Steven G. Janik - Cleveland, OH
Attorney at Janik L.L.P
Insurance & Bad Faith Lawyers in Cleveland, OH
9200 S Hills Blvd Suite 145 Cleveland, OH 44147
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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50
Years
Experience
Cleveland Insurance & Bad Faith Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance & Bad Faith
- Professional Liability
- Business Litigation
- Torts
- Transportation
Attorney Information
Overview
Steven G. Janik is the founder and Senior Partner of Janik L.L.P.
Steve graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, having majored in Economics. He was actively involved in the Denison Campus Government Association, a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honorary), a member of the Board of Directors of the American Shorin-Ryu Karate Association, Inc., a two-year All-Conference Selection in Football, and a recipient of the NCAA Football Post-Graduate Scholarship Award.
Steve obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and thereafter served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas D. Lambros, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Upon completing his Clerkship, Steve entered private practice, and on September 1, 1988, founded the Firm.
Steve is admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts for California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Steve has served as Special Master to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in complex antitrust and asbestos litigation proceedings, as a member of the Federal Judicial Center Task Force on Reducing Trial Delay, and as Chairman of the Magistrate Merit Selection Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Steve is a member of the California, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Federal, American, and Lawyer-Pilot Bar Associations.
Steve is a senior life member of the Sixth Circuit and life member of the Ohio Court of Appeals Judicial Conferences. He is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel. Steve has served as a member of the Orthopedics Leadership Board of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and is a private pilot, single engine land, instrument rated.
Steve has been listed in The Best Lawyers In America for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Personal Injury Litigation, every year from 2001 through 2024 and in Ohio "Super Lawyers", every year from 2004 through 2024.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Steven G. Janik
Included on the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
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- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,
Cleveland,
Ohio
Juris Doctorate
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Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,
Cleveland,
Ohio
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Non Legal Education
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Denison University
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Member, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honorary)
Honors: NCAA Football Post-Graduate Scholarship Award
Major: Economics
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Denison University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Partner
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Ohio
- California
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- California, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Federal, American and Lawyer-Pilot Bar Associations.
- Life Member Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Life Member Ohio Court of Appeals Judicial Conference
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
Contact
9200 S Hills Blvd
Suite 145
Cleveland, OH 44147
Fax: 440-838-8141
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.janiklaw.com
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