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John Charles Grundy
Cortland, OH Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business
University of Akron School of Law
I use two skills many lawyers who practice in the areas of estate planning, small business and probate have lost or do not use: careful listening, and careful, custom document drafting. I listen carefully to what my clients tell me, and i produce work that makes sense and accurately reflects client's intent.
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Timothy H. Snyder
Burton, OH Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business, Employment and Insurance Claims
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
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Carlo Albert Ciccone
Warren, OH Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Consumer and Tax
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Dimitrios Makridis
Warren, OH Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Capital University Law School
Makridis Law Firm brings over 40 years of legal experience to Criminal, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Employment, Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, Estate Planning, and Domestic cases.
Schedule your free consultation today by calling (330) 394-1587.
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Joseph Michael Romano
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(216) 621-7777
526 Superior Avenue
333 Leader Building
Cleveland, OH 44114
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
I always knew I wanted to do something in consumer protection. I started my first career out of graduate school as a policy analyst in the Office Of Public Safety for The Mayor of The City Of Los Angeles. I helped increase the quality of life of 12 million Angelenos and did not know any of them. So, I decided to move back to Cleveland to help the people I grew up with, saw on a daily basis, shared interests and cares with, and came to know and call friend.
II went to law school to do just...
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Nicholas P. Weiss
South Euclid, OH Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Nick Weiss opened his practice after years of civil litigation and in-house counsel experience. A transplant from Maine, he now represents families, individuals, and businesses, throughout northeast Ohio. He is proud to have been AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell every year since 2020 and is an Ohio Rising Star on Superlawyers.
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Ian Nathan Friedman
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
Ian Friedman is a partner at the law firm of Friedman & Nemecek, L.L.C., based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has earned a fierce reputation for successfully defending individuals and organizations in complex criminal and white collar matters. He is a frequent author and lecturer on matters related to criminal justice. He represents individuals and entities across the United States and has served as counsel in Europe, Asia, and South America.
Ian is the current President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and past-President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was the first lawyer to...
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Kenneth L. Sheppard Jr.
Akron, OH Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business and Tax
Ohio Northern University
Kenneth L. Sheppard, Jr. is the President and Owner of Sheppard Law Offices, Co., L.P.A.
Kenneth graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. While at Ohio Northern, Ken was a member of three honor societies and two national mock trial teams. He then entered Ohio Northern University Law School and graduated in 1999 with a Juris Doctor degree. After law school, Mr. Sheppard earned his LL.M. (Master's Degree) in Taxation from the University of Denver in 2000.
Attorney Sheppard is admitted to practice law in Ohio. He is also licensed...
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Tonya VanBenschoten
Beachwood, OH Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
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Tonya is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and Kentucky. She limits her practice to Estate Planning and Administration, Family Law and Bankruptcy. She has been practicing since 2012.
For the last two years, Tonya has transitioned from focusing on Family Law to focusing on estate planning and administration. She recently completed a certification in estate planning and is in the process of completing the advanced certification.
She has 60 hours of mediation training and has previously been appointed as a GAL in multiple counties.
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Tonya has been a member of the Kentucky National Guard since 2001. For the...
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Warner Mendenhall
Akron, OH Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative
University of Akron
Warner represents brave whistleblowers who expose the misuse of federal dollars in local government grant programs, military contracting, Medicare and Medicaid programs, and at for-profit proprietary or career schools. These actions, brought under the Federal False Claims Act, empower citizens to act on behalf of the Federal Government to recover misspent and wasted funds. To date, Warner’s clients have helped return almost $20,000,000.00 to the United States Treasury.
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Kristina W. Supler
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
For more than fifteen years, Kristina has protected and counseled clients during the most difficult periods in their lives. She has developed a sophisticated federal and state practice with a particular focus on internet-based crimes. Her experience is regularly enlisted for complex cases involving allegations of sexual assault, and she has worked on national defense teams representing students and executives facing prosecution in the United States and abroad. Kristina is also extremely adept at working with families and defending juveniles facing prosecution, particularly when the child has a physical or mental disability.
Kristina has achieved great success protecting students and...
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Joseph Paulozzi
Mantua, OH Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Joseph Paulozzi is the founder of Paulozzi LPA Injury Lawyers.
Backed by decades of combined legal expertise, Paulozzi LPA Injury Lawyers serves clients throughout Ohio and is one of the state's leading full-service injury law practices. With six offices across Ohio, including Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Akron, Cincinnati and Grafton, the firm's attorneys have achieved notable success and recovered millions of dollars in awards and settlements for their clients. They work tirelessly by advocating on behalf of those adversely affected by car, truck, and motorcycle accident injuries, dog bites, slip and falls, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and all...
