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The Law Office of Becker & Mishkind handles complex medical malpractice cases and can help clients determine whether or not malpractice has occurred as a result of negligence and/or the misconduct of medical professionals. With their established relationships with expert witnesses and in-depth understanding of medical malpractice issues, Attorneys Michael Becker and Howard D. Mishkind have the experience and knowledge necessary to successfully negotiate favorable settlements for medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.
Not every bad medical treatment is due to medical negligence. The majority of health care providers do perform quality work. However, mistakes are made by medical providers that result in thousands of personal injuries every year. If you have undergone any form of medical treatment which, you believe, resulted in either an injury to you or a worsening of your condition, you may be a victim of medical malpractice and need to obtain qualified legal counsel immediately.
Please call the Law Offices of Medical Malpractice Attorneys Becker & Mishkind, today, for your free initial consultation at 866-435-1682, or complete the contact form on this site to schedule an appointment with a professional and dedicated medical malpractice attorney.
LAW OFFICES OF BECKER & MISHKIND
1660 W. Second St, Suite 660
Cleveland, OH 44113
Telephone: 866-435-1682
HOURS: 8:00AM-6:00PM, M-F, Weekend appointments available
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Attorneys
 Mr. Michael F. Becker, Attorney
Mr. Michael F. Becker has over 33 years of trial experience. He is past President of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA). His practice is primarily in the area of medical negligence. Mr. Becker is a frequent lecturer on medical negligence and is a former chair of the Medical Negligence Section of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has authored articles on Medical Malpractice in state and national publications. Mr. Becker is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been elected a fellow of the International Society of Barristers and is regularly selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America, as well as Ohio Super Lawyers. Mr. Becker was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates which is a group of the top 100 personal injury lawyers in the country. Mr. Becker received the Craig Spangenberg Distinguished Advocate Award from the Ohio Association for Justice on May 14, 2009 for his contribution to advocacy in 2008 which is given to one attorney per year. Mr. Becker also received the President's Award from the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys on June 19, 2009.
Appointments
- Ohio Supreme Court - 1976
- United States District Court (N.D. Ohio) - 1979
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America - 1976
Education
- University of Wisconsin – Bachelor of Business Administration, 1971
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Juris Doctor with Distinction, 1976
Memberships
- Past President, Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Trustee of the Medical Negligence Section, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Chair of the Medical Negligence Section, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
- International Society of Barristers
- Inner Circle of Advocates
Presentations
Mr. Becker has published and lectured nationally regarding medical negligence litigation.
Honors
2006 Ohio Super Lawyer – Five percent of Ohio attorneys are named 2006 Ohio Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is an annual listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
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 Mr. Howard Mishkind, Attorney
Mr. Howard Mishkind is a Partner in the law firm of Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A. He represents plaintiffs injured as a result of the negligence of medical care providers. He handles serious medical claims against doctors, hospitals and nursing homes. He also handles catastrophic injury claims arising out of motor vehicle collisions. He has been a participant in numerous seminars locally and throughout the State of Ohio on matters relating to personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation and legal ethics. He has also made numerous appearances and presentations to various local schools and on several local radio and television stations. Howard D. Mishkind has 29 years experience as a trial attorney. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Ohio Association for Justice OAJ), the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA), the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) He has also handled catastrophic injury claims caused by childhood vaccinations. He is an adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he teaches a course on medical malpractice. He has been a participant in multiple seminars on matters relating to personal injury, medical malpractice and trial advocacy issues. Mr. Mishkind is a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been selected for inclusion by an independent peer evaluation as an Ohio Super Lawyer that includes only 5% of the lawyers in Ohio as an accomplished plaintiff medical malpractice attorney in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers publication. He continues to receive The Martindale-Hubbell AV rating indicating a very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Mr. Mishkind has Chaired or co-Chaired the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Annual Recognition Luncheon since 1992 and was honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2003. Mr. Mishkind has Chaired and Co-Chaired Certified Grievance Committees with the former Cuyahoga County Bar Association and currently sits on the Certified Grievance Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is also a trustee and serves on the Executive Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
Areas of Practice:
- Damage Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Motor Vehicle Collisions
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Legal Ethics
Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Ohio , 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
Education:
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1980
J.D. - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977
B.B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Published Works:
- Emancipation from the Family Immunity Doctorate, American Business Law Journal, Vol. 15 No. 3 , 1978
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Handling Medical Malpractice Cases, New Lawyer Training Program, February 23, 2007
- Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Claim, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, December 9, 2006
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Medical Malpractice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1998 - Present
- Health Care Law, Cleveland Bar New Lawyer Training Program, February 24, 2006
- Grievance, Legal Malpractice & IOLTA, Cleveland & Cuyahoga Bar Young Lawyers Association, February 25, 2005
- Pretrial Practice Class, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 31, 2004
- Marvelous Monday, PI/Med. Mal. Speech, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 8, 2004
- Closing Argument: Linking All Elements of the Trial Back to Your Theme Speech, OATL Seminar, November 2, 2001
- Speech, Dealing with Medical Malpractice in the Physician's Office, October 14, 2001
- Special Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases Speech, OATL 43rd Annual Convention Medical Negligence Seminar, May 11, 2000
Honors and Awards:
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2009
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2008
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2007
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2006
- Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2003
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Member - Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member - Ohio Association of Justice (formerly) Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member - American Association of Justice (formerly) American Association for Justice
Member - Ohio State Bar Association
Member - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Member, Trustee - Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 2003 - 2005
Chair, Certified Grievance Committee - Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1998 - 2007
Member, Certified Grievance Committee - Cleveland State University Alumni Association, 1992 - 1994
Director - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1992 - present
Honorary Trustee - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1991 - 1992
President - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1990 - 1991
President-Elect - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1989 - 1990
Vice President - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1988 - 1989
Secretary - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Visiting Committee, September 1, 2006 - September 1, 2009
Member
Past Employment Positions:
- Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A., Partner, 1984 - 1994
- Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A, Associate, 1980 - 1984
Fraternities/Sororities:
Birth Information: - April 23, 1955, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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 Mr. David A. Kulwicki, Attorney
David A. Kulwicki has been a trial lawyer for 20 years. He graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with honors in economics and from the Ohio State University School of Law with his juris doctor. Mr. Kulwicki is former Chairman of the Medical Negligence Section of the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ), former Chairman of OAJ's Constitutional Review Committee and on the Board of Directors for the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. He has lectured and written on various topics related to personal injury and medical litigation. Mr. Kulwicki practices primarily in the area of medical negligence. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Ohio Academy of Justice (OAJ) and the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA). He joined the firm in 1996.
Areas of Practice:
- Medical Negligence
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Brain Injury
- Catastrophic Automobile-Related Injuries
Bar Admissions:
Education:
- The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 1988
Juris Doctor - Ohio State Law Journal
Articles Editor - The University of Texas at Austin, 1985
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Economics
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Lecturer, Taking Depositions, ABA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
- Lecturer, Increasing Damages Awards, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Using Focus Groups, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 49th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
- Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 50th Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
- Lecturer, Constitutionality of Tort Reform, Bernard Friedman Institute, Cleveland, OH, 2004
- Lecturer, Medical Negligence Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective, 2005 North Carolina Society of Anesthesiology, Asheville, NC
- Lecturer, Case Selection in the Age of Darkness, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Case Selection, 2005 Cleveland State University - Marshall School of Law, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Settlement Strategies in Complex Medical Malpractice Cases, 2006 NBI Medical Negligence Seminar, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Issues in Voir Dire, 2007 NBI Civil Trial Skills Seminar, Cleveland, OH
- Lecturer, Strategies in Personal Injury Trials, 2008 NBI Personal Injury Seminar, Cleveland, OH
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- National College of Advocacy
Advocate - American Association for Justice
Sustaining Member - Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, Medical Negligence Section
Past Chairman - Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys
Past Chairman, Constitutional Review Committee - American Bar Association
Member - Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys
Member - Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
Member
Past Employment Positions:
- David A. Kulwicki Co., L.P.A., Akron, OH, 1995 - 1996
- Garson & Associates Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, OH, 1992 - 1995
- Emens, Hurd, Kegler & Ritter Co., L.P.A., 1988 - 1992
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 Ms. Pamela Pantages, Attorney
Pamela Pantages has 15 years experience as a trial attorney. Ms. Pantages also has a Masters degree in speech pathology and audiology, and worked in a hospital and a school district in Ohio before going to law school. Ms. Pantages's current legal practice is focused in the area of medical negligence. She also represents plaintiffs in employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases as well as in personal injury matters. Ms. Pantages joined the firm in 2006.
