MEMBERS OF FIRM
William I. Fadel (Principal) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Reserve University (B.A., 1965); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18. Labor Representative, Ohio State Construction Compliance Council, 1988. Member: Ohio State (Member, Labor Section; AFL-CIO Labor Lawyers Coordinating Committee) and Cleveland (Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1999) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: International Union of Operating Engineers, Locals 18, 18D, 18S; Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union AFL-CIO, CLC. Reported Cases: Murphy vs. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18, 744 F.2d 114 (6th Cir. 1985); Shimman vs. Grothaus, 633 F.2d 468 (6th Cir. 1980); Deczon Inc. vs. Carpenters District Council, Its Affiliates and Successors, 295 NLRB 19 (1989). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; General Litigation.Email: William I. Fadel
William D. Beyer (Principal) born Lakewood, Ohio, June 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1966); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1969). Assistant Public Defender, Cuyahoga County, 1969-1971. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1972-1977; Chief Criminal Section, 1974-1977; U.S. Attorney: Northern District of Ohio, 1977-1978; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1978-1980; Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland State University John Marshall College of Law, 1980-1981. Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: O'Toole v. Denihan, 118 Ohio St.3d 374; Shimola v. Cleveland, 68 Ohio St 3d 1201; Rockey vs. 84 Lumber Co., 66 Ohio St. 3d 221; Surace vs. Wuliger, 25 Ohio St. 3d 229; Shimola vs. Nationwide Ins., 25 Ohio St. 3d 84; Cafferkey vs. Turner Construction, 21 Ohio St.3d 110; Olle, Jr. vs. Henry & Wright Corp., 910 F.2d 357; Warren vs. Society Natl. Bank, 905 F.2d 975; U.S. vs. Fredrick, 872 F. 2d. 779; U.S. vs. Friedrick, 842 F.2d 382; Williams vs. U.S., 582 F.2d 1039; U.S. vs. Callahan, 579 F.2d 398; U.S. vs. Lee, 575 F.2d 1184; U.S. vs. Payner, 572 F.2d 144; U.S. vs. John Doe, 556 F.2d 391. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Probate.Email: William D. Beyer
Joan E. Pettinelli (Member) born Lorain, Ohio, May 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1986); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1990). Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas D. Lambros, Chief Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1991-1994. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: O'Toole v. Denihan, 118 Ohio St.3d 374 (2008); Consolo v. Cleveland, 103 Ohio St.3d 362 (2004); Blair v. City of Cleveland, 148 F.Supp.2d 894 (2000). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Joan E. Pettinelli
ASSOCIATES
Bernadette M. Matheson (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Northwestern University (B.A. 2002); University of Dayton (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Law Clerk to Honorable Marcia P. Parsons, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee, and Member of the 6th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 2005-2006. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.
Russell A. Randazzo (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., 2004); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation(60%); Personal Injury(20%); Domestic Relations(20%).Email: Russell A. Randazzo
OF COUNSEL
William T. Wuliger (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio; 1970, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1965); Case Western Reserve (J.D., 1969). Editor-in-Chief of Exeter Jurist, 1968. 1st Assistant Legal Aid Public Defender's Office, 1973-1975. Recipient: Certificate of Merit, Cleveland Bar Association; Claude E. Clarke Award, Legal Aid Society. Member: Cleveland Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Matrimonial; Criminal Law.Email: William T. Wuliger