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Steven P. DlottPartner
Experience
• Trial attorney defending businesses in all types of general commercial disputes and business torts, including claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, tortious interference, and intentional torts
• Certified Specialist in Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law
• Represents employers in all aspects of workers’ compensation law, including defense at administrative hearings and in court appeals, Violation of Specific Safety Requirement (VSSR) claims, successor liability and manual classification rulings by the BWC, and subrogation disputes
• Counsels employers regarding return to work issues, light duty assignments, drug-free workplace issues, and protection against fraudulent claims
• Frequently speaks to private/public sector organizations including Safety Councils and various professional continuing education seminars regarding the defense of workers’ compensation claims
Background
• Focused practice on defense-side workers’ compensation law for the past ten years at two downtown law firms.
• Successfully defended employers in death claims, catastrophic injury claims, and intentional tort litigation
• Spent eleven years as an Assistant Attorney General representing several state agencies, including the Ohio State Pharmacy Board, the Ohio State Medical Board, the Department of Health, and the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
• Named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2010, 2011 and 2012
Bar Admissions
• Admitted to practice before all Ohio State Courts, as well as the U.S. District Court in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
Membership and Associations
• Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations
• University Heights Financial Lay Committee
Education
• New York University, B.A. 1982
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D. 1985
