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William Lawrence Summers
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 56 years of experience
(216) 696-0727
5910 Landerbrook Drive
Landerbrook Corporate Center, Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44124
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Appeals and Immigration
Cleveland State University and University of Miami School of Law
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Michael Pelagalli
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 9 years of experience
200 Park Avenue
Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44122
Free ConsultationCommunications
Cleveland State University
Michael Pelagalli is highly skilled in the area of Internet defamation. His work is on the technological forefront of removing damaging content from the Internet, combatting cyber-attacks, and uncovering the identity of anonymous Internet users. Michael assists clients in securing the removal of damaging content from hundreds of websites across the Internet.
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Caroline Ford
Cleveland, OH Lawyer
200 Par Avenue
Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44122
Free ConsultationCommunications
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Caroline’s legal practice operates at the forefront of the intersection of defamation law and media. She is well-versed in the intricacies of working with media organizations to address client issues arising from disputes with editors, publishers, and other key members of news organizations.
Before and while attending law school, Caroline studied and worked alongside journalists, both in the United States as a legal researcher and internationally as an intern journalist. She understands the difficult challenges and First Amendment protections that both media organizations and individuals face in balancing the vital role news organizations play in society and the potential harm that...
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Neal Shapero
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Employment and Products Liability
University of Akron School of Law
Neal E. Shapero is the managing shareholder of the law firm of Shapero | Roloff Co., L.P.A. and has over 30 years of experience representing injured persons and their families throughout Ohio and across the country. Neal is an experienced litigator and has conducted numerous trials with a high rate of success. His reputation and experience have led to frequent requests by colleagues, throughout the country, to serve as co-counsel in complex and sophisticated matters such as medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, railroad injury cases, products liability, wrongful death, civil rights violations and commercial litigation. ...
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David Allan Corrado
Orange Village, OH Attorney
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University
A LEGACY OF SUCCESS
DAVID A. CORRADO is a seasoned trial attorney and litigator with over 30 years of client success, who is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and has achieved a 10.0 AVVO rating, located in Orange Village, Ohio. Only hire the lawyer who has been rated one of the best by professional organizations and his peers. Mr. Corrado is dedicated to solving your legal problems with personalized representation on a variety of matters, including Litigation, Wrongful Death, Probate/Estate issues; Real Estate/Construction issues; Foreclosure Defense; and Contract/Business issues, all down to the last detail. Call now for...
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Simon Wynn Johnson
Beachwood, OH Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(440) 477-6075
23811 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 227
Chagrin Plaza East
Beachwood, OH 44122
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Cleveland State University
Simon W. Johnson operates a full service, general practice law firm where he continually strives to provide premier service to satisfied clients at affordable rates.
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Mark Wilson Biggerman
Pepper Pike, OH Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Employment
Ohio Northern University
My focus is on problem solving and I've been doing it for 25 years now. By this, I mean getting results by doing whatever it takes, whether by negotiation, settlement, jury trial, or appeal all the way up to the Supreme Court.
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Mr. Jesse Michael Schmidt
Cleveland, OH Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Cleveland State University
I am a civil litigation attorney focusing in the defense of contractors, architects, engineers and other business professionals, as well as insurance carriers in coverage disputes and individual defendants in automobile accident cases. I also represent plaintiffs in personal injury cases, provided there is no conflict, and do some transactional and legal drafting work. Prior to my current position, I was a judicial staff attorney for Judge Michael Jackson in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Before that position, for over nine years, I owned and managed a solo practice. At that time, I focused my practice in...
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Bridget Sciscento
Cleveland Heights, OH Lawyer
(216) 417-5111
3091 Mayfield Rd Suite 320A
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Free ConsultationEmployment and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University
Bridget tirelessly advocates for her clients, ensuring that the law is accessible to them. Hailing from Hudson, Ohio, she focuses her practice in the areas of family law, real estate, and employment law. She has a passion for juvenile custody disputes and regularly litigates cases in juvenile court. When she isn't litigating, she spends her time with her golden retrievers, Finn and Stella.
