Mitchell M. Tallan

is a partner in the firm, 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 was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 25, 1959. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. 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

• Appellate Practice

• Insurance Defense

• Civil Litigation

• Wrongful Death

• Closed Head Injuries / Traumatic Brain Injury Claims

• Defamation Cases – Defense of Slander/Libel

• Insurance Coverage

• Negligence Law

• Insurance Claims Management

• Bad Faith Punitive Damages

• Fire and Casualty Law

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1984

Education

• The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio

  • J.D. – 1984

• The Ohio State University

  • B.A. – 1981

Published Works

• Darlene A. Parks, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.,, 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 2885

• Donald Harney v. City of Columbus Development, 1989 Ohio App. LEXIS 2880

• Haller, et al. v. Phillips, 69 Ohio App. 3d 574; 591 N.E.2D 305; 1990 Ohio App. LEXIS 4285

• Deloris A. Lehr v. John P. Vance, et al.,, 1991 Ohio App. LEXIS 3922

• Donovan Lowe v. Paul Cassidy, et al.,, 1994 Ohio App. LEXIS 5008

• Ruth A. Wickline, et al. v. Western Reserve Group Mutual Cas. Co.,, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 1863

• Donald C. Davis v. State Farm Ins. Co., et al.,, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 3535

• Ruth A. Wickline, et al. v. Western Reserve Group Mutual Cas. Co., 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 1863

• Dwayne D. Bennett, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 5325

• Mark Haywood, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 6375

• Audra Bennett, et al. v. Edward Glenn Butler, et al., 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 2891

• Paula S. Ramsey, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., 2002 Ohio 2547; 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 2590

• Cox v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 3112, June 10, 2002

• Szekeres v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2002-Ohio-5989

• Gillette v. Estate of Gillette, No 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 4694 September 30, 2005

• Barnett v. Sexten, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 2104, May 9, 2006

• Curtis v. Gulley, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 6047, November 20, 2006

• Sullivan v. Williams, 2011 Ohio App. LEXIS 5022, November 29, 2011

• Gold v.Burnham, 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 1383, April 14, 2015

• State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Three-C Body Shops, Inc., 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 4915, December 8, 2015

Classes/Seminars

• Speaker at Multiple Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI)

• Speaker at Multiple Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Lorman Education Services

• UM/UIM coverage issues and Trial Advocacy, Columbus Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ohio State Bar Association, Member

• Columbus Bar Association

• International Association of Defense Counsel

• Defense Research Institute

• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

• Super Lawyers