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Neil Klingshirn
Independence, OH Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Neil is an AV rated Super Lawyer and Board Certified Employment law Specialist. He is a passionate, resourceful and tireless advocate who has represented individuals and companies in employment and business disputes for over 30 years.
Neil began his legal practice at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland in 1986. He practiced employment law with his own firm from 1993 until 2016, when he joined Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC.
Neil's knowledge and experience work for his clients. "I grew up on a Lake Erie winery. There I learned hard work and the values I use today. I...
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Joel Allen Holt
Stow, OH Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Real Estate
University of Akron School of Law
JOEL A HOLT, Esq./CIPP-US, is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice in the areas of business law, civil litigation, real estate law, probate and estate planning, and cybersecurity and privacy. Attorney Holt serves as outside general counsel for small and midsize businesses, bringing experience and professionalism at an affordable rate. Attorney Holt is a certified privacy professional, holding a CIPP-US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He has a broad legal background, including appellate advocacy, corporate formation and governance, securities, and transactional law. Mr. Holt is also a proficient civil litigator, with 16 years' experience in Ohio...
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Eric Valente
Hudson, OH Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Real Estate
University of Toledo
Eric Valente, JD, MBA, is an attorney and founding member of Valente Law, LLC. He studied business administrations and earned his MBA while attending law school at the University of Toledo. Eric began his career doing business litigation at J.W. Krueger & Associates, LLC, where he still maintains an office. Eric has always had a creative, entrepreneurial spirit, and estate planning and business counseling provides him with the opportunity to engage these interests while helping clients achieve their goals. Eric's focus areas are estate planning (Wills, Trusts, Healthcare Planning), Probate Administration and Business Law. Eric is a...
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Troy J Doucet
Beachwood, OH Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(216) 662-6084
3401 Enterprise Parkway
Suite 340-9
Beachwood, OH 44122
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Capital University Law School
Mr. Doucet is a consumer and consumer finance attorney who solves complex legal problems with clear communication and creative strategies for his clients.
He has deep experience in UDAAP regulations, including TILA, RESPA, EFTA, SCRA, FDCPA, ECOA, RICO, and FHA Regulations, plus some experience with CCPA, among others. He is most known for his defense of foreclosure to help people stay in their homes. His legal interests include contract drafting, FinTech, consumer-facing regulations, and strategic planning with a focus on meeting client’s objectives. He has published books including “Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act (integrated...
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Hunter G. Cavell
Solon, OH Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
I am a trial attorney in Cleveland, Ohio.
I primarily focus on real estate litigation and business litigation.
I have experience with contract dispute resolution for companies large and small, and I have represented both landlords and tenants in housing matters. I have litigated cases at the trial court and appellate court levels on the State of Ohio, as well as both the Northern and Southern District Courts of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have successfully moved to deny certiori before the Supreme Court of Ohio. I am focused on dispute resolution and resolving client matters as quickly...
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Brenden Patrick Kelley
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Brenden Kelley, a seasoned litigator and dedicated attorney, is committed to delivering the highest caliber of legal representation to his clients, marked by honesty and affordability. Behind his boyish grin lies a remarkable journey that has shaped him into the lawyer he is today.
Brenden’s legal lineage runs deep. Born into a family of legal professionals, he was groomed from a young age to follow in his parents’ footsteps. His father, Michael V. Kelley, was a distinguished trial lawyer known for championing the rights of Ohio Steelworkers. His mother, Lynn Arko Kelley, served as a former Cleveland Heights Municipal Court Judge...
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Daniel A. McGowan
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Daniel A. McGowan is a Trial Lawyer and Litigation Counsel for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, and institutions. Practice exclusively in the area of advising fiduciaries and individuals in all aspects of trust administration and related court proceedings, including will and trust contests, actions to construe, modify and reform wills and trusts, breach of fiduciary duty claims, elder abuse, as well as proceedings to remove and surcharge fiduciaries.
Mr. McGowan is a member of the Florida Probate Rules Committee (2020 Term); Florida Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Estate and Trust Law Section of the Ohio Bar; Probate and Trust...
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Christopher Michael Mellino
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Christopher Mellino is the owner and founder of The Mellino Law Firm. He has been representing Ohioans in serious personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice claims for almost 40 years. His work on landmark cases, such as Moskovitz v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center (1994) and Watkins v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1998), has been instrumental in changing state law regarding medical malpractice and negligence. Chris has successfully recovered million- and multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients and, with every case he takes on, he strives to hold negligent parties accountable. Call our office today for a free...