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Gregory Alan Gordillo
Fairview Park, OH Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Business and Employment
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – M. Gandhi
I was 23, uninsured, and injured on my stagehand job. To fight for getting my hospital bills paid, I hired a lawyer. He inspired me, and for the next seven years, I worked and saved for law school.
When I graduated, a big law firm hired me to fight for businesses in court. But I wanted to fight for employees, and eight years later, I opened my own firm and became a small business owner myself. I learned, however, that lawsuits rarely have real “winners.” Real...
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Matthew Besser
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Matt Besser is a discrimination lawyer in Cleveland, representing employees in employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wrongful termination cases. In addition to his work at Bolek Besser Glesius LLC, Matt is the General Counsel of the ACLU of Ohio.
Matt holds the prestigious “AV Preeminent”® rating from attorney rating service Martindale-Hubbell. U.S. News' Best Lawyers Magazine has repeatedly named him one of the “Best Lawyers” in Cleveland for employment law, and named him the 2022 Cleveland Employment "Lawyer of the Year" for his work representing employees in discrimination cases. For its part, Super Lawyers Magazine has named him to its Cleveland...
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Jamie B. Schneier
Lyndhurst, OH Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Southwestern Law School
Jamie Schneier is a small business attorney practicing primarily in the areas of Business Startups, Corporate, Transactional Business and Business Sales and Acquisitions.
Jamie works with numerous small to medium size closely held businesses in the Cleveland and Akron areas. Clients are generally start-up businesses, serial entrepreneurs, small closely held businesses, family owned businesses and mid-sized companies.
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Benjamin Asebrook
Perrysburg, OH Lawyer
Business, Consumer and Real Estate
University of Dayton School of Law
Benjamin joined the law firm of Hanna & Fisher, Napoleon, Ohio, in December 2023. He looks forward to maintaining a very general practice of law in Napoleon, Ohio, and surrounding counties, including Family Law, Criminal Defense Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury Law, Business Relationships Law, Commercial and Contract Law, and Collections Law.
Benjamin worked for Gorman, Veskauf, Henson, & Wineberg law firm during law school, focusing primarily on real property and tort law. He also worked for the Solicitor for the Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, focusing on administrative and zoning...
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Gregg Peppel
Toledo, OH Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
The University of Toledo College of Law
Gregg Peppel is a founding member of Turley, Peppel & Timmers, LLC. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, and Medical Malpractice. Gregg was born in Marquette, Michigan in 1971. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo (BA, cum laude, 1993; JD, cum laude, 1999). Gregg served as the Managing Editor for the University of Toledo Law Review (1998-1999). The College of Law awarded him with the Dean's Award in the Spring of 1999. Gregg has successfully litigated complex commercial, construction, insurance, real estate...
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Ammar Alo
Toledo, OH Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Immigration
Ave Maria School of Law
Alo Legal, a boutique law firm, representing Immigration clients from all over the world. Helping reunite families since 2008.
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Owen Benton Dunn Jr
Toledo, OH Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Business
University of Toledo, College of Law
Welcome to the Law Offices of Owen Dunn Jr., Bankruptcy Attorney. We are a full-service bankruptcy law firm providing legal assistance to individuals and families in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, including Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Monroe, Detroit and the surrounding communities. As a distinguished member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, I along with my staff, have the legal knowledge, resources and experience to help you. We have helped thousands of clients get a fresh start. If you are in need of an experienced, professional and compassionate Ohio or Michigan bankruptcy attorney, please contact...
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Michael Carl Asseff
Westlake, OH Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Cleveland State University
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Kim Kelly Alabasi
Cleveland, OH Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Kim Alabasi is fluent in Spanish and brings valuable experience as a licensed independent social worker and teacher in Mexico to her immigration law practice. She has practiced in the area of Immigration since 2004. She earned her undergraduate degree in Spanish/Sociology from Marquette University and later went on to work in Mexico, first as a teacher in Puebla, Mexico for two years, followed by a job with the non-profit group IMIFAP in Mexico City, Mexico. After obtaining her master’s degree in social work from Case Western University, Kim worked for 7 years as bilingual clinical social worker with the...
