida, as an Assistant State Attorney. During Jason's tenure as a prosecutor, he tried approximately forty jury trials to verdict as lead counsel, and more than fifty bench trials, prosecuting such violent crimes as murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual battery, and narcotics trafficking. Jason also argued on numerous occasions before the various Florida Appellate Courts and was specially appointed by Executive Order of the Governor to represent the state of Florida in conflict situations.. Jason has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics Magazine, and repeatedly has been identified in Best Lawyers in America for Legal Malpractice and Professional Liability Law. In 2016, Jason was recognized as one of three professional liability defense lawyers for the State of Ohio by Super Lawyers Annual Directory, Business Edition. Jason has tried jury trials throughout the states of Ohio and Florida, and has argued before the majority of their appellate courts. Jason also has authored amicus curiae briefs before state supreme courts on behalf of interested parties in professional liability matters.. Jason is truly honored to serve as outside General Counsel to some of the finest attorneys and law firms in the region, providing integrated and cost-effective solutions to the full spectrum of operational, transactional, and litigation challenges facing legal services providers during all phases of formation, practice and evolution. In so doing, Jason is able to provide reasoned guidance to attorneys on matters including legal malpractice, bar grievance and fee dispute defense, formation, operations, dissolution, risk management, human resources and employment practices, and succession planning.. Jason is admitted to practice before the Courts of the States of Ohio and Florida, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and Indiana, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Southern District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Jason has handled numerous matters throughout Ohio’s adjacent states, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan. Jason also has represented numerous foreign-based institutional, corporate and individual clients in domestic litigation, including clients based throughout China, Taiwan, Canada, South Africa, Switzerland, and Australia.. HONORS & RECOGNITIONS. • Best Lawyers in America. • Recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and as a Super Lawyer 2014 through 2019. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS. • American Bar Association. • Defense Research Institute. • Ohio State Bar Association. • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. • Florida Bar Association. • Professional Liability Underwriting Society. • Cuban American Bar Association. • Miami-Dade County Bar Association

In the course of his insolvency and bankruptcy practice, Rob has represented equity security holders, secured lenders, unsecured creditors' committees, trustees, receivers, and those who wish to purchase assets out of bankruptcy estates.  His extensive experience in commercial litigation includes commercial foreclosures, contract litigation and recovering assets fraudulently transferred or concealed from creditors.  Rob has also advised corporate officers and directors regarding fiduciary duties in both the non-profit and profit sectors.

Hans C. Kuenzi has been practicing law since 1983, and is considered to be one of the most respected small firm trial attorneys in Northeast Ohio today.  A Certified Specialist in the field of family law, he regularly provides representation in matters of divorce, child custody, the division of marital estates and spousal support, routinely achieving outstanding results on behalf of his clients. He has also won numerous appeals in the area of family law. His trial advocacy has also produced great success in his representation of hundreds of clients in the area of personal injury, including Workers’ Compensation. His unique skills in the investigation of each case and the presentation of every possible claim have generated sizable settlements and awards for the benefits of his clients.  With over twenty five years of experience limited primarily to trial work, Hans has extensive experience, knowledge, background and understanding in the representation of his clients’ interests.  Please feel free to contact me at your leisure if I can ever be of help to you!  We offer a free initial consultation to interested parties so that we may discuss your case.

Brian M. Urban strives to offer his clients the opportunity to effectively participate, with his guidance, in the process they select for their own particular family law matters. Brian is able to provide his guidance by drawing upon over thirty-five years of experience as a litigator, advisor and negotiator since his 1979 admission to the practice of law in Ohio. He has been a Certified Specialist in family relations law in Ohio since the inception of that specialization certification in 2001. Martindale Hubbell's Law Directoryhas awarded its top AV rating to both Brian and his firm.Brian has eagerly embraced the emergence of Collaborative Family Law as a meaningful alternative to those clients who wish to minimize the impact of a divorce or other family crisis upon their children, preserve their ability to communicate with their former spouses, and obtain a divorce or other resolution with their dignity intact. Brian is a founding member and serves as a director of the Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals, the first professional organization in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio that is solely devoted to furthering collaborative practice for the benefit of divorcing couples and other families in transition. He is also a member of the Northeast Ohio Collaborative Professionals group and of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.Brian earned his B.A. degree,magna cum laude, from John Carroll University and J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cleveland State University. He appears in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, has been selected by Inside Business periodical as one of the Leading Lawyers in Northeastern Ohio annually since 2000, and has been selected by Law & Politics periodical as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers annually since 2004. Brian is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan, the Ohio State, and the American Bar Associations, and has been admitted to the bars of both the State of Ohio and the United States Supreme Court.

