Thomas I. Michals
Work in Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Insurance, Litigation, Appellate, Real Estate
The Calfee Building, 1405 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
About Thomas I. Michals
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Litigation
- Appellate
- Real Estate
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1988J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1977B.S.
- Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville, Kansas, 1974
Representative Cases
- Link v. FirstEnergy, 147 Ohio St. 3d, 2016-Ohio-5083
- Turner v. Ohio Bell Tel. Co., 118 Ohio St. 3d 215, 2008-Ohio-2010
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co., 119 Ohio St. 3d 301, 2008-Ohio-3917
- The K&D Group, Inc. v. Buehrer, 135 Ohio St. 3d 257, 2013-Ohio-734
- Lori Austin, Adm. of the Estate of Craig Austin v. Scott G. Leiendecker, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. CV-01-443864
- Wallace v. City of Shelby, 968 F. Supp. 1204 (1997)
- Link v. FirstEnergy, 147 Ohio St. 3d, 2016-Ohio-5083
- Turner v. Ohio Bell Tel. Co., 118 Ohio St. 3d 215, 2008-Ohio-2010
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co., 119 Ohio St. 3d 301, 2008-Ohio-3917
- The K&D Group, Inc. v. Buehrer, 135 Ohio St. 3d 257, 2013-Ohio-734
- Lori Austin, Adm. of the Estate of Craig Austin v. Scott G. Leiendecker, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. CV-01-443864
- Wallace v. City of Shelby, 968 F. Supp. 1204 (1997)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
Other Affiliations
- Greater Cleveland Bar Association (Member)
- Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Lake County Bar Association (Member)
Office Info
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