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Over ten years ago, I was a founding member of a law firm in Cleveland. We expanded to have six offices. Now, as a result of our merger with Lewis Brisbois, we have combined forces with a 1,000+ lawyer firm with offices from coast-to-coast.. As a Partner with Lewis Brisbois, I will not only continue to serve my existing clients in my region, but I will have offices and resources in over 40 Cities and 25 States to further assist my clients in most any area of law, anywhere in the country.. My practice has been and remains diverse. Matters have ranged from straightforward to extremely complex, with damages ranging from nominal to over $1 billion.  I devote my time to representing everything from individuals and small businesses to large publicly traded corporations.. My practice areas include but have not been limited to: business litigation, contracts, construction defect, A&E, fire loss, environmental claims, products, premises and general liability, medical and legal malpractice,  risk management, catastrophic injury, and transportation.. Several years ago and continuing to present day, I have been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest attorney rating, AV-Preeminent®. Also, for each year from  2012 to present, I have been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers.. I also routinely teach at seminars to lawyers, paralegals, business owners and medical professionals. Subjects have included: labor and delivery; brain injuries; medical malpractice; trial tactics; HIPAA; technology & law; and ethics.. Recent community involvement:. Councilman for Bentleyville, Ohio;. Trustee for Pepperwood North HOA in Solon and Bentleyville;. Board Member for the AJC in Cleveland. Fellow of the Cleveland Bar Association. Education:. J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (member of the Honors Court and the National Mock Trial team); and. B.A. at Miami University (member of Kappa Sigma and the Rugby team).

Our law firm specializes in obstetric malpractice.  We're passionate advocates for all injured people but especially children.  As a mom myself, I know about protectiing our kids and I'm proud to have a job that allows me to be their voice.

My work in the field of aviation litigation has allowed me to connect and help families who lost loved ones in an aviation crash, or have been severely injured in a crash.  The months and years following a unexpected accident can be overwhelming.  I am blessed to have a trial team of partners in my firm, a case manager and paralegal that have been with the firm for many years.  We work as a team in walking clients through the litigation process to find the answers they need as to what happened, and why it happened.  Together we try to make a difference, so a similar fate does not happen to another family.

My practice is primarily in the areas of product liability, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and workplace injuries. The last few years I have been named one of the top 50 lawyers in Cleveland and one of the top 100 lawyers in Ohio, and have been an Ohio Super Lawyer every year since 2008, honoring the top five percent of all lawyers in Ohio. These recognitions are based on the results of statewide surveys of lawyers and peer evaluation.. In 2012, I was appointed by the Ohio General Assembly to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission as one of twenty public members. The Commission also includes twelve members of the Ohio Legislature. The purpose of the Commission is to the study the constitution, discuss changes, and make recommendations to the General Assembly and to the public to modernize the Constitution.. In 2010-2011, I was the President of the Ohio Association for Justice, the only statewide association of trial attorneys who devote their practices to representing people who have been injured by the negligence of others.. In 2014, I was named a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers, an organization that recognizes the best advocates from each era.. I have had numerous six and seven figure verdicts on behalf of injured clients in medical malpractice, product’s liability, auto-accident, and other negligence cases.. I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from Kenyon College in 1988. In college, I was an All-American swimmer and participated in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic swimming trials, in an effort to make the United States Olympic Swimming Team. Before law school, I  taught high school history for two years at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, and graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, cum laude, in 1994.

My practice is primarily devoted to litigation in the areas of construction, product liability, and real estate.  Typically, I will assist contractors in resolving their disputes, and avoiding them by having the right documents in place and responding appropriately as issues arise on projects. I also help companies that manufacture construction-related products.  For individuals, I can help resolve disputes with contractors or that involve the sale of property.

My practice is limited to the defense of physicians and hospitals in medical negligence lawsuits, the defense of medical products, and the occassional high-value plaintiff's personal injury case involving complex liability and/or damages issues that are not related to claims of medical negligence or defective medical products.

My practice focuses on the DEFENSE of lawsuits.

My practice focuses on litigation. I enjoy a good fight especailly if I am the underdog. Suprising clients with favorable outcomes is  what drives me to work everyday.

My practice at Nurenberg Paris primarily focuses on medical liability cases.  I advocate for patients who suffer catastrophic injuries due to substandard medical care.  In the context of a wrongful death case, I fight for the family who has lost a loved one following a medical mistake.

