Thomas D. Robenalt, Member of Novak, Robenalt & Pavlik, L.L.P.

Mr. Robenalt, after graduation from law school, worked as a staff attorney in the Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  He then went to work in a an insurance defense firm with approximately 80 lawyers where he  worked in the area of personal injury defense and business litigation.  In 1997 he joined the well known and highly regarded personal injury firm of Rubenstein, Novak firm to pursue his passion of helping individuals fight against large insurance companies and large corporations.  The firm, which became known as Novak, Robenalt & Pavlik, determined that Mr. Robenalt could get results when he tried a Medical Malpractice case for a client that sustained permanent injuries and won a jury verdict on behalf of his client against a physician.  Since that time, Mr. Robenalt has fought hard for his clients while being compassionate to their needs.  He has successfully represented individuals who have sustained the worst types of injuries: traumatic brain injuries(in both medical negligence cases and premises liability cases), had both arms amputated, had both legs amputated and who have had serious back injuries.  Mr. Robenalt has also successfully represented small to medium size businesses in commercial disputes.

Mr. Robenalt is an avid golfer with a USGA handicap of 8. He coaches soccer in the Rocky River Youth Soccer Organization and regularly attends his three children's school and sporting activities. Mr. Robenalt has also volunteered to help victims of the foreclosure crisis with the Ohio Supreme Court and Legal Aid Society, Cleveland.

Areas of Practice:
    85% Litigation (Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, and Insurance Coverage)
    10% Business Litigation
    5% Employment law

Litigation Percentage:
    90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
    Ohio, 1991
    Florida, 1992
    U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1993

Education:
    Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1991
    J.D.

    Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1987
    B.A.
    Major:  Political Science
    Minor:  Japanese

Representative Cases:
    Halton v. Great Clips, Inc., 94 F. Supp. 2d 856 (2000)
    Butler v. Jordan, 92 Ohio St.3d 354 (2001)
    Floch v. Farmers Ins. Group of Cos., 97 Ohio App. 3d 394, 646, NE. 2d 902 (Ohio App. 11 Dist. 1994)
    Koch v. Rist, 730 N.E. 2d 963 (OH 2000)
    Beard v. Merida Huron Hosp., 106 Ohio St.3d 237, 834 N.E. 2d 323 (OH 2005)
    Beard v. Merida Huron Hosp., 2005 Ohio 478 (OH 2005)
    Wloszek v. Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, 2004 Ohio 146 (Ohio App. 2004)

Representative Clients:
    Americab Cab Company

Classes/Seminars Taught:
    Legal Ethics: Solutions to the Most Common Challenges, National Business Institute, 2007

    Plaintiffs Personal Injury Practice Tips, National Business Institute, 2006

    Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Business Institute, 2005

    Demonstrative Evidence, Ohio State Bar Association, 2004

    Legal Ethics, Cleveland Bar Association, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Cleveland Bar Association
    Member, Chair Ethics Comm.

    The Ohio Association for Justice
    Member

    American Association for Justice
    Member

    The Ohio State Bar Association
    Member

Past Employment Positions:
    Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1997

    Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Judicial Clerkship, 1991 - 1993

Pro Bono Activities:
    Legal Aid Society, Cleveland

Fraternities/Sororities:
    Sigma Phi Epsilon