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Ronald Lawrence Frey II
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
If you are charged with a criminal offense and require aggressive representation, please contact Charlotte, North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney Ron Frey of The Frey Law Firm, PLLC at (844) 766-3739 for a free consultation. Please visit us on the web at http://www.FreyLegal.com
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Corinne Hoover Six
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Akron School of Law
Corinne Hoover Six is the lead attorney of Hoover Kacyon, LLC's Family Law Practice Group and focuses her practiceexclusively on family law issues, including divorce, child custody and adoption.
Corinne knew from a very young age that she was destined to be an attorney. The daughter of Judge Kim R. Hoover and the granddaughter of the late Attorney Orval R. Hoover, Corinne grew up in a family that excelled in the legal field and taught her the value of helping others through difficult legal issues. Now, Corinne has carried on that family tradition, along with her brother, Attorney Tad...
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Susan C. Stone
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Susan’s life work is to help students in crisis and to meet their legal needs. She handles matter ranging from special education issues, student disciplinary matters and Title IX investigations. Susan has the knowledge and experience required to navigate due process complaints and shaping of 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs. She also handles student matters involving hazing, bullying and social media.
Susan has gained a national reputation for representing student and professors in Title IX cases. She is routinely hired as a student advisor for the campus investigation and hearing phase of proceedings and also subsequent university...
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David Michael Benson
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
David M. Benson is a long-time resident of Cleveland Heights and a practicing attorney since 1993. He has represented hundreds of Ohioans, most of them in bankruptcies on behalf of consumers and small businesses. He has extensive experience in counseling clients on the most advantageous alternatives relating to debt issues, including mortgage foreclosure defense, loan modifications, deeds in lieu of foreclosure and short sales. In addition to bankruptcy and foreclosure issues, Mr. Benson’s practice has included civil litigation arising from small business disputes, debt collection abuse, workplace injuries, disability, motor vehicle accidents and real estate matters. Mr. Benson is...
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Daniel Myers
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Cleveland State University
Attorney Daniel Myers is the founding member of Myers Law, LLC. As an attorney, Dan has successfully represented homeowners, consumers, employees, and small businesses in a variety of legal matters, handling everything from small claims disputes (cases involving $3,000 or less) to million-dollar class actions. Dan regularly represents clients in civil lawsuits and disputes across Ohio.
Dan focuses his attention on representing homeowners against bad residential contractors, employees with minimum wage and overtime pay concerns, and property owners as well as commercial contractors in construction defect cases. Dan knows how to use Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) and Home Solicitation...
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Sarah P. Oberer
Beachwood, OH Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Often, people feel like they need a little extra help, an extra hand to hold during their tough battles in life. That can be especially true when you're dealing with family issues or trying to stay in the country against all odds. That's why I take my responsibilities seriously. Because it's not just a job, its someone's life. And I'm glad I get to hold your hand and win our fight together.
I'm licensed to practice law in the state of Ohio. I graduated with honors in both Law and Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. I handle cases...
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Kamal Hisham Dari
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Business and Immigration
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Kamal H. Dari is an attorney from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He currently serves as Of-Counsel to Herman Legal Group in Dearborn, Michigan. In addition, Kamal maintains his own practice (Dari Law, PLLC) in Ann Arbor. His areas of practice are Immigration and Business Law. Kamal received his JD, cum laude, from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, and a bachelor’s degree in sport management (BA) from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. He is fluent in English and Arabic.
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Wesley Buchanan
Akron, OH Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Appeals
University of Akron
Mr. Buchanan created the firm in 2013 to advocate for clients. He has advocated for numerous clients and taken care of their legal needs.
Prior to that, Mr. Buchanan graduated from Heidelberg University with his Bachelor’s degree in Economics, with minors in Finance and Communications. At Heidelberg, Mr. Buchanan had the opportunity to study Economics at the New College at Oxford. In addition, Mr. Buchanan was Station Manager of WHEI 88.9FM.
In 2004, Mr. Buchanan created Buchanan Insurance and Financial Group. Mr. Buchanan helped his financial clients as a licensed insurance and financial services...
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Allen C Tittle
Chardon, OH Lawyer
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
Cleveland State University
Allen Tittle’s passion for personal injury law, including cases involving car accidents and medical malpractice, comes from a deeply rooted belief in justice – his success on behalf of clients is the result of a good, old-fashioned hard work ethic. “I come from a working class family where my dad was a union worker,” he says. “Nothing has ever been handed to me. I was the first person in my family to graduate from college.” In 2015, Mr. Tittle decided to branch out on his own and he opened Tittle Law, LLC. “I started my own...
