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Joe Koncelik is an attorney with the law firm of Tucker Ellis LLP which is based in Cleveland, Ohio. The focus of Joe’s practice is in all facets of environmental law as well providing counsel on issues relating to renewable energy and climate change. Joe has a sub-specialty in the area of brownfield redevelopment and industrial property cleanup.  Prior to entering private practice Joe worked in State government for 12 years and held the most senior positions at Ohio EPA, including Director, Assistant Director and Chief Legal Counsel.  Joe has also fulfilled U.S. Green Builders Council's requirements to qualify as a LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional.

Joe is the Chair of Reminger’s Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisor Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Practice Group, and a senior member of the Financial Services, Securities Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Estates, Trusts and Probate Litigation groups. In his nationwide practice, Joe represents public and private companies and individuals in the financial services, banking, brokerage, insurance, real estate, manufacturing, and construction industries in a wide array of cases involving breach of contract and fraud claims, issues relating to claims of unfair competition and trade secrets violations, and general tort litigation. His primary focus is complex securities litigation and arbitration, financial institution litigation, compliance consulting, regulatory investigations and inquiries, and broker-dealer liability defense, in which he represents broker-dealers, investment advisors, banks, and insurance companies and their licensed and registered personnel in claims involving allegations of professional misconduct. His background in business litigation and representing financial services providers also translates well into his experience in matters of estate and trust litigation.. With more than two decades of legal experience, Joe has earned a reputation throughout the state of Ohio and nationally as a litigator specializing in complex business disputes, commercial litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He has been named repeatedly to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, a designation reserved for only 5% of Ohio lawyers, and has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest ranking, AV Preeminent®. According to feedback obtained during the rating process, Joe was described as an attorney who “excels at determining a strategy that is cost-effective for the client and then expertly executing that strategy through top-notch work product and advocacy,” and he was recognized as an “excellent lawyer with a wide range of experience and knowledge” who is “among the top defense counsel in the broker-dealer bar.”. Joe presently serves as the Chair of the Securities Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section and as the Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Litigation Section, is a member of the Judicial Selection Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of LifeAct of Northeast Ohio as a member of its Governance and Advocacy committees. He also writes and speaks frequently throughout Ohio and nationwide on topics of interest to litigators and financial services professionals, and has been an active member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

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.

Jim brings nearly 20 years of experience to his work in domestic relations and family law, serving hundreds of families on matters such as divorce, child custody, dissolution, alimony and child support issues, juvenile court proceedings for unwed parents, prenuptial agreements and adoptions.. Jim’s work often involves complex cases marked by high conflict and emotion, so he is valued by his clients for his empathy, listening skills and his ability to help them clearly understand the process. Whenever possible, he pursues amicable resolution out of court, but Jim also is known as a fierce and dogged advocate for his clients when litigation is necessary to protect their parental and property rights.. Jim is one of only a few attorneys in Ohio to receive the designation of Certified Family Relations Law Specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association. He is married with two young boys, and his own experience with fatherhood has further enhanced his understanding of the struggles his clients face, especially in cases involving child custody.. “I have been drawn to family law because of how personal the issues are. I know that the issues involved will have a profound effect on a family’s day-to-day life. This knowledge motivates me to fight relentlessly for each client and the positive outcome they’re seeking.” – James L. Lane. Civic Involvement. Professional Affiliations

Jessica Larson joined Okuh & Ibara-Cech Law, LLC as Of Counsel in September 2023. Prior to joining Okuh & Ibara-Cech Law, LLC, Jessica was Of Counsel at MJB Immigration and a partner at Benos & Larson, LLC. Jessica has been in private practice, focusing exclusively on immigration law, since 2012.. Jessica’s practice focuses on removal defense, asylum, family-based immigration, naturalization, and related appeals. Jessica has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017 through 2022. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves as the chair of the AILA Ohio Chapter’s EOIR Liaison Committee.