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Patrick DiChiro
Independence, OH Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Immigration and Real Estate
Cleveland Marshal College of Law
After being admitted to the bar in 1989, Patrick DiChiro began his practice primarily in the areas of Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, Civil Litigation, and Probate Law where he has obtained favorable verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Over the years, Patrick DiChiro has expanded services to his private practice, and is recognized as a reputable Trial Lawyer.
As a Trial Lawyer, Patrick DiChiro has used his extensive experience to establish favorable outcomes within the Trial Court and throughout various Appellate Courts, on behalf of clients and other attorneys in need of assistance with their complex cases.
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Michael Brandon Washington
North Canton, OH Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Akron School of Law
More than 20 years experience finding solutions to legal problems.
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Daniel Dubow
Independence, OH Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Employment
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Daniel S. Dubow's educational journey culminated in 2016 when he earned his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, following his undergraduate studies at the same institution, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 2013. During his time as a law student, Danny demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and social justice. He gained valuable experience by interning at the Franklin County Public Defender's office and participating in a Criminal Defense Clinic, both of which allowed him to assist those in need of legal representation.
In addition to his focus on criminal law, Danny expanded his...
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Karen Ann Rolcik
West Chester, OH Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(513) 777-7400
8859 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Suite #201
West Chester, OH 45069
Free ConsultationBusiness
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
I assist clients with assessing their personal goals with regard to the management of their assets during life and the transfer of assets upon death. This assistance includes the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, and related documents. Of particular importance is planning for the transfer/distribution of retirement accounts and IRA accounts to children and/or grandchildren while minimizing the income tax burden association with such accounts.
In addition to estate planning, I assist clients with Medicaid & VA planning including the establishment of Medicaid qualifying trusts and trusts that qualify for...
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Justin Aaron Sanders
Lebanon, OH Attorney
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Pepperdine University School of Law
Justin Sanders focuses his practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on wrongful death and catastrophic injury in car and truck wreck cases. Justin has a long record of success helping families who suffered injury through no fault of their own and extensive courtroom and first chair jury trial experience.
Justin attended the University of Chicago, then transferred to the University of Kentucky, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Justin played on the varsity baseball teams at both schools and earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll each year while at UK. In 2004, Justin graduated Cum Laude from...
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Jesse E Knowlden
CINCINNATI, OH Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and White Collar Crime
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Jesse Knowlden has a general practice with an emphasis in criminal defense and civil litigation. He has successfully represented and defended clients facing a range of charges from minor misdemeanors to murder. In the civil context, Jesse has achieved favorable outcomes for his clients in a wide variety of litigation and business matters.
Jesse was a law clerk with Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford for two years before becoming an attorney. In law school, he served as a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review and had two articles published. Prior to joining the firm, Jesse served as a fellow...
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Paul H. Spitz
Cincinnati, OH Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business, Communications and Real Estate
Boston University
Business owners need an attorney who understands their passions and can guide them through the complicated and sometimes bumpy road of owning a business. Business owners need an attorney to help them at the starting block, along the course and at the finish line – guiding them as they build their dreams. This is where we come in. My firm is a boutique business and transactional law firm, focusing on entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses across the United States and even overseas. Building on my experiences as a business owner and managing a business, I started my law...
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Elizabeth Loring,
Cincinnati, OH Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Employment
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Elizabeth S. Tuck (formerly Loring) is the founder of The Tuck Firm, LLC ( formerly the Loring Law Office). Lisa has over 16 years' experience advising organizations and individuals on all aspects of employment law in the public and private sector. Lisa has litigated over 80 employment matters in state and federal court and has successfully resolved over 220 employment–related disputes outside of litigation.
