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For three decades the law firm of Gary, Naegele & Theado, LLC has been engaged in civil litigation practice, primarily on behalf of plaintiffs, handling complex litigation in a broad range of substantive fields. A large part of the firm's practice has involved the prosecution of class actions, in the course of which we have come to represent the interests of thousands of injured individuals, in state and federal venues nationwide, on claims arising from various areas of substantive law, including consumer fraud, pension benefit law, environmental injuries and other toxic torts, personal property damage, real estate value diminutions, and contract damages. Recoveries have been well in excess of a hundred million dollars.

Statement of Practice

Class Actions, Pension Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Consumer Fraud, Complex Civil Litigation, Employee Rights.

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Free Initial Consultation

Address

446 Broadway
Lorain, OH 44052, (Lorain Co.)

Phone

Phone: 440-244-4809
Fax: 440-244-3462

Website

http://www.gntlaw.com

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

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Robert D. Gary (Member) born Lorain, Ohio, June 4, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Ohio; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1969, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Ohio; U.S. Disctirct Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, New York. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966); New York University (LL.M., 1967). Author: Protecting Your Pension For Dummies (Wiley Publishing Co., July 2007); "Class Action Fairness Act: Winners and Losers," LCBA Legal Times, Lorain County Bar Assoc., January/February 2006. "Mediation as a Tool for Settling Mass Tort Class Actions," Conflict Management, American Bar Assoc., Spring 2004. Recipient, United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. Former Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice; Former Deputy Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force. Director, Ohio Organized Crime Prevention Counsel. Former Special Assistant to the Governor of Ohio. Former Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor. Federal and State Court Mediator. Recognized by the Ohio State Legislature and Lorain County Commissioners for benefits provided to Ohioans in need. Member: Lorain County, Ohio State and New York State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan, 484 F.3d 395 (6th Cir. 2007); West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan (S.D. Ohio 2004), 318 F. Supp. 2d. 579; Rybarczyk v. TRW, Inc. 235 F3d 975 (6th Cir. 2000); Ohio Civ. Rights Comm. v. Case W. Res. Univ. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 168; Costantino v. TRW, Inc., 13 F.3d 969 (6th Cir. 1994); Smith v. City of Elyria, 857 F.Supp. 1203 (N.D. Ohio 1994); DeSario v. Industrial Excess Landfill, Inc. (1991), 68 Ohio App.3d 117; Jacobs v. Frank (1991), 60 Ohio St.3d 111; Strock v. Pressnell (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 207; Fine v. America Online, Inc. (2000) 139 Ohio App 3d 133. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Pension Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Robert D. Gary

Jori Bloom Naegele (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Colorado; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Author: Protecting Your Pension For Dummies (Wiley Publishing Co., July, 2007); "Class Action Fairness Act: Winners and Losers," LCBA Legal Times, Lorain County Bar Assoc., January/February 2006. State Court Mediator. Member: Lorain County Bar Association (President, 1991-1992); Ohio Women's Bar Association (Secretary, 1994-1995). Reported Cases: West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan, 484 F.3d 395 (6th Cir. 2007); West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan (S.D. Ohio 2004), 318 F. Supp. 2d. 579; Rybarczyk v. TRW, Inc. 235 F3d 975 (6th Cir. 2000); Smith v. City of Elyria, 857 F.Supp. 1203 (N.D. Ohio 1994); DeSario v. Industrial Excess Landfill, Inc. (1991), 68 Ohio App.3d 117; Jacobs v. Frank (1991), 60 Ohio St.3d 111. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Pension Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Jori Bloom Naegele