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Rubin Guttman
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationCleveland State University
As the first member of my immigrant family to go to law school or even college, I chose to come to Cleveland from Brooklyn, New York because Cleveland has always been a diverse city of hard-working folks from all backgrounds. My father and my grandfather both knew what it meant to have their freedom and even their lives threatened by the Nazis in Germany and I have devoted my career to representing the " little guy," the working man or woman, the injured and the disabled against government, big business and corporations. My goal has always been to be the...
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Alexander Laszlo Pal
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Cleveland State University
A resident of Wadsworth, Ohio, Attorney Alexander L. Pal concentrates his entire practice on representing individuals who have been injured through the negligent actions of another. He is honored to serve his community by protecting the rights of its citizens and treats his clients as members of his family by providing the highest level of legal representation. He has represented victims of negligence in cases involving automobile and truck accidents, traumatic brain injuries, medical malpractice, workplace injuries and families of victims of wrongful death.
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Jarman J. Smith
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Jarman is an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio practicing in the areas of Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Corporate Transactions, and Intellectual Property. Jarman has extensive research experience in several other areas of the law as well, and provides support on trademark litigation matters.
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Daniel Arthur Romaine
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Cleveland State University
Daniel Romaine is the Co-Managing Partner and Personal Injury Department Head of the law firm of Nager, Romaine & Schneiberg Co., LPA. (aka NRS Injury Law). Dan has been the head of the firm's personal injury and automobile accident litigation departments since 2001. NRS Injury Law has offices in Cleveland, Euclid, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Toledo. Dan graduated magna cum laude from Kent State University in 1993 where he was a proud member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Dan received the dean's scholarship to attend Cleveland Marshall College of Law and graduated in 1996. In...
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Patrick Perotti
Painesville, OH Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Cleveland State University
Patrick J. Perotti is recognized for outstanding achievements in consumer class actions and employment discrimination, locally and nationally. He is the architect of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative to distribute unclaimed class action funds to charities. As an award-winning national leader in the fields of consumer class actions, employment discrimination, and wage and hour litigation; with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion dollars, he is regularly selected to lead class suits in Ohio and around the country. His reputation developed from a demand for outcomes which not only offered compensation to class members but also stopped unlawful government...
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Charmaine Cecilia Rozario
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 25 years of experience
Immigration
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Charmaine Rozario is an Employment Immigration Lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio who practiced law in the High Court of Bombay prior to immigrating to the United States. Charmaine has led Herman Legal Group’s Business Immigration Department since 2002, representing some of the Midwest’s fastest growing and dynamic employers. Prior to joining our firm, Charmaine served as immigration counsel to one of the top 20 software companies in the U.S.
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John Herrnstein
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
John is a lifelong Buckeye. He graduated with honors from The Ohio State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business and accounting. In 1983, John graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law. He has been practicing law in Cuyahoga Falls ever since. John has been active in the community as a long-time baseball coach and as a member of several community organizations. John and his family are proud to call Cuyahoga Falls home.
During his thirty-six year legal career, John has prepared thousands of Wills, Power of Attorneys, Trusts, and sophisticated estate planning...
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Dean Paolucci
Stow, OH Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
The John Marshall Law School
Paolucci Law is a respected bankruptcy law firm that develops personal relationships with each client, during and after the bankruptcy process, without charging high attorney fees.
Client service and satisfaction are among our top priorities; we will earn your trust.
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Mark Martin Turner
Cleveland Heights, OH Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
I began practicing law in 2002. I spent over 13 years with the Cleveland firm of Gallagher Sharp, primarily as a litigator, before venturing on my own and then landing at The Gertsburg Law Firm in 2017 before choosing to restart my own practice in 2020. Before becoming an attorney, I worked as a financial manager for a small business after earning his MBA. My experience allows me to understands the challenges facing small business owners, allowing me to advise, as well as provide valuable legal information. With over 20 years’ experience in the business and legal worlds, I strive...
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Steven Mark Goldberg
Solon, OH Attorney with 35 years of experience
Products Liability
Capital University Law School
Goldberg Legal Co., LPA was founded to represent people in the kinds of dreadful cases they should never have to face alone. We have been helping injured victims and their families from across the US for over 30 years. Careless manufacturers, unfair employers, incompetent doctors, unscrupulous defense lawyers, and other misguided people fear Goldberg Legal, because we never lose sight of our guiding principle: to give victims – our clients – the tireless representation we’d insist on for a member of our families. If you’ve been hurt – or if a loved one has been hurt – you need legal...