2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
BRIAN T. GANNON Reminger Co., LPA Managing Partner
A Message From our Managing Partner
Since joining Reminger Co., LPA as a law clerk over 23 years ago, I have seen firsthand that this firm is special because of our people. The dedication, collaboration, and hard work of our people have fostered Reminger’s culture of excellence for over 65 years. As I finish my first year as Managing Partner, I am honored to continue building Reminger’s remarkable legacy that our people have created.
In 2024, we welcomed 21 talented attorneys to our team and celebrated numerous accolades. I’m proud to share a few of the awards presented to our firm and attorneys in 2024.
Best Lawyers once again recognized Reminger as a “Best Law Firm,” with our Transportation Law, Health Care Law, and Insurance Law groups earning national rankings.
• 110 Reminger attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers in America. Two of our shareholders, Brian Sullivan and Thomas Kilbane, were named "Best Lawyers 2024Lawyers of the Year".
• Super Lawyers Magazine recognized 44 of our attorneys and shareholder Susan Blasik-Miller was named to six Super Lawyers lists of special distinction.
Reminger was honored to support our local communities through The Reminger Foundation. Thanks to the
generosity of our attorneys, staff, and friends of the firm, the Foundation made nearly 50 charitable grants in 2024, totaling more than $119,000. Specifically, Reminger was proud to support MetroHealth’s MedicalLegal Partnership. This two-year partnership is poised to help at-risk patients overcome barriers to good health.
Thanks to our talented and dedicated team of attorneys and staff, Reminger is continually recognized as a great place to work. In 2024, we were named a Top Workplace in the USA as featured in USA TODAY. Reminger was honored as one of The Plain Dealer’s “Top Workplaces in Northeast Ohio” for the fourteenth consecutive year. Further, Columbus CEO for the fourth time named Reminger’s Columbus office as a Top Workplace.
As we begin the new year, I thank you for your continued confidence in Reminger. We look forward to serving you in 2025 and beyond.
Brian T. Gannon, Managing Partner
The Latest at Reminger
Reminger Co., LPA is a full-service law firm with more than 150 attorneys across fifteen offices throughout the Midwest.
REMINGER ANNOUNCES NEW
SHAREHOLDERS
Reminger has elevated six attorneys to shareholder status:
Michael J. Caligaris – Cincinnati
Michael’s practice is focused on professional Liability, medical malpractice and long term care liability, trucking and commercial transportation, and retail. He first joined Reminger in 2021.
Matthew R. Carona – Akron & Cleveland
Matt focuses his practice primarily on the areas of workers’ compensation and employment practices liability. Matt first joined Reminger as an associate in early 2024.
Shana DeMooy – Columbus
Shana focuses on probate estate and trust disputes, undue influence and financial exploitation, breach of fiduciary duty, estate and trust administrations, and guardianships. She first joined Reminger as an associate in 2022.
Steven B. Lowery – Louisville
Steven focuses his practice on complex tort defense including personal injury, trucking, premises liability, products liability, construction liability, and other challenging areas of tort defense. He joined Reminger as a law clerk in 2017 and was named an associate in 2019.
Frank Mazgaj, Jr. – Cleveland
Frank’s practice focuses on the defense of medical malpractice defense. He also has extensive experience in personal injury, construction, insurance coverage, and professional liability litigation. He joined Reminger as an associate in 2023.
Michael D. Rice – Dayton
Michael's practice encompasses medical malpractice, long-term care liability, professional liability, business and commercial litigation, general liability, and insurance coverage/bad faith. He first joined Reminger as an associate in 2023.
Firm News
REMINGER RECOGNIZED AS A TOP WORKPLACE
Reminger was proud to be named a great place to work by multiple news outlets in 2024.
We received a 2024 Top Workplaces USA award, featured in USA TODAY This national recognition honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have cultivated exceptional workplace environments.
NEW PRACTICE CO-CHAIRS NAMED
We were pleased to name 5 new Practice Group Co-Chairs in 2024.
