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Mishkind Law Firm handles complex medical malpractice cases and can help clients determine whether or not malpractice has occurred as a result of negligence and/or the misconduct of medical professionals. With their established relationships with expert witnesses and in-depth understanding of medical malpractice issues, Attorney Howard D. Mishkind has the experience and knowledge necessary to successfully negotiate favorable settlements for medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.

Not every bad medical treatment is due to medical negligence. The majority of health care providers do perform quality work. However, mistakes are made by medical providers that result in thousands of personal injuries every year. If you have undergone any form of medical treatment which, you believe, resulted in either an injury to you or a worsening of your condition, you may be a victim of medical malpractice and need to obtain qualified legal counsel immediately.

Please call the Law Offices of Medical Malpractice Attorneys Mishkind Law Firm, today, for your free initial consultation at 866-435-1682, or complete the contact form on this site to schedule an appointment with a professional and dedicated medical malpractice attorney.


 

Attorneys

Mr. Howard Mishkind, Attorney

Howard D. Mishkind is the President of the Mishkind Law Firm Co. L.P.A. He has 31 years experience as a trial attorney representing the interests of seriously injured citizens in Ohio. He has represented patients and their families in catastrophic personal injury cases throughout Ohio. He has a vast amount of experience in handling medical negligence cases from birth injury/birth trauma cases to nursing home cases to wrongful death claims. He has extensive experience in the trial of complex litigation where he has achieved multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of medical, hospital and nursing negligence and their loved ones. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Ohio Association for Justice OAJ), the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA), the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an elite group of lawyers in the United States that have successfully litigated catastrophic claims involving verdicts and settlements well in excess of a million dollars. He has handled birth injury, birth trauma and other obstetrical claims, including shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus claims related to mismanagement of vaginal deliveries and has also handled catastrophic injury claims and deaths caused by childhood vaccinations. He is a former adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he taught a course on medical malpractice. He has been a participant in multiple seminars on matters relating to personal injury, medical malpractice and trial advocacy issues. Mr. Mishkind is a member of The Multi- Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been selected for inclusion by an independent peer evaluation as an Ohio Super Lawyer from 2006 through 2010, which includes only 5% of the lawyers in Ohio, as an accomplished plaintiff medical malpractice attorney. He continues to receive The Martindale-Hubbell AV rating indicating a very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. He has been recognized in this capacity for 15 years in a row. Mr. Mishkind is proud to indicate that he receives and reviews potential serious injury cases that are frequently referred to him by other lawyers, doctors, insurance representatives and a long list of satisfied clients that he has had the pleasure of representing over the past 30 years.

Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Nursing Home
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Class Actions -- Plaintiff

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 1980
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Education

  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
    • J.D. - 1980
  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • B.B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1977

Published Works

  • Emancipation from the Family Immunity Doctorate, American Business Law Journal, Vol 15 No. 3, 1978

Classes/Seminars

  • Handling Medical Malpractice Cases, New Lawyer Training Program, February 23, 2007
  • Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Claim, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, December 9, 2006
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Medical Malpractice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1998 - Present
  • Health Care Law, Cleveland Bar New Lawyer Training Program, February 24, 2006
  • Grievance, Legal Malpractice & IOLTA, Cleveland & Cuyahoga Bar Young Lawyers Association, February 25, 2005
  • Pretrial Practice Class, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 31, 2004
  • Marvelous Monday, PI/Med. Mal. Speech, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 8, 2004
  • Closing Argument: Linking All Elements of the Trial Back to Your Theme Speech, OATL Seminar, November 2, 2001
  • Speech, Dealing with Medical Malpractice in the Physician's Office, October 14, 2001
  • Special Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases Speech, OATL 43rd Annual Convention Medical Negligence Seminar, May 11, 2000

Honors and Awards

  • Ohio Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2010
  • Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
  • Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
  • Ohio Association of Justice (formerly) Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, Trustee, 2007 - 2010
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2007 - 2010
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Grievance Committee
  • Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Chair, Certified Grievance Committee, 2003 - 2005
  • Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Member, Certified Grievance Committee, 1998 - 2007
  • Cleveland State University Alumni Association, Director, 1992 - 1994
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Honorary Trustee, 1992 - Present
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, President, 1991 - 1992
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, President-Elect, 1990 - 1991
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Vice President, 1989 - 1990
  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Secretary, 1988 - 1989
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Visiting Committee, Member, September 1, 2006 - September 1, 2009

