Mansfield, OH

Kyle R. Wright

When someone’s negligent actions wrong you, Make it Wright with Attorney Kyle Wright. He relentlessly pursues justice, resulting in recovering millions of dollars for his injured clients and their families. His experience includes handling a variety of complex personal injury, wrongful death, and motor vehicle cases, including representing clients injured from collisions involving tractor-trailers, dump trucks, motorcycles, car accidents, and other vehicles. Through hard work and commitment to Make it Wright for his clients in Ohio, he has negotiated numerous multimillion-dollar settlements. Recently, Kyle obtained a $5.7 million recovery for victims of a car crash. It remains one of the largest car accident settlements in Erie County history. Kyle achieves this success by skillfully negotiating with insurance companies and holding all at-fault parties accountable in your personal injury claim. He is not afraid to show the insurance companies that you mean business, and he demands a reasonable settlement for your suffering. When you navigate a personal injury claim, you need to do more than say you were injured. You need as much proof as you can to get the outcome you’re looking for. Kyle knows the evidence required to strengthen your case and can gain access to photos, videos, expert witnesses, and witness testimony that all make for a compelling argument. Kyle has significant experience in commercial truck and tractor-trailer crashes. Beyond litigating truck accident cases, Kyle got first-hand experience operating semi-trucks at the Legacy Trucking Course in Montana. He is also a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and regularly attends the best truck accident seminars across America. Kyle applies his truck accident knowledge and experience to help deliver the best results for his clients, and ultimately, to help keep our roads safe. Kyle has quickly become a sought-after personal injury lawyer in Sandusky and other surrounding areas. He has been recognized by his peers as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star® for seven consecutive years. He has received other recognition from his colleagues as well, including The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 and becoming a member of the invitation-only Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Let Kyle Make it Wright by fighting for full compensation.

Jeffrey Heck

Jeff Heck, "Mansfield's Injury Lawyer," has extensive legal experience handling all types of injury, wrongful death cases and insurance claims of many kinds. He also handles civil commercial litigation and labor and employment matters representing both employers and employees. He is a court-trained Mediator and has also served as an appointed Mediator for the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, as well as a private Mediator and Arbitrator selected jointly by other attorneys in numerous other cases and disputes. Jeff has his roots in North Central Ohio. He grew up in the Mansfield area and graduated from Malabar High School. He is also a graduate of The Ohio State University where he was a 4-year member and a Squad Leader of The Ohio State University Marching Band. He graduated with Honors from The University of Florida College of Law. He has over 40 years of courtroom and other legal experience and is admitted to practice law in the courts of both Ohio and Florida, including various federal district and appellate courts. Jeff began his legal career with a very large Florida law firm. He then returned to Mansfield in the late 1980's to help people in his hometown and in the region where he grew up. He is a strong believer in the idea of "giving back" to the community. He believes strongly in his community and, in addition to his law practice, has put his time and energy behind many non-profit organizations to try to improve it. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of 33 Forever, Inc., a mental health nonprofit, and is a Board Member and Treasurer of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation. In 2001, he was elected to the Lexington Local Schools Board of Education where he served 4 elected terms (16 years) as a Board member, including Board Vice President for many of those years. He is also the Past Board Chairman and Board Member of Renaissance Performing Arts Association and the Rehabilitation Services of North Central Ohio. He has served as a Trustee and Secretary of the Richland County Foundation and as President of the University Club of Mansfield and the University Club Educational Foundation, among many others. Jeff also believes that giving back to the legal profession is important. His service has included several terms as the Secretary of the Richland County Bar Association and as the Litigation Chair of its Certified Grievance Committee. He was elected and re-elected numerous times by his peers as a 22-year member of the Ohio State Bar Association's Council of Delegates. In 2017, he was honored as a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ohio State Bar Association. He has also served on numerous OSBA committees and task forces. Currently he is a member of and a District representative for the Ohio Association for Justice - the only statewide organization of lawyers dedicated to protecting and fighting for the rights of ordinary citizens in Ohio’s civil justice system. He also previously served on the Executive Committee of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys and is currently a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association and the Florida Bar. Jeff and his wife, Donna (Office Manager/CFO of Heck & Stiffler), make their home in the Mansfield area. They have 6 adult children and 10 grandchildren.