• Paulette Ivan - Workers'
• Compensation Practice Group
• Thomas Kilbane - Long-Term Care Liability Practice Group
• Taylor Knight - Retail, Hospitality and Entertainment Practice Group
• Timothy Spille - General Casualty/
• Surplus Lines Practice Group
• Holly Marie Wilson - Appellate Advocacy Practice Group
• We were recognized as a Top Workplace among Midsized Companies in Northeast Ohio for the 14th consecutive year by The Plain Dealer.
• We were Selected as a Top Workplace in Columbus, Ohio for 2024 by Columbus CEO magazine. This was the fourth time Reminger has received this honor.
DAYTON PARTNER-IN-CHARGE
Susan Blasik-Miller was named Partner-inCharge of our Dayton, Ohio office. She focuses her practice on the defense of physicians and other medical professionals, businesses, and employers in a wide variety of cases.
ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE LITIGATION GROUP HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ADVANCED PROBATE SEMINAR
We were pleased to host the third annual Advanced Probate Law Institute with the Columbus Bar Association to an audience of 45 attorneys and other estate planning professionals. Michael Brody, Shana DeMooy, Timothy Gallagher, Brittany Kaczmarczyk Mary Kraft, Adriann McGee, Nicholas Sebastiano, and Paul Shugar participated.
REMINGER ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
In March 2024, we announced the creation of our Executive Leadership Group. This new leadership structure further enhances our legal capabilities and fosters greater collaboration among our offices and practice groups. We also implemented Legal Operations Liaisons in Kentucky and Indiana, an Associate Liaison Committee, and Paralegal Liaison Committee.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brian Gannon President William Meadows Vice President & Treasurer
Nick Brunette Vice PresidentPractice Group Collaboration
Melvin Davis Vice PresidentDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Walters Vice President
Andrew Dorman Vice PresidentClient Development
Fresco Vice President
Hudson Vice PresidentMarketing
FIRM OPERATIONS
Diane Giorgi Director of Firm Operations and Human Resources
Emeritus
Sullivan Secretary General Counsel
Holly Wilson Vice President - Professional Development
Brian
Ronald
Stephen
David
Mario Ciano
Reminger recognized in 2024 edition of Best Law
Three practice areas were once again ranked nationally: Transportation Law, Insurance Law, and Health Care Law.
Metropolitan ranked practices include:
Akron, Ohio
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Workers’ Compensation LawEmployers
Cincinnati, Ohio
Construction Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employment Law - Management
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Cleveland, Ohio
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Elder Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Professional Malpractice LawDefendants
Real Estate Law
Transportation Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Workers’ Compensation Law –Employers
Columbus, Ohio
Construction Law
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Insurance
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Transportation Law
Workers’ Compensation Law –Employers
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Litigation – Insurance
in the Law Firms®
Indianapolis, Indiana
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Louisville, Kentucky
Employment Law - Management
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Professional Malpractice LawDefendants
Toledo, Ohio
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendant
Results. Period.
Reminger attorneys skillfully defend civil cases through jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, and various administrative and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Below is a summary of some of our notable results from 2024.
Unanimous Jury Verdict for Trust Beneficiaries
Jessica Forrest and Brittany Kaczmarczyk earned a unanimous jury verdict and an award of $110,000, plus attorney fees, on behalf of their clients— four beneficiaries of a trust who learned their trustee had hired her husband as a “consultant” to the trust.
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Favor of Orthopedic Surgeon
Susan Blasik-Miller and Shannon Bockelman secured a unanimous defense verdict for a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon in a case involving an ankle fusion surgery.
Award in AAA Arbitration
Sean Needham and Zachary Durant recently secured an award in a AAA arbitration on behalf of their financial advisor client accused of breaching his fiduciary duties while executing trades in a managed trust account. The financial advisor was cleared of any wrongdoing and an award was issued in his favor denying all claims with prejudice.
