The Bernard Law Firm

Attorney Profile


Dale A. Bernard
The Bernard Law Firm
Crown Centre Building
Suite 600
5005 Rockside Road
Cleveland, OH 44131-6808
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: 440-546-7500
E-mail: bernardlaw@aol.com
Fax: 440-546-7501
Web site: http://www.bernardlaw.com


Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions Education Affiliations
Representative Cases

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

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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