Howard D. Mishkind
Howard D. Mishkind
Howard D. Mishkind is the President of the Mishkind Law Firm Co. L.P.A. He has 32 years experience as a trial attorney representing the interests of seriously injured citizens in Ohio. He has represented patients and their families in catastrophic personal injury cases throughout Ohio. He has a vast amount of experience in handling medical negligence cases from birth injury/birth trauma cases to nursing home cases to wrongful death claims. He has extensive experience in the trial of complex litigation where he has achieved multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of medical, hospital and nursing negligence and their loved ones. 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 is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an elite group of lawyers in the United States that have successfully litigated catastrophic claims involving verdicts and settlements well in excess of a million dollars. He has handled birth injury, birth trauma and other obstetrical claims, including shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus claims related to mismanagement of vaginal deliveries and has also handled catastrophic injury claims and deaths caused by childhood vaccinations. He is a former adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he taught 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 Multi- Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been selected for inclusion by an independent peer evaluation as an Ohio Super Lawyers from 2006 through 2012, which includes only 5% of the lawyers in Ohio, as an accomplished plaintiff medical malpractice attorney. 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. He has been recognized in this capacity for 15 years in a row. Mr. Mishkind is proud to indicate that he receives and reviews potential serious injury cases that are frequently referred to him by other lawyers, doctors, insurance representatives and a long list of satisfied clients that he has had the pleasure of representing over the past 32 years.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Nursing Home
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
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
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 1980
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
- B.B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1977
Published Works
- Emancipation from the Family Immunity Doctorate, American Business Law Journal, Vol 15 No. 3, 1978
Classes/Seminars
- 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
- Invited Lecturer to Law Students on the Law of Medical Malpractice in Ohio, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, April 4, 2012
- CMBA/COSE Ask a Lawyer, October 19, 2011
- Trial Advocacy Course at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Reminger Attorneys at Law, July 25, 2011
- Invited Lecturer to Law Students on the Law of Medical Malpractice in Ohio , Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, April 1, 2011
- CLE Seminar, Running an Efficient, Effective Law Practice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 12, 2011
- Health Care Law , Cleveland Bar New Lawyer Training Program, February 29, 2008
Honors and Awards
- Ohio Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2013
- Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2003
- Avvo Rating Excellent – Among the highest rated lawyers from Avvo, the world’s largest legal directory. Widely recognized by the legal community for excellent professional conduct and experience., 2011 - Present
- AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell (AV rating indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.), 1994 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
- Ohio Association of Justice (formerly) Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, Trustee, 2007 - 2010
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2007 - 2010
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Grievance Committee
- Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Chair, Certified Grievance Committee, 2003 - 2005
- Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Member, Certified Grievance Committee, 1998 - 2007
- Cleveland State University Alumni Association, Director, 1992 - 1994
- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Honorary Trustee, 1992 - Present
- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, President, 1991 - 1992
- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, President-Elect, 1990 - 1991
- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Vice President, 1989 - 1990
- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Secretary, 1988 - 1989
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Visiting Committee, Member, 2005 - Present
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Visiting Committee, 2005 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Becker & Mishkind Co. L.P.A., Partner, 1994 - 2010
- Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A., Partner, 1984 - 1994
- Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A, Associate, 1980 - 1984
Fraternities/Sororities
- Tau Epsilon Rho





















