Top best Personal Injury Lawyers Near me in ZIP 44113

William (Bill) S. Jacobson devotes his legal practice at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy to helping the victims of catastrophic injuries with an emphasis on birth trauma and medical malpractice claims.. Bill is a member of the Birth Trauma Litigati. on Group, a national organization of attorneys devoted to representing families of children who suffered brain injury around the time of birth. He has published an article in the Journal of The Birth Trauma Litigation Group regarding the cross-examination of defense experts in birth injury cases.. Bill has 26 years of experience as a trial attorney. He has written on a variety of topics in the area of medical malpractice, including deposition technique and adult, obstetrical, and pediatric malpractice claims. He has also lectured to attorneys on both local and state levels in the area of medical malpractice, with particular interest in obstetrical claims.. In 2013, he lectured the medical malpractice section at the annual meeting of the Ohio Association of Justice on the calculation of economic loss in catastrophic injury cases. He also lectured at the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys on the specifics of a case he successfully argued on behalf of a birth-injured baby. The favorable verdict in the case included one of the largest restitutions granted in the region in several years.. Since 2006, Bill has been selected each year for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers®. Attorneys are chosen for inclusion by their peers and the independent research of Law & Politics Media and represent the top five percent of lawyers in their state.. Bill also served as co-chair for the annual Risk Management Seminar of one of the state's largest hospitals. The seminar was attended by hundreds of physicians who share the common goal of eliminating medical errors.

When I'm not in trial, My wife Teresa and I enjoy our time with our four children and - for now - four grandchildren.  With a boat and a Harley, and a golf game that needs work, our summers on the shores of Lake Erie are wonderful.  We also have a home on Maui where summer is never-ending.

Warren S. George is an Executive Partner and Owner of civil litigation law firm Keis George LLP. Warren manages the Personal Injury Practice of Keis George LLP and recently led the team to win numerous million-dollar cases. Though Warren directs the Personal Injury Practice, he is engaged in every aspect of litigation in state and federal courts. Warren has extensive experience litigating personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability cases. Mr. George is a 1986 graduate of Cleveland State University where he studied Pre-Law courses, majoring in Sociology. He is a 1989 graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1989. He was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio in 1989.Warren was recently honored as a Super Lawyer and one of Cleveland’s Top Lawyers. Warren was also awarded AV Preeminent™ Best Lawyer.