Areas of Practice:
- Plaintiff's Medical Negligence
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions: - 1990, Ohio
- 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Education: - University of Akron School of Law
Akron, Ohio, 1990
Juris Doctorate - Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, 1978
Masters of Art, Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology - Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, 1977
Bachelors of Science, Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Member - Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (OATL)
Member - Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA)
Member - Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)
Member - Ohio Women's Bar Association (OSWBA)
Member
Past Employment Positions:
- Michael M. Djordjevic Attys. 1997 - 2005
- Lancione & Simon, 1995 - 1997
- Spangenberg Shibley Lancione & Liber, 1994 - 1995
- Jacobson Maynard Tuschman & Kalur, 1990 - 1994
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 Mr. John Bulloch, Attorney
John joined Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A. in February of 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bulloch practiced law with Moscarino & Treu LLP for five years. Previously, he worked as an associate with the Cleveland Office of Arter & Hadden and as in-house counsel for the Cleveland Clinic Health System. His prior experience in health care law involved medical malpractice defense, risk management, risk financing, and the defense of doctors, nurses and pharmacists before administrative agencies and boards. John's prior experience in healthcare law will now be applied to the exclusive representation of victims of medical negligence and their families.
Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1991, John is also a Registered Pharmacist. This background will uniquely qualify him to assist the attorneys and medical team in providing comprehensive representation of patients in all aspects of medical negligence claims. He is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and a Life Member of the Eighth District Judicial Conference.
A life-long resident of Lorain County, John received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Toledo. He graduated magna cum laude from The Case Western Reserve College of Law in 1991, where he also served on the law review and was a member of The Order of the Coif.
Bar Admissions:
Education:
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1991
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude - University of Toledo
B.S. Pharmacy
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Ohio Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Eighth District Judicial Conference
- Life Member
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 Mr. Ronald Margolis, Attorney
Ronald A. Margolis joined Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A. in February of 2008. He previously was a principle with the law firm of Finelli & Margolis Co., which limited its practice to the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Ron is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has been a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. During Ron's 27-year career, he has tried an excess of 60 complex civil cases to verdict, the majority being medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Ron also has been involved in class action consumer fraud litigation resulting in some of the largest settlements and verdicts in the State of Ohio. Ron has received professional acknowledgements for results he has obtained in the courtroom on behalf of his clients, and enjoys a statewide trial practice. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Association for Justice, formally the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. Ron is married with two children, a daughter who is 25 years old and is a prosecutor in Lake County and his son is entering the ninth grade. His wife, Lisa, is actively involved in administrative fundraising for several local charities.
Areas of Practice
- Product Liability
- Medical and Pharmaceutical Liability
- Trial Practice
Past Employment Positions
- Finelli & Margolis P.L.L. - Partner
Appointments
- Ohio Supreme Court 1982
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Education
- University of Cincinnati - Bachelor of Arts 1979
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Juris Doctor 1982
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Nurse Legal Consultants
 Kathleen Mulligan
Kathleen is a Registered Nurse with over twenty-five years experience in both medical- surgical and critical care nursing practice. She has held positions as a clinical bedside nurse, nurse manager, supervisor, critical care director and nurse educator in both hospital settings and as an instructor in medical-surgical nursing and for the Legal Nurse Consulting program at Tri-C Community College.
Kathleen received a Diploma from Saint Vincent Charity Hospital School of Nursing; a Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration from Saint Joseph's College; and a Master's degree in Adult Education from Cleveland State University. While clinically working Kathleen taught multiple classes in CPR , Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma classes and Critical Care Orientation programs. She was an active member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) , American Association of Critical Care Nurses and Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. She provided an all day seminar on Legal Nurse Consulting at an Annual National AALNC seminar and also was a contributing author to a text on "Becoming a Nurse Expert."
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 Leslie Klausner
Leslie has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Kent State University and has clinical experience as a staff nurse delivering care to patients receiving Medical-Surgical, Cardiac and Oncologic care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She also was a staff nurse in the Emergency Department of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio where she delivered acute care to both adult and pediatric patients.
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