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Grace A. Szubski 
Cleveland, Ohio
phone 866-409-6215
216-592-8741
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With more than 27 years of experience in the practice of law, Grace is a Workers' Compensation attorney with Garson & Associates.

She attends nearly a thousand administrative hearings before the Industrial Commission each year on behalf of injured workers. These hearings address such issues as initial allowance of claims, permanent total disability and awards of compensation under Ohio Law.

In addition, Grace represents injured workers before Ohio appellate courts as well as disabled workers before the Social Security Administration.

Areas of Practice:
Workers' Compensation
Probate
Social Security Disability
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1982
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1983
Education:
University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1981
J.D.


University of Notre Dame London Law Center, London, England, 1981
Summer Law Program


College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Who's Who Among American Universities & Colleges, 1978-1979
Honors: St. Catherine Medal, Kappa Gamma Pi National Award, 1978
Honors: Honors, Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, 1978
Major: History


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Co-Presenter, Medical and Legal Ethics, Workers' Compensation Seminar, Cleveland Bar Association, 2001


Co-Presenter, Subrogation Issues in the Wake of Holeton, OATL Seminar, Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers, 2001


Panelist, "Discussions in Leadership: Courageous Women Who Lead", College of Mount St. Joseph, October 16, 2009


Honors and Awards:
Honoree, OATL Workers' Compensation Distinguished Service Award, 2004


Honoree, Congressional Record, 2004


Honoree, Ohio Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008, 2009. 2010


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member


Ohio State Bar Association
Member


Eighth District of Ohio Judicial Conference
Life Member


Cleveland Association of Compensation Attorneys
Member


Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, 1996 - 2004
Board of Trustees


College of Mount St. Joseph, 2001 - 2007
Alumni Board


St. Michael Federal Credit Union, 1991 - 2000
Board of Trustees


Past Employment Positions:
Grace A. Szubski, Solo Practitioner, Attorney, 1982 - 1984


Toledo Legal Aid Society, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981


LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated For Ethical Standards and Legal AbilitySuper Lawyers
Ohio State Bar AssociationThe National Board of Trial Advocacy

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Verdicts & Settlements

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

$150,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who died from malnutrition. The patient lost 90lbs. over a period of months because no one on the staff fed him, or monitored his condition. When his condition was discovered, no staff member consulted with a physician.

$250,000 settlement for a patient who developed decubitus ulcers, which led to pulmonary vascular disease. The onset of this disease resulted in his leg being amputated.

$125,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who was known to wander off. The nursing home was using temporary staff members who never read the patient's chart. As a result, they never activated a wander guard and alarm. The patient got out of bed and fell sustaining a fatal head injury.

$150,000 settlement for an 89 year old nursing home resident who sustained fatal injuries when she fell out of bed onto the floor. The nursing home said she had left the bed on her own. However, an investigation of the nursing home records revealed that on 67 prior occasions she was checked while in bed and had never moved on her own. The only conclusion to be reached was that someone dropped her. The case was settled prior to trial

$150,000 settlement for the death of an 88 year old nursing home resident who developed an decubitus ulcer. He died because the staff did not to properly monitor his condition and failed to follow their own internal policies and procedures for care and treatment.

Represented a 19 year-old double amputation victim. While riding a motorcycle when struck by another vehicle resulting in a policy limits settlement.

Represented a 35 year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle while stopped at a light at an intersection, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures. The case settled for $650,000.

Represented a 26 year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury, requiring occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.

Settled a quadriplegic truck accident for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

Have litigated and tried to verdict several cases involving trucks stopped on roadways without adequate warning.

Settled improper loading and failure to secure load cases.

Litigated and settled many truck vs. auto cases resulting in over one million dollars in settlements.

$150,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who died from malnutrition.

Settled a quadriplegic truck accident case for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

$250,000 settlement for a patient who developed decubitus ulcers, which led to pulmonary vascular disease and the amputation of his leg.

$650,000 settlement for a 35 year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures.

$150,000 settlement for the death of an 88 year old nursing home resident who developed an decubitus ulcer.

Represented a 26 year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.


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