My motto is sometimes bad things happen to good people. I am a US Airforce Vetern,Law Enforcement Specialist, Former Prosecutor, Probation Officer.

My most important job when I am entrusted to represent a devastatingly injured victim is to insure they receive the best possible representation I can provide. After 31 years I am still learning. The difference in a difficult case between losing or receiving what is just compensation is hiring a skilled lawyer who has the time and ability to do the job correctly. If you think my qualifications and experience reflect that I can do the job well for you I would be honored to be given the chance.. _________________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________________. Scott E. Stewart heads the firm's legal malpractice and products liability section. He also specializes in insurance law bad faith claims, personal injury including vehicle and truck accidents, maritime law, intentional tort, social security disability, drug recall litigation and other areas of personal injury practice. (See the information link to the right for more information on all these specialties.). Scott graduated from Bethany College in 1973 and from the Case Western Reserve School of Law with his Juris Doctorate in 1976. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar the same year. He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and other Federal Courts.. Scott was honored by gaining membership as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in May of 1993. He was recertified in 1998, 2003 and 2008. He is one of 153 in Ohio. It is the only group that can certify a civil trial advocate. He is an Ohio Super Lawyer for at least the last four years, received for the top 5% in the State as voted by his peers and a Best Lawyer in America for the last 10 years also reserved for the top 5% of the nation's lawyer as voted by his peers. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multiple Million Dollar Advocates Forum received to persons in his case who have the verdicts exceeding $2,000,000 or more or settlements over $2,000,000. Scott has had four verdicts and settlements exceeding that criterion. He is AV rated by Martindale & Hubbell. The highest rating given.. Scott is a member and past president of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys as well as a member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association where he is currently a district representative. As a member of the Cleveland Bar Association, Scott is the past chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and was a former director on the Young Lawyers' Section. Currently, he is a past chairman of the Common Pleas Committee of the Litigation Section.. He is a Diplomat in the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and a member of the American Judicature Society, the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives, the Ohio State Bar Foundation and one of fewer than a hundred and thirty associates of the American Board of Trial Advocates.. In addition to lecturing to other practicing lawyers in Ohio, Scott has published on the topics of intentional tort law and experts.. Scott has been a partner since 1983:. "While our firm's expertise and mine over the last 33 years is in handling legal malpractice cases, I have handled those malpractice cases in many areas other than my own specialty.. Over the course of my years, outside of legal malpractice, I have handled many negligence claims, product liability claims (which are claims for defective products), aviation claims for both defective aircraft and negligence in flying that aircraft, admiralty cases that involve the specific are of the law that involves claims involving vessels.. I have handled many claims involving insurance including uninsured motorist and what they call bad faith litigation when an insurance company does not treat its insured or does not treat a defendant correctly and makes an offer to my client who then exposes that defendant to a judgment that is in excess of their insurance coverage. That is called third-party bad faith. Our firm had the original verdict in the State of Ohio of over seven figures for an insurance bad faith claim that occurred in a third-party situation where we took over the bad faith claim for a defendant who injured our client. We obtained a verdict against that defendant in 7 figures well over his insurance policy and then had that defendant transfer that verdict to our client to collect and our client brought the claim against the insurance company for the insurance company's bad faith against their own insured, the defendant, as a result of their failure to offer their policy limit when it was demanded.. I have also handled safe place to work claims, VSSR claims, accounting and other professional malpractice. I have handled legal malpractice cases in all of those fields were I am very conversant and understand the underlying law and have an ability myself to determine whether there is a deviation and damages even before I obtain an expert.. However, in addition to that, I have successfully handled very significant legal malpractice cases that took place in areas that I had not been exposed to before. For example, an investor Ponzi scam resulted in our client retaining an attorney to handle the claim against the investment houses. Although I had not had previous experience in that, I learned the entire area of the law, worked with an expert, and was successful in bringing the legal malpractice claim against that attorney and actually in discovering what had previously not been determined and was not determined even by our own expert until I saw it, that the negligent attorney entered into an arbitration proceeding which by definition for every attorney in the country who entered it, prejudiced their client because the standard of review in the arbitration was far greater and harder than the law required it to be. That area was: an arbitration procedure defined our client had to show reasonable reliance. The standard or burden should have been actual reliance which is a far easier standard to prove.". 2010 selected as a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. This is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of 1% of American lawyers. Fellowship in LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation both at the trial and appellate levels and superior ethical reputation.

My goal is to provide a wide variety of quality legal services for reasonable and affordable fees.  I try to treat each client as if their case were my only case.  Put my years of legal experience to work for you and let me help you with your legal problem.

