Thomas C. Schrader

Professional Experience

Tom Schrader is Of Counsel with Walter & Haverfield and is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment Law Services. Tom has tried many cases in both federal and state courts. Before joining the firm, Tom was a shareholder, director and chair of the Trial Department at McDonald, Hopkins. Prior to that, he was a shareholder and head of the Trial Department at Cavitch, Familo & Durkin.

Areas Of Emphasis

• Through the years, Tom has specialized in non-compete and trade secret litigation. He has also specialized in employment/wrongful discharge cases in federal and state courts, as well as before the E.E.O.C. and the O.C.R.C. In counseling employers, Tom has written numerous employment manuals.
  
  
• Tom has represented many clients in majority/minority shareholder lawsuits and disputes. Most often Tom has either represented the majority shareholders or the company.

Professional & Community Associations

• Brecksville Planning Commission
  
  
• Brecksville Towne Center, Inc. - Director and Founding Member
  
  
• Fairlawn Country Club - Board Member and former President
  
  
• Cleveland Bar Association
  
  
• Ohio State Bar Association
  
  
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Awards & Recognition

• 2007-2008: Recognized in Inside Business Magazine as among Northeast Ohio's "Leading Lawyers".
  
  
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  
  
• 2004 - Inside Business Leading Lawyer. Shareholder Disputes; Employment Law. Tom has been selected two years in a row as a leading lawyer by "Inside Business" magazine.