Cincinnati, OH

Tad Thomas

Tad Thomas has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury, business litigation, class actions, and multi-district litigation. He founded Thomas Law Offices in 2011 and has expanded it to multiple locations. He is a frequent lecturer on trial skills, ethics, and technology. He has secured millions of dollars in settlements and is a past President of the American Association for Justice.

Joseph Lyon

Joseph Lyon is the founding partner of The Lyon Firm, which he formed in 2006. Over the past 20 years, Joe has developed a national class action and product liability practice working with firms throughout the country on notable medical device, pharmaceutical, data security, and privacy class action cases. He has been appointed as lead class counsel in State and Federal Consumer Class Actions and has worked alongside leadership in pharmaceutical and medical device mass tort cases.

Mike Dyer

Before Attorney Mike Dyer formed Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, he practiced for many years as a personal injury attorney in Dayton, Ohio. Mike’s incredible passion for helping injured clients created the cornerstone on which Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz were built. Throughout Mike’s entire legal career, his sole focus has been on creating the best possible legal experience for each and every client. Because of this, Mike has been able to build a rock-solid reputation for outstanding client service and satisfaction. In addition to his relentless dedication to client service, Mike knows how to get his clients the results and compensation they deserve. As a founding partner of Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, Mike has personally directed the settlements of hundreds of millions of dollars for the firm’s clients. Under Mike’s leadership, the firm has achieved multi-million dollar settlements from some of the world’s largest corporations. Whether he’s pursuing the nation’s largest retailer for employee wage violations, prosecuting multi-national pharmaceutical companies for selling dangerous drugs or holding health insurance companies responsible for the wrongful denial of health insurance benefits, Mike is able to level the playing field for his clients when taking on large corporate interests. Although Mike has achieved great success for his clients, his passion for helping people is not confined to the inside of a courtroom. Mike is extremely active in various community charities and formerly served as a board member for the Montgomery County Heart Association. Mike also serves as a trustee for the University of Dayton School of Law and is continually asked to lecture healthcare professionals and attorneys on the proper handling of personal injury cases.

Prior to forming Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, Doug worked as a bodily injury claims adjuster for a large insurance company. This unique experience has been a tremendous asset to Doug in his fight to achieve maximum cash settlements for his clients in minimum time. Since departing from the insurance company, Doug has dedicated his entire legal career to helping injured clients when they need it the most. As a founding partner of Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, Doug Mann has been able to personally supervise the successful resolution of over 70,000 personal injury cases. Doug has also handled over 50 complex injury cases that have each settled for amounts in excess of $1,000,000. Under Doug’s watch, Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz evolved from a small local law office to a nationally renowned law firm of over 100 employees, 19 attorneys, and 14 offices. Despite the tremendous growth of the law firm, Doug has been able to ensure that the firm maintains an ultra-personal connection with each client who walks through the door. Through Doug’s leadership, the firm has been able to consistently achieve client satisfaction ratings of over 98%. In addition to his strong passion for helping injured clients, Doug also finds great satisfaction in devoting his time and efforts to the community. Whether he’s organizing holiday toy drives for neglected and abused children, serving as an auctioneer for the Dayton Children’s Hospital fundraising event, or sponsoring breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, and humane society pledge drives, Doug understands the importance of contributing to the community he calls home.

John Smalley

Attorney John A. Smalley joined Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz as a partner in 1995. Before that time, he was a partner at another Dayton, Ohio law firm where he focused his practice on insurance defense work. Over the past twenty-five years, John has had a tremendous amount of jury trial experience. He has tried over 400 jury trials in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas and South Dakota. He has tried cases involving personal injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, construction accidents, property damage-fire loss, insurance bad faith, multiple types of business litigation, and federal trademark infringement. John obtained many million and multi-million dollar verdicts including million-dollar verdicts in an insurance bad faith case reported in the National Law Journal, an elevator drop, a personal injury case, multiple catastrophic injury cases arising from motor vehicle accidents, and multiple class actions. John has been recognized many times in the recent past. He was nominated by Public Justice in 2007 as National Lawyer of the Year for a $53,000,000 verdict against the State of Ohio in a class action suit on behalf of Ohio Workers. He is honored to be an A-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been listed as an Ohio Super Lawyer and Top Ohio Attorney from 2007 through 2011. Attorney Smalley has served on the Ohio Association of Justice Board of Trustees, has been recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in Ohio by the National Trial Lawyers Association, serves frequently as a hired expert witness in the area of insurance bad faith, and has spoken to dozens of groups and organizations on topics of tort law, insurance bad faith, trial practice, and evidence.

Charles H. Rittgers

Charles H. Rittgers is Past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Warren County Bar Association, and a Founding Member of the National College of DUI Defense. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been chosen as an Ohio Super Lawyer every year since 2008 and handles high-profile criminal and civil cases.

Charles H. Rittgers

Charles H. Rittgers is Past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Warren County Bar Association, and a Founding Member of the National College of DUI Defense. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been chosen as an Ohio Super Lawyer every year since 2008 and handles high-profile criminal and civil cases.