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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeBanking, Commercial Lending, Bankruptcy, Business and Commercial Law, Civil Rights Claims, Class Action Litigation, Collections, Consumer Law, Criminal, Juvenile Law, Divorce, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Litigation and Appeals, Personal Injury, Probate and Estate Administration, Products Liability, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Wage and Hour Law, Workers' Compensation, Oil and Gas, Business Litigation, Child Custody, Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Environmental Law. Year Established: 1959
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Address60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077, (Lake Co.)
PhonePhone: 888-331-2451
Fax: 440-352-3469
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Marvin P. Dworken (Member) admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio; 1962, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Federal Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.C., 1959; J.D., 1959). Marvin Dworken was awarded his undergraduate and law degrees from Ohio State University. After graduation from law school, Mr. Dworken was appointed and served as medical review officer for the United States Veterans Administration. Mr. Dworken is a member of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association as well as the American Bar Association. He currently serves as a member of the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Dworken was chosen as lecturer to the Workers' Compensation section on current issues and developments in that area of law. Mr. Dworken's practice emphasizes workers' compensation, personal injury and product liability. Member: Lake County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Motorcycle Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Head Injury; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Repetitive Stress Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Whiplash.Email: Marvin P. Dworken
Alec Berezin (Member) born November 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Federal Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1973). Alec Berezin received his B.A. in 1970 from Miami University and his J.D. in 1973 from Case Western Reserve University. He is a member of the Lake County Bar Association, the Ohio Association of Justice and the American Association of Justice. From 1980 to 1991, Mr. Berezin was the Assistant Law Director and Prosecutor for the City of University Heights. He acted as a Visiting Judge for Shaker Heights Municipal Court from 1992 to 2001. He serves on the arbitration panels for Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and Lake County Common Pleas Court, and as Settlement Week chair of the Lake County Bar Association, he was instrumental in developing a year round mediation program in Lake County Common Pleas Court. He continues to serve as a mediator in the Lake County Common Pleas Mediation Program. Mr. Berezin has served as a lecturer in continuing legal education programs sponsored by Case Western Reserve School of Law and Professional Educations Systems, and he has been a contributor to Am Jur Proof of Facts. He has been active in the community having served as President of the Boards of Congregation Bethaynu and Adoption Network Cleveland, and he continues to serve as a Life Trustee on the Board of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living. Mr. Berezin's areas of practice include civil litigation including business and commercial trial work, personal injury and professional negligence. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Personal Injury Defense; Psychological Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Repetitive Stress Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Severe Burns; School Bus Accidents; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Trial Practice.Email: Alec Berezin
Keith R. Kraus (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1985, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1981); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Cleveland Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: Keith R. Kraus
Gary S. Okin (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Mr. Okin received his undergraduate degree in English Literature, cum laude, from Washington & Lee University, and his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Okin is admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He is a member of the Lake, Cleveland, and Ohio State Bar Associations, and the former chairperson of the Lake County Family Law Committee. Mr. Okin's practice is focused on all aspects of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Law, and Commercial Litigation. He is certified as a Specialist in Domestic Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Okin is a contributor to several journals and continuing legal education seminars. His speaking engagements include being a contributor to the 1996 Family Law Seminar, sponsored by the Lake County Bar Association, the 1994 Seminar on Child Custody and Visitation in Ohio, sponsored by the National Business Institute, as well as being the keynote speaker for the "Case Law Update" for the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Lake County Family Law Bar Committee. Mr. Okin was also a contributor to Child Custody and Visitation in Ohio (1994, National Business Institute, Inc.) Mr. Okin has been appointed as a Life Member to the Eighth District Court of Appeals Judicial Conference and is one of the first attorneys to be designated a Certified Specialist in the area of Domestic Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association. He currently is serving as a member of the Family Relations Specialty Board of the Ohio State Bar Association. He was also appointed by the Domestic Relations Court to sit as a member of the Cuyahoga County Local Rules Committee, Division of Domestic Relations. Member: Lake County (Former Chairman, Family Law Committee), Greater Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist, Family Relations, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce.Email: Gary S. Okin
