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Thanks for viewing my profile.  I have represented individuals and families who have been seriously injured or killed as a result of motor vehicle crashes, medical negligence, and defective products since 1997.  I am licensed in both Ohio and Kentucky and have obtained many multi-million dollar and million dollar results for my clients.  In cases where the wrongdoer does not take responsibility or fails to make a reasonable settlement offer, I will be prepared to take your case to trial.  I have substantial jury trial experience (35+ trials representing injured clients) and recently obtained what has been reported to be the largest verdict in Clermont County, Ohio for a person injured in a motor vehicle crash.

Russian Speaking Attorney. I am dedicated to serving clients with integrity and professionalism in the legal field areas that include Personal Injury, Juvenile Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law. My Law Firm provides individualized legal services, and I interact directly with the clients from the commencement of the legal matter and until it is resolved. I personally answer the phone, give clients advice and represent their best interests through the entire duration of the cases. I ensure that our clients are always well informed and updated on the status of their legal Law Firm dedicated to providing quality legal services. My education background includes degrees of Doctor of Law (J.D.) and Master of Laws (L.L.M.) from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Phil joined Elk & Elk in August of 2007 and became a partner in 2012. He focuses on injuries of a catastrophic nature including personal injury, medical malpractice, trucking, products liability and general tort law. He has won substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.

Matthew D. Besser focuses his practice on employment discrimination and civil rights.  He has experience in all aspects of litigation, from negotiation through trial and final appellate review.  Having worked for several years at a large law firm representing corporate defendants in employment disputes, he is able to offer a unique perspective to plaintiffs with employment-related claims.  Besser also has significant experience as an appellate advocate, authoring many briefs and arguing several cases before the Ohio and federal courts of appeal, and teaching appellate advocacy at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.. Besser graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he received awards for the top grade in Trial Advocacy, Civil Litigation, Disability Discrimination, and Evidence.  He also received the Donald S. Teller Memorial Award for the student note contributing most significantly to The Ohio State Law Journal.  After law school, Besser served as Law Clerk to Judge Richard L. Nygaard on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Matt represents clients in many different types of personal injury cases including wrongful death, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, product liability, slip and falls, and dog bites. Matt learned how insurance companies defend and value claims while working at an insurance defense law firm both as a clerk while in law school, and then as a defense attorney after passing the bar exam. Matt now uses the knowledge and training he gained during his years working with insurance companies to benefit our clients.. Matt concentrated his study on pre-law courses while in college at Ohio University where he excelled academically and received a degree in Legal Communication. Matt was then awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Akron School of Law.. Matt prides himself on his willingness to fight for the rights of the injured. When he’s not working hard on behalf of his clients, Matt loves spending time with his family and is a devoted husband and father.

Marilena DiSilvio joined Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., as a partner, in 2014. A former registered nurse and experienced trial attorney, Marilena’s practice focuses on birth injuries, medical negligence, wrongful death and personal injury.. Prior to joining Elk & Elk, Marilena spent 17 years with a leading Cleveland defense firm, where she was a member of the firm’s Executive and Management committees and served as chair of the Health Care Law Practice group. Marilena has tried more than 50 medical malpractice cases. Her extensive experience serving the defense bar has provided her with invaluable knowledge regarding medical malpractice and health care law.. Marilena is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates.. Super Lawyers Magazine has named her to several lists, including the Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers from 2010-2019; Top 25 Women Cleveland Super Lawyers for 2012-2019; Top 50 lawyers in Cleveland for 2012-2019; and Top 100 lawyers in Ohio for 2011-2019.. She has also been recognized by Marquis “Who’s Who of American Women.”. Marilena has earned an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.

Kimberly A. Hrenko is a Partner with Petronzio Schneier Co., LPA focusing her practice on Business, Commercial and Fraud Litigation. Kimberly works primarily with small to medium size closely held businesses in Northeast Ohio, focusing on the litigation aspects of issues confronted by businesses and their owners including shareholder, partner, and member disputes, complex commercial collections, and fraud detection and recovery.

Jay, a partner at Elk & Elk since 2011, focuses on civil trial work in state and federal courts in matters of medical negligence and wrongful death arising from birth injury, surgery; oncological, cardiac and pharmaceutical product liability causes. Jay has presented more than 70 cases to jury, including: felony prosecution, criminal defense, civil defense and civil plaintiff cases. He has been lead counsel on cases in more than 30 Ohio counties, appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Ohio.. Jay was included in the 22nd and 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation.. Jay has been recognized as an “Ohio Super Lawyer” since 2009, maintains the highest AVVO rating and received a 5.0/5.0 AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ by members of the Bar and Judiciary for his legal ability and professional ethical standards. He has been named to the Top Five in Cleveland by Super Lawyers from 2012-2015, Top Ten Ohio Super Lawyer’s list from 2011-2015 by Cincinnati and Columbus Super Lawyers magazines, Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers from 2010-2019 and Top 50 lawyers in Cleveland by Super Lawyers for 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Jay is a past member of the board of trustees for Ohio Association of Justice and currently serves on Board of Trustees for The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. Nationally, he’s a member of the American Association of Justice’s “Leadership Forum.”. Jay speaks internationally to medical and legal groups on the issue of birth injury and medical liability. In 2008, Jay was a reviewer for a fetal monitoring textbook used by physicians around the country on the issue of liability for birth injuries. Jay has a chapter published in the 6th edition of Comprehensive Gynecology, Medical Legal Issues (2011) and in the 7th edition of Comprehensive Gynecology, Medical-Legal Risk Management (2017.) The respect of the medical community provides access to leading experts and optimal results.

