Thomas Mester

• Automobile Accident (Catastrophic)
• Birth Injury
• Brain Injury
• Catastrophic Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Obstetric Malpractice and Pediatric Malpractice
• Wrongful Death

• Ohio, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1970

• Alliance Francaise (Paris, France), 1962
• John Carroll University, B.A., 1966, cum laude
• Case Western Reserve University Law School, J.D., 1969
• Phi Alpha Theta

Birth Injury

• $3.5 million settlement for cerebral palsy in Cleveland
• $2.8 million jury verdict for birth trauma
• $2 million settlement for cerebral palsy in Warren
• $1.4 million settlement for cerebral palsy
• $1.2 million settlement for birth trauma
• $770,000 paid in shoulder dystocia birth trauma

Drug Injury

• $625,000 settlement for Lamisil toxicity for a 66-year-old client with myelofibrosis who had already outlived his life expectancy

Employer Tort

• $3.3 million jury verdict for worker injured in a fall from a roof
• $2.8 million jury verdict for worker with a head injury, causing seizures and permanent disability
• $2 million paid to 50-year-old employee for electrical injuries
• $1.25 million settlement for worker who lost three and one half fingers on a slitter machine due to his employer’s failure to provide proper training and appropriate safety devices

Medical Malpractice

• $4.2 million jury verdict to 62-year-old female inappropriately placed on hormone therapy, which resulted in stroke and disability
• $3.5 million settlement for failure to diagnose shunt malfunction resulting in quadriplegia
• $3.3 million jury verdict for failure to diagnose cancer of the wrist resulting in amputation of the hand
• $2 million paraplegic case involving anesthesia during spinal cord surgery
• $1.65 million settlement for failure to timely treat infection
• $1.4 million from doctors and hospital in missed aortic dissection
• $1.35 million settlement for negligent bowel surgery
• $1 million intentional tort claim for partial amputation of an upper extremity
• $777,000 jury verdict against negligent surgeon
• $600,000 payment from doctors and hospital in missed testicular cancer diagnosis

Personal Injury

• $750,000 settlement for an individual who was thrown off a mechanical bull, resulting in spinal cord injury with limited insurance

Product Liability

• $1.6 million payment to firefighter by truck manufacturer
• $1 million settlement against auto manufacturer for improper restraint system

Wrongful Death

• $2.8 million settlement for wrongful death of a shoplifter by a security officer
• $1 million settlement for an auto accident as well as failure to diagnose a lacerated liver resulting in death

• Eighth District Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, Delegate and Life Member
• American Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice, National College of Advocacy
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Cuyahoga County Bar Association
• Martindale-Hubbell®
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Ohio Association of Justice
• The Verdict Club

Teaching Experience

• Case Western Reserve University, Course Co-Instructor, Law in Movies, 2007-2011

Speaker Opportunities

• Lecturer and writer on examining an expert engineering witness, trial of a flammable fabric case, and preparing for a heavy machinery accident trial for the Ohio Association for Justice
• Legal commentator on radio show “America’s Work Force” sponsored by AFL-CIO

Honors and Awards

• Selected for inclusion in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Media

Online Profiles

• FindLaw Lawyer Directory
• Martindale-Hubbell
• Ohio Super Lawyers

“Tom, I really appreciate the time you took to talk to me and answer some of the puzzling questions that I had. You were always there for us from the first day we met. The professionalism of your entire team was remarkable throughout this entire process.”
- Client