Patrick T. Murphy (Member) born Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, March 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Federal Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1983); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1986). Patrick Murphy received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He was awarded his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Murphy is a member of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, The Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the attorney Information Exchange Group, the Cleveland Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association and the Ashtabula County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio Courts since 1986; the United State District Court Northern District of Ohio since 1987; and the United States Court of Claims since 1991. Mr. Murphy's practice includes Litigation, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Product Liability and Insurance Law. Member: Lake County and Ashtabula County Bar Associations; Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers; Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Patrick T. Murphy
Howard S. Rabb (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio, U.S. Federal Courts and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1982); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1986). Howard Rabb is the firm's Administrative Partner. He received a degree in business administration at The Ohio State University and was awarded his law degree from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Rabb is a member of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and the Lake County Bar Association. Mr. Rabb has been a contributor to various general circulation and legal trade publications. Mr. Rabb has served as a trustee to the Legal Aid Society in Cleveland. He is past Chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was recently appointed to serve on the Attorney Constituent Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Rabb practices in the areas of Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, General Business and Commercial Law. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Cuyahoga County Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Bankruptcy Arbitration; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 12; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Taxation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Consumer Bankruptcy; Receiverships; Personal Bankruptcy.Email: Howard S. Rabb
Patrick J. Perotti (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Cuyahoga Community College (A.A., 1975); Cleveland State University (B.A., 1977); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Patrick J. Perotti graduated from Cleveland State University with a B.A. in 1977. He was awarded his law degree, cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1982. He specializes in commercial litigation, civil rights and employment discrimination litigation, consumer benefit and class action practice. He has frequently appeared before the Supreme Court of Ohio, and as counsel in litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Perotti is a certified employment law specialist. Less than one percent of attorneys in Ohio hold this certification. He has successfully represented employment plaintiffs in the following lead cases: in the Supreme Court: Mauzy v. Kelly Services (1996) 75 Ohio St.3d 578 which allows circumstantial evidence to be used as direct proof of employment discrimination; Kulch v. Structural Fibers (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 134 which established a Greeley claim in Ohio for whistle blowing; and in Federal Court, Stanley v .The Lawson Company, 993 F.S. 1084 (N.D. Ohio 1997) which analyzes sex and religion discrimination standards under Title VII. Mr. Perotti handles wage and hour collective actions in Ohio and across the United States. These suits challenge the failure of employers to pay overtime and other wages required by state and federal laws. Mr. Perotti's other area of primary concentration is class actions, handling class litigation throughout Ohio and nationally. Some of his lead cases include: Rosette v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (2005), 105 Ohio St.3d 296; Santos v. Ohio Bur. of Workers' Comp. (2004), 101 Ohio St.3d 1492; Martin v. Grange Mut. Ins. Co. (2001), 143 Ohio App.3d 332; Waeschle v. Oakland County Med. Exam'r, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87399 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 29, 2008). As Class Counsel in numerous suits, Mr. Perotti was described by the court as having provided "exceptional representation for the class members. Taking into consideration the complexity of the legal issues at hand and the result achieved by Class Counsel, it is clear to the Court that the legal representation in this case was superb." The successes of class litigation handled by Mr. Perotti won him national Public Justice 2007 Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist, with settlements totaling over $120 Million Dollars. Mr. Perotti's class action practice has focused extensively on doing justice not only for class members, but for the broader community. Through the innovative use of an obscure legal doctrine known as cy pres, Mr. Perotti has directed over $18 Million in unclaimed class settlement monies to charities and non-profits. His distribution in July, 2008 of nearly $14 Million from a single case was the largest cy pres of its kind in U.S. history. Monies directed from Mr. Perotti's cases helped charities dealing with hunger, housing, clothing and shelter, drug and alcohol addiction, disease prevention, adoption assistance, special needs education, handicap assistance, and a variety of others. The recipients have included Muscular Dystrophy Association, Habitat for Humanity, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, MADD, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Legal Aid Society, Leukemia