Plaintiff Verdict in Fraud and Business Interference Case
Adriann McGee, Kenton Steele, and Mary Kraft recently represented the estate of a prominent solo practitioner with one of the largest plaintiff’s workers compensation clienteles in Ohio. The jury returned with a plaintiff’s verdict on both claims, including punitive damages. The total award amounted to $1.1M.
Defense Verdict in Favor of OB/GYN
Erin Hess and Brianna Prislipsky secured a defense verdict for an OB/GYN in a case involving multiple claims of medical negligence, lack of informed consent, battery, and punitive damages. The claims stemmed from a 2020 hysterectomy. Plaintiffs requested $1.3 million in damages from the jury.
Defense Verdict for Radiologist
Daniel Egger and Erin Hess obtained defense verdict in favor of a radiologist in a case involving an alleged negligent interpretation of a chest CT scan.
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Favor of Nursing and Rehab Center
Melvin Davis, Thomas Prislipsky, and Kenton Steele obtained an 8-0 defense verdict in favor of a nursing and rehabilitation center.
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Favor of Emergency Medicine Physician
Susan Blasik-Miller and Meredith Turner-Woolley secured a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice wrongful death case involving a decedent who presented to the emergency department with chest pain and was treated by our client, an emergency medicine physician.
David Krause and Jackie Jewell prevailed on behalf of our critical care physician client and his practice group. Defense Verdict in Favor of Critical Care Physician
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Favor of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Susan Blasik-Miller and Meredith Turner-Woolley obtained unanimous defense verdict in favor of a cardiothoracic surgeon. Plaintiff claimed medical negligence because our client never put him on cardiopulmonary bypass and made a $4 million demand.
Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claims
Brian Nally obtained dismissal of all legal malpractice claims against a Cleveland law firm and lawyer. After the Plaintiff brought numerous claims arising out of the handling of an underlying divorce proceeding, Brian was successful in obtaining a complete dismissal of all claims filed against the firm and the attorney.
Defense Verdict for Pain Management Physician
Brian Gannon and Joseph Flannery secured a defense verdict on behalf of a pain management physician accused of over prescribing controlled substances.
Defense Verdict in Favor of Snow Removal Company
In a case of alleged negligence, attorneys Anthony Pernice and Justin Haubner secured a defense verdict for their snow removal company client following a slip and fall incident during an active snow event.
Attorney Honors
2024 Best Lawyers®
Vincent Antaki Susan Blasik-Miller
Shannon Bockelman
Joseph Borchelt Mario Ciano Andrew Dorman John Dunn
David Hudson Logan Hughes
Frank Leonetti, III
Paulette Ivan Andrew Jamison Barbara Janovitz
Allison McMeechan Shelby McMillan William Meadows Russell Meraglio, Jr. Gregory Metzger
Ronald Mingus
Michael Murphy
Lindsay Johnson
Zachary Pyers M. Tyler Reynolds
Stephanie Ross Richard Rymond Matthew Schrader Joseph Simms Timothy Spille
Eric Weiss Trevor Wells
Robert West, Jr. Holly Marie Wilson
Robert Yallech
Ronald Fresco Timothy Gallagher
Brian Gannon Trenton Gill Gregory Guice
Erin Hess
Rafael McLaughlin
Bethanie Murray Brian Nally
James O’Connor
Robert Ott
John Patrick Thomas Prislipsky
B. Scott Jones Patrick Kasson
Thomas Kilbane
Robert Kish
David Krause
Jonathan Krol
Mick Proxmire
Jade Stewart Brian Sullivan
James Turek Michael Valentine Stephen Walters P. Michael Ward Richard Weil
David Hudak
Attorney Honors
2024 Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch
Brittany Asmus Alexandria Balduff Alex Beeman Brooke Behrens Michael Caligaris Steven Chang
Katherine Haire Houston Hum Alexander Hyman
Lyndsay Ignasiak Jessica Jackson
Ian Mitchell Keona Padgett Joseph Palcko Austin Richards
Steven Lowery Samuel Meadows
Anthony Holton
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. The Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence.
