Dayton, OH

John Fitch

John Fitch is a top-rated Ohio personal injury lawyer with over thirty years of experience. John Fitch is the principal and founder of The Fitch Law Firm, and has handled hundreds of complex damage cases, including catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases arising out of automobile, medical negligence and product liability claims. John Fitch Fitch is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible and has been awarded a 10/10 Superb Rating by independent attorney review organization AVVO.

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.

Nicholas G. Gounaris

Nicholas G. Gounaris is a skilled trial lawyer and founding partner of Gounaris Abboud law firm. He provides clients of the firm with competent legal representation and focuses his law practice in the areas of DUI Defense, Criminal Defense, Family Law Issues, Federal Criminal Law and Personal Injury cases. He has experience as a former prosecutor and acting Judge. He has successfully tried cases in Municipal, State, and Federal Courts. He is a member of the Dayton Bar Association, The Ohio State Bar Association, The American Bar Association, The Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association, and The Federal Bar Association.

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.

Dennis A. Lieberman

Dennis A. Lieberman, Attorney at Law, brings 46 years of experience to Flanagan, Lieberman & Rambo. Dennis concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal law and civil litigation offering clients the knowledge and dedication they need for their legal matters. Dennis A. Lieberman earned his law degree at University of Dayton School of Law and has a proven track record in both criminal and civil litigation. Dennis Lieberman has worked with prestigious firms such as Smith and Schnacke after graduating law school. Within a few years, Dennis and friends from law school started their own law firm of Lieberman, Landon, Gehres and Smith. In 1984 they merged with another firm and became the law firm of Flanagan, Lieberman, Hoffman and Swaim. After the death of several partners, the law firm is now Flanagan, Lieberman & Rambo. Dennis A. Lieberman is licensed to practice in Ohio and Indiana and is an active member of the following organizations: American Bar Association, Lawyers Club of Dayton, Ohio, Lawyers of Distinction, Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Inc., National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, National Trial Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Dayton Bar Association and Best of the Best Lawyers. Dennis has received numerous awards: Access to Justice Community Advocacy Award for his work on death penalty cases, the MLK Holiday Celebration Humanitarian Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in the Montgomery County Democratic Party, County Chair of the Year Award from the Ohio Democratic Party, “Joe Friday” Award from the Kleptz YMCA, University of Dayton School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America the past three years and top ten in Ohio, Ohio Super Lawyer for the past 10 years as well as the Best Lawyers in America for over 25 years, named Lawyer of the Year for Best Lawyers in America in 2011, “Best in the Bar” by the Dayton Business Journal. Mr. Lieberman also has the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell by his peers and judiciary as a preeminent lawyer. Dennis has extensive community service as an Acting Judge in Vandalia Municipal Court, Trustee at Miami University, Adjunct Professor at the University of Dayton School of Law teaching trial practice and coaching the law school’s national mock trial team. He also is a volunteer at Northmont High School coaching the Northmont mock trial team and served as a Clayton Council member for 11 years. In Dennis’ free time, he enjoys golf, traveling and spending time with his wife and 2 sons. For legal inquiries, Dennis Lieberman can be reached at 937-223-5200 and 937-604-1725. He is committed to providing clients with exceptional service and achieving the best possible outcomes for their legal needs.

Tony Comunale

Tony Comunale is nationally recognized as a skilled trial attorney and the recipient of the “American College of Trial Lawyers’ Medal for Excellence in Advocacy.” He has been practicing law since 1993. He currently holds an AV preeminent rating among lawyers, Martin Dale Hubble’s highest level of professional excellence.