Society, Boys and Girls Clubs, and dozens of others. Mr. Perotti is a frequent lecturer at state and national conferences on employment law and is often quoted by the media on those subjects. He has been interviewed on employment law and class action matters by countless newspapers, and local and national radio and television shows such as The New York Times, The American Lawyers, Fox & Friends New York City, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and others. His many televisions appearances, both local and national, focus on protection of the individual and protection of persons considered most vulnerable in society. Mr. Perotti is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, the Ohio Bar Association (member Federal Courts and Practice Committee), the Federal Bar Association, the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and the Lake County Bar Association. He was a member of the Governor's Ohio Adoption Task Force, 1990-1992 and appointed Chairman of the Governor's Ohio Adoption Commission in 1992. Mr. Perotti is the Staff Counsel of the Ohio Right to Life Society. He is the author of a comprehensive treatise on the ADA, the FMLA, and the interaction between those laws and workers' compensation programs. He received the American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law Award for significant contributions to the advancement of law on the Family and Medical Leave Act (2006). Mr. Perotti is licensed to practice in the following courts: Federal District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for The Armed Forces.; U.S. District Court of Idaho (pro hac vice); U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania (western division) (pro hac vice); U.S. District Court of West Virginia (southern division) (pro hac vice); U.S. District Court of South Carolina (Aiken division) (pro hac vice); U.S. District Court of Michigan (Eastern District) (pro hac vice); District Court of Minnesota (4th District) (pro hac vice); and Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (pro hac vice). (Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Reported Cases: Ohio Supreme Court, Mauzy v. Kelly Services, (1996) 75 Ohio St.3d 578, which allows circumstantial evidence to be used as a direct proof of employment discrimination; Kulch v. Structural Fibers, (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 134 which established a Greely claim in Ohio for whistle-blowing; Federal Court, Stanley v. The Lawson Company, 993 F.S. 1084 (N.D. Ohio 1997) which analyzes sex and religion discrimination standards under Title VII. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Discrimination; Class Actions; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Class Actions; Employment Claims; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Fair Employment Practices; Harassment; Sexual Harassment; Retaliatory Discharge; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Patrick J. Perotti
Irving Rosner (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Federal Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with high honors, 1975); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1979). Irving Rosner earned his undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting with high honors from Ohio State University. Prior to going to law school, Mr. Rosner worked for Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.'s, an internationally known public accounting firm, now known as DeLoitte Touche. After approximately two years with Haskins & Sells, Mr. Rosner attended law school at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, where he was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor. Additionally, Mr. Rosner was recognized as the Business Editor for the Cleveland State Law Review. As a result of Mr. Rosner's distinguished academic record, he was retained as a trial attorney by the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, in Washington D.C. through the Justice Department's Honors Program. Mr. Rosner served as a federal prosecutor for the Justice Department from 1979 to 1986. After his service with the Justice Department, Mr. Rosner joined the law firm of Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. Mr. Rosner is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association. He was admitted to practice in all Ohio Courts and Federal Courts in 1979. Mr. Rosner's practice emphasizes transactional, employment and injury law, including workers' compensation. Member: Cuyahoga County and Lake County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Subrogation; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Federal Workers Compensation; Black Lung.Email: Irving Rosner
Melvyn E. Resnick (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Ohio University (B.S., with honors, 1963); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1966). Member: Lake County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.Email: Melvyn E. Resnick
David J. Richards, Jr. (Member) born East Cleveland, Ohio, March 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1971). David Richards earned his undergraduate degree in economics and accounting with high honors from Miami University in Ohio. He was awarded his law degree Cum Laude from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Mr. Richards is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and the Lake County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts since 1971. He is also admitted to the U.S. district Court, Northern District of Ohio, since 1972; the U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit in 1974; and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975. Mr. Richards' practice emphasizes Real Estate, including all aspects of commercial, industrial and residential real estate development, financing, and leasing; Commercial, General Business, Corporate, Banking, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, General Business, Corporate Banking, Construction Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Taxation; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Shopping Center Development.Email: David J. Richards, Jr.
