Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Cleveland, OH

Attorney Christian R. Patno has more than 20 years of trial experience in catastrophic personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death claims and other complex matters. Over the course of his career, he has helped his clients to win numerous verdicts or settlements in excess of $1 million with his largest jury verdict being $39 million. A principal at McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA, Mr. Patno represents clients in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as on national and international levels.

A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Mr. Patno is admitted to practice in Ohio state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the U.S. Tax Court. He is certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification and serves as a lawyer mentor for the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Throughout his career, Mr. Patno has received numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding work. He was inducted into the