Tom Merriman is the Managing Partner of Merriman Legal, LLC.. After attending St. Ignatius High School, Tom graduated magna cum laude and earned phi beta kappa honors while majoring in Economics at the University of Notre Dame. Deferring his admission to Harvard Law School, Tom joined a community service program in Seattle, Washington helping formerly homeless adults transition into public housing.At Harvard Law School, he achieved the rare grade of A+ in both Negotiation and Jurisprudence. Harvard Professor Roger Fisher, the world-renown negotiation expert and author of "Getting to Yes," selected Tom as his teaching assistant at the Harvard Negotiation Project.After graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1988, Tom served a judicial clerkship with the late honorable Frank J. Battisti, then chief judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He then began working as a litigator for Hahn Loeser & Parks.. LAW ENFORCEMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE. At the age of 29, Tom was named Managing Attorney of the Ohio Attorney General’s Cleveland office. Tom directed a team of over seventy (70) assistant attorneys general, investigators, and support staff. Appointed to Attorney General Lee Fisher’s Executive Staff, Tom advised the Attorney General on all major litigation and policy issues.. At 31, Attorney General Fisher promoted Tom to Deputy Ohio Attorney General. He created and led multiple innovative law enforcement and litigation programs.• Creating the Consumer Fraud Strike Force, Tom developed a strategy to immediately shut down and seize the assets of bogus charities, scam artists, and telemarketing boiler rooms before they had the opportunity to flee the state.• Tom directed "Operation Windfall," the most successful fugitive sting operation in our nation's history. Profiled by the New York Times, the program secured the arrest of 1100 fugitive felons by luring them to government offices to pick up a tax refund or settlement check.• Tom also launched Operation Crackdown which relied upon statutory nuisance abatement laws to close over 150 neighborhood drug houses. In 1994, the Council of State Government honored Operation Crackdown with its Innovation Award recognizing the program's success transforming "drug houses into dream houses" for low income families by securing the transfer of ownership to neighborhood redevelopment organizations.. His work for the Attorney General gave Tom an opportunity for extensive courtroom experience. He built a record of persuading judges to grant extraordinary remedies.. NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST. After serving in government, Tom decided to use his skills to become a watchdog of government. In 1995, he redirected his career into investigative journalism, first with WEWS-TV and then with the WJW Fox 8 I-Team. During his fourteen (14) years in Cleveland television:• Tom won thirty-seven (37) Emmy Awards, more than any other reporter in the market during that time period.• His 25-part investigative series exposing fraud in the Cleveland Municipal School District's transportation department won the most coveted national honors in investigative journalism, the I.R.E. Medal from Investigative Reporters & Editors and the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Silver Baton (what Columbia describes as "the Pulitzer Prize of broadcast journalism").• In 2001, Tom produced a series of reports exposing Cleveland Imam Fawaz Damra's role as a fundraiser for the terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad as well as Damra's ties to the original World Trade Center bombers. Damra was ultimately prosecuted and deported for lying on his citizenship application about his ties to terror organizations.• In 2002, Tom led a hidden camera investigation in South Korea which documented U.S. military police protecting American soldiers frequenting establishments where trafficked women were held as sex slaves. The reports triggered a Department of Defense Inspector General investigation, Congressional hearings, and reform of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.• In 2003, Tom's investigation into wasteful spending at the taxpayer-funded Cleveland Convention & Visitor's Bureau triggered the resignation of its President and the dissolution of its Board of Directors.• In 2006, Tom served as an Ethics Fellow at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.• In 2006, Tom was profiled in a PBS documentary entitled, "The Best of Broadcast Journalism."• Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Fox 8 I-Team, the station recently aired a report honoring Tom’s journalism career.. CIVIL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL ATTORNEY. In 2009, armed with a broad range of skills and experience, Tom returned to the courtroom as a trial attorney for Landskroner Grieco Madden, LLC. In 2012, the firm’s name was changed to Landskroner Grieco Merriman, LLC. Tom was made a non-equity partner.. In 2019, Tom Merriman founded and became the Managing Partner of Merriman Legal, LLC. He has built an extensive record successfully representing clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He has helped people who have been permanently injured in motorcycle accidents or lost a loved one in a fatal truck crash. Tom successfully represented over 290 people who lost eggs or embryos in the University Hospitals Fertility Clinic tragedy. His recent $2,100,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the family of a man killed by an Army National Guard Humvee is believed to be the largest Federal Tort Claims Act wrongful death settlement in the Northern District of Ohio.. In 2022, Tom returned to Harvard to complete the Master Class in Negotiation through the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He was recently awarded his 38th Emmy Award for his work as Legal Analyst for Fox 8 News. Tom also appears on Fox 8’s “New Day Cleveland” where his popular “Case Or Not a Case?” segments test the legal knowledge of anchors David Moss and Natalie Herbick.

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Personal Injury and Workers Compensation lawyer Geoffrey Turoff has been in practice since 1988, joining Dworken & Bernstein in 1995.. Geoffrey is very passionate about his volunteer service as a member of the Board of Directors of The Gathering Place, a local non-profit organization providing free support to patients and families touched by cancer.. What I love about my practice of law is being able to use my education, training and many years of experience, to help guide my clients through the legal maze that is the Worker’s Compensation system. I listen carefully to my clients, in order to fully understand their personal needs, and work with them to come up with a plan that will get them to their goals.