Jodi Littman-Tomaszewski (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1999). Jodi earned an undergraduate degree with magna cum laude honors from Case Western Reserve University in May of 1995 with majors in economics, political science, and sociology. She was awarded her Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve in May of 1999 and was admitted to practice law in the state of Ohio in November of 1999. Jodi is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts as well as in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She is also a member of the Lake County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association and served as the Chairperson of the Lake County Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Committee in 2002 and 2003. Jodi focuses her practice in the areas of general business, real estate and commercial litigation. Her practice includes assisting and counseling clients with regard to general business start up; mergers and acquisitions; commercial real estate sales and leasing; commercial development; and franchise law. Jodi also represents clients in all types of commercial disputes at both the trial court and appellate court levels. Jodi's litigation practice includes all types of commercial disputes, construction litigation, contractual claims and eminent domain litigation. Outside of the office, Jodi enjoys running, biking, and playing golf. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Eminent Domain; Property Rights; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Sale of Goods; Negotiable Instruments; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Business Law; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Buy-Sell Agreements; Limited Liability Company Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Merger Reorganization; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Easements; Land Sales; Land Acquisitions; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property; Right of Way Easements; Utility Acquisitions.Email: Jodi Littman-Tomaszewski
——————————Laurie Koerner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009. Education: Hiram College (B.A., Humanities, 2002); Cleveland Marshall-Cleveland College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Lake County Bar, Ohio State Bar and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Relations; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Military Divorce; Name Changes; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Children; Adoption Law; Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Custody; Child Dependency; Child Support; Fathers Rights; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Juvenile Dependency; Juvenile Law; Parental Rights; Parenting Time; Step Parent Adoptions; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights.Email: Laurie Koerner
Richard N. Selby, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1993, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., with honors, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Ric earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree with honors from Case Western Reserve University in the field of Chemical Engineering in May of 1989. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law cum laude in May of 1992. Ric was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio in November of 1992 and is currently licensed to practice in the State of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ric is a member of the Lake County Bar Association as well as the Ohio State Bar Association. His areas of practice include commercial litigation, employment and labor law, including all forms of litigation arising out of wrongful discharge, discrimination, unlawful harassment, violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, violations of ERISA and Ohio common law. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio Association for Justice; National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Discrimination; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Richard N. Selby, II
Jonathan T. Stender (Associate) born Great Falls, Montana, September 03, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Jonathan T. Stender focuses his practice on representing injured workers in workers' compensation and occupational safety and health matters. He also represents employees in a wide spectrum of labor and employment matters, including FLSA, FMLA, civil rights, discrimination, wrongful discharge and intentional torts. Jonathan graduated, cum laude, with bachelor of arts degrees in Russian Language and Literature and Political Science - International Relations from the University of Washington in 1994. He received a juris doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University Law School in 1998. At Case, Jonathan was Executive Editor of the Journal of International Law, a member of the National Moot Court Team, and recipient of the prestigious Dunmore Award, for excellence in appellate advocacy. Prior to the practice of law, Jonathan served as a Cryptologic Special Operations Team Supervisor in the Naval Security Group, United States Navy. He is the author of "Challenges to the Control of Strong Crypto and the National Security Perspective," 30 Case W. Res. J. Int'l Law 287 (1998) and a certified Russian interpreter and translator. Jonathan also has written and spoken on a wide range of employment and workers' compensation issues. Recent publications include, "Navigating The Minefield Of Military Leave," "Ohio Drug Testing Law Covering Workplace Injuries Ruled Unconstitutional," and "ADA Direct Threat - The Supreme Court Has Finally Spoken." Jonathan is admitted to practice in Ohio and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Association, and American Association for Justice. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Lake County Bar Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals.Email: Jonathan T. Stender
Anna M. Parise (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio. Education: Dyke College (B.S., 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Anna M. Parise's legal practice includes domestic relations, divorce, family law, child support, spousal support, and custody. Anna is sensitive to her clients' concerns and desires to effectively resolve issues in the most amicable and practical way possible. Anna is also frequently appointed by Trial Courts in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties, as Guardian Ad Litem, to protect the interests of children. Formerly with a small boutique firm specializing in labor law, Anna joined Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. in 2005. Anna graduated with cum laude honors from Myers University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Paralegal Education in 1995. Anna was awarded her Juris Doctorate with cum laude honors from Case Western Reserve School of Law in 1998. Anna is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Assoc; Ohio State Bar Associations, Lake County Bar Association; Ohio Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Domestic Relations; Domestic Violence; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Equitable Distribution; Child Custody; Child Support; Grandparents Custody; Juvenile Criminal Law; Juvenile Delinquency; Parental Rights; Visitation Rights; Guardian Ad Litem .Email: Anna M. Parise
