Rockbridge Personal Injury Lawyers

I am an Ohio product through and through. After graduating from high school in northeast Ohio, I received my bachelor’s degree in political science/ criminal justice from the University of Akron. I continued on to attend Akron Law School. While attending Akron law school I participated in law review for two years as an assistant editor and associate editor. My time at Akron taught me that success comes to those who work hard. As a newer attorney, I don’t yet have the ability to point to past judgments or professional achievements as indicators of success to potential clients. But what I...

Born in Youngstown, Ohio. Raised in Campbell, Ohio. Son of a union industrial painter.

Married with two children.

Six time Boston Marathon participant.
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Mindy Elk prides herself on seeking fair compensation for the wrongfully injured. She has been with Elk & Elk since 2002 and focuses on personal injury litigation for clients who have been involved in car accidents, dog attacks or premises liability cases.

Amanda graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelors in Criminal Justice and a masters in Special Education from Cleveland State University. After graduating from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Amanda passed both the Ohio and Michigan bar exams, and was admitted to practice law in both states. While attending law school, Amanda was a quarterfinalist in the renowned G. Mennon Williams Moot Court Competition and a member of the American Inns of Courts Program. While in law school, Amanda clerked for Wayne County Circuit Court Family Judge Richard B. Halloran. Amanda then went...

Thomas Schaffer comes from a family of eight, and started working at age twelve for his father’s farm and grain elevator. Earlier on, he saw how working families struggle to make ends meet and learned the value of hard work, dedication, and commitment to family. Attorney Thomas Schaffer was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1990. He is also a member of the Toledo Bar Association, the Ohio Association for Justice, is the Board President of the Zepf Community Mental Health Center, and is a Board Member for the Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. Thomas graduated from Bowling Green State University...

28 years criminal law experience. Juvenile and all Municipal Courts in Ohio.

Katherine “Katie” McCormick has been a law clerk at Elk & Elk since 2017. Before joining Elk & Elk, she served as a judicial extern to Judge Christopher A. Boyko at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She also interned in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office.

The Ohio Workers' Compensation laws are complex and nuanced. I have spent nearly 15 years working with Gallo & Gallo Co., LPA, one of Cleveland's leading workers' compensation law firms, steeped with a deep history of over 50 years of representing injured workers from Ohio. I have represented individuals in every stage of a workers’ compensation claim from the initial filing of a claim, through filing motions, attending Industrial Commission hearings, working with physicians to gather necessary medical support, ensuring that all compensation is paid, and workers’ compensation settlements. The greatest benefit of hiring me, as...