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Howard D. Mishkind

Howard Mishkind

Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A.
23240 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 101, Commerce Park IV
Cleveland, OH 44122

Cleveland

Ohio (OH)

T: 216-595-1900
F: 216-595-1633

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Ohio Super Lawyers 2012
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2011
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2010
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2009
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2008
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2007
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2006

Profile

Attorney Howard Mishkind is the president of Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A., in Cleveland, Ohio. Drawing on more than 30 years of trial experience, he represents plaintiffs who have sustained serious injuries or death due to medical negligence caused by doctors, hospitals and nursing homes, as well as those who have suffered catastrophic injuries in motor vehicle accidents. He also handles injury and death claims associated with vaccinations in the Court of Federal Claims. Additionally, Mr. Mishkind represents clients in legal malpractice actions and often serves as an expert in legal malpractice trials.

Mr. Mishkind is a life member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, reserved only for lawyers who have obtained verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more on behalf of their clients. Having served as chair and co-chair of the Certified Grievance Committees with the former Cuyahoga County Bar Association, he currently sits on the Certified Grievance Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and he takes an active part in other local, state and national legal organizations.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Mishkind participates in seminars locally and statewide on personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation and legal ethics. He also frequently lectures at CLE seminars on trial topics and medical negligence and as a guest lecturer at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Social/Professional Services

Twitter@mishkindlawfirm

About Howard Mishkind

Law School: Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Admitted: 1980, Ohio

Professional Webpage: www.mishkindlaw.com/Attorneys/Howard-D-Mishkind.shtml

Honors and Awards:

  • Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association - Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2003
  • AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell (AV rating indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.)
  • 2006, 2007,2008,2009,2010 and 2011 Ohio Super Lawyer.
  • Magna Cum Laude - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2003
  • Ohio Super Lawyer, 2006

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Visiting Committee, 2006 - 2009
  • Honorary Trustee, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1992 - Present
  • Grievance Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Ohio Association of Justice (formerly) Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
  • Ohio, 1980
  • Secretary, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1988
  • Vice President, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1989
  • President-Elect, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
  • President, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1991
  • Director, Cleveland State University Alumni Association, 1992
  • Member, Certified Grievance Committee, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1998
  • Chair, Certified Grievance Committee, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 2003
  • Executive Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007
  • Member, Trustee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Medical Malpractice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1998 - Present
  • Emancipation from the Family Immunity Doctorate, American Business Law Journal, Vol 15 No. 3, 1978
  • Special Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases Speech, OATL 43rd Annual Convention Medical Negligence Seminar, May 11, 2000
  • Speech, Dealing with Medical Malpractice in the Physician's Office, October 14, 2001
  • Closing Argument: Linking All Elements of the Trial Back to Your Theme Speech, OATL Seminar, November 2, 2001
  • Marvelous Monday, PI/Med. Mal. Speech, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 8, 2004
  • Pretrial Practice Class, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 31, 2004
  • Grievance, Legal Malpractice & IOLTA, Cleveland & Cuyahoga Bar Young Lawyers Association, February 25, 2005
  • Health Care Law, Cleveland Bar New Lawyer Training Program, February 24, 2006
  • Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Claim, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, December 9, 2006
  • Handling Medical Malpractice Cases, New Lawyer Training Program, February 23, 2007

Educational Background:

  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio - B.B.A., 1977
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