Williston Lawyers

As of November 2014 I will have been engaged as a full time practitioner for forty years. Over those years I have had the opportunity to represent clients in a wide variety of cases of many stripes. Plainly I have learned that giving my clients good counsel and wise advice based on reliable information is the best path to securing a result that is the best of the available outcomes.

Marcia heads up the Social Security and Disabilty section of Margolius, Margolius and Associates. She is one of the most successful Social Security attorneys in the country and is consistently chosen to lecture at national conferences and before Congressional committees. Her practice concentrates on Social Security disability law, Long Term Disability law, and Workers Compensation. Marcia was the first female president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), the youngest president ever at the time. NOSSCR is the preeminent organization devoted to Social Security law. She continues to have her precedent setting cases published in the NOSSCR periodicals....

Andrew heads up the litigation section of Margolius, Margolius and Associates and has over 20 years of trial experience in litigation cases. He also works with partner (and wife) Marcia Margolius on Social Security cases. The litigation cases range from disability, race, and sex discrimination cases, to personal injury and fair housing cases. As with Social Security, each case is treated individually, with careful attention paid to detail and the strengths and weaknesses of the specific circumstances. Andrew is an active Board Member of the Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, the Treasurer of OELA, and is the immediate Past President of the...

Nouvelle L. Gonzalo, Esq. is admitted to practice law in Ohio, Florida, and New York. She is the member-owner of Gonzalo Law where her practice focuses on U.S. and international corporate law. Attorney Gonzalo established her practice to pursue a lifelong interest in service through leadership. She utilizes her U.S. and international experience to help businesses navigate their legal issues and grow their companies. As a Magna Cum Laude graduate of New York University, Nouvelle L. Gonzalo received her bachelor’s degree in Individualized Studies concentrating in International Politics and Cultural Studies. She went on to earn a Juris Doctorate with Honors...

Representing injured workers since 1990. We are experienced, focused, aggressive and accessible. Attorney Wagner has helped injured workers for over 30 years. He has represented over 7500 clients. The associate attorneys at the firm have been practicing in disability law for over 9 years. Experience means knowledge. It also means that we know what to do, when to do it, and how to anticipate what is coming next in the claim process. We "speak the workers' comp language". Let us be your voice. We are focused. We only handle workers' compensation claims. We aren't...

David Elk is a founding member of Elk & Elk in Ohio. He is a top-rated personal injury lawyer and has helped thousands of medical malpractice and wrongful death victims throughout the state for 50 years.

I have been a practicing attorney for 24 years. Prior to obtaining my law license I worked as a paralegal and court reporter while in the Army and thereafter. My passion has always been looking out for the little guy whether it be dealing with the Bureau of Workers' Compensation or an insurance company.

Jay is a managing partner and personal injury lawyer at Elk & Elk in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He focuses in state and federal courts on matters of medical malpractice, wrongful death, birth injuries and pharmaceutical product liability cases.

James Michael Kelley III has been included in The Best Lawyers in America, since 2016, for Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation.

Arthur Elk is a managing member and co-founder of Elk & Elk Co., Ltd. He has represented medical malpractice and wrongful death victims for almost five decades. Art finds great satisfaction in helping injury victims with quality legal services in all major areas of law throughout the state of Ohio.

Marilena DiSilvio joined Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., as a partner in 2014. As a former nurse, she focuses her practice on birth injury cases, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation in our Mayfield Heights offices. Marilena is listed in Best Lawyers in America and elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Matt is a personal injury attorney at Elk & Elk in Ohio. He has represented hundreds of clients and helped them recover compensation after car accidents, truck wrecks and dog attacks. He has a wide range of experience handling many different personal injury cases throughout Ohio. Matt prides himself on his willingness to fight for the rights of the injured.

Theodore C. Theofrastous brings a unique perspective to his practice, having worked as both a business architect and an attorney within the technology commercialization and investment fields. Ted counsels clients across a wide range of technologies, including healthcare, communications, IT, alternative energy and advanced materials, in both legal and business issues. In addition, Ted works with non-profits and research institutions to develop and implement sustainable governance and policy structures to help achieve strategic organizational priorities. Ted has extensive experience in technology transfer within the advanced research community, where he counsels large institutional clients on the development of legally compliant approaches to...

I have been practicing law since 2005, and my practice is primarily focused on foreclosure defense. I represent the property owner on both residential and commercial foreclosures, whether they are related to a mortgage, tax debt, HOA or Condominium Association debts, or a land contract, there are often options to keep your property. In many cases, the property owner seeks a way out of the property for various reasons and we can help with that too. In addition to foreclosure defense, we also offer other consumer services such as putting a stop to harassment by debt collectors,...

Jerry Weiss received his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University. His strong reputation as a Cleveland mediator is based in large measure on a previous law practice that emphasized civil litigation in a variety of cases including representation of parties in antitrust, RICO/fraud, general commercial, civil rights litigation, tort and injury and other complex issues and subjects. He is the first lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio to have dedicated his practice entirely to ADR and mediation-related activities. He has successfully mediated a broad range of state and federal disputes. Jerry has been a...

Attorney Scott Kuboff is a partner at Lowe Scott Fisher Co., LPA, where he focuses his litigation practice on personal injury, medical negligence, and wrongful death. Scott attended the University of Toledo where he earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and graduated cum laude and with College Honors. Scott then attended Cleveland State University College of Law where he was the President of the Student Bar Association and active in Moot Court. Following his graduation, Scott immediately began his practice with a prominent Cleveland criminal defense firm where he gained extensive courtroom and trial experience. In 2013, Scott transitioned his practice to...

Vance P. Truman has served as a Bankruptcy Attorney for Medina and surrounding county residents for over 16 years. He has helped thousands of people regain their financial independence by representing them throughout the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 process. Mr. Truman was raised in Beaumont, Texas and now resides in the Medina county area with his wife of eleven years, Kathryn Truman. His undergraduate studies were completed at McNeese State University located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Truman was then earned his JD/MBA at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Vance Truman is a member of...

I am Attorney Margaret T. Karl. Clients usually call me Margie. In seeking the legal services of an attorney, people will consider any number of qualifications. Please allow me to share mine with you along with a little about myself. After graduating from Marietta College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, I completed my graduate studies at the University of Akron’s School of Law and received my Juris Doctor (also known as professional) degree. I live with my family in Olmsted Falls and maintain my practice in Berea, Ohio. While I provide a range of legal services,...

Commercial and residential real estate contracts and litigation, small and midsized business startup, sales and leasing contracts and litigation, estate planning and probate.

Ms. Hanson, an Ohio Attorney who graduated from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and Notre Dame College, and native of Ohio. She is currently in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Hanson is admitted to Practice in the state of Ohio, the United States Supreme Court, The Northern District Federal court of Ohio, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the six district, and she practices in All state and local courts in the state of Ohio. Trial practice includes many areas of the law including...

Admitted to practice 1970. Server as Bankruptcy Trustee Northern District of Ohio for 18 years (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13). Presently practice in United States Bankruptcy Court Northern and Southern District of Ohio. State law practice in Auglaize, Allen, Shelby, Mercer, Logan and Miami Counties.