Top Civil Rights Lawyers in CLEVELAND | 39 available

Firm: Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP

1001 Lakeside Avenue East, Suite 1700 , Cleveland , Ohio 44114

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

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.

Firm: Margolius, Margolius & Associates

55 Public Square , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Employment & Labor , Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Andrew Margolius is an attorney practicing employment law, disability and fair housing law in Northeast Ohio, and is the principal in the firm Margolius, Margolius and Associates, an employee rights and housing oriented law firm.  He has been an attorney since 1983 and practices both in federal and state courts.. Mr. Margolius has  successfully litigated cases in both federal and state court.  Noteworthy among his achievements are advanced in disability discrimination law, long term disability precedent, substantial jury verdicts, and vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, extending to his insistence upon affirmative relief in family status cases such as requiring a landlord to build a playground to remedy past family status discrimination (“affirmative action for kids”).  He was the attorney in McGill v. Bellissimo, a landmark fair housing sexual discrimination verdict which incorporated sexual harassment and hostile environment theories in the fair housing field, and remains as one of the highest sexual harassment awards for a single plaintiff.  In Silvey v. Washington Square Chiropractic Clinic, 2013-Ohio-438, employment law advances occurred. He was also one of the attorneys who tried a month long sexual harassment case resulting in a $497, jury verdict.  He has tried a case largely of first impression based off of religious discrimination and the application of the religious exemption under the Fair Housing Act.  The case resulted in findings of religious discrimination and retaliation in favor of a homeowner, his intended renter and a fair housing organization.  In 2009, he again had a jury trial in a Dayton Ohio sexual harassment housing discrimination case, resulting in a $248,000 verdict.   He frequently lectures on trial tactics and fair housing, disability and employment law.  Disability work includes Michael Stiso v. International Steel Group, No. 13-3503 (6th Cir. 2015)(long term disability, breach of fiducairy duty) and Houston v. UNUM Life Ins Co, No. 06-3644 (6th Cir. 2007).

Firm: Law Offices Jeffrey M. Yelsky

23103 Miles Rd Ste C , Cleveland , Ohio 44128

Practice Areas: Debt Settlement, Foreclosure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Class Action, Wrongful Termination

Firm: Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., LPA

34305 Solon Road , Cleveland , Ohio 44139

Practice Areas: Insurance , Civil Rights, Civil Rights

DEFENSE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THEIR INSUREDS. Jeff Kay has extensive experience, in both state courts and federal district courts, across multiple areas of practice with the primary area of expertise being civil litigation defense.  He has provided representation to numerous insurance companies/risk pools, including, among others, Nationwide and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Scottsdale Insurance Company, Scottsdale Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Scottsdale Indemnity Company and Western Heritage Insurance Company), Freedom Specialty Insurance (subsidiary of Scottsdale Insurance Company), Lloyd’s of London, Selective Insurance Company of North America, Fireman’s Fund, Trident, Colony Insurance Company, Nautilus Insurance Company, CORSA and PERSO, and their insureds with respect to both first and third party claims which includes the following areas: employment discrimination, professional liability (including doctors, lawyers, accountants, home inspectors, counselors and nursing homes), municipal liability, automobile negligence claims, general commercial matters, bad faith claims, uninsured/underinsured claims, products liability, wrongful death claims, commercial premises liability claims, and property and casualty claims.. He also has significant experience in providing advice and representation in insurance coverage matters, including the securing of declaratory judgments on policy interpretations.. DEFENSE OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. Jeff has provided counsel and representation to public entities, public officials and private employers in cases involving issues such as hiring, terms of employment, defamation, harassment based on gender, race, age and disability, wrongful discharge, claimed violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, excessive force, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and wrongful death.. Jeff has successfully handled cases before state and federal administrative agencies, with a focus on representing clients before the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.  From 1996 to 1997 Jeff was employed by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and, among other duties, was primarily responsible for drafting the Cleveland Regional Office’s Recommendation – for submission to the Commission – which set forth the Cleveland Regional Office’s legal basis for its determination as to whether an employer had or had not unlawfully engaged in discrimination.  His time and experience with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission has provided Jeff with unique insight into the handling of employment matters before such agencies.. BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE. In addition, Jeff demonstrates a rare and unique combination of excellence and success as both a trial lawyer and a transactional attorney.  This difficult to find combination of skills provides his business clients with a significant advantage.  Jeff’s proven courtroom abilities, combined with his transactional experience, gives him a unique ability to analyze and solve a wide variety of legal issues and problems faced by his clients.  While Jeff is extremely effective in settling disputes, when necessary he will fiercely protect his clients’ legal interests in the courtroom.. Jeff understands the needs of business owners and entrepreneurs as he is an entrepreneur and investor himself.  Jeff founded Jacobs III Capital Holdings, LLC, a creative and cutting-edge investment company, in 2003 and since then it has invested in several successful business ventures including residential real estate development.  Jacobs III has experienced success in recent years as an investor in a joint venture specializing in investments in the risky and complex world of futures and options markets.. OHIO APPELLATE EXPERIENCE. Jeff has likewise achieved success on behalf of his clients before state and federal appellate courts, having successfully argued cases before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth District Court of Appeals, Sixth District Court of Appeals, Seventh District Court of Appeals, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Ninth District Court of Appeals, Tenth District Court of Appeals and the Eleventh District Court of Appeals.