Jerry was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer for the years 2012 & 2013.. Jerry is a partner with Nager, Romaine & Schneiberg Co., L.P.A. and focuses his practice on the administration and litigation of workers’ compensation matters.. Jerry has represented injured workers on thousands of matters before the Industrial Commission of Ohio. He also regularly is involved in the litigation and trial of workers’ compensation cases in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas as well as surrounding counties. In his fifteen years of practice, Jerry has successfully represented clients before the Tenth District and Eighth District Courts of Appeals.. Jerry and his wife Kim have four children between the ages of thirteen and two. Jerry is active in his community both professionally and socially. He coaches youth baseball, sits on the Board of Directors of the Shaker Youth Hockey Association and actively participates in Shaker Heights Parent Teacher Organization. He is a long distance runner completing four marathons and numerous half marathons.. Jerry is the Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA), former Secretary for the Workers' Compensation Section of the CMBA and is active in Lawyers for Justice Association and the Ohio State Bar Association.. Education Juris Doctor, 1993, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Bachelor of Business Administration, 1988, Ohio University Lawyers’ Cooperative Award for the Outstanding Achievement in Administrative Law, 1993. Bar Admissions Ohio, 1993. Professional Organizations Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys Cuyahoga County Bar Association Cleveland Bar Association

Jerry is an attorney with NRS and has represented thousands of injured clients since 1984. He has attained the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating, AV Preeminent. His civil trial practice experience includes a wide range of personal injury litigation including wrongful death, medical malpractice, workplace injuries, insurance coverage, uninsured motorist, product liability, premises liability and auto accidents of all types. He has litigated small business and real estate matters including mortgage foreclosures and has extensive workers' compensation litigation experience. He has resolved thousands of personal injury cases by settlement, litigation, arbitration, mediation and trial and argued cases in several appellate courts, the Ohio Court of Claims and the Supreme Court of Ohio. You can watch his Supreme Court oral argument on behalf of an injured police officer at the court's website, Oral Argument Archive, Case No. 2005-1828. The case is Ronald Rose v. City of Garfield Hts. et. al., 2005-Ohio-4165, 2006-Ohio-5698.. Prior to law school, Jerry served as the Assistant Director of Cleveland's Department of Public Health and Welfare, where he supervised programs in primary health care, environmental health, air pollution control and prison administration for a department with over 500 employees.. Jerry lives in Bay Village with his wife Tolisa, who is a yoga instructor, and their daughter. Their son is a second year law student. He is active in the community having served as Senior Warden of his church in Lakewood; on the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Strategic Planning Committee for the Bay Village Schools; on the Bay Village Board of Zoning Appeals; and as President of the Cleveland Scholastic Rowing Association (CSRA). He has been the elected democratic precinct committee person for Bay Village 1-A since 1998. He enjoys bicycling, sailing, yoga and travel.. Education Cleveland State University, JD, MBA Miami University, BA, Political Science Valley Forge High School. Bar Admissions Ohio, 1984 Federal District Court, Northern District of Ohio 1984. Professional Organizations Ohio State Bar Association OSBA The Justinian Forum

Jeremy Tor joined Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP as an associate in 2014 after working in the litigation department of a large international law firm in Manhattan, where he represented national and multinational companies in contract, product liability, insurance, and employment disputes. Prior to his time in New York, Jeremy served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Dan Aaron Polster (N.D. Ohio), drafting judicial opinions on a wide variety of issues, both civil and criminal.. Jeremy received his law degree in 2011 from the University of Virginia. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Eppa Hunton IV Memorial Book Award, which is given by the faculty to one graduating student “who has demonstrated unusual aptitude in litigation courses and shown a keen awareness and understanding of the lawyer’s ethical and professional responsibility.”. Before law school, Jeremy was a Teach For America corps member in Baltimore, where he taught Spanish to high school students at a public school in west Baltimore and earned a Master’s in teaching from Johns Hopkins University.. Jeremy went to college on a full-ride at the University of Arizona, obtaining a dual Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish, graduating with Honors, summa cum laude, and receiving the Outstanding Senior Award as the top Political Science graduate. Jeremy was President and Captain of his college mock trial team, participating in numerous tournaments across the country and earning nearly a dozen Outstanding Attorney awards.

Jennifer McTernan is a Cleveland based attorney advocating on behalf of clients in a variety of criminal defense matters at both the trial and appellate levels, ranging from traffic tickets and misdemeanors to high level felonies.  Ms. McTernan is also trained and qualified to handle criminal cases on Cuyahoga County's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities specialty docket.  If you are involved in any criminal proceedings and need representation or just have a legal question, please give her a call. She would welcome the opportunity to utilize her experience and passion for the law on your behalf.

