Jason R. Bristol is an advocate for working people. Law and Politics Magazine has described him as a “Rising Star” in plaintiffs’ employment litigation. Handling class and collective actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and various state laws, he has recovered millions of dollars in unpaid wages and overtime compensation for workers across the United States. His cases have received coverage in the Wall Street Journal and in broadcasts ranging from America’s Workforce Radio to Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life. He lectures widely and publishes articles on employment-related issues, and is as an Adjunct Professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he teaches courses on the Fair Labor Standards Act and appellate advocacy. He is active in civic affairs and politics and sits on the boards of various organizations.
Josh Cohen has a reputation for innovative, cutting-edge, and courageous litigation earned over more than 25 years of practice in complex civil and commercial litigation. His clients have included individuals, consumers, receivers, municipalities, and bankruptcy trustees in disputes ranging from investment fraud to legal malpractice, public nuisance to corporate and real estate disputes. Josh has served as lead counsel for the plaintiffs in class actions, including one brought on behalf of Cleveland Browns season ticket holders against Art Modell in the wake of the team's relocation to Baltimore. Currently he is representing the City of Cleveland in lawsuits against Wall Street firms stemming from the subprime foreclosure crisis, as featured in the 2010 documentary film Cleveland vs. Wall Street.
Tom Downie earned his law degree, cum laude, from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cleveland State Law Review. During his 30-year career he’s been a defense lawyer and a plaintiff’s lawyer in roughly equal parts. As plaintiff’s counsel, he has represented individuals injured by defective products, consumer fraud, pension benefit miscalculations, and environmental “toxic torts,” as well as clients with catastrophic injuries resulting from employer intentional torts. Tom has prosecuted major class actions involving environmental disasters, product toxicity, medical device defects, consumer protection, and employee stock options, as well as retiree claims for miscalculation of pension benefits in violation of ERISA. The class actions he has handled have resulted in over a hundred million dollars in class recoveries through both settlements and judgments.
Ellen Maglicic Kramer is a founding member of Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP. After law school, she served as a law clerk for United States Bankruptcy Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr. Ellen's practice focuses on sophisticated corporate and commercial disputes. She has represented consumers, shareholders, debtors, creditors, receivers, bankruptcy trustees, and victims of legal malpractice. Among her many civic activities, Ellen is a member of the Planning Committee for an annual Latin American Culture Camp, which serves children adopted from Latin America. She also is a committed volunteer in the Parent Teacher Organizations at her children's schools. Ellen lives in Brecksville with her husband, John, and her children Luke, Mia, and Peter.
Jim Rosenthal is a commercial litigator. Since graduating from Georgetown law school in 1990, he has represented athletes, physicians, investors, shareholders, entrepreneurs, employees, financial institutions and other businesses in disputes where the outcome is measured in dollars, but the stakes just as often involve a career, a reputation, a critical business relationship or an individual or business’s future prospects. He has won significant victories for clients in federal and state courts and in binding arbitration. He lives in Shaker Heights with his wife Annie Fullard, a founding member of the renowned Cavani String Quartet, and their son, Sam.
Nellie Ann Hudson has served as Firm Administrator at Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP since 2004. Her many responsibilities include receptionist, docket clerk, secretary, and part-time paralegal. Little happens at CRK without Nellie's assistance.