Geoffrey H. Turoff (Associate) admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., Psychology, 1982); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1987). Geoffrey Turoff received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and was awarded his law degree from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Mr. Turoff is a member of the Ohio Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association and the Cuyahoga County Bar Association. He is also a member of The Workers' Compensation Section of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts as well as the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Turoff's practice emphasizes workers' compensation and personal injury l. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Workers' Compensation Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Aquatic Injuries; Animal Attacks; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Brain Injury; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Whiplash; Wrongful Death.Email: Geoffrey H. Turoff
Kristen M. Kraus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Litigation.Email: Kristen M. Kraus
Nicole T. Fiorelli (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 2002); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2005). Member: Lake County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Nicole T. Fiorelli
Erik L. Walter (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan; 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S., 1991; M.A., 1994); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Ohio State Bar Association; Lake County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Erik L. Walter
Kenneth Cahill (Associate) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1991). Kenneth J. Cahill received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from John Carroll University in 1988 and was awarded his law degree from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1991. Mr. Cahill is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association. As of 2007 he is chairman of the Lake County Bar Association's Family Law Committee. Mr. Cahill has frequently lectured on several topics related to divorce and family law matters including legislative developments involving family law, marital and separate property issues, and child custody matters. Mr. Cahill has frequently been appointed by Trial Courts as a Guardian Ad Litem to represent children's best interests. Mr. Cahill is admitted to practice in all Ohio Courts as well as the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Member: Lake County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Divorce; Annulment; Alimony; Domestic Violence; Family Mediation; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Name Changes; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Termination of Parental Rights; Juvenile Law; Juvenile Delinquency; Juvenile Dependency; Juvenile Criminal Law; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Grandparents Custody; Fathers Rights; Child Support; Child Custody; Child Custody Mediation.Email: Kenneth Cahill
Grant Keating (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 2001); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2005). Grant joined Dworken & Bernstein in 2007 and primarily practices in the areas of business law and commercial litigation. Prior to joining D & B Grant was an associate attorney at Stephen G. Thomas & Associates in Chagrin Falls where he focused on general civil litigation. He received his Juris Doctorate, from Case Western Reserve University in 2005 and was awarded a concentration in litigation. His undergraduate education was completed in 2001 at Ithaca College where he received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in psychology and minors in political science and legal studies. During his career, he has successfully represented clients in the areas of corporate formation and dissolution, director and officer liability, shareholder rights, employment discrimination, non-competition agreements, stock fraud, and claims under the Uniform Commercial Code. Grant is licensed to practice in the State of Ohio and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, and Lake County Bar Association. Member: Lake County and Ohio State Bar Associations.Email: Grant Keating
Andrew Samtoy (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Pitzer College (B.A., 2001); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Lake County Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Class Actions.
Robert D. Dumbrey (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: New York University (B.A., Politics, 2004); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Robert joined Dworken & Bernstein Co., LPA in 2008 and primarily practices in the areas of general business, merger and acquisitions, real estate and commercial litigation. Robert graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics in 2004. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate, summa cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2007 with a concentration in business law graduating in the top 5% of his class. In his time at Cleveland-Marshall, Robert was an editor on the law review, played on the school's rugby team, and received accolades for his performance in his Contracts, Agency and Partnership, and Corporations sections, as well as the Frank Bartak award for outstanding student in contracts, and the Suggs I. Garber award for obtaining the Highest Academic Grade Average in Courses in Business Organizations and Taxation. Robert was admitted to practice law in Ohio in December, 2007. Member: Lake County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Leveraged Acquisitions; Spin-Offs; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Copyrights; Copyright Registration; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Successions; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Tender Offers; Eminent Domain; Property Rights; Condemnation; Intellectual Property; Unfair Competition; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use; Building and Public Safety Codes; Land Development; Land Conservation; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Trademarks; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Competition; Trade Regulation; Price-Fixing; Unfair Trade; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation.Email: Robert D. Dumbrey
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