You are on page 1of 2

Jimmy Slemboski

Jimmy Slemboski is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a past
Chairman of the Litigation Section of the Cleveland Bar Association. Mr. Slemboski is a
“hands-on” trial lawyer who, from his first year of practice, has participated in all aspects
of civil litigation. Currently, he concentrates his practice in the defense of mass toxic tort
cases and in commercial, trade secret and construction litigation.

Mr. Slemboski has been responsible for the firm’s defense of its clients in a variety of
mass toxic injury cases, including asbestos, breast implant and vinyl chloride litigation,
cases involving exposures following explosions and fires, exposures to solvents,
pesticides and radioactivity, cases in which immunological, psychological and
neurological injuries were at issue, and cases seeking medical monitoring.

In both his toxic tort and commercial litigation practices, Mr. Slemboski has extensive
experience in defending against and in the settlement of class actions. Mr. Slemboski has
appeared before the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation and has handled cases
consolidated by the Panel before an MDL judge.

In his construction litigation practice, Mr. Slemboski has defended and prosecuted cases
involving construction products and has both defended and prosecuted claims against
construction professionals. Among the litigated matters for which he has been responsible
are cases involving masonry construction and design, precast and poured-in-place
concrete, roofing, geotechnical issues and construction delays.

Mr. Slemboski has also litigated matters in the areas of trade secrets, general products
liability, securities, insurance, computers and computer software, employment contracts
and employment discrimination.

Mr. Slemboski has written and lectured extensively to law students, to fellow
professionals and to members of the business community on toxic tort issues, on various
topics of concern to trial lawyers, on the management of mass tort litigation and on
handling the media in the context of litigation. He is a member of the Defense Research
Institute, a Master Bencher in the Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court and a life member
of the Eighth District (Ohio) Judicial Conference and the Sixth Circuit (Federal) Judicial
Conference.

Mr. Slemboski has been named an “Ohio Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics since 2004,
with special recognition as one of the top 100 lawyers in the State of Ohio, as well as one
of the top 50 lawyers in the Cleveland area. He has been honored as a leading lawyer in
the field of Litigation by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA Client’s Guide
every year since that publication’s inception in 2003, and he has been listed in the Best
Lawyers in America in every edition since 1995.

In 2006, Mr. Slemboski was appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court to the Ohio
Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Mr. Slemboski has been appointed
by the Court to serve as the Chair of the Rules of Evidence Subcommittee of this
Commission commencing in January 2007.

You might also like