Dale A. Bernard The Bernard Law Firm Crown Centre Building Suite 600 5005 Rockside Road Cleveland, OH 44131-6808

Current Employment Position(s):

Sole Practitioner

Areas Of Practice:

Employment Law and Civil Rights

Discrimination

Overtime, Minimum Wage and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims

Wrongful Termination Claims

Business and Commercial Disputes

Bankruptcy and Debt

Entertainment, Sports and Leisure Law

Internet

Lawsuits and Disputes

Accidents and Injuries

Cars and Motor Vehicles

Dangerous and Defective Products

Medical Malpractice

Health Care

Civil and Human Rights

Consumer Rights

Money Matters

Real Estate

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Ohio, 1984

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985

U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985

U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003

Education:

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984

J.D.

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1981

B.A., Journalism

Honors: President's Scholar, Ohio Newspaper Fund Award

Representative Cases:

Lamer v. Metaldyne Co. LLC, 2007 Fed. App. 435N (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2007)

 

Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Ameritrust Co., N.A., 848 F.2d 674 (C.A.6 (Ohio) 1988)

 

Zackaroff v. Koch Transfer Co., 862 F.2d 1263 (C.A.6 (Ohio) 1988)

 

Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Cardinal Federal Sav. and Loan Bank, 561 N.E.2d 1015 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1988)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker: Cleveland Bar Association Annual Northern Ohio Labor and Employment Law Conference

Professional Associations and Memberships:

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Member

 

American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America [ATLA])

Member, Employment Rights Section

Birth Information:

1959, Cleveland, Ohio

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Dale A. Bernard is licensed to practice law only in the state of Ohio and is also admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts located therein and the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. From time to time he is also admitted to practice law in courts located in other states for a particular case on a case by case, pro hac vice, basis.

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