Attorney Vargas attended Case Western Reserve University for her undergraduate studies and law degree.  Her background in social sciences gives her the skills necessary to work with diverse clients and effectively resolve their issues. She is dedicated to client satisfaction and building strong attorney-client relationships.  Attorney Vargas is quickly gaining an excellent reputation within the legal community, as a professional and dedicated attorney.. Attorney Vargas truly enjoys working with people. Her clients are typically going through very difficult moments in their lives, and Attorney Vargas is able to help them navigate through every step of this process.

Attorney and Robert Brown LLC Partner Jennifer (“Jenna”) Peyton received her Juris Doctorate from the Case Western University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio. She is accepted to practice law before the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jenna’s practice focus is removal proceedings, family based cases both within the United States and with consular processing.. Jenna was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in La Jolla, a small town in San Diego County. During her high school and college years, she studied abroad in Argentina, Italy and spent her junior year of college in Irkutsk, Siberia (Russia). Upon her return from Russia, Jenna graduated from Trinity College, and was awarded the Russian Book Prize for scholastic excellence. She moved to Cleveland in 1995. She is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case School of Law (Immigration Practicum I and II), and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. She speaks Spanish and Russian.. Jenna is currently the Vice President of Ohio AILA, and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She has received multiple awards for her pro bono service, notably for her efforts in ending family detention. She is married to Timothy Peyton, and they have two daughters, Margaret and Katherine.

As a journalist, Brian D. Bardwell was trained to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”. Now an attorney, he brings the same sensibility to the practice of law, where he focuses on First Amendment rights, whistleblower protection, and access to government records. Clients benefit from a unique set of skills and training that Brian uses to uncover the truth, defend his clients’ rights, and make life miserable for those who abuse their power.. Before he was a lawyer, Bardwell was an award-winning reporter and editor, covering criminal-justice and education issues for newspapers around Northeast Ohio and writing about tax law for State Tax Notes. The National Press Club, the Washington D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Associated Press Society of Ohio recognized his outstanding writing and investigative skills, which have uncovered a college dropout with a fake degree trying to take over a local school district, sex offenders taking jobs as elementary-school teachers, and even a plot by the Mexican government to hijack the script of the latest James Bond film.. Apart from his journalistic work, Bardwell also spent several years running a small nonprofit focused on promoting the public’s right to access government records. Well before he was an attorney, he was successfully suing local governments that refused to disclose who they were holding in their jails, how they had disciplined public officials, and what property they had seized from their citizens. Based on that work, he was invited to lecture on public-records law by the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Cleveland Employment Inn of Court, and the biennial conference of the ACLU of Ohio, which called him “one of Ohio’s greatest champions of transparency.”. Brian graduated cum laude from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where his aggressive trial-advocacy skills earned him an invitation to the Order of the Barristers. He earned a bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia. His academic research has been published in the University of Virginia’s Oculus and in the Case Western Reserve Law Review.

Andrew Margolius is an attorney practicing employment law, disability and fair housing law in Northeast Ohio, and is the principal in the firm Margolius, Margolius and Associates, an employee rights and housing oriented law firm.  He has been an attorney since 1983 and practices both in federal and state courts.. Mr. Margolius has  successfully litigated cases in both federal and state court.  Noteworthy among his achievements are advanced in disability discrimination law, long term disability precedent, substantial jury verdicts, and vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, extending to his insistence upon affirmative relief in family status cases such as requiring a landlord to build a playground to remedy past family status discrimination (“affirmative action for kids”).  He was the attorney in McGill v. Bellissimo, a landmark fair housing sexual discrimination verdict which incorporated sexual harassment and hostile environment theories in the fair housing field, and remains as one of the highest sexual harassment awards for a single plaintiff.  In Silvey v. Washington Square Chiropractic Clinic, 2013-Ohio-438, employment law advances occurred. He was also one of the attorneys who tried a month long sexual harassment case resulting in a $497, jury verdict.  He has tried a case largely of first impression based off of religious discrimination and the application of the religious exemption under the Fair Housing Act.  The case resulted in findings of religious discrimination and retaliation in favor of a homeowner, his intended renter and a fair housing organization.  In 2009, he again had a jury trial in a Dayton Ohio sexual harassment housing discrimination case, resulting in a $248,000 verdict.   He frequently lectures on trial tactics and fair housing, disability and employment law.  Disability work includes Michael Stiso v. International Steel Group, No. 13-3503 (6th Cir. 2015)(long term disability, breach of fiducairy duty) and Houston v. UNUM Life Ins Co, No. 06-3644 (6th Cir. 2007).

