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Richard Selby heads our Commercial Litigation Department. He has extensive trial experience with Dworken & Bernstein in both state and federal court. In addition to his litigation experience, Ric regularly consults with clients on employment related issues and is called in to assist at trial with the Class Action department when those matters go to trial. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star and was selected to be included in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, he is a Contributing Editor to Attorney At Law Magazine featuring articles on Employment Law.. Ric joined Dworken & Bernstein in 2000 becoming a partner in 2011.. Ric is a contributing editor to Attorney At Law Magazine with featured articles on Business and Employment Law.

Patrick Murphy is a seasoned personal injury litigator with extensive experience in nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Time and again Patrick has been recognized as one of the top personal injury lawyers in his field.. Mr. Murphy received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Kent State University. He was awarded his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law where he was a vice chairman of the Moot Court Board of Governors.. He has been designated as an Ohio Super Lawyer and one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. In 2007 he was selected as a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice for his efforts in obtaining a $52 million class action judgment for injured workers against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubble. Patrick has also been honored as a member of the Irish Legal 100 and was selected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is recognized as a member of both the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Patrick is an active member in many trial organizations including Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers; Ohio Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; and the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group.. Pat has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Heart Association in Cleveland and as an officer and trustee of Cleveland’s West Side Irish American Club. He has served as Executive Director of Cleveland’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade committee and is a founding member, trustee and officer of the Irish American Law Society of Cleveland.

Patrick J. Perotti has been recognized for outstanding achievements in consumer class actions and employment discrimination, both locally and nationally. He is the architect of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative to distribute unclaimed class action funds to charities. Patrick is an award winning national leader in the fields of consumer class actions, employment discrimination, and wage and hour litigation. With verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion dollars, Patrick is regularly selected to lead class suits in Ohio and around the country. His reputation developed from a demand for outcomes which not only offered compensation to class members but also stopped unlawful government and corporate practices. Using the class action device to achieve deterrence, he has directed more than $50 million in unclaimed class funds from his settlements to charities and non-profits around the country. The bench, bar and community have recognized Mr. Perotti’s legal and community accomplishments with the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Award, the defense bar’s Top 75 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the United States, the Ohio State Bar Association’s highest honor, the Ritter Award, and his alma mater Marshall College of Law’s highest honor, the Alumnae of the Year Award. As a frequent lecturer at state and national conferences on class actions, employment law, and the cy pres doctrine, Patrick is regularly consulted by the bench, bar and media on those subjects. His interviews and commentary are found in countless websites, newspapers, and local and national radio and television shows.. CLASS ACTIONS. Patrick Perotti’s area of primary concentration is handling complex consumer class litigation throughout Ohio and nationally. His cases deal with overcharges, fraud and other unlawful conduct by government agencies, telecommunications companies, banks, insurance companies, shippers, manufacturers, retailers and a host of others. He has a reputation of extreme fairness, impartiality and professionalism in working with opposing counsel, co-counsel, and the court. Patrick’s simple motto for everything is, “Do the right thing.” His work as class counsel is consistently described by courts as “exceptional representation”: “Exceptional representation for the class members. Taking into consideration the complexity of the legal issues at hand and the result achieved by Class Counsel, it is clear to the Court that the legal representation in this case was superb.”. EMPLOYMENT LAW AND DISCRIMINATION. His practice for the last 35 years includes the full range of workers’ rights and Civil Rights, including Wrongful Discharge; Employment Discrimination involving Age, Sex, Race, Nationality, Color, Handicap and Religion; Sexual and Other Harassment; Equal Pay Act claims; Americans with Disabilities Act claims; and Family and Medical Leave Act claims.. WAGE AND HOUR AND COLLECTIVE ACTIONS. Patrick Perotti’s employment work has been highly successful across the United States in the specialized area of state and national wage and hour collective actions. His suits challenge the failure of large employers to pay overtime and other wages required by state and federal laws.

Patrick J. Brickman focuses on Class Action Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Business Law. His cases primarily deal with unlawful conduct by government agencies, manufacturers, retailers, and employers.  These consumer protection actions deal with many different areas of law, including real estate law, sales practices law, insurance law, commercial law, tax, wage & hour, ERISA and more.. Patrick has a passion for holding corporations and government accountable to consumers and taxpayers.. Patrick Brickman graduated from the University of Dayton in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from the University Of Akron School Of Law in 2011, where he was an advocate on the Moot Court Team and an Associate Editor for the Akron Law Review. He was admitted to practice law in Ohio in December of 2011.

Nicole T. Fiorelli focuses her practice on Class Action and Wage & Hour litigation. She has successfully litigated matters against large corporations in cases throughout the United States.. A few of Nicole Fiorelli’s career highlights include: • Obtained a six-figure verdict against a national fitness club chain that failed to pay overtime to some of its employees and ultimately negotiated a favorable settlement for the class; • Defeated summary judgment and obtained class certification against a national energy services retailer that failed to pay minimum wage and overtime to some of its employees; won a jury verdict on liability in plaintiffs’ favor at trial; • Successfully defended a motion to dismiss and obtained class certification against a national bank for its practices relating to customers’ promotional loans; ultimately negotiated a favorable settlement for the class • Overcame a motion to dismiss and obtained class certification against a large bank for its overdraft fee practices; • Defeated dispositive motions by several retailers in suits alleging unlawful advertising practices.. In law school, Nicole was a member of Cleveland-Marshall’s Moot Court Team and was named Best Oralist at the law school’s 2004 Intramural Competition. She also participated in the school’s Employment Law Clinic and held part-time employment as a law clerk for a solo-practitioner. Nicole was admitted to practice law in Ohio in November, 2005.

