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Dale A. Bernard - Cleveland, OH
Crown Centre BuildingSuite 6005005 Rockside Road Cleveland, OH 44131 - 6808
The Bernard Law Firm
Updated: 03/01/2024
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Cleveland Employment Litigation Lawyer
About Dale A. Bernard
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner
Practice Areas
- Employment Litigation
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Disability Discrimination
- Handicap Discrimination
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- National Origin Discrimination
- Family And Medical Leave Act
- Religious Discrimination
- LGBTQ Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Public Accommodation Discrimination
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Employment Termination
- Employment Civil Rights
- Employment Claims
- Employment Law
- Employment Mediation
- Employment Rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Law
- EEOC Law
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law
- OCRC Law
- Employment at Will
- Executive Employment Law
- Executive Severance Contracts
- Harassment
- Title VII Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Severance Packages
- Business Litigation
- Business and Commercial Disputes
- Contract Litigation
- Breach Of Contract
- Real Estate Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Automobile Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Truck Accidents
- Head Injury
- Spinal Injury
- Slip, Trip And Fall
- Dog Bites
- Motorcycle Accidents
Litigation
- 100%
Representative Cases
- Rembert v. Swagelok Co., 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 10333, 2023 WL 3094546 (6th Cir. Apr. 26, 2023) (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of district court’s summary judgment dismissal of racial hostile work environment claim)
- Bryson v. Middlefield Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc., 656 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2011)(reversal of summary judgment in sexual harassment case)
- Carter v. Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, No. 5:10 CV 2230 (N.D. Ohio March 28, 2013 (denial of summary judgment in race discrimination case)
- Lamer v. Metadyne Co. LLC, 240 Fed. Appx. 22 (6th Cir. 2007)(reversal of summary judgment in retaliation case)
- Gorbett v. OS Restaurant Services, Inc., No. 1:07 CV 2448, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128032, 2009 WL 10717142 (N.D. Ohio July 10, 2009)(denial of summary judgment in sexual harassment case)
- Kanakaredes v. Ouidad, Inc., No. 5:03 CV 2451, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58771 (N.D. Ohio June 20, 2005)(right of publicity case)
- Zackaroff v. Koch Transfer Co., 862 F.2d 1263 (6th Cir. 1988)(wrongful death action)
- Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Ameritrust Co., 848 F.2d 674 (6th Cir. 1988)(reversal of dismissal of RICO and fraud claims)
- Aames Capital Corp. v. Wells, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 3521 (Aug. 4, 1999), Summit App. No. 19402 (reversal of default judgment)
- Simpson v. Westview Patio & Home Assoc. #1, 1993 Ohio App. LEXIS 608 (Ohio Ct. App., Cuyahoga County Feb. 4, 1993) (obtained affirmance of judgment obtained)
- Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Cardinal Federal Sav. and Loan Bank, 561 N.E.2d 1015, 1988, Ohio App. 8 Dist., 1990158078
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003
Other Affiliations
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) (Member)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America [ATLA]) (Member, Employment Rights Section)
- Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker: Cleveland Bar Association Annual Northern Ohio Labor and Employment Law Conference
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984
J.D. - Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1981
B.A., Journalism
Honors: President's Scholar, Ohio Newspaper Fund Award
Office Information
Address
Crown Centre BuildingSuite 6005005 Rockside Road Cleveland, OH 44131 - 6808
Phone
Fax
- 440-546-7501
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