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 W. CZACK received his Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland State University, John Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984 and his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University. Mr. Czack is licensed to practice law in all Ohio Courts including the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the Ohio Supreme Court. He was a principal at Caravona & Czack LLC for 12 years. In 2012 he founded the Czack Law Firm which concentrates its practice in the areas of wrongful death and serious personal injury resulting from car, truck and motorcycle crashes, defective products, construction accidents and medical negligence. Mr. Czack has successfully fought for his clients against international drug manufacturers, national trucking companies, world-renowned hospitals and insurance companies nationwide.. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Academy of Justice, the American Academy of Justice and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.. Mr. Czack has also received the highest attorney peer review rating possible (AV) for an attorney from Martindale-Hubbell, the world’s most trusted legal resource. He was named an Ohio Super Lawyer in 2011 and is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. He is proud to have successfully assisted thousands of individuals and families throughout his career whose lives were touched by a serious accident or tragedy. As an experienced professional, Mr. Czack is a dedicated and zealous advocate, providing the highest standards of service and expertise, delivered with integrity, respect, honesty and professionalism.. Mr. Czack was born and raised in the Cleveland area, graduating from Padua Franciscan High School; he is married, has two children, and remains actively involved in youth, civic and community organizations in the greater Cleveland area. He coaches football in the Brecksville/Broadview Heights school district and continues to give his time to a number of charitable organizations including the Fresh Air Camp, a weeklong camp for breathing impaired children.. If you would like to meet with Mr. Czack or have him speak to your group on a topic pertaining to personal injury law, please contact his assistant at to schedule a time and topic. You can also contact him via the firms’ website at

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.

Michael I. Madden focuses in the area of workers' compensation law. For over 30 years, Michael has fought to protect the rights of thousands of injured workers in Ohio.  Recently, in 2016, Michael received the Martindale-Hubbell® DistinguishedSM Peer Review Rating for High Professional Achievement.

MARK J. OBRAL is the founder and President of Obral Silk And Associates LLC. Since the start of his legal career in 1984, Mr. Obral has dedicated his law practice to representing the injured. Mr. Obral completed his undergraduate degree at Cleveland State University and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.. Mr. Obral is licensed to practice in all Ohio Courts, including the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio. He has successfully represented injured clients in the State of Ohio and throughout the United States for over 26 years. Mr. Obral has extensive experience in providing first-class representation to injured persons, including successfully litigating multi-million dollar claims for his clients. He takes great pride in providing professional and personal initiative in the representation of each client.. Mr. Obral is long-standing member of the American Association for Justice, the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. He is a proud, lifelong Citizen of the Cleveland area.

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.

Kristen M. Kraus has extensive experience in handling civil jury trials in both state and federal court. She has litigated cases in nearly every county in Northeast Ohio, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.. Kristen joined Dworken & Bernstein upon graduation from law school in 2001.  Since joining the firm, she has been representing victims of personal injury, as well as those injured in workplace accidents. A significant portion of her current practice is devoted to representing injured workers in workers’ compensation matters both at the Industrial Commission of Ohio and at the trial court level.. The remainder of Kristen’s practice is focused in the area of labor and employment litigation where she handles a variety of matters including age, race and gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act, sexual harassment claims, retaliation claims, whistleblower claims, breach of contract claims and unemployment claims, as well as reviewing and negotiating non-compete agreements, severance agreements and employment contracts.. Kristen is also a Contributing Editor to Attorney At Law Magazine with featured articles on Employment Law.

Katie became a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney because she worked on the other side of these cases and learned how she wanted to use her talents. She wanted to help people and fight for them, not work for large insurance companies figuring out the least amount of money to pay someone facing a catastrophic loss.. Katie is intelligent, compassionate, and a fierce advocate for her clients who treat them with kindness and empathy while always fighting for their best interests. When she’s not in the office, Katie loves traveling with her husband, reading and writing, and spending time with her two cats, Charlie and Frankie, who make up the vast majority of the photos on her phone.. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Katie attended the University of Toledo College of Law. There, she was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and an active participant in the Women’s Law Student Association.. – University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, J.D– The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, B.A., Major in English, Minor in Psychology.. Katie has experience representing clients who have suffered the death of loved ones, experienced catastrophic permanent injuries in car accidents or semi-truck crashes, and survivors of sexual assault. She started her career working for judges which made her want to be in a courtroom. Then she worked for an insurance defense firm for a couple of years and quickly learned she loved trial and the field of personal injury but was on the wrong side. After helping an insurance company win a jury trial, Katie left defense work and hasn’t looked back since. With over a decade of legal experience, Katie has quickly risen to top lawyer lists and built an outstanding reputation throughout Ohio.

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in North Olmsted.  After graduating high school, I attended Ashland University and received a major in Chemistry and minor in Biology.  I worked in the chemical field and worked on software applications combining chemistry and computer science.  My software development moved towards artificial intelligence, specifically in the areas of voice recognition and text to speech.  After working in the software development field for about a decade, I wanted more human interaction in my professional career.  I also wanted to assist individuals through complex problems and disputes.  I attended law school while working full time.  Graduated in 2007 and have continued to gain experience and education through representing people through life altering injuries.  I enjoy speaking with current and potential clients about their situations and strive to provide the best representation available to each and every client I represent.

