Christopher Mellino

CHRISTOPHER MELLINO PARTNER

Practice Areas

• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice

Christopher has represented clients in medical negligence, truck accident, wrongful death, defective product, birth injury, and brain injury cases for more than 30 years. While with the firm Kampinski & Mellino, the Cleveland Plain Dealer said the duo “set the standard for big medical malpractice payouts in Ohio.”

Landmark case results. Christopher has been involved in several notable cases and has achieved successful outcomes, obtaining settlements and verdicts, against all hospitals in the Cleveland area, including settlements of $12.5 million and $28.7 million for clients who suffered medical injuries. He has also played a key role in landmark cases, such as Moskovitz v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center (1994) and Watkins v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1998).

Awards & Recognitions

• Highest Possible Peer Review Rating (AV) for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by Martindale Hubbell since 1999
• Recognized as a Best Lawyer by US News and World Report 2009-2021
• Super Lawyer 2009-present
• Member of Million Dollar Advocates Society
• Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Society
• Recognized as Top 100 Litigation Lawyers by American Society of Legal Advocates
• Member of the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100

Education

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984, J.D., cum laude
• Cleveland State University, OH, 1981, B.A.

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio

Professional Associations

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Ohio Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice

Community Involvement

Chris founded a social justice scholarship program in Lakewood that engages eighth-grade students with local service organizations and projects to increase awareness about justice in our society.

Throughout his 30-year career, numerous Cleveland publications have contacted Chris for comment.