Jeffrey M. Heller is a partner with Nurenberg Paris and focuses his practice solely on personal injury and medical malpractice. Over the past five years he has obtained verdicts and settlements totaling more than $30 million. He has consistently been named an Ohio Super Lawyer, a National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and most recently was named a Best Lawyers – One to Watch. He has been an invited lecturer on the topic of representing traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors and has also been published numerous times on the subject.. One of Mr. Heller’s core beliefs is that all his clients have a constitutional right to a trial by jury, regardless of the type of case they have. He has personally tried nearly 30 cases to a jury verdict and his most recent five trials have resulted in jury verdicts of more than $3 million alone. His success in the courtroom is what allows him to obtain the biggest and best results for his clients.

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.

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.

Jay Salamon is a securities litigation and arbitration attorney with the firm McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co. LPA. Jay graduated with honors from Kent State University in 1977 and is a 1980 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law.  His exceptional research skills and his talent for drafting clear and persuasive legal arguments are core elements in our firm’s success.. Research and writing are essential parts of the practice of law, and the quality of a lawyer’s work in these areas often is pivotal to the outcome. Jay has for more than three decades devoted nearly 100% of his time to perfecting these skills.  He researches complex and sometimes unresolved issues of law and writes most of the significant briefs and memoranda that are filed on our client’s behalf.  Over the years, he frequently has been retained by other lawyers and law firms to assist them with strategy and to prepare written arguments in difficult legal matters.. Jay’s securities practice is devoted exclusively to the representation of investors injured by stockbrokers, investment advisors, insurance agents, and other investment professionals. He is rated AV® Preeminent™5.0 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell®.   A long time member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), Jay has authored articles for and served as a one of the original editors of the PIABA Bar Journal, a nationally distributed quarterly journal covering the practice of securities arbitration and issues related to the representation of injured investors.

Jay Milano  first spoke in court during a murder trial and has practiced at that level of intensity for 25 years. Initially concentrating on criminal defense, his clients have included Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, Hell’s Angels, sports figures, doctors, judges, and lawyers, as well as an uncountable number of people who just needed help. He has tried not guilty verdict cases involving the death penalty, multiple murders, the death of an infant (wrongly believed to have been assaulted), and the death of a toddler (wrongly believed to be the victim of Shaken Baby). He is nationally known as a defender of those falsely accused of sexual assault on children, having successfully defended the comedian Roseanne’s father when she accused him of abuse. He led the team that freed Jenny Wilcox, who had been incarcerated for 11 years for sex crimes she did not commit. He regularly represents professionals accused of crimes, executives, doctors, and lawyers. Mr. Milano led the exposure of corruption within the Catholic Church and the profound harm it caused the victims of abuse.

Jathniel Shao is a lawyer in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and Manila. Originally from Binondo, the world’s oldest Chinatown, Jath grew up bouncing between Asia and America and speaks Hokkien, Mandarin, and Tagalog fluently. He practices the full spectrum of immigration law, from the humanitarian asylum, refugee, or special immigration petitions to all types of family-based and employment immigration and removal defense. He is a member of the bars of New York, Ohio, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jath received his BA from Beloit College in Wisconsin, and his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a founding board member of the Asian Law Student Association (ALSA) and the Filipino American Lawyers Association of Ohio (FALA Ohio)

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

James Turek is the Co- Chair of Reminger's Transportation Practice Group, which has been named National Tier 1 Transportation Practice Group for two years in a row by U.S. News and World Report.  Mr. Turek has been honored as a "Super Lawyer" since 2009 and recognized by "The Best Lawyers in America" for the past six years.  Most recently he was honored as “Best Transportation Lawyer in Cleveland” for 2014 by Best Lawyers in America.  Mr. Turek joined the Reminger firm in 1980 as a law clerk while attending CWRU School of Law and became an Associate in 1982.  Since then, the focus of Mr. Turek's career has been the defense of clients in the transportation industry.  He was named a Shareholder of the firm in 1987, a member of the Management Committee in 1992 and Chairman of Reminger's Transportation Practice Group in 1996.  Mr. Turek has appeared before the Ohio Supreme Court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and tried over 75 cases in Federal and State courts.  A significant component of his practice is devoted to the firm's "24 Hour Emergency Response" program, which involves responding to the scenes of accidents at the request of clients in need of that specialized service.  Mr. Turek is a regular speaker at transportation industry and peer functions and hosted a local radio show for nearly ten years.

Jake focuses his practice on representing public and private companies, entrepreneurs, private equity firms, financial and institutional clients in a broad range of corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity issuances, corporate restructurings, venture capital and angel investing, strategic alliances and corporate governance matters.  Jake counsels management, directors and shareholders in connection with entity formation, contract negotiation, operational and employment issues, commercial leasing, financing and exit strategies.  He has experience in transactions involving healthcare, manufacturing, technology, aerospace, real estate, and service sectors.

