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55 Public Square, Suite 1950
Cleveland, Ohio 44113 (Cuyahoga Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) General Practice mid-sized law firm located in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in litigation, commercial law, municipal law, employment law, class actions and mass torts. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil, Corporate, Environmental, Government and Labor Law. E.R.I.S.A., Litigation. Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Criminal, Securities, Public Utility, Municipal, Class Actions, Mass Torts, Securities Litigation, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Family, Public Employment Relations, Commercial and Public Financing, Entertainment, Television (CATV), School and Intellectual Property. Year Established: 1969
Firm Size: 16
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Address55 Public Square, Suite 1950
Cleveland, OH 44113, (Cuyahoga Co.)
PhonePhone: 216-621-8484
Telecopier: 216-771-1632
Website
http://www.climacolaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesWashington, D.C. Office: 888 16th Street, N.W., Suite 800, 20006. Telephone: 202-349-9864. Telecopier: 202-349-9867.
John R. Climaco (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 24, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1964); Western Reserve University (J.D., 1967). Recipient, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2000. Special Counsel to Ohio Attorney General, 1975-1994. Board Member: Alzheimer's Association, Cleveland Chapter, 1989; Leadership, Cleveland, 1993. Life Member: Judicial Conference of the Sixth Circuit, Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District of Ohio. Member, Northern District of Ohio Advisory Group. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Inland Refuse Transfer Co. v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Ohio, Inc., 15 Ohio St.3d 321, 474 N.E.2d 271, 15 O.B.R. 448 (Ohio Dec. 31, 1984) (NO. 83-1826); O'Shea v. Fayard, 2003 WL 21956534 (2003); Millstein v. Millstein, 2002 WL 31031676 (2002); White v. Smith & Wesson, 97 F. supp. 2d 816, N.D. Ohio, 2000. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Labor Law; White Collar Crime.Email: John R. Climaco
John A. Peca (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1986, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th, 7th and District of Columbia Circuits; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: John Carroll University (B.S., 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1978. Member, Board of Trustees: Gilmour Academy; Cleveland Central Catholic High School, NOIA Foundation; Neighborhood Centers Association. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Special Agencies: U.S. Tax Court Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Planning; Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: John A. Peca
Dennis R. Wilcox (Member) born Norwalk, Ohio, November 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1987, District of Columbia, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Cleveland Heights Fair Housing Board, 1998-1999; Cleveland Heights Board of Zoning Appeals, 1999-2000; Cleveland Heights City Council, 2000. Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance; Business Law.Email: Dennis R. Wilcox
Thomas J. Tarantino (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1987); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1990). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Lake County, Cuyahoga County and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Reported Cases: Miele vs. Ribovich, 90 Ohio St. 3d. 439 (2000). Practice Areas: Corporate; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Public Finance.Email: Thomas J. Tarantino
David M. Cuppage (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1986); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1990). Senior Editor, Cleveland State Law Review. Law Clerk to: Hon. Francis E. Sweeney, Eight District Court of Appeals, Ohio, 1991-1992; Hon. Donald C. Nugent, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Ohio, 1993-1994. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Resource Title Agency, Inc. v. Morreale Real Estate Services, Inc., 314 F.Supp.2d 763 (N.D. Ohio 2004); Cleveland ex rel. O'Malley v. White, 148 Ohio App.3d 564, (2002); Liberty Steel Products, Inc. v. Francosteel Corp., 57 F.Supp. 2d 459, (1999); Automated Tracking Systems, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., 130 Ohio App.3d 238, (1998). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Municipal Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: David M. Cuppage
Stewart D. Roll (Member) born July 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut; 1987, Ohio; 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio University (B.G.S., 1974); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant General Counsel, Combustion Engineering, Inc., 1980-1987. Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1994. [With U.S. Air Force, 1969-1973].
Paul S. Lefkowitz (Partner) (Retired).
Anthony J. Garofoli (1936-2003).
Jack D. Maistros (1956-2001).
——————————Margaret M. Metzinger (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: Hiram College (B.A., 1987); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1995).
Scott D. Simpkins (Associate) born Delaware, Ohio, August 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1992); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Curia. Associate Editor, Capital University Law Review, 1994-1996. Member, Federalist Society. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Scott D. Simpkins
Lisa Ann Gorshe (Associate) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, March 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, Minnesota. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: Augsburg College (B.A., 1991); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1997). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Mass Torts.Email: Lisa Ann Gorshe
Dawn M. Chmielewski (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio, October 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S.N., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Product Liability; Mass Torts.Email: Dawn M. Chmielewski
Patricia M. Ritzert (Associate) born September 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Akron (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977; M., Tax, 1983); Case Western Reserve University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Case and Comment Editor, Akron Law Review, 1976-1977. Judicial Clerk, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, 1976-1978. Assistant Director of Law, City of Cuyahoga Falls, 1978-1979. Assistant Director of Law, City of Akron, 1984-1987. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Taxation; Commercial Litigation.
OF COUNSELJoseph P. Fegen (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996, Colorado (inactive), U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., with honors, 1991); Capital University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Public Finance.Email: Joseph P. Fegen
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