Experience Magistrate, Lake County Domestic Relations Court March 1992 - December 31, 2002 Magistrate, Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court July 1997 - December 1998 Acting Judge, Painesville Municipal Court March 2008 - continuing Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Kent State University, 1983 Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1989 Admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of Ohio, the Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Organizations Lake County Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Womenâs Bar Association Family Law Committee, Lake County Bar Association Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges (former member) Ohio Association...

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Robert N Farinacci

Concord, OH Business Law Attorney.

(440) 551-0141 7757 Auburn Rd., Suite 09
Concord, OH 44077

Business, Appeals, Criminal and Entertainment & Sports

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Frank J. Rozanc Esq

Eastlake, OH Business Law Lawyer.

(440) 954-9559 33145 Vine Street
#C-33
Eastlake, OH 44095

Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning

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Erik Walter

Painesville, OH Business Law Lawyer. 20 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Energy and Environmental
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

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Mr. Walter's practice focuses on environmental law, administrative law, general civil litigation, zoning and land use, commercial transactions and litigation, utility law and utility regulatory law as well as oil and gas law. Prior to joining Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., Mr. Walter was a shareholder with the law firm of Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C. located in Lansing, Michigan. Prior to joining Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C. in 1999, Mr. Walter served for nearly three years as the law clerk for the Honorable William E. Collette in the Ingham County Circuit Court located in Lansing, Michigan. Mr....

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Richard Selby Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 25 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 S Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Employment
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Mr. Selby 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 and was admitted to the practice of law in the state of Ohio in November of 1992. He 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. Mr. Selby brings extensive experience to Dworken...

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Howard Steven Rabb Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 31 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 S Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Estate Planning
Cleveland State University

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Howard Rabb 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 has been a contributor to various general circulation and legal trade publications and has served as a trustee to the Legal Aid Society in Cleveland. He is past chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He serves on the Attorney Constituent Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, and is admitted to...

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Jodi Tomaszewski

Painesville, OH Business Law Lawyer. 18 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Energy and IP
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Jodi Littman Tomaszewski focuses her practice in the areas of general business, real estate, financing and eminent domain litigation. Her practice includes assisting and counseling clients with regard to general business start-ups; mergers and acquisitions; commercial real estate development; commercial real estate sales and leasing; franchise law; and representing lenders and borrowers in connection with loan transactions and in work-out situations. Jodi also represents clients in eminent domain negotiations and trials.

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Melvyn Resnick Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 49 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 S Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Melvyn E. Resnick earned his undergraduate degree in Business and Accounting with honors from Ohio University. He was awarded his law degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law and admitted to the Bar in 1966. Mr. Resnick is a member of the Lake County Bar Association. He is a past president of Tau Epsilon Rho Law Fraternity. He is licensed to practice in all Ohio courts as well as U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, since 1968 and the U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit. Mr. Resnick's practice emphasizes real estate, commercial litigation, general business, corporate banking, estate...

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44077

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Joshua Strickland

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 14 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Employment
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Mr. Strickland joined Dworken & Bernstein in 2010 and practices primarily in the firm's business transactional department as well as in the firm’s litigation department, and his practice in Federal Indian law. Mr. Strickland earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree from Capital University in August of 1999 with a major in English Literature and minors in Political Science and Psychology. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in May of 2003 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio in November of 2003 and the Northern District of Ohio in 2010. Mr....

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Keith Robert Kraus

Painesville, OH Business Law Lawyer. 33 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 S Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Mr. Kraus graduated from Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) in 1981 with a B.A. in Political Science. He received his law degree in 1984 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Cleveland, Ohio). He practiced law in a small family firm, Kraus & Kraus, from 1984 until 2000. In 2000, Mr. Kraus joined Dworken & Bernstein as an associate attorney and in July 2003, was made a partner in the firm. He has been a member of the Lake County Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Florida Bar. Mr. Kraus has also served as a mediator with...

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44077

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Grant James Keating Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 12 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 S Park Pl
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Construction and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Mr. Keating joined Dworken & Bernstein in 2007 and primarily practices in the firm's business and commercial litigation department. He received his Juris Doctorate with a concentration in litigation from Case Western Reserve University in 2005. His undergraduate education was completed in 2001 at Ithaca College where he received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Psychology, and co-authored and presented studies on juror member decision-making to the American Psychological Association. Over 90% of Mr. Keating's practice is devoted to civil litigation. During his career, he has successfully represented clients in the areas of corporate formation and dissolution, director and...

(216) 861-4211 1468 W. 9th St.
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Steven H. Roth

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney. 5 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Business, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University

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Steven Roth is an attorney in Dworken & Bernstein’s business transactional, commercial real estate, and sports, media, and entertainment law divisions. Steven’s practice involves representing and counseling clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, commercial and residential real estate transactions, banking and finance (lenders and borrowers), intellectual property, business start-ups, franchise law, construction law, and business formation. Steven also has a great deal of experience in the area of sports, media, and entertainment law, and represents numerous athletes, artists, media personalities and companies, and Grammy winning recording artists. Prior to joining Dworken & Bernstein, Steven worked for...

(216) 861-4211 1468 W. 9th St.
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Patrick Brickman

Painesville, OH Business Law Lawyer. 6 years experience

(440) 352-3391 60 South Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Akron

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Patrick J. Brickman was admitted to practice law in Ohio in December, 2011. He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, business law, and class action litigation. Mr. Brickman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Dayton in 2007. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from the University Of Akron School Of Law in 2011, where he was a member of the University of Akron's Moot Court Team, through which he represented the school in the Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition in Chicago, IL. Additionally, Mr. Brickman...

(216) 861-4211 1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Jeffrey Daniel Haines Esq

Painesivlle, OH Business Law Attorney. 25 years experience

(440) 357-2394 Normandy Professional Bldg. Suite One
77 Normandy Dr.
Painesivlle, OH 44077

Business, Health Care and Real Estate
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

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Robert F. Deacon Esq

Willoughby Hills, OH Business Law Lawyer. 39 years experience

(440) 944-1966 2794 SOM Center Road
Suite No. 1
Willoughby Hills, OH 44094

Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Environmental

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Elaine Tassi Esq

Willoughby, OH Business Law Attorney. 37 years experience

(440) 946-7450 34955 Chardon Road
Willoughby, OH 44094

Business, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Scott M Kuboff

Chardon, OH Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(440) 285-3511 401 South Street
Chardon, OH 44024

Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Family and Personal Injury

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Scott is lead-counsel who is responsible for all aspects of representing injured individuals in automobile accident, premises-liability, medical and dental malpractice, § 1983, and other personal injury claims; advising, counseling, and representing small businesses in formation, transactions, and litigation; advocating for mothers and fathers in custody disputes and protecting the interests of wives and husbands in domestic relations matters; and defending individuals charged with criminal offense in state and municipal courts.

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Lisa Klammer Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Attorney.

(440) 354-4364 77 N. St. Clair Street, Ste. 100
Painesville, OH 44077

Business, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning

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David Edwin Koerner Esq

Painesville, OH Business Law Lawyer. 31 years experience

(440) 487-3176 11770 Painesville Warren Rd
Painesville, OH 44077

Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Juvenile and Personal Injury

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