Jack Moran is a business litigator that devotes the majority of his practice to representing employees in litigation in Northeast Ohio and beyond. In his employment practice, Jack’s clients include former employees being sued for claimed breaches of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, as well as current or former employees seeking to enforce their rights under overtime laws and anti-discrimination protections. Jack has a thorough understanding of the federal and state laws shielding employees from retaliation, protecting them for whistleblowing, and prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of age, race, gender, sex, pregnancy, disability, and religious affiliation. Jack is an aggressive and successful litigator in the courtroom, achieving positive outcomes for his clients throughout state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Jack has also skillfully handled various non-employment business litigation matters. He has successfully represented at trial and in litigation both owners and contractors in construction disputes, and regularly prevails in foreclosure and other property-related cases. He has also routinely achieved successful tax reductions, for both commercial and residential properties, at county boards of revision. Jack’s success at trial is counterbalanced by the lucrative outcomes he has achieved for clients outside the courtroom, which have been some of his best results. Based on his successful representation of clients, Jack is the President of the Cleveland Employment Lawyers Association and has been repeatedly recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” a distinction given to only 2.5% of Ohio attorneys. Jack is a Cleveland native and graduate of Gilmour Academy.

I’m Bill Price, a lawyer with Elk & Elk. I am passionate about representing the “little guy,” who is always the underdog when taking on Big Insurance or Large Corporate America. I believe that everyone, despite his or her economic condition, deserves sound legal advice and aggressive representation.. My daily practice focuses on resolving claims for individuals killed or severely injured by a doctor, hospital, nursing home, product manufacturer, tractor-trailer, bus, motor vehicle, or negligent corporation. Within the first couple of days, personal injury victims and their families become frustrated and angry with the process, which only adds to their ongoing pain and problems. I explain to all my clients that my job is to handle the entire process and to allow you, the client, time to heal or grieve the loss of a family member. I provide clients my cell phone number) so they can reach me directly with their concerns. This accessibility is what sets me apart from other lawyers in Ohio.. Although I spend much of my time in a courtroom, my wife and I are actually country folk. On the weekends, we can be found enjoying county fairs, country music, BBQ, drive-in movies or just relaxing on the porch.

Irving Rosner is the head of Dworken & Bernstein’s Workers’ Compensation Department which helps the Firm’s clients who are injured at work.  Prior to joining Dworken & Bernstein in 1986, Mr. Rosner was a trial attorney and prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, in Washington, D.C. and in Cleveland, Ohio.  In Mr. Rosner’s seven year stint (1979-1986) at the Justice Department, he tried complex cases against some of the nation’s finest litigators.  Meticulous planning, preparation, and strong advocacy were essential traits that Mr. Rosner brought with him to Dworken & Bernstein when he joined the Firm.  Those traits enable Mr. Rosner and his group to offer the Firm’s injury clients a higher level of service that distinguishes Dworken & Bernstein from other firms, particularly in dealing with disabling work injuries that have long term consequences.. Irv’s Dworken & Bernstein commitment to you:  “If you have suffered a life changing injury, I commit to provide you with dedicated service specific to your needs throughout all stages of your claim.  I will get to know you and you will get to know me on a personal level.  My group will represent all of the Firm’s injured workers with the same degree of care, preparation and commitment that I do.  That is the Dworken & Bernstein Difference.”

In true instances where a state official is seen clearly violating the rights of a private citizen, I feel it is important for people to have someone to protect their rights and make certain that persons are held accountable. While I fully support law enforcement, bad officers give the good ones a bad reputation. That is why I have directed more of my professional efforts toward representing citizens who have had their civil rights violated by overzealous, unprofessional officers. I am proud to be a Clevelander and enjoy all of the wonderful things the city has to offer.. I enjoy the outdoors, hunting, hiking with my dog, and taking long trips with my wife on our Harley Davidson.

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.

