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.

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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.

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 Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice

Education

University of Detroit, Classical Bachelor of Arts, 1962
University of Detroit, J.D., 1966

Licensed to Practice

  • Ohio
  • Michigan (Inactive)
  • Federal District and Appellate Courts
  • U. S. Tax Court

Awards & Recognitions

2004 | 2010 - Named to Inside Business magazine's list of "Leading Lawyers"; only one percent of the attorneys practicing in Northeast Ohio were chosen to receive this honor.

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Areas of Practice

Employment Law
Litigation Services
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