Past Employment Positions

  • Becker & Mishkind Co. L.P.A., Partner, 1994 - 2010
  • Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A., Partner, 1984 - 1994
  • Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A, Associate, 1980 - 1984

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Tau Epsilon Rho

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Mr. David A. Kulwicki, Attorney

David A. Kulwicki has been a trial lawyer for 23 years. He graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with honors in economics and from the Ohio State University School of Law with his juris doctor. Mr. Kulwicki is former Chairman of the Medical Negligence Section of the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ), former Chairman of OAJ's Constitutional Review Committee and on the Board of Directors for the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. He has lectured and written on various topics related to personal injury and medical litigation. Mr. Kulwicki practices primarily in the area of medical negligence. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ) and the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA).

Areas of Practice

  • Medical Negligence
  • Nursing Home Negligence
  • Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Automobile-Related Injuries

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 1988

Education

  • The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
    • J.D. - 1988
    • Law Journal: Ohio State Law Journal, Articles Editor
  • The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
    • B.A. - 1985
    • Major: Economics


Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer, Taking Depositions, ABA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
  • Lecturer, Increasing Damages Awards, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
  • Lecturer, Using Focus Groups, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 49th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
  • Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 50th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
  • Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Bernard Friedman Institute, Cleveland, OH, 2004
  • Lecturer, Medical Negligence Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective, 2005 North Carolina Society of Anesthesiology, Asheville, NC
  • Lecturer, Case Selection in the Age of Darkness, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cleveland, OH
  • Lecturer, Case Selection, 2005 Cleveland State University - Marshall School of Law, Cleveland, OH
  • Lecturer, Settlement Strategies in Complex Medical Malpractice Cases, 2006 NBI Medical Negligence Seminar, Cleveland, OH
  • Lecturer, Issues in Voir Dire, 2007 NBI Civil Trial Skills Seminar, Cleveland, OH
  • Lecturer, Strategies in Personal Injury Trials, 2008 NBI Personal Injury Seminar, Cleveland, OH


Professional Associations and Memberships

  • National College of Advocacy, Advocate
  • American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
  • Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, Medical Negligence Section, Past Chairman
  • Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, Past Chairman, Constitutional Review Committee
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member


Past Employment Positions

  • Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A., 1997 - Present
  • David A. Kulwicki Co., L.P.A, 1995 - 1996
  • Garson & Associates Co., L.P.A, 1992 - 1995
  • Emens, Hurd, Kegler & Ritter Co., L.P.A., 1988 - 1992

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Nurse Legal Consultants

Leslie Klausner

Leslie Klausner is an employee of Mishkind Law Firm Co. L.P.A. where she works as a nurse legal assistant/paralegal. She has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Kent State University and has clinical experience as a staff nurse delivering care to patients receiving Medical-Surgical, Cardiac and Oncologies care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She also was a staff nurse in the Emergency Department of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio where she delivered acute care to both adult and pediatric patients.

Prior to joining the medical-legal team of Mishkind Law, Ms. Klausner operated her own medical-legal consulting firm since 1981 where she provided a wide range of support services for attorneys who handled personal injury and medical malpractice claims. She has extensive experience in evaluating medical care provided to patients and assisting the attorney in determining whether the outcome was preventable, avoidable and unnecessary. Ms. Klausner has 29 years of experience in analyzing medical records and medical claims to determine whether there is merit to the claim. Her experience spans the entire spectrum of medical claims and she has literally reviewed claims and assisted attorneys in representing injured parties involving every medical specialty from birth injury cases to nursing home claims. She has a network of physicians and nursing experts that she has worked with over the years that makes her uniquely qualified to professionally and efficiently determine whether a case has sufficient merit to pursue.

Leslie's vast experience and knowledge, attention to detail, ability to perform in-depth research of medical-legal issues, as well as her strong interpersonal skills in working closely with clients and their families has been a valued asset to our firm. Many clients have commented that Leslie's care, patience, and concern have helped them get through very stressful situations and that they have gained a much better understanding of their medical issues after discussing them with Leslie.

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