Joe DeRosa

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury

• Professional Negligence

• Nursing Home Negligence

• Workers’ Compensation

• Social Security Disability

Litigation Percentage

• 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1979

• U.S. Federal Courts, 1980

• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980

Education

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

• J.D. – 1979

• Ohio State University – 1976

Representative Cases

• State ex rel. PolyOne Corp. v. Indus Comm., 2014-Ohio-1376 (Ohio App. 10 Dist. 2014)

• Brzozowski v. Univ. Hosp. Health Sys., 106 Ohio St.3d 1558, 836 N.E.2d 582 (Table), 2005-Ohio-5531, Ohio (2005)

• State ex rel. Nestle USA-Prepared Foods Div., Inc. v. Indus. Comm., 101 Ohio St.3d 386, 805 N.E.2d 1098, 2004-Ohio-1667, Ohio (2004)

• State ex rel. Nestle USA-Prepared Foods Div., Inc. v. Industrial Com’n of Ohio, Not Reported in N.E.2d, 2003 WL 194870, 2003-Ohio-413 (Ohio App. 10 Dist. 2003)

• Mellott v. Brawley, Not Reported in N.E.2d, 1995 WL 787489 (Ohio App. 11 Dist. 1995)

• Gedetsis v. Anthony Allega Cement Contractor, Inc., Not Reported in N.E.2d, 1992 WL 356388 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1992)

• Mellott v. Brawley, Not Reported in N.E.2d, 1992 WL 86520 (Ohio App. 11 Dist. 1992)

• Len Ran, Inc. v. Mellott, 63 Ohio App.3d 123, 577 N.E.2d 1185 (Ohio App. 11 Dist. 1990)

• Drage v. Mantifel, 49 Ohio App.3d 63, 550 N.E.2d 183 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1988)

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member

• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member

• Ohio State Bar Association, Member

• American Bar Association, Member

• Justinian Forum, Member