About Patrick John

Patrick John Thomas is a companion at Ritzler, Coughlin & Paglia, Ltd., a complete-service litigation firm primarily based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been licensed to practice regulation in Ohio since 2002. The company, positioned at 1360 East Ninth Street, 500 IMG Center, Cleveland, OH 44114, handles many legal matters, including commercial litigation, private injury. Intellectual real estate disputes. Mr. Thomas earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2001 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Denison University, obtained in 1990. Before getting into personal practice, he served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Major Trial Division of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.

He prosecuted over 90 jury trials involving serious felonies similar to homicides and sex crimes. At Ritzler, Coughlin & Paglia, Ltd., Mr. Thomas makes a speciality of legal proceedings prosecution and defense, representing clients in complex things which includes actual estate, enterprise, construction, professional liability, environmental, employment, and highbrow property cases. His knowledge encompasses patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution and litigation. He has successfully represented clients in federal and state courts, courts of appeals, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. EPA, the U.S.

Trial and Trademark Appeal Board, national and international arbitration panels. Professional licensing boards. Mr. Thomas is licensed to practice earlier than numerous courts and businesses, including the Supreme Court of Ohio (2002), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2003), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2011), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2003), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2010), and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010). His areas of practice consist of business law, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, personal damage, construction law, highbrow property, environmental law, coverage claims, and patents. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Thomas is lively in various professional and network organizations.

He has served as a ridicule trial instructor and coach for Mayfield High School thru the Ohio Supreme Court’s Center for Law-Related Education from 2008 to 2010. He is likewise a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. The Defense Research Institute. Mr. Thomas's diverse experience and comprehensive legal information make him a valuable asset to his clients, offering powerful representation throughout many legal issues.

Accepted Jurisdictions

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Trial and Appeals Board
6th Circuit
Ohio

Types of Cases Handled

litigation prosecution defense representing clients in complex matters including real estate business construction professional liability environmental employment intellectual property cases