Nicholas DeMario Zachary Durant
Hannah Duschl Daniel Egger Julian Emerson Joseph Flannery
Jackie Jewell
Nicholas Sebastiano Mrinali Sethi Paul Shugar Nick Siciliano
Lauren Spuzillo
Joclene Vanik
Brittany Kaczmarczyk
Taylor Knight Mary Kraft
Nathan Lennon
Danielle Lewis
Attorney Honors
2024 Super Lawyers®
Susan Blasik-Miller Shannon Bockelman Mario Ciano Andrew Dorman Brian Gannon Trenton Gill
Gregory Guice Logan Hughes
Lindsay Johnson
Patrick Kasson
Thomas Kilbane
Frank Leonetti, III
Adriann McGee Allison McMeechan William Meadows Russell Meraglio, Jr.
Ronald Mingus
Bethanie Murray
Thomas Prislipsky
Zachary Pyers
Richard Rymond Matthew Schrader Brian Sullivan
James Turek Stephen Walters
2024 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
Meredith TurnerWoolley Katie Zorc
Danielle Lewis Steven Lowery
Brian Nally Joseph Palcko Michael Rice
Thomas Spyker Kenton Steele
Alexander Beeman Nicholas DeMario
Jamed Scheidler
Timothy George Jennifer Jandes Taylor Knight Jonathan Krol
Special Distinctions
2024 Super Lawyers® Special Distinctions
Susan Blasik-Miller
Top 25: Women Cincinnati Super Lawyers
Top 5: Cincinnati Super Lawyers
Top 50: Cincinnati Super Lawyers
Top 50: Women Ohio Super Lawyers
Top 100: Ohio Super Lawyers
Top 10: Ohio Super Lawyers
Recognitions & Appointments
Shana DeMooy was elected as Chair of the Columbus Bar Association’s Estate Planning and Trust Practice Group
Jessica Forrest was named a Notable Woman in Law by Crain's Cleveland Business
Austin Richards was appointed as Co-Chair of the OACTA Young Lawyers Committee
John Dunn was promoted to Brigadier General in the U.S. Army
Brian T. Gannon was named to the 2024 Irish Legal 100
Kenton Steele received the DRI Young Lawyers Committee Rising Star Award
Columbus
Duffy Workers' Compensation Law
2024
David Krause Medical Malpractice Law
Adriann McGee Litigation: Trusts and Estates
Troy
Julian Emerson Gregory Guice
Introducing our Newest Attorneys
Matthew Carona Akron/Cleveland
Michael Arnold Cleveland
Bryce Madden Ft. Mitchell
Deiona Camargo Evansville
Cameron Robatin Youngstown
Jonathan Specht Cincinnati
Adam Taylor Columbus
Marissa Kuryla Columbus
Shannon Lear Cleveland
Suzanne Kleinedler Northwest indiana
Daniel Bey Toledo/Dayton
Evan Schantz Columbus
Brandon Franklin Cincinnati
Simran Nanda Lexington
Tommy Kaczkowski Columbus
Daniel Rafferty Dayton
Mackenzie Compton Columbus
Troy Duffy Columbus
Kaitlyn Posta Cleveland
Charles Maiers Indianapolis
Ryan Thompson Lexington
Julie Grace VanVliet Cleveland
Hunter Wilde Toledo
A KID AGAIN
BIRTHRIGHT LAKE, INC.
