Cleveland, Ohio
| Managing Partner | |
| phone | (216) 522-9000 |
| fax | (216) 522-9007 |
- Areas of Practice:
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Freedom of Information
- Litigation & Appeals
- Federal Claims Court
- State Trial Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
- Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Chemicals & Cosmetics
- Machinery & Tools
- Medical Products & Devices
- Motor Vehicle Defects
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Recreational Products
- Medical Malpractice
- Other Professionals Malpractice
- Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
- Certification/Specialties:
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1999
- Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2003
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- Education:
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio,
1992
J.D. - Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts,
1989
B.A.
- Representative Cases:
- Rinaldi vs. City View Nursing Home, 109 Ohio St. 3d 124 (Ohio Supreme Court 2005)
- State ex rel. Smith v. Cuyahoga County, 106 Ohio St.3d 151 (Court of Common Pleas 2005)
- Ritt v. Billy Blanks Enterprises, 1695 (Ohio App. 8th Dist. 2007)
- Sanford v. West Corporation, Case No. D046739 (Court of Appeals, Fourth Appellate District, California 2006)
- Sanford v. Memberworks, Inc., 483 F.3d 956 (9th Cir. 2007)
- Rinaldi v. City View Nursing Home, 109 Ohio St.3d 1424, 846 N.E.2d 534 ( 2005)
- Kaye v. Southwest Airlines, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18389 (N.D. Tex. 2005)
- In re First Energy Corp. Sec. Lit'g, 316 F. Supp.2d 581 (ND Ohio 2004)
- Ritt v. Billy Blanks Enterprises, 3645 (Ohio App. 8th Dist. 2003)
- Kmetz v. MedCentral Health Systems, 6115, 2003 WL 22715631 (Ohio App. 5 Dist 2003)
- Minton v. Honda of Am. Mfg., Inc., 80 Ohio St.3d 62, 684 N.E.2d 648 ( 1997)
- Honors and Awards:
- Named as One of Ohio's Top 100 "Superlawyers", 2004 - 2008
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys "Presidents Award", 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Public Justice Foundation, 1992 - Present
- Board Member/Executive Committee
- American Association for Justice
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Trustee
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Founder and Director, The Landskroner Foundation for Children, 1997 - Present
- Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Cuyahoga County Courts, 2000 - Present