My Firm's practice is dedicated to the representation of employees and executives throughout the State of Ohio. The Young Law Firm's mission is to vigorously defend the rights of employees. I frequenty represent individuals with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, as well as those who have been discriminated against on account of their age, gender or sexual orientation. I bring a truly unique perspective having previously defended corporations at one of Ohio's largest law firms.

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.

Ms. Andrew is a Partner with Pepple & Waggoner. She represents school districts as a negotiator in both teaching and nonteaching collective bargaining, as well as in all administrative levels of workers’ compensation matters. She has also assisted many districts in determining strategies to lower workers’ compensation premiums. Ms. Andrew advises school districts in general school law matters, including employee investigations and discipline, and in special education matters. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Andrew served the City of Cleveland Law Department as a civil trial attorney practicing in the areas of civil rights, First Amendment, and general tort litigation.

Mr. Viola focuses his practice on business transactions, including serving as outside general counsel to entities and individuals who provide services and products.. Mr. Viola’s practice involves real estate law, including construction, contracting and development.  He has significant experience in projects encompassing the sale, purchase and/or development of commercial/retail, residential, office and industrial properties.  His involvement includes all phases of negotiation, acquisition, construction, financing and disposition.  He has drafted various real estate documents, including purchase agreements, leases, easements, construction documents (including all AIA forms), homeowner association (HOA) declarations and related documents. Mr. Viola also advises his clients in determining the feasibility of real estate projects, including reviewing construction issues, title commitments, surveys and application of governmental regulations.. Mr. Viola counsels numerous privately held businesses with regard to everyday matters. For example, he advises businesses on entity selection, buy/sells, vendor contracts, partnerships and joint ventures.

Mr. Rich Rezie joined Gallagher Sharp as an Associate in 2001 and was named a Partner in 2008. He is active in the firm’s Insurance and Appellate Practice Groups. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including defending insurance carriers against claims alleging bad faith, unfair claims practices, and breach of contract. His experience encompasses all facets of motion practice, post-trial proceedings, and appeals at the state and federal levels.

Mr. Price focuses his practice primarily on insurance subrogation and insurance defense litigation, with emphasis on cases arising out of auto accidents, construction defects, breach of contract, and other issues.

Mr. Novak has often been referred to as “a lawyer’s lawyer” having tried more than 100 jury trials to a conclusion. He is known as a fierce and relentless cross-examiner and has served his clients well by obtaining significant settlements, which enabled them to put their lives back on track.

Mr. Long has earned a reputation as a fierce and loyal advocate for his clients in all case types.  Prior to joining Friedman & Nemecek, L.L.C., Mr. Long served clients in varying criminal matters as well as in commercial, employment, civil rights, education, personal injury, product liability and construction litigation cases.. This diverse practice has lent itself well to his current practice which consists mostly of criminal defense.  However clients will often present with complex cases that involve civil or administrative aspects that are “quasi-criminal” in nature.. Mr. Long brings his wealth of legal knowledge as a dynamic not routinely seen in criminal defense firms. For instance, Mr. Long us a respected Title IX attorney, representing  college students accused of sexual misconduct. The nature of the allegations often intersect with possible criminal charges that must be carefully handled to ensure that the client can avoid criminal liability while still participating in the educational disciplinary process.  Mr. Long’s experience within these different realms is an extraordinary benefit to the his clients.. Mr. Long’s criminal practice includes municipal, state, and federal representation of clients at all stages of litigation, from pre-indictment investigations to post-conviction work. While licensed in Ohio and Illinois, Mr. Long will accompany his clients to courts and hearings across the United States. Approximately half of the clients in need of Friedman & Nemecek, L.L.C.’s assistance are located outside Ohio.. Mr. Long remains firmly committed to public service within the legal and general communities-at-large. In 2016, he accepted an invitation to join The Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court as an Associate. A year earlier, he was also the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is an active member of the American Bar Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association. He also lectures to local attorneys on topics related to Cyber Security, technology, and modern case investigative techniques.  Mr. Long recently named in The National Trial Lawyer: Top 100 list for 2018.

Mr. Kunselman has proven himself a steady, thoughtful, and responsive client advocate.  As a litigator, he has briefed and argued in Ohio Common Pleas and Appellate Courts as well as in Federal District Courts and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and he has worked on complex litigation on behalf of a wide range of corporate clients.  His transactional experiences include intellectual property protection, lease and operative agreement formation, public and private offerings, asset sales, and creditor's rights.  Combining a strong academic foundation in economics and business with proven success in corporate law, he provides valued insight and sound strategies to clients at every stage of the legal process.  He joined Miller Goler Faeges Lapine LLP in 2001.