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION VELOSANO
COLORS+
CROHN’S COLITIS FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
FIELDSTONE FARM
FORBES HOUSE
GEAUGA FAITH RESCUE
INDIANA GOLF FOUNDATION
INGENUITY FEST CLEVELAND
INMOTION
JEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION
JULIE BILLIART SCHOOLS
JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN
KAREN P. NAKON BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
LAWYERS GUILD-GALVIN SCHOLARSHIP
LEGAL AID SOCIETY CLEVELAND
LIFEACT
METROHEALTH
MAKE-A-WISH
MINDS MATTER
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
OHIO GUARDIANSHIP
ASSOCIATION
OHIO LIVING HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE
OHIOHEALTH FOUNDATION
OPENDOOR WOMEN’S RECOVERY
OUTRUN OVARIAN CANCER
PRAYERS FROM MARIA RECOVERY RESOURCES
SEMACH SEDEK CLEVELAND
KOSHER FOOD BANK
SHANE CENTER FOR THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP
SPRING FLING GOLF THING
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO FOUNDATION
YWCA GREATER CLEVELAND
The Reminger Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2024. The Foundation supports important causes in the communities where our and clients live and work. Thanks to the generosity of our attorneys, staff, and friends of the firm, we donated over $120,000 to worthy causes including those listed above.
Reminger Foundation Board of Directors
Lyndsay Ignasiak
Timothy Gallagher
Brian Nally
AKRON
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Contact Attorney: ANDREW JAMISON ajamison@reminger.com
SANDUSKY 154 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, Ohio 44870 (419) 609-1311 (419) 626-4805 fax
Contact Attorney: MIKE MURPHY mmurphy@reminger.com
TOLEDO
One SeaGate Suite 1600 Toledo, Ohio 43604 (419) 254-1311 (419) 243-7830 fax
Contact Attorney: DAVID HUDSON dhudson@reminger.com
LEXINGTON Vine Center
333 West Vine Street, Suite 1670
Lexington, Kentucky 40507 (859) 233-1311 (859) 233-1312 fax
Contact Attorney: ANTHONY PERNICE apernice@reminger.com
FT. WAYNE 1690 Broadway Building 19, Suite 10
Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 755-6210 (260) 755-2346 fax
Contact Attorney: RAFAEL MCLAUGHLIN rmclaughlin@reminger.com
CLEVELAND
200 Public Square Suite 1200 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 687-1311 (216) 687-1841 fax
Contact Attorney/Managing Partner: BRIAN GANNON bgannon@reminger.com
CINCINNATI
525 Vine Street Suite 1500 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 721-1311 (513) 721-2553 fax
Contact Attorney: JOSEPH BORCHELT jborchelt@reminger.com
DAYTON
1 South Main Street Suite 1800 Dayton, Ohio 45402 (937) 800-1311 (937) 721-4030 fax
Contact Attorney/Managing Partner: SUSAN BLASIK-MILLER sbmiller@reminger.com
LOUISVILLE
730 West Main Street Suite 300 Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (502) 584-1310 (502) 589-5436 fax
Contact Attorney: B. SCOTT JONES sjones@reminger.com
NORTHWEST INDIANA 707 E. 80th Place Suite 103 Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 663-3011 (219) 663-1049 fax
Contact Attorney: LYNDSAY IGNASIAK lignasiak@reminger.com
COLUMBUS
200 Civic Center Drive Suite 800 Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 228-1311 (614) 232-2410 fax
Contact Attorney: RONALD FRESCO rfresco@reminger.com
YOUNGSTOWN 950 Windham Court Suite 200 Youngstown, Ohio 44512 (330) 744-1311 (330) 744-7500 fax
Contact Attorney: THOMAS PRISLIPSKY tprislipsky@reminger.com
FT. MITCHELL 250 Grandview Drive Suite 550 Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky 41017 (859) 426-7222 (859) 283-6074 fax
Contact Attorney: MARK BUSH mbush@reminger.com
INDIANAPOLIS
College Park Plaza 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 200 Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 (317) 663-8570 (317) 228-0943 fax
Contact Attorney: RONALD MINGUS rmingus@reminger.com
EVANSVILLE 20 NW First Street Suite 100 Evansville, Indiana 47708 (812) 777-4890 (812) 776-7211 fax
Contact Attorney: ALEXANDER BEEMAN abeeman@reminger.com