In the aftermath of any serious accident, victims and their families face many tough challenges. Trying to handle insurance claims and negotiations on your own can be all but impossible in such a traumatic time. Complex issues and disputes often arise, making it critical to have dedicated legal representation on your side.. At The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, we focus all of our professional energies on helping the injured, disabled and grieving rebuild their lives. Our attorneys have many decades of collective experience in their chosen areas of legal focus. We fight passionately and rigorously to obtain justice and maximum compensation for people across Ohio suffering due to:. Our caring, collaborative legal team has built a track record of settlements and verdicts for our clients that speaks for itself. Attorneys at our firm have earned widespread respect in the community and honors such as inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers for 2010 through 2016.. Equally important, you can count on being treated with personal care and concern when you turn to our law firm. If we take your case, we believe in your case. We will work every angle and go the distance to earn the best possible results — results that help you regain financial stability and hope for the future.. If you need counsel from a caring, qualified injury lawyer in Cleveland, the surrounding area or elsewhere in northeast Ohio, we are here to help. For your free consultation and case evaluation, call or (toll free).. Personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, birth/brain injuries, wrongful death, automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, commercial truck accidents, workers' compensation, Social Security disability/SSI, products liability, premesis liability, insurance bad faith and intentional torts. The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC is comprised of 3 attorneys and 11 support staff to handle all of your injury needs.

In more than 25 years of practice, Margaret Wong has built Margaret W. Wong & Associates Co., L.P.A. into a firm nationally and internationally renowned for its knowledge in immigration and nationality law. She is the current co-chair of the Immigration Law Committee for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and chair of the Cleveland Bar Association's Immigration Law Section.. Ms. Wong has received the highest rating, AV, from Martindale-Hubbell, based on both legal ability and general-ethics standards. Her peers have named her a "Leading Lawyer," an exclusive list that has been published in Inside Business Magazine since 2001. She is listed as a 2004 "Super Lawyer" in Cincinnati Magazine, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of lawyers. She has also been listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America.". Because of her personal experience as an immigrant, Margaret Wong combines qualities Americans admire: an immigrant's work ethic, an entrepreneur's drive, a keen sense of resourcefulness, and the utmost compassion for those in need. In 1950, Margaret Wong was born in the former British Colony of Hong Kong. Months earlier, her Chinese parents fled the political repression and civil war caused by the Communist takeover of China.. Based on her own experience of obtaining a green card and U.S. citizenship under U.S. immigration law, Margaret Wong recognized that companies and individuals need sound guidance in this highly regulated, seemingly arcane, and sometimes frustrating regulatory area. She founded Margaret W. Wong & Associates with one desk and no secretary. Her practice now includes six attorneys and 35 other staff members.. Over the last two decades Margaret Wong has helped employers obtain work permits for their executives and has assisted thousands of people in coming to the United States to become permanent residents, advance their educations, work, and pursue opportunities. Her clients come from every country around the world, from every walk of life, and range from governmental and corporate to ordinary people. The law firm's talented team handles every kind of immigration problem; its staff is multilingual, with proficiency in languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Tagalog, Russian, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. Executives and large law firms seek her help when they have tough immigration problems. She is known for speed, quality, honesty and persistence.. She has won numerous awards, including two for philanthropy - the Margaret Ireland Award from the Cleveland Women's City Club and the 1997 Creative Philanthropy Award from the Women's Community Foundation. Crain's Cleveland Business has named her to their "Women of Influence" list and Cleveland Magazine has included her with its "Most Interesting People." Margaret Wong also received the highly coveted Ellis Island Medal of Honor in May 1998 for her outstanding achievements and contributions to the multicultural fabric of the United States. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2000. Other honors and awards include an Outstanding Alumni Award from State University of New York at Buffalo, the Trailblazer Award from NAPABA, Kent State University's Social Responsibility Award, and the Leadership Award from the United Black Fund.. Margaret Wong is a civic leader who educates and inspires others. While she was serving as the first Asian-American president of the Cleveland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Cleveland chapter won the coveted Chapter Activity Award. The Ohio Supreme Court appointed her a charter member of the Continuing Legal Education Commission for attorneys, where she is currently serving as a member of its Racial Task Force. She has presented numerous seminars on immigration and naturalization law for bar associations and the public. Committed to giving something back to the community and to mentoring young professionals, Ms. Wong has volunteered her time and expertise on boards of diverse organizations, including Notre Dame College, Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Northeast Ohio Commission on Higher Education, Cleveland Bar Foundation, Ohio State Bar Foundation, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian Bar Association, Town Hall, University Hospitals Health System, St. Vincent Hospital Health Care System, United Way Services, and the Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University Law School Advisory Boards. Ms. Wong is also a life member of both the Eighth Judicial District Court and the Federal Sixth Circuit Court. Margaret is also an Urban League Board Member and VP.. Ms. Wong has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; and Nashville, TN. She is admitted for practice in Ohio, New York, Illinois, Georgia, District of Columbia and Michigan.