Painesville, OH

Tim Misny

Tim Misny is a personal injury lawyer with over 40 years of experience representing victims of birth injury, medical mistakes, and catastrophic accidents in Columbus, Ohio, and throughout the United States. He is known for his dedication to clients, offering 24/7 direct communication and meeting clients at their convenience. Misny has secured significant settlements, including cases for $50 million and $42.5 million. His practice is built on a foundation of unlimited financial funding for cases and a network of national experts. Misny's inspiration to become a personal injury lawyer stems from a personal family tragedy involving his grandfather's wrongful death. He graduated from John Carroll University with a 3.9 GPA in Political Science and from Cleveland State University John Marshall College of Law, passing the state bar in 1981. He previously served as an Assistant Prosecutor for four years.

Patrick T. Murphy

Patrick Murphy is a seasoned personal injury litigator with extensive experience in nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Time and again Patrick has been recognized as one of the top personal injury lawyers in his field. Mr. Murphy received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Kent State University. He was awarded his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law where he was a vice chairman of the Moot Court Board of Governors. He has been designated as an Ohio Super Lawyer and one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. In 2007 he was selected as a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice for his efforts in obtaining a $52 million class action judgment for injured workers against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubble. Patrick has also been honored as a member of the Irish Legal 100 and was selected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is recognized as a member of both the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Grant J. Keating

Grant Keating is a partner practicing in the firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation department. He employs a pragmatic approach to litigation and has successfully represented a wide variety of businesses and individuals at trial, appeal and in ADR. Grant has extensive experience in the following areas of law: banking and loan restructuring, breach of contract, Clean Water Act, commercial lease disputes, construction disputes, creditor’s rights, defamation, director and officer liability, e-commerce, employment disputes, environmental litigation, foreclosures, international discovery assistance pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782, mechanic’s liens, minority shareholder rights, Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act R.C. 1345.01 et. seq., professional negligence, property rights, receivers, stock fraud, supply chain litigation, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 47 U.S.C. §227, the Uniform Commercial Code, and wetland permitting and litigation. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star eight times in the last ten years and has an AV Preeminent rating with Martindale Hubbell.

Amanda Condon

Amanda Condon brings extensive courtroom experience to her personal injury practice. She has earned a “Superb” AVVO rating and has been recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the U.S. Prior to joining Dworken & Bernstein in 2014, she worked at a small boutique firm specializing in personal injury. Amanda also previously served as a Magistrate in Lyndhurst Municipal Court, and from 2005 to 2012, was a prosecutor in Ashtabula County Eastern and Western County Courts. Amanda was an Acting Judge in Painesville Municipal Court from 2015-2018.

Patrick J. Perotti

Patrick J. Perotti is nationally recognized for outstanding achievements in consumer class actions and employment discrimination. His verdicts and settlements exceed $1 billion dollars. Expanding on this success, he is the architect of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative to distribute unclaimed class action funds to charities, which has directed more than $50 million dollars to charities and not-for-profits.

Gary S. Okin

Certified Family Law Specialist, Gary Okin represents clients in matters of divorce, child custody, domestic violence, adoption and any other family law matters. Recognized as a Super Lawyer, Gary has consistently earned the highest ratings in the legal industry. Gary is admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Gary is a contributor to several journals and Continuing Legal Education seminars. He was one of the first attorneys to be designated a Certified Specialist in the area of Domestic Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association.

Anna M. Parise

As a family law practitioner, Anna Parise helps clients through divorce, child support, spousal support, and custody. Highly rated in peer reviews throughout her career, she is active in bringing family law legal services to those who cannot afford it. Anna’s legal practice includes domestic relations, divorce, family law, child support, spousal support, and custody. Anna is also frequently appointed by trial courts in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties as guardian ad litem to protect the interests of children. Formerly with a small boutique firm specializing in labor law, Anna joined Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. in 2005 becoming partner in 2015.