Mitchell M. Tallan

CO - MANAGING PARTNER


Mitchell M. Tallan

– CO-MANAGING PARTNER –

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Phone:

866-378-1624

Fax:

614-228-0032

Email:

mtallan@ggtbl.com

 
 

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