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Patrick Perotti

Patrick Perotti

Dworken & Bernstein Co., Inc. / Aggressive. Creative. Successful.
  • Civil Rights, Employment Law
  • Ohio
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Patrick J. Perotti is recognized for outstanding achievements in consumer class actions and employment discrimination, locally and nationally. He is the architect of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative to distribute unclaimed class action funds to charities. As an award-winning national leader in the fields of consumer class actions, employment discrimination, and wage and hour litigation; with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion dollars, he is regularly selected to lead class suits in Ohio and around the country. His reputation developed from a demand for outcomes which not only offered compensation to class members but also stopped unlawful government and corporate practices. He has directed more than $50 million in unclaimed class funds from settlements to charities and non-profits around the country. The bench, bar & community have recognized his legal and community accomplishments with the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Award, the defense bar’s Top 75 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the United States, the Ohio State Bar Association’s highest honor, the Ritter Award, Marshall College of Law’s highest honor, the Alumnae of the Year Award.
CLASS ACTIONS. His area of primary concentration is handling complex consumer class litigation throughout Ohio and nationally. His cases deal with overcharges, fraud and other unlawful conduct by government agencies, telecommunications companies, banks, insurance companies, shippers, manufacturers, retailers and a host of others.
EMPLOYMENT LAW & DISCRIMINATION. His practice includes the full range of workers’ rights and Civil Rights, Wrongful Discharge; Employment Discrimination involving Age, Sex, Race, Nationality, Color, Handicap and Religion; Sexual and Other Harassment; Equal Pay Act claims; Americans with Disabilities Act claims; and Family and Medical Leave Act claims.

Practice Areas
    Civil Rights
    Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
    Employment Law
    Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Additional Practice Areas
  • Class Action
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wage & Hour
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    Master Card, Visa, American Express, Cash, Checks
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services
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U. S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces
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U.S. Court of International Trade
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U.S. District Court Northern District Court of Ohio
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
  • English: Spoken
Education
Cleveland State University
J.D. (1982)
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Awards
Best Lawyers Law Firm
Best Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
National Trial Lawyers
Alumni of the Year
Cleveland Marshall School of Law
The Ritter Award
Ohio State Bar Association
Champion of Hope
Cornerstone of Hope
Outstanding Citizen Award
Association for the Education of Young Children
National Philanthropy Day Corporate Leadership Award
Association of Fund Raising Professionals
Rescuer of Humanity Award
Project Love
Alan R. Schonberg Community Rescuer Award
Project Love
Ohio Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Super Lawyers Magazine
Top 75 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the United States
Trial Lawyer Kingpins
Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar Association
Member
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Cleveland Metropolitan Bar
Member
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Lake County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Federal Bar Association
Member
Current
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National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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Cleveland Right to Life
Member
Current
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Ohio Right to Life
Member
Current
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University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children Leadership Council
Council Member
Current
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American Society of International Law
Current
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Federal Courts & Practice Committee
Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Class Actions Are Like Surgery
Attorney At Law Magazine
Can President Trump Use the National Emergency to Fund a Border Wall
Attorney At Law Magazine
Where Left-Over Monies in Class Action Settlements Go
Attorney At Law Magazine
Credit Cards, Congress an Class Action: Consumers Lose
Attorney At Law Magazine
As Close As Possible: The Cy Pres Doctrine in the Class Action Context
Attorney At Law Magazine
Class Actions to Protect Small Business
Attorney At Law Magazine
Good, Bad But Not Indifferent - The Beginning of Class Actions
Attorney At Law Magazine
Certifications
Employment Law Specialist
Ohio State Bar Association
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Website
Contact & Map
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
1468 West 9th St.
Suite 135
Cleveland, OH 44113
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
60 S Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077
Telephone: (440) 352-3391
Fax: (440) 352-3469