The firm’s mission is to provide focused legal guidance to resolve employment disputes and challenges with minimized risk and maximized results. The firms focuses on all aspects of employment law in the private and public...
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David Harman
Cincinnati, OH Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
David Harman focuses his practice on personal injury, mass tort, and class action litigation. David has considerable experience representing individuals in complex products liability cases against some of the largest pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in the world. For example, David was significantly involved in the Yaz/Yasmin (Drospirenone) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2100), representing women who suffered injuries as a result of their use of Bayer’s oral contraceptives. David also helped represent hundreds of children that suffered birth defects caused by the drug Depakote. David has also worked on the Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2545), Fosamax...
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Eric Alan Steiden
Cincinnati, OH Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Kentucky College of Law
For nearly 20 years, Eric Steiden has been working arduously for business owners and other professionals who have found themselves overwhelmed with the accumulation of debt and/or other financial pressures. He has filed thousands of cases to help individuals and business owners explore bankruptcy options that will benefit their needs most and help ease the associated monetary burdens into manageably controlled assets, once again.
Bankruptcy may seem intimidating, but it's becoming increasingly more common for both businesses and families to seek out the help of an experienced bankruptcy attorney when struggling with the difficult decision of whether to file for...
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Justin M. McMullen
Cincinnati, OH Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Dayton School of Law
Justin McMullen serves the firm’s clients from our Cincinnati office, coming to Rolfes Henry after nearly a decade of experience navigating the Ohio trial and appellate court system. Justin has represented hundreds of clients in misdemeanor and felony criminal cases throughout the Miami Valley and in Greater Cincinnati, both in private practice and as court-appointed counsel. He has authored appellate briefs in both state and federal court.
Prior to joining Rolfes Henry, Justin helped injured Ohioans recover more than $1,000,000 for their injuries in motor vehicle liability, premises liability, dog bite, and other personal injury cases with a particular...
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Robert Alan Klingler
Cincinnati, OH Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business and Employment
University of Cincinnati College of Law
At Robert A. Klingler Co., LPA, our practice focuses on civil litigation. We concentrate our practice on employment law and business litigation. Our employment litigation practice includes cases of sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability discrimination, race discrimination, and disputes relating to wrongful discharge. Our business litigation practice includes a wide variety of commercial and business disputes affecting small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. We use a team approach in every case to ensure that every issue is thoroughly evaluated in our representation. Whatever the legal issue, our attorneys provide sophisticated and practical legal analysis to every issue and personal...
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Zachary D. Smith
Cincinnati, OH Attorney
(513) 275-1164
Centennial Plaza III
895 Central Ave Suite 305
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Arbitration & Mediation
University of Cincinnati College of Law
The owner of his own firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Zachary D. Smith focuses his practice exclusively on family law matters. Providing representation to clients throughout the state, he assists people who are facing the end of their marriage and helps them deal with such divorce-related issues such as property division, child custody and visitation, and spousal and child support. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Smith is also a trained family law mediator and has extensive experience in collaborative divorce proceedings as well. Other family law matters that Mr. Smith handles include paternity disputes and the obtaining of protective orders for...
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Tim Steinhelfer
Bellefontaine, OH Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationChicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Attorney Tim Steinhelfer is a graduate of Tulane University and the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is an award winning writer whose extensive pretrial litigation skills make The Steinhelfer Firm especially well equipped to handle high-asset divorces and other forms of complex civil litigation. His years of experience as a court appointed guardian ad litem for children give him the insight to handle any child custody dispute by putting the children first.
Attorney Tim Steinhelfer also has a robust appellate practice. He has argued before the Supreme Court of Ohio and is licensed in federal court. ...
