Douglas A. DiPalma, a partner with Cavitch since 1985, focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, employment law and civil litigation with trial experience in actions for breach of contract, including employment, construction and insurance contracts, actions involving covenants not to compete, various business torts, and claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Doug is a frequent speaker at seminars sponsored by professional and bar associations, as well as private firms. He has also been an adjunct professor at Kent State University since 2000, where he teaches courses on contract law and practices of federal litigation. Doug is the editor of Volume 8 of Ohio Transaction Guide, Matthew Bender & Co. He is also an author of an Expert Commentary published by Lexis/Nexis on the reporting requirements under Ohio’s new minimum wage law.
Doug is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. He is also a member of the Order of the Coif, an honor society for lawyers who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class.
Doug attained his Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1980. He attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating cum laude in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Doug was admitted to the bar in the State of Illinois in 1980 and practiced with the law firm of Isham, Lincoln & Beale in Chicago until 1985. In 1985, Doug became a member of the Ohio bar and joined Cavitch that year.
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