I was elected in November 2012 and was seated on January 1, 2013 as a Judge in Juvenile Court. My term ended on December 31, 2018.. I am a lifelong resident of the Cuyahoga County area, growing up in Maple Heights until the age of 12, and moved to Lyndhurst. I attended public school, graduating from Brush High School in 1975. I have a daughter and understand the difficulty of raising a child as a single parent. After Michelle graduated from college, I pursued a degree at Baldwin Wallace University and earned a degree in Human Services while working as a private investigator and a freelance designer in advertising. Previously, I was an Advertising Director at a financial institution for 12 years, and at the age of 40, began law school with the intention of practicing juvenile and family law.. I served on the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Guardian ad Litem Advisory Board from 2004 to 2016 and was a member of the Steering Committeeforming a CASA program, both of which merged to form the Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County. This organization protects the needs of children infoster care, whose numbers are at an all-time high due to the drug epidemic. Most recently, I was nominated as a Board Member of the Ohio Association ofJuvenile Court Judges.. Since taking the bench, I have worked to implement various initiatives focusing on the needs of the community, strengthening families, and providingservices to the children of Cuyahoga County, such as Warrant Recall Fridays and CASA of Cuyahoga County.. Moreover, I have taken on additional duties as the jurist for the Teen Drug Court, Safe Harbor Docket and supervises the Magistrate for Reentry Court.I have spent my entire legal career focusing on Family issues advocating for children and families of Cuyahoga County.

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio.  I attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, graduating in 1984. I went on to law school at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and received my law degree in 1987. The early part of my legal career was spent representing insurance carriers. After 13 years, I wanted to use my knowledge and experience to represent people who have been injured and families who have needlessly lost a loved one. I have been lead trial counsel in over 3,000 cases and had over 200 of these cases taken to a verdict. I have litigated cases involving civil rights, class action torts, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence and abuse cases. I have prepared in-depth analysis of amendments to statutes and regulations and projected their impact on legal strategies. I have created, trained and led successful litigation teams responsible for extremely complicated legal issues. I have also routinely developed and implemented proactive case strategies to prevail in highly challenging and contested legal battles. I am a certified mediator in the State of Ohio.. I have been practicing law for over 25 years and have been involved in complex litigation for both Defendants and Plaintiffs. My specialty is Nursing Home Abuse. I have handled over 750 nursing home abuse & neglect cases.. Like all the attorneys at Slater & Zurz LLP, I am focused on getting results for my clients while providing them with unparalleled service and sound guidance. I will respond to your questions promptly, provide you with complete explanations that are easy to understand and cover all options under the law. I will also thoroughly prepare and aggressively pursue your case to achieve the results you desire. By doing this, we will be able to effectively settle your case without the need for trial. In the event that a trial is necessary, I have extensive trial experience with a proven record of success. Over the course of my 25 year career, I have secured multi-million dollar settlements and received numerous jury verdicts in excess of $100,000.

David is the Senior Partner of Elk & Elk in Cleveland, Ohio.  As an Ohio personal injury lawyer, he has represented thousands of medical malpractice and wrongful death victims throughout the state for nearly 50 years. Dave believes that quality legal representation allows all people to level the playing field against the big insurance companies. He has devoted his entire professional life of almost five decades to helping injured people receive the compensation they deserve.. Dave began his professional career with one of the largest and most prestigious personal injury law firms in Ohio and spent his first seven years under the wing of Ohio's best. After practicing on his own for several years, his entrepreneurial spirit got the better of him and he ventured into a practice with his brother Art, whom together built geographically one of the largest injury practices in the state of Ohio.. Lecturing frequently at seminars for the Ohio Trial Lawyers Association on litigation and injury issues, Dave takes an active role in teaching other lawyers how to better represent their injury clients in today's ever changing legal system.. When Dave isn’t representing the rights of injury victims, he spends his time being an active husband, father and grandfather to his wife Marilyn, three children, granddaughters Meredith, Madison and Celia, and grandson Dylan.

Brad Wolfe represents individuals and entities who are under investigation or charged with criminal offenses in federal and state courts throughout Northeast Ohio. Brad firmly believes that each case deserves powerful and creative advocacy and that every client be afforded their constitutional right to fairness in the court system. Equally as important to Brad is a focus on communication and compassion before, during, and after representation has concluded.. Brad is proud of his reputation in the legal community and has been honored by Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers Association as Top 40 Under 40 for Criminal Defense in the State of Ohio since 2020.

Associate Attorney with Diemert & Associates

As a management side employment attorney, I represent mostly small to mid-sized businesses.  My goal is to use proactive measures, such as employee handbooks, policies, training and human resources "best practices" to keep my clients compliant with the law and avoid employment claims.  If and when claims do arise, I represent my clients in administrative agencies (unemployment, workers' comp, EEOC, etc.) as well as litigate matters in state and federal courts.. I am a Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law, and a partner with Petronzio Schneier Co., LPA.  Together with my business law colleagues we offer businesses comprehensive legal services for all their business needs.

Amy S. Glesius has advocated for employees’ rights since she entered the legal profession. She was one of the first fifty lawyers in Ohio to be certified as a Specialist in Labor and Employment Law by the Ohio State Bar Association.. For the past several years, Amy has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in the area of Employment Law representing individuals, and Bolek Besser Glesius has been listed in Best Law Firms since its founding. In 2013, Best Lawyers named Amy the Cleveland “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Employment Law representing individuals. Amy has earned the highest rating, AV, from the legal directory Martindale Hubbell, which describes her legal abilities and professionalism as “Preeminent.” Martindale Hubbell assigns the AV certification only to attorneys who have been ranked at the highest level of professional excellence by their peers. Amy has also been elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, which is limited to one-third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in Ohio. She has repeatedly been named a “Super Lawyer” in the area of Labor and Employment Law by Super Lawyers Magazine.