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Cory Barack
Bellaire, OH Lawyer
Business and Real Estate
Duquesne University School of Law
2020 - Present
Attorney-at-Law - Barack Law LLC
2016 - 2020
In-House Attorney - U.S. Mining Company
2013 - 2016
Senior Financial Analyst - U.S. Mining Company
2008 - 2013
Senior Analyst - Strategic Planning; Assistant Plant Supervisor; Industrial Engineer - U.S. Mining/Natural Gas Company
2001 - 2008
Officer - United States Air Force
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Douglas Dale Jones
Canton, OH Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Akron School of Law
Douglas D. Jones Co., LPA was established in July, 1998 by its founder and owner, Douglas D. Jones, who has had over 34 years of experience in the northeastern Ohio region in a major law firm as well as in private practice.
Our firm's mission is to provide affordable, quality legal services in a timely manner to individuals, families and small businesses with a personal caring approach to their unique legal concerns. With this goal foremost in mind, we are committed to providing the best possible service to meet a wide variety of our clients' most common legal situations. ...
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Roger Kirk
Cincinnati, OH Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and White Collar Crime
University of Dayton School of Law
For over 30 years, Roger Kirk has represented clients in Cincinnati, Butler County, Clermont County, and Warren County. He focuses criminal defense, appellate and personal injury cases. Roger will represent you zealously and guides you through the stressful and difficult litigation process. He will use his knowledge and trial-tested techniques to get the best results for you. If you need help with a criminal defense or personal injury matter, choose Roger Kirk.
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Michael Fortney
Wadsworth, OH Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Workers' Comp
Cleveland State University
I am a civil litigation attorney from Northeast Ohio practicing all over the state and into other states. I practice in all facets of civil litigation, with a heavy emphasis in construction law.
I also act as a private mediator and am adept at solving all types of civil disputes.
I have maintained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 2019 indicating the highest level of legal ability and ethical standards.
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Matt Mishak
North Ridgeville, OH Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(440) 678-0000
35888 Center Ridge Road
Suite 3
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
Business and White Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
Described by his clients as a natural-born problem-solver, Attorney Matthew A. Mishak is the best choice for helping you through your legal issues in Lorain County.
After graduating summa cum laude, in the top ten percent of his class from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2006, Attorney Mishak served as an assistant Lorain County Prosecutor (LCPO) (Dennis P. Will) for six years before becoming the Chief Prosecutor for the City of Elyria.
Former Prosecutor
As an Assistant County Prosecutor, Attorney Mishak represented various County entities, including the Lorain County Commissioners, Lorain County Job and Family Services (LCJFS), the Lorain County Health Department,...
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Brian David Spitz
Independence, OH Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
I am Brian Spitz, the founder and managing attorney at Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm. My journey in law began after graduating with honors from Case Western Reserve University in 1997. Following my graduation, I honed my skills in trial and litigation at some of Cleveland's most respected law firms. My dedication to advocating for my clients led me to establish The Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm in 2007, where I currently serve as the Managing Attorney.
My academic credentials include a law degree from Case Western Reserve University Law School in Cleveland, Ohio, where I graduated with honors in 1997....
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Thomas L Erb Jr
Medina, OH Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
As the founding attorney of Erb Legal LLC, Thomas L. Erb, Jr. has dedicated his practice to representing Medina residents and their families in a variety of cases under Ohio law, including family law, juvenile law, estate planning, and personal injury cases.
Attorney Erb graduated from Case Western Reserve Law School in 2012 and was admitted to the State Bar of Ohio shortly after. Today, Tom’s practice covers clients from Medina and Wayne Counties.
You trust Attorney Erb to protect you and your family’s legal interests in cases like divorce, parentage, child custody, adoption, juvenile law, estate planning, probate, and personal injury...
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Mr. George N. Wukovich
North Olmsted, OH Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Miami University of Ohio
George N. Wukovich is an attorney licensed to practice before all Federal and State courts and agencies exercising jurisdiction within the State of Ohio. Since 1985, Attorney Wukovich has been in private practice as a small firm litigation associate (1985-1997) and as a sole practitioner (1997-present). He successfully represents the interests of individuals, families and small businesses. Attorney Wukovich is also presently active in several professional or legal organizations and other unique special interest groups.