Attorney Profiles

Mr. Howard Mishkind is a Partner in the law firm of Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A. He represents plaintiffs injured as a result of the negligence of medical care providers. He handles serious medical claims against doctors, hospitals and nursing homes. He also handles catastrophic injury claims arising out of motor vehicle collisions. He has been a participant in numerous seminars locally and throughout the State of Ohio on matters relating to personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation and legal ethics. He has also made numerous appearances and presentations to various local schools and on several local radio and television stations.

Howard D. Mishkind has 29 years experience as a trial attorney. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Ohio Association for Justice OAJ), the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA), the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) He has also handled catastrophic injury claims caused by childhood vaccinations. He is an adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he teaches a course on medical malpractice. He has been a participant in multiple seminars on matters relating to personal injury, medical malpractice and trial advocacy issues. Mr. Mishkind is a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been selected for inclusion by an independent peer evaluation as an Ohio Super Lawyer that includes only 5% of the lawyers in Ohio as an accomplished plaintiff medical malpractice attorney in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers publication. He continues to receive The Martindale-Hubbell AV rating indicating a very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.

Mr. Mishkind has Chaired or co-Chaired the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Annual Recognition Luncheon since 1992 and was honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2003. Mr. Mishkind has Chaired and Co-Chaired Certified Grievance Committees with the former Cuyahoga County Bar Association and currently sits on the Certified Grievance Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is also a trustee and serves on the Executive Committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.