Mr. Karon is a class-action trial attorney specializing in antitrust, consumer–fraud, and wage-and-hour litigation. He began his class-action career with Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C. in Chicago. He now manages Karon LLC. He represents individuals in antitrust, consumer-fraud, wage-and-hour, and other class-actions, and he has represented domestic and international corporations in domestic and international antitrust class-action matters. He also defends corporations in consumer-fraud class actions. Mr. Karon taught class-action law at Columbia Law School, and he teaches class-action law at the University of Michigan Law School. He has also been a lecturer in law at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He lectures on class action law at multiple other law schools and serves on Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies’ U.S. Advisory Board. He chairs the ABA’s National Institute on Class Actions, writes a bimonthly column for Law360, was an editorial board member and contributing author to the ABA’s Litigation Section’s Class Actions Today-Jurisdiction to Resolution magazine, was a member of the Ohio Association of Justice’s Board of Trustees, and served as an editorial board member for the Ohio Academy of Justice’s Ohio Trial magazine. He has published multiple law review and bar journal articles on class-action topics, and he lectures nationally on class actions for the ABA and other bar associations. In addition to various antitrust and consumer-fraud class actions, Mr. Karon was extensively involved in the LCD–TFT Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (nationwide price-fixing class action that settled for $1.1 billion), Vitamins Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (nationwide price-fixing class action that resolved for $2 billion), NASDAQ Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation (nationwide price-fixing class action that settled for $1.027 billion), Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) Antitrust Litigation (nationwide pricefixing class action that settled for $586 million), Monosodium Glutamate Antitrust Litigation (nationwide price-fixing class action that settled for $130 million), Methionine Antitrust Litigation (nationwide pricefixing class action that settled for $101 million), and Sorbates Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (nationwide price-fixing class action that settled for $94.5 million). He also serves or served as lead counsel in Magnesium Oxide Antitrust Litigation, Aftermarket Sheet Metal Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, Dairy Indirect-Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, Johnson v. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Schwartz v. Avis Rent-A-Car Corp., Klein v. Budget Rent-A-Car Group, Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Product Liability Litigation and Schwartz v. Alltel Corp. He was discovery co-chair in the Bulk Graphite Antitrust Litigation, class-certification co-chair in the Pressure Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litigation, and briefing co-chair in the EPDM Antitrust Litigation and Carbon Black Antitrust Litigation.

Mr. Hustick has the knowledge and experience to handle all criminal defense matters, from minor traffic violations to serious felony charges.

Mr. Hoffer has been a practicing attorney since 1991.  Divorce and Family Law are the bulk of Mr. Hoffer’s caseload.  After working with several other attorneys after law school, Mr. Hoffer opened his own office on North Ocoee Street in the Spring of 1996.. In over twenty plus years of practice, Mr. Hoffer has handled thousands of divorces, custody, child support and juvenile cases. He has also tried several civil and criminal jury trials over the years representing clients facing a variety of charges including rape, murder, attempted murder, possession of controlled substances, and driving under the influence. Mr. Hoffer has also practiced in the Court of Appeals and has maintained a membership with the Bradley County Bar Association since 1991 including a stint as President in 2015-2016. He is also a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and past member of the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Mr. Hoffer serves on the Board of Southeast Tennessee Community Corrections.. In 2001, the Tennessee Supreme Court certified Mr. Hoffer as a Rule 31 Family Mediator. Since then, hundreds of attorneys and individuals from Bradley, Hamilton, Meigs, Knox, and McMinn, and Rhea Counties have hired Mr. Hoffer to act as a mediator in order to facilitate agreements in divorce, custody or other family law cases.. Mr. Hoffer is married to Lisa and together they have raised four girls, two of whom are now married.  Lisa and Jerry have two grandchildren and one on the way.. Credentials:

Mr. Fisher has been representing injured victims throughout the state of Ohio for 23 years.  He is a skilled trial lawyer with significant  and successful trial experience in state and federal courts all over Ohio.  He has achieved millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for injured Ohioans in cases such as automobile and motorcycle accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, negligence, premises liability, dog bites, alcohol related injuries and wrongful death.  Mr. Fisher does not represent insurance companies or corporations but instead chooses to limit his practice only to injured persons.