Patrick Perotti Esq

Patrick J. Perotti has been recognized for outstanding achievements in consumer class actions and employment discrimination, both locally and nationally. He is the architect of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative to distribute unclaimed class action funds to charities. Patrick is an award winning national leader in the fields of consumer class actions, employment discrimination, and wage and hour litigation with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion dollars. Using the class action device to achieve deterrence, he has directed more than $42 million in unclaimed class funds from his settlements to charities and non-profits around the country. The bench, bar and community have recognized Mr. Perotti’s legal and community accomplishments with the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Award, the defense bar’s Top 75 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the United States, the Ohio State Bar Association’s highest honor, the Ritter Award, and his alma mater Marshall College of Law’s highest honor, the Alumnae of the Year Award.
Patrick Perotti’s area of primary concentration is handling complex consumer class litigation throughout Ohio and nationally. His cases deal with overcharges, fraud and other unlawful conduct by government agencies, telecommunications companies, banks, insurance companies, shippers, manufacturers, retailers and a host of others. He has a reputation of extreme fairness,impartiality and professionalism in working with opposing counsel, co-counsel, and the court. Patrick’s simple motto for everything is, “Do the right thing.Patrick is the founder of the firm’s Ohio Lawyers Give Back initiative. In recent years, he has advocated for the use of a doctrine called cy pres which allows for unclaimed class action funds to be distributed to charities. Because of his unique efforts, he has directed over $42 million dollars to over 300 charities and non-profits. Further information can be found at www.ohiolawyersgiveback.org.

Cleveland State University

J.D. (1982)

1982

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Ohio State Bar Association

Best Lawyers Law Firm

Best Lawyers

2016

National Trial Lawyers Top 100

National Trial Lawyers

2015

Alumni of the Year

Cleveland Marshall School of Law

2015

The Ritter Award

Ohio State Bar Association

2014

Champion of Hope

Cornerstone of Hope

2012

Ohio State Bar Association

Member

Current

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar

Member

Current

Lake County Bar Association

Member

Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services

U. S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Since 1983

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Since 1983

U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces

Since 1995

U.S. Court of International Trade

Since 1984

U.S. District Court Northern District Court of Ohio

Since 1983

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1986

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