A Leading Plaintiffs' Attorney In The Legal Malpractice Field. Attorney Richard Gibbs Johnson, founder of the law firm of Richard G. Johnson Co., L.P.A. in 1990, is a leading practitioner in the area of plaintiffs' legal malpractice and related legal ethics and professional responsibility issues. Mr. Johnson stands leagues apart from other Ohio law firms in devoting his practice exclusively to this niche area, and he is the only Ohio attorney who limits his practice to this area. Mr. Johnson represents clients who have suffered serious financial losses due to negligent, reckless, intentional, fraudulent, or unethical conduct on the part of their lawyers or sports agents. He holds a master's degree in business administration as well as a juris doctorate, giving him unique insight into the business considerations surrounding high value claims. Businesses, individuals, professionals, and sports stars turn to him for experienced guidance and representation in major damage claims against their former lawyers or sports agents. Mr. Johnson is very selective in the cases he accepts: Prospective clients must have minimum economic damages of $250,000 for consideration, and prospective clients are typically charged a substantial initial review fee, which may be waived for significant claims. Cases may be taken on a contingent, hourly, or blended rate, depending upon the nature and value of the claim. Typically, bankruptcy, criminal, and domestic relations malpractice cases are handled on an hourly basis only, however, exceptions may apply in very limited circumstances.. Million-Dollar Results. Richard G. Johnson began his legal career nearly 25 years ago. Since then, he has earned a highly respected reputation for his success in handling complex legal malpractice and sports agent malpractice cases. He earned the largest settlement in the history of the Major League Baseball Players Association Grievance Arbitration on behalf of a professional baseball player against his lawyers and sports agents. Mr. Johnson has also been named among the Top Trial Lawyers in America and selected to the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reflecting his outstanding track record of settlements and verdicts.. In Good Company. Throughout his career, Mr. Johnson has been actively involved in various professional ethics organizations, including the American Bar Association's Center for Professional Responsibility and the Ohio State Bar Association's Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee. He is one of only a handful of attorneys in Ohio elected into the American Law Institute, arguably the most selective and important legal organization in this country.. Contact. For more information, contact the law firm of Richard G. Johnson Co., L.P.A., in Cleveland, Ohio, at, by fax at, or by the contact link on this page.  Typically, Mr. Johnson prefers to receive only the following information initially: (1) your complete contact info; (2) complete contact info for who you want to sue; (3) the subject matter of the underlying representation; and (4) your estimated economic damages. If Mr. Johnson does not have a conflict of interest in representing you, and if your claimed damages meet his initial threshold, he may ask you to submit a detailed factual outline, before scheduling a teleconference to discuss your matter. Mr. Johnson would in no instance become your attorney without entering into a written and executed attorney-client contract with you.. Ohio Legal Malpractice Statute Of Limitations. In general, in Ohio, you have one (1) year from the date of occurrence to bring your legal malpractice claims, that period is tolled by the lawyer's continued legal employment on the same matter, and if you do not discover the legal malpractice during the representation, then you have one (1) year from the date that you and/or the reasonable person would/should have discovered the same. In addition, there are other tolling provisions as well as other considerations that may effect the determination of this date. As such, please keep in mind that the determination of this date is an art, not a science, and if you believe that you have valid claims to assert, you should retain an attorney immediately.. Other Options. If you cannot afford to retain me, you might consult your local legal aid society, your local or state public defender, the ACLU, any other legal clinics within your area, or the local bar associations for referrals to other lawyers. Please note that in regards to fee disputes, most bar associations have arbitration programs for the same that are free to you.

