Mitchell M. Tallan
– CO-MANAGING PARTNER –
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