Thomas R. Theado (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, December 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., with honors, 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Order of Barristers. Author: "Common Fund Awards in Statutory Fee Cases," 18 Class Action Reports 83, 1995; "The Stigma Damages Rulings in DeSario v. Industrial Excess Landfill," 1996; "Class Certification In Professional Negligence Cases," 1996; "Drug and Medical Device Class Actions," 1998; "The Class Action Lawsuit in Ohio," 1999 and 2000; "Trial Advocacy in Ohio-A Plaintiff's Perspective," 2000; "The Rules of Evidence in Trial Practice," 2002; "Admissibility of Evidence and Expert Testimony in Ohio," 2004; "A Critical Update on the Class Action Fairness Act in Ohio," 2005; "Practicing Under The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," 2005; "Getting Scientific and Expert Testimony into Evidence," 2005, 2006, and 2007; "How to Present Your Case at Trial," 2008. Speaker: "Stigma Related Damages," Mealey's New Exposure's Toxic and Mass Torts Conference, 1996; "Class Action Opportunities in Professional Negligence Cases," American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys Annual Seminar, 1996; "Plaintiff Class Actions: Their Purposes, Requisites and Pathology," Oberlin College, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; "Don't Overlook Class Actions," Texas Trial Lawyers Association Conference, 1998; "Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in Ohio," National Business Institute, 1999; "How to Recognize Your Class Action Clients Before You See Them to the Door," Erie County, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1999; "Trial Advocacy in Ohio," National Business Institute, 2000, "Class Action in Ohio," Lorain County, Ohio Bar Association, 2000; "Powerful Evidence in Ohio Civil Litigation," National Business Institute, 2002; "The Economic Principles Underlying Class Litigation," Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 2002; "Advanced Trial Advocacy in Ohio," National Business Institute, 2004; "Admissibility of Evidence and Expert Testimony in Ohio," National Business Institute, 2004; "Introduction to The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," National Business Institute, 2005; "Jurisdictional Questions and Answers After The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," Half Moon Seminars, 2005; "An Overview of The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," Half Moon Seminars, 2005; "How to Get Your Expert Testimony Admitted into Evidence in Ohio," National Business Institute, 2006; "How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted into Court," National Business Institute, 2006; "Getting Scientific and Expert Testimony Admitted into Evidence," National Business Institute, 2007; "How to Present Your Case at Trial," National Business Institute, 2008. Member: Lorain County and Ohio State Bar Associations; Public Justice. Reported Cases: Ailiff v. Mar-Bal, Inc. (1990), 62 Ohio App.3d 232, 575 N.E.2d 228, mot. cert. over (1990), 54 Ohio St.3d 715, 562 N.E.2d 162; Bd. of Ed. of the Strongsville City School Dist. v. Theado (1991), 57 Ohio St.3d 162, 566 N.E.2d 667; DeSario v. Industrial Excess Landfill, Inc. (1991), 68 Ohio App.3d 117, 587 N.E.2d 454, mot. cert. over'd (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 1453, 579 N.E.2d 1392; Duff v. Gary (1993), 87 Ohio App.3d 558, 622 N.E.2d 727; Turner v. Turner (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 337, 617 N.E.2d 1123; Schwochow v. Chung (1995), 102 Ohio App.3d 348, 657 N.E.2d 312, disc. app. not all'd (1995), 73 Ohio St. 3d 1428, 652 N.E.2d 801; Yepko v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 414, 683 N.E.2d 1090; Yepko v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 25 F.Supp.2d 831 (N.D. Ohio 1998); Fine v. America Online, Inc. (2000), 139 Ohio App.3d 133, 743 N.E.2d 416, disc. app. not all'd (2000), 90 Ohio St. 3d 1427, 736 N.E.2d 24, cert. den'd (2001), 532 U.S. 942, 121 S.Ct. 1403, 149 L.Ed.2d 346; Rybarczyk v. TRW Inc., 235 F.3d 975 (6th Cir. 2000); In re: Hechinger Investment Co. of Delaware, 298 F.3d 219 (3rd Cir. 2002); Walker v. Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan, 214 F.R.D. 58 (D. Conn. 2003); West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan, 318 F. Supp. 2d. 579 (S.D. Ohio 2004); Mikulski v. Centerior Energy Corp., 435 F.3d 666 (6th Cir. 2006); West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan, 484 F.3d 395 (6th Cir. 2007); Mikulski v. Centerior Energy Corp., 501 F.3d 555 (6th Cir. 2007), cert. denied sub nom. Centerior Energy Corp. v. Mikulski, 128 S. Ct. 2426, 171 L. Ed. 2d 229 (2008); Pikas v. The Williams Cos., Inc., 542 F. Supp. 2d 782 (S.D. Ohio 2008). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Thomas R. Theado

Richard M. McKee (Attorney) born Queens, New York, April 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Biology and Management, 1976; B.S., Mathematics, 1986); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Extern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Cleveland, OH, 2005. Lecturer in Law, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 2006. Volunteer Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Lorain County, 2006. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Complex Litigation.Email: Richard M. McKee