Mr. Okin received his undergraduate degree in English Literature, cum laude, from Washington & Lee University, and his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.. Mr. Okin is admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He is a member of the Lake, Cleveland, and Ohio State Bar Associations, and the former chairperson of the Lake County Family Law Committee. Mr. Okin's practice is focused on all aspects of domestic relations, juvenile law, and commercial litigation. Mr. Okin is a contributor to several journals and continuing legal education seminars. Mr. Okin has been appointed as a life member to the Eighth District Court of Appeals Judicial Conference and is one of the first attorneys to be designated a certified specialist in the area of domestic relations law by the Ohio State Bar Association. He currently is serving as a member of the Family Relations Specialty Board of the Ohio State Bar Association. He was also appointed by the Domestic Relations Court to sit as a member of the Cuyahoga County Local Rules Committee, Division of Domestic Relations.

Kenneth J. Cahill received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in History from John Carroll University in 1988 and was awarded his law degree from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1991. Mr. Cahill is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association.  As of 2007 he is chairman of the Lake County Bar Association's Family Law Committee.  Mr. Cahill has frequently lectured on several topics related to divorce and family law matters including legislative developments involving family law, marital and separate property issues, and child custody matters.  Mr. Cahill has frequently been appointed by trial courts as a guardian ad litem to represent children's best interests. Mr. Cahill is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts as well as the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Cahill's practice emphasizes child custody and divorce/family law.

Jim began his legal career by clerking for the Honorable Donald R. Ford in the Eleventh District Court of Appeals of Ohio. Since his clerkship, he has represented plaintiffs in complex commercial litigation matters. He joined Dworken & Bernstein Co. L.P.A.’s class-action group in August 2011.. Jim received his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in 1996. The University of Wisconsin-Madison awarded him a Master of Arts in European History in 1990. In 1988, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa

Howard Rabb received a degree in Business Administration at The Ohio State University and was awarded his law degree from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Rabb has been a contributor to various general circulation and legal trade publications and has served as a trustee to the Legal Aid Society in Cleveland. He is past chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He serves on the Attorney Constituent Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, and is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.. Mr. Rabb practices in the areas of business and individual bankruptcy, estate planning and probate law, real estate, general business, and commercial law. He is the firm's Administrative Partner.

Frank Bartela works to hold corporations and governments accountable to consumers and taxpayers in his class action and business litigation practice. He graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University Law School in 2011. Frank Bartela is an Associate in the firm’s Class Action practice group. His practice is focused on the litigation of complex civil actions including consumer class actions as well as wage and hour actions. In this capacity, Frank fights to represent the interests and protect the rights of his clients both in Ohio and across the country. Currently, his cases deal with unlawful conduct by government agencies, manufacturers, retailers, and employers.. Frank has served as class counsel in actions across the country and has found success in representing individuals while holding defendants accountable:. Frank Bartela graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) in 2007 with a double major in History and Political Science. While at SUNY Buffalo he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He then graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law with his J.D. in 2011. While in law school, Frank served as an articles editor for Case Western’s Journal of International Law and served as a research assistant to Professor Lewis Katz where he helped research and update portions of Ohio Arrest, Search and Seizure.. Frank is a contributing editor to Attorney At Law Magazine with featured articles on Class Action.

Erik L. Walter is a bold advocate for business clients in the areas of environmental law, oil and gas, commercial transactions, zoning and litigation for both individuals and corporations. He sits on numerous nonprofit boards in the community. Prior to joining Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., Erik was a shareholder with the law firm of Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C. located in Lansing, Michigan. Before  joining Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C. in 1999, Erik served for nearly three years as the law clerk for the Honorable William E. Collette in the Ingham County Circuit Court located in Lansing, Michigan. He has practiced law for 24 years and has won several major jury trials, represented major corporate clients as well as individuals.

As a family law practitioner, Anna Parise helps clients through divorce, child support, spousal support, and custody. Highly rated in peer reviews throughout her career, she is active in bringing family law legal services to those who cannot afford it. Anna’s legal practice includes domestic relations, divorce, family law, child support, spousal support, and custody. Anna is also frequently appointed by trial courts in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties as guardian ad litem to protect the interests of children. Formerly with a small boutique firm specializing in labor law, Anna joined Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. in 2005 becoming partner in 2015.. Anna graduated with cum laude honors from Myers University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Paralegal Education in 1995. Anna was awarded her Juris Doctorate with cum laude honors from Case Western Reserve School of Law in 1998.. Anna is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association as well as serving as Trustee from 2015-2018 ,and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. She serves as co-chair of the Lake County Bar Association's Family Law committee.  She is also Co-Chair of the Supreme Court Trip of the Lake County Bar Association and on the Ohio State Bar Association Screening Committee since 2019.  Anna is now President of the Lake County Bar Association 2023-2024.

Amanda brings a unique perspective to her cases, having served on all sides of a case.. Personal Injury is the focus of Amanda Condon. Prior to  joining Dworken & Bernstein in 2014, she worked at a small boutique firm specializing in personal injury. Amanda also previously served as a Magistrate in Lyndhurst Municipal Court, and from 2005 to 2012, as a prosecutor in Ashtabula County Eastern and Western County Courts.  Amanda Condon also served as an Acting Judge in Painesville Municipal Court.. She is also very committed to the community and has done several presentations over the years on Distracted Driving: Everybody’s Doing It and Why You Shouldn’t, Lake Erie college, 2015, OVi from start to Finish, Law Enforcement Presentation, 2011, 2012, Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement Presentation, 2008

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Experienced L attorney serving clients in Painesville and surrounding areas.

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Experienced L attorney serving clients in Painesville and surrounding areas.

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