Mitch is a founding partner in the firm along with James Gallagher, focusing on litigation. His areas of practice include general litigation, appellate practice, bad faith, punitive damages, closed head injuries/traumatic brain injury claims, fire and casualty law, insurance coverage, wrongful death, property, casualty and insurance defense litigation. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and is an officer of Ohio’s chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been a featured speaker at multiple Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Lorman Education Services, and the Columbus Bar Association pertaining to UM/UIM coverage issues and Trial Advocacy.
Areas of Practice
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Appellate Practice
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Insurance Defense
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Civil Litigation
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Wrongful Death
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Closed Head Injuries / Traumatic Brain Injury Claims
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Defamation Cases – Defense of Slander/Libel
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Insurance Coverage
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Negligence Law
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Insurance Claims Management
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Bad Faith Punitive Damages
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Fire and Casualty Law
Other Info About Mitchell M. Tallan
Bar Admissions
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Ohio, 1984
Education
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The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
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J.D. – 1984
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The Ohio State University
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B.A. – 1981
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Published Works
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Darlene A. Parks, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.,, 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 2885
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Donald Harney v. City of Columbus Development, 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 2880
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Haller, et al. v. Phillips, 69 Ohio App. 3d 574; 591 N.E.2D 305; 1990 Ohio App. LEXIS 4285
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Deloris A. Lehr v. John P. Vance, et al.,, 1991 Ohio App. LEXIS 3922
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Donovan Lowe v. Paul Cassidy, et al.,, 1994 Ohio App. LEXIS 5008
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Ruth A. Wickline, et al. v. Western Reserve Group Mutual Cas. Co.,, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 1863
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Donald C. Davis v. State Farm Ins. Co., et al.,, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 3535
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Ruth A. Wickline, et al. v. Western Reserve Group Mutual Cas. Co., 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 1863
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Dwayne D. Bennett, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 5325
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Mark Haywood, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 6375
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Audra Bennett, et al. v. Edward Glenn Butler, et al., 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 2891
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Paula S. Ramsey, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., 2002 Ohio 2547; 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 2590
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Cox v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 3112, June 10, 2002
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Szekeres v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2002-Ohio-5989
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Gillette v. Estate of Gillette, No 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 4694 September 30, 2005
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Barnett v. Sexten, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 2104, May 9, 2006
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Curtis v. Gulley, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 6047, November 20, 2006
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Sullivan v. Williams, 2011 Ohio App. LEXIS 5022, November 29, 2011
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Gold v.Burnham, 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 1383, April 14, 2015
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State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Three-C Body Shops, Inc., 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 4915, December 8, 2015
Classes/Seminars
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Speaker at Multiple Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI)
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Speaker at Multiple Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Lorman Education Services
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UM/UIM coverage issues and Trial Advocacy, Columbus Bar Association
Professional Associations and Memberships
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Ohio State Bar Association, Member
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Columbus Bar Association
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International Association of Defense Counsel
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Defense Research Institute
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Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
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Super Lawyers