A founding Shareholder of Winter Trimacco, Courtney focuses her practice on the defense of professional liability, commercial, casualty, employment, and securities matters, with a particular emphasis on professional liability and catastrophic injury disputes. In addition, Courtney also has represented professional athletes and coaches as a Certified NFLPA Agent. Among other appointments, Courtney serves on the Board of the American Diabetes Association of Northeast Ohio.. Courtney earned her Juris Doctorate in May of 2007 from The University of Toledo School of Law, cum laude, where she served as a teaching assistant to Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure courses, was named to the Dean's List, and was the recipient of The Mahoning County Bar Association Scholarship. As a law student, Courtney was a member of law review and served as Technical Editor for the University of Toledo Law Review. Courtney's legal publications include K.M. v. E.G., My Two Moms: California Courts Hold That a Child Can Have Two Natural Mothers, which was published in the Spring 2007 edition of The University of Toledo Law Review.. Courtney is Rated AV® Preeminent™: Very Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review, and has been recognized as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine in 2010. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and was named a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation by its Board of Trustees in 2016. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Junior League of Cleveland.. HONORS & RECOGNITIONS. • Rated AV® Preeminent™: Very Highly Rated in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review. • Repeatedly Recognized as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine. PUBLICATIONS. K.M. v. E.G., My Two Moms: California Courts Hold That a Child Can Have Two Natural Mothers. The University of Toledo Law Review, Spring 2007. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS. • Ohio State Bar Association. • American Bar Association. • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. • Junior League of Cleveland. • Ohio Women’s Bar Association. • Board Member of the American Diabetes Association of Northeastern Ohio. • Ohio Bar Foundation Fellow

A former federal prosecutor, large-city law director, and large-firm litigator, Subodh Chandra is The Chandra Law Firm LLC's founding and managing partner. His practice focuses on high-profile civil-rights litigation, along with white-collar-criminal defense and internal investigations.. Chandra is engaged for high-stakes litigation when reputations are on the line. His matters often have a public-interest, crisis-communications, and public-policy dimension.. Examples include. Before founding the firm, Chandra served as director of law for the city of Cleveland, a billion-dollar corporation. Chandra led the work of an 82-lawyer department with both criminal and civil divisions. He also sometimes served as Cleveland's acting mayor.As Cleveland's general counsel, Chandra handled legal work in-house and slashed by nearly 90% spending on outside counsel, saving millions; moved vigorously through in-house investigations to clean up internal corruption; restored the department's reputation; and attracted top performers who helped make it Ohio's most diverse law firm. And his tough-minded, preventive approach reduced Cleveland's liability exposure and payments significantly.Previously, as federal prosecutor, Chandra successfully prosecuted healthcare fraud and corruption—winning a commendation from FBI director Robert Mueller for "demonstrated excellence" as well as from the special agent in charge of the FBI's Cleveland office. Chandra also prosecuted tax fraud, bank fraud, and other economic crimes.. Before that, Chandra served as a litigator in large law firms in both Cleveland and Los Angeles. Chandra defended the cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills against high-profile allegations of police misconduct, and represented large media companies and motion-picture studios. Some of his more memorable work included helping defend the television show "Hard Copy" against libel charges by the singer Michael Jackson.. Chandra began his legal career as special presidential counsel at the American Bar Association.Chandra is a graduate of the Yale Law School, where he was executive editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review. He also graduated with honors and dual-departmental distinction from Stanford University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa his junior year, and which awarded him the John Gardner Fellowship to work as a protégé of Ohio Governor Richard F. Celeste.Chandra has served as Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, teaching appellate practice and legal ethics. He has also served as a legal-ethics and attorneys' fees expert in litigation.Long active in assisting people who aspire to public service, Chandra was also a 2006 candidate for Ohio Attorney General, winning most newspaper endorsements. The Cincinnati Enquirer called Chandra "the best candidate Ohio Democrats have produced in years." Chandra was also one of the earliest supporters of President Barack H. Obama, serving on his National Finance Committee, on the national Asian-American advisory committee, and as an Obama delegate to and deputy whip of the Ohio delegation at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.Civically active, Chandra in 2021 was the principal author—on behalf of police-misconduct victims' families—of the city of Cleveland charter amendment that effects greater civilian disciplinary and policy oversight over Cleveland police, and requires that a civilian oversight body maintain Brady evidence records of police officers who have been dishonest. Voters adopted the reform initiative, a model for the nation, overwhelmingly.. Chandra is a longtime member, and serves as co-vice chair, of the Special Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.Chandra is admitted to practice law in California, Ohio, and New Mexico (inactive), and in federal courts around the country.. Based on the review of his peers, Chandra has been included in Best Lawyers® in America for civil rights and Super Lawyers®. He's been included in America's Top 50 Lawyers. Under his leadership, Chandra Law has been peer-review included in U.S. News and World Reports's Best Law Firms in America for Civil Rights. And he was named 2022 Lawyer of the Year in Civil Rights by Best Lawyers® in America.. Chandra's legal work is featured in the documentaries Free for All! (2008), PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes (2014), and 137 Shots (Netflix 2021).. Chandra and his wife are the proud parents of triplet sons.