I began with Nurenberg Paris as a law clerk in 2010, and have recently joined the firm as an associate attorney.  I am part of the litigation team working on motor vehicle accidents, transportation accidents, slip and falls, nursing home neglect, and other personal injury accidents.  I look forward to helping our clients through the difficult times following an accident allowing them to focus on getting healthy after their injuries.

I am a personal injury attorney who helps people injured in accidents which occur at work.  I have also over the past 25 years obtained recoveries for people injured as a result of using defective/unsafe products.  An initial consultation is free and all cases are taken on a contingency basis.

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.

Grant Goodman is a tireless advocate who passionately stands up for individuals in disputes with corporations and insurance companies, forcing these companies to fulfill their obligations. Grant speaks for those who cannot speak and stands for those who cannot stand. He champions causes for people who need and deserve justice. Grant passionately helps people who have been injured when others make mistakes. He personally assists with every aspect of getting one's life back on track, even by making house or hospital calls. The secret to his success is a personal approach and taking the time to really listen to his clients so he and his team can provide the best representation.

George Mineff, Jr., an alumnus of Augusta Military Academy, The University of South Carolina, and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, has been practicing law in downtown Cleveland since 1984, expertly handling cases across northern Ohio. Passionate about his work from the beginning, he enjoys engaging with people and addressing their legal challenges. His dedication has led to a significant client base, representing individuals in Municipal Courts and Court of Common Pleas throughout Ohio. Proud of his dedicated staff, his personal approach has fostered confidence among clients, prompting them to recommend his services for personal injury cases.

Experience Matters.  Experience cannot be taught, it's not learned in school and you're certainly not born with it.  Experience is the result of hard work, dedication, tenacity and respect.  I have earned the respect of my collegues and opponents and I'm proud to be able to put my 30+ years of personal injury experience to use for my clients.. When you are involved in a serious personal injury matter, you want to results that my experience can provide.  I will be honored to talk with you and guide you through this ever-changing field of law.. I am often heard telling my clients how proud I am to be able to say that I am a born and bred Clevelander, having lived here all my life - I've raised my family here, practiced law here and I'll retire here (not soon, hopefully).  It's an exciting time to be part of the resurrgence of this great City - -   Cleveland Rocks ! ! !

Dennis M. Seaman is the founder and managing partner of Seaman & Associates.  For the last 50 years, he has handled thousands upon thousands of cases involving motor vehicle accidents, construction site accidents, premises accidents, defective product claims, medical and professional malpractice claims, nursing home negligence claims, wrongful death claims, workers’ compensation claims, job site accident claims, and employee claims against employers for intentional acts.  Recently, in 2016, Dennis received the Martindale-Hubbell® DistinguishedSM Peer Review Rating for High Professional Achievement.. Dennis has dedicated his entire legal and personal life adjudicating and protecting the rights of injured workers and citizens. In addition to his professional career of protecting the rights of injured people, he has assisted the general community through his involvement in many civic organizations.

Call today at or email at !. Attorney Thomas J. Hobbs believes in a client centered approach to any case he takes on. When you retain Mr. Hobbs as your attorney, he will take the time to discuss your case with you, explain the various steps of the process that you will encounter, and will answer any questions that you may have. Mr. Hobbs believes in being heavily involved in your case from the beginning whereas with other attorneys, they do not get involved until it is time to start talking about money.. Mr. Hobbs earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. Mr. Hobbs also earned his Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation at the same time. Mr. Hobbs is licensed to practice law in all Ohio courts as well as the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Southern districts of Ohio.. With both a law degree and an MBA, Mr. Hobbs is equipped to handle a broad range of cases from personal injury to business related issues including wrongful death and personal injury cases resulting from automobile, truck, and motorcycle crashes, product defects, and work-related injuries.. Mr. Hobbs was born and raised in the Cleveland area and, following in the footsteps of several family members, wanted to pursue a legal career from an early age. Married with children, Mr. Hobbs enjoys being actively involved in the community and in his spare time enjoys working on home improvement projects and various year-round sporting activities.