Firm: Cohen, Rosenthal & Kramer LLP

3208 Clinton Avenue , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Civil , Civil Rights, Class Actions, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Securities , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

1301 E 9th St Ste 3600 , Cleveland , Ohio 44114

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

1660 West 2nd Street , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Employment, Business, Class Action, Civil Rights, General Practice, Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor

Firm: Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A.

100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road , Cleveland , Ohio 44139

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil Rights, Civil Rights

Frank’s practice focuses on appellate advocacy in state and federal courts with an emphasis on employment law, constitutional torts (Section 1983), public entity defense, and insurance defense. He has handled more than 150 appellate cases and routinely consults with trial attorneys on error preservation and pre-appeal strategy. He has prosecuted and defended original actions (e.g., mandamus, prohibition, etc.) in district appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Frank has also submitted amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefing on behalf of clients and organizations including the County Commissioners Association of Ohio and the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.. In 2008, Frank became one of the first attorneys to be certified as a specialist in appellate law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Most recently, Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine named him a Rising Star in appellate practice. Ohio Super Lawyers showcases outstanding lawyers in Ohio who are recognized by their peers for professional accomplishments. Only 2.5 percent of Ohio lawyers are chosen as Rising Stars.. Frank’s trial practice focuses primarily on the defense of public entities and their employees in federal and state courts. He is involved in all aspects of trial advocacy. Frank is the Chairman of the Governmental Liability Committee of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.. Frank previously worked as a news reporter and a magazine editor, covering the medical and construction industries.

Firm: Avery Friedman & Associates

701 The City Club Bldg , Cleveland , Ohio 44114

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

2100 One Center   1375 East 9th Street  44 , Cleveland , Ohio 44114

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Civil Rights,Education ,Labor ,Sexual Harassment

Firm: The Bernard Law Firm

5005 Rockside Rd Ste 600 , Cleveland , Ohio 44131

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial, Civil Rights, Communications & Media , Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Entertainment & Sports , Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Intellectual Property , Labor , Legal Malpractice, Lemon , Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Securities , Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Charles S. Butler

809   35 Severance Circle 51 , Cleveland , Ohio 44118

Practice Areas: Animal Bites,Asbestos ,Assault & Battery,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Discrimination,Drugs & Medical Devices,Elder ,Family ,Government Agencies,Insurance ,Labor ,Legal Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Motor Vehicle Defects,Nursing Home Negligence,Premises Liability,Probate ,Sexual Harassment,Social Security Benefits & Disability,Toxic Substances,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills,Workers Compensation,Wrongful Death

Firm: Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A.

100 Franklin's Row , Cleveland , Ohio 44139

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business & Commercial, Civil Rights, Contracts, Employment & Labor , Government Agencies, Labor , Land Use & Zoning, Products Liability, Real Estate

My practice focuses on the DEFENSE of lawsuits.

1265 West Sixth Street , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

As a journalist, Brian D. Bardwell was trained to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”. Now an attorney, he brings the same sensibility to the practice of law, where he focuses on First Amendment rights, whistleblower protection, and access to government records. Clients benefit from a unique set of skills and training that Brian uses to uncover the truth, defend his clients’ rights, and make life miserable for those who abuse their power.. Before he was a lawyer, Bardwell was an award-winning reporter and editor, covering criminal-justice and education issues for newspapers around Northeast Ohio and writing about tax law for State Tax Notes. The National Press Club, the Washington D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Associated Press Society of Ohio recognized his outstanding writing and investigative skills, which have uncovered a college dropout with a fake degree trying to take over a local school district, sex offenders taking jobs as elementary-school teachers, and even a plot by the Mexican government to hijack the script of the latest James Bond film.. Apart from his journalistic work, Bardwell also spent several years running a small nonprofit focused on promoting the public’s right to access government records. Well before he was an attorney, he was successfully suing local governments that refused to disclose who they were holding in their jails, how they had disciplined public officials, and what property they had seized from their citizens. Based on that work, he was invited to lecture on public-records law by the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Cleveland Employment Inn of Court, and the biennial conference of the ACLU of Ohio, which called him “one of Ohio’s greatest champions of transparency.”. Brian graduated cum laude from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where his aggressive trial-advocacy skills earned him an invitation to the Order of the Barristers. He earned a bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia. His academic research has been published in the University of Virginia’s Oculus and in the Case Western Reserve Law Review.

Firm: Thorman Petrov Group

3100 Terminal Tower 50 Public Square , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Employment, Litigation

Firm: Ulmer & Berne

1660 West 2nd Street , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Business , Civil Rights, Employment & Labor , Immigration & Naturalization

Firm: Norton Law Firm Co. L.P.A.

12434 Cedar Road , Cleveland , Ohio 44106

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Labor ,Personal Injury,Products Liability

Firm: James Levin

2800 Euclid Ave Ste 524 , Cleveland , Ohio 44115

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Allen & Hodgman

1481 Warrensville Center , Cleveland , Ohio 44121

Practice Areas: Immigration, Litigation, Civil Rights, Employment

Firm: Tittle & Perlmuter

2012 W. 25th Street , Cleveland , Ohio 44113

Practice Areas: Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Employment Law - Employee, Consumer Law, Wrongful Death, Insurance Law, Civil Rights