Victor P. Kademenos

For nearly 60 years, Victor’s father’s advice has stuck with him. It’s guided him as he has fought for appeals, as he has stood up against the unending resources of major corporations, and as he has relentlessly pursued the results his clients hope for and deserve. And it’s why when other attorneys tell you there’s nothing they can do, Victor pushes harder. When others see barriers they can’t surmount, he sees opportunities to get creative. No matter how steep the odds, nor how long the journey, Victor doesn’t give up. His reason is simple: It’s the right thing to do. Victor has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. From occupational diseases and work-related PTSD to wrongful death cases and amputations due to work-related injuries, Victor has seen - and settled - it all. He’s fought appeals up through the courts, won in landmark Supreme Court cases, and negotiated life-changing outcomes for his clients. But while his opponents will comment on his relentlessness, his clients notice first his ability to put them completely at ease. Victor isn’t the kind of lawyer who jots down the facts and disappears for weeks on end, only returning to get a signature on a settlement. He involves his clients in every step of the process, listening to their concerns, coaching them on the best course of action, and making them feel comfortable despite the complexity as they navigate one of the most difficult times of their lives. As the workers’ compensation system has grown more complicated, Victor has grown more determined. He knows the system is stacked against his clients, that the big corporations will do whatever they can to avoid offering rightful compensation. He knows his clients are struggling physically, emotionally, and financially. And he knows his work can help injured people put their lives back together. Even after decades in the field, Victor feels the same rush every time his clients get the results they deserve. Your case is his case. Your win is his win. Because just as his father instructed from the start, every client is family.

Jefferey Stiffler

Jeff Stiffler has extensive experience handling all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases and insurance claims of many kinds throughout his fifteen-plus year legal career. He has represented hundreds of clients, recovering millions of dollars, for those who have been injured due to the negligence or wrongful acts of others. Jeff joined the firm in 2018 with the goal of combining his knowledge and experience with Jeff Heck’s own extensive experience. He became a Partner in the Firm in 2021. Jeff was raised in North Central Ohio and has deep ties to the community. He grew up in Crestline, Ohio (Crawford County), where much of his family remains, and is an honors graduate of Crestline High School. He is also a cum laude and honors program graduate of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, where he was a 4-year varsity football letterman. As a football player there, Jeff was voted team Captain and defensive MVP by his teammates his senior year and also garnered All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors (Linebacker, Honorable Mention) his senior year and was a 2-time First Team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference and 2-time First Team Academic All-Northwest District selection. Following college, Jeff attended Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law in Ada, Ohio, graduating in 2008. He now has over fifteen years of litigation experience and is admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts throughout the State of Ohio. After law school, Jeff returned to Mansfield and North Central Ohio and began his legal career at a local general practice firm where he focused his practice on representing injured people and their families, as well as representing clients in juvenile, criminal and bankruptcy matters. After almost a decade, Jeff’s desire to expand his personal injury practice led him to join Jeff Heck, Mansfield’s Injury Lawyer, creating a formable duo in helping local residents recover what they deserve. Jeff is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Richland County Bar Association, of which he is currently serving as President, and the Ohio Association for Justice - the only statewide organizations of lawyers dedicated to protecting and fighting for the rights of ordinary citizens in Ohio's civil justice system. Jeff has also been recognized by his peers and clients for his professional achievements by being selected as a “Super Lawyer” since 2025, prior to which he had been selected as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star." Jeff lives in the Ashland area with his wife, Kerry. He has three adult stepchildren and three grandchildren. Outside of the office, Jeff enjoys running, biking, boating, traveling, reading about history, chess, and spending time with friends and family.

Jonathan M. McGookey

As a criminal defense attorney, Jonathan McGookey handles cases ranging from minor traffic violations to sex crimes. As an Ohio native from Sandusky, OH, Jonathan McGookey attended college at The Ohio State University to pursue a degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, Jonathan studied at Cleveland - Marshall College of Law, which helped him begin his legal career as Assistant County Prosecutor in Erie County, OH. Later in 2018, he established his private practice working for Kocher & Gillum as a criminal defense lawyer handling a wide range of criminal cases. With his extensive experience and knowledge of Ohio law, Jonathan now joins Wisehart Wright Trial Lawyers with the confidence to take any case.

W. Zack Dolyk

W. Zack Dolyk has practiced law for 45 years, focusing on the areas of estate planning, estate administration, probate, business law and real estate law. His extensive experience provides him with the skills needed to obtain the best results for every client. He is motivated by helping clients in their times of need. Zack Dolyk grew up in Amherst, Ohio and attended college at Ohio Northern University. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree, he attended The Ohio State University College of Law where he earned his J.D. In 1978, Zack Dolyk began working in the Vermilion office of a firm which merged with Kademenos, Wisehart, Hines & Lynch Co., LPA in 2017 to form Wisehart Wright Trial Lawyers. He has served the Vermilion Community as part time Judge of the Vermilion Municipal Court since 2008. He has lived and worked in Vermilion for more than 45 years. He has always believed in giving back to his community. He has served on the boards of many local organizations. Most recently he incorporated the Ritter Public Library Foundation, a charitable non-profit corporation supporting the Ritter Public Library where he also serves on its Board.

Joseph A. Fraley

Joseph A. Fraley graduated from Ohio Northern University and Capital University Law School in 1991, immediately beginning practice. He became a partner after three years and expanded the firm's practice to include personal injury claims. In 2008, his firm merged, and in 2020, it reverted to Pencheff & Fraley LPA. He is an experienced trial lawyer with extensive experience in Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, and Litigation, having tried lawsuits in many Ohio Counties. He has fought for workers and injured persons’ rights for over 20 years.