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| | Address | | 9200 South Hill Boulevard, Suite 300 | | Cleveland, Ohio 44147-3521 | | (Cuyahoga Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Janik, Dorman & Winter, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation. Insurance Coverage and Defense, Corporate and Commercial Defense and Labor and Employment. Professional Liability, Casualty, Products Liability, Aviation, Toxic Tort and Environmental Law. | | Firm Size: 21 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | PARTNERS | | Steven G. Janik (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1988, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1989, California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1973); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi (National Marshal, 1981-1983). Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Federal Judicial Center Task Force on Reducing Trial Delay, 1981—. Author: "Accountant Malpractice," Wiley Publications, 1989. Member: Cleveland, Orange County, Ohio State and American (Tips/Litigation) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Aviation. Email: Steven G. Janik | | Andrew J. Dorman (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., 1989); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Editor, Cleveland Marshall Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Casualty; Insurance Coverage; Complex Litigation. Email: Andrew J. Dorman | | Jason D. Winter (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, May 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2003, Ohio. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1996); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability. Email: Jason D. Winter | | Crystal L. Nicosia (Partner) born Niagara Fall, New York, July 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Sociology, 2001); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2004). Alpha Kappa Delta. Member: Ohio State Bar Association and Cleveland Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Crystal L. Nicosia | | ASSOCIATES | | Audrey Bentz (Associate) born Fostoria, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 2003); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Litigation. Email: Audrey Bentz | | Leonid Garbuzov (Associate) born Moscow, Russia; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: University of Michigan (B.A. 2001); Boston University School of Law (J.D. 2006). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. National Society of Collegiate Scholars; National Merit Scholar. Author: "A Struggle to Preserve Ethnic Identity"; "The Suppression of Jewish Culture by the Soviet Union Emigration Policy", Boston University International Law Journal, 23 B.U. Intl. L.J. 159-175, 2005. Co-Author: "Ethnic Concerns and Considerations for Organizations in the New Millennium, Business Law Review, North Atlantic Regional Business Law Association," Vol. 39, 207-224, 2006. Researcher and Contributor: "Recent Restructuring of International Service Marks Classifications"; "Intellectual Property Today," May 2002; "Proposed Adoption of European Union Design Protection"; "Intellectual Property Today," 2002; "Navigating the Legal World of Adult Entertainment," Published at www.patentco.com/news, 2003. Languages: English, Russian, Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Leonid Garbuzov | | Barry Ronald Murner (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (1993); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1997). Practice Areas: Casualty Insurance; Insurance Litigation. Email: Barry Ronald Murner | | Christopher J. Van Blargan (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio, November 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S., 1990); University of Akron (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Casualty Insurance. Email: Christopher J. Van Blargan | | Edward A. Proctor (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.B.A., 1992); Ohio State College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Edward A. Proctor | | Eric J. Weiss (Senior Associate) born Sandusky, Ohio, April 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Eric J. Weiss | | Kelly H. Rogers (Associate) born Parma, Ohio, November 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and Western District of Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Kelly H. Rogers | | Melany K. Fontanazza (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Marietta College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 2005). Assistant Editor, University of Akron Law Review, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Melany K. Fontanazza | | John P. Thomas (Associate) born Parma, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2002); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: John P. Thomas | | Courtney Trimacco (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Youngstown State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003), University of Toledo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Author: K.M. v. E.G.: My Two Moms: California Courts Hold a Child Can Have Two Natural Mothers, (38 UTOLR 1065) University of Toledo Law Review, Spring Issue 2007. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Courtney Trimacco | | Kevin J. Shebesta (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kevin J. Shebesta | | Zorik Haruthunian (Associate) born Hackensack, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: California State University, Northridge, California (B.S. 2002); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.D. 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(100%). Email: Zorik Haruthunian | | Kristi Haude (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1999); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Cuyahoga County (Litigation and Animal Law Committee; Member, 2003—) and American (2002—) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (2003—); Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Lawyers (2004—). Special Agencies: Animal Welfare Advocate; Humane Society of the United States; Canine Advocates of Ohio. Practice Areas: Torts; Professional Liability; Personal Injury. | | Thomas King (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: The College of Wooster (B.A., 2004), University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Thomas King | | OF COUNSEL | | Kurt D. Anderson (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Ohio, August 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Cedarville College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Distinguished Advocate Award, Case Western Reserve University. Member: Lorain County (Member, Executive Committee, 2008; Treasurer, 2007-2008; Chairman: Community Relations Law Day Committee, 1998-2006; Bench Bar Committee, 2002-2006; Executive Board, 2005—), Ohio State and American (Member, Litigation and Council of Appellate Lawyers Sections) Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (Member; Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, 2006—; Board of Directors, 2004—; Board of Trustees, 2005—). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Casualty Insurance Law; Creditors Rights; Contract Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Construction Law. | | Thomas D. Lambros (Of Counsel) born Ashtabula, Ohio, February 4, 1930; admitted to bar, 1952, Ohio. Education: Fairmont State College; Cleveland Marshall Law School (LL.B., 1952). On April 30, 1996, the United States Congress enacted Public Law 104-136, designating the Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Youngstown, Ohio. Judge Lambros is the founder and chairman of the board of the Thomas D. Lambros Dispute Management Center, LLC. Recipient: Herbert Harley Award, the highest award given by the American Judicature Society; The Whitney North Seymour, Sr. Arbitration Medal presented by the American Arbitration Association, 1996; National Public Service Award, The Ohio State University School of Public Policy and Management, 1997. Member: National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, 1988-1993; Judicial Conference of the United States, 1993-1995. Author: Summary Jury Trials (Litigation) "The Future of Alternative Dispute Resolution," Founder of Summary Jury Trial Process, 1980, Pepperdine L.Rev., 1990-1995. United States District Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula County, Jefferson, Ohio, 1961-1967. Northern District of Ohio, 1967-1995 and Chief Judge, 1990-1995. Panel Member, American Arbitration Association National Mass Torts Panel. Member, National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, Center for Public Resources. Member: Cleveland, Ashtabula County (Past President), Ohio State, Federal (President) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. [With U.S. Army, 1954-1956]. Reported Cases: Special Counsel to the Official Committee of Tort Claimants in Dow Corning Bankruptcy. Managed Pretrial Coordination of Litigation for 1992 Air Crash at New York La Guardia Airport; Managed all Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Cases Pending in the Northern District of Ohio; Formulated $20 Million Settlement of a Consumer Class Action Antitrust Case. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. | | Ellyn B. Mehendale (Of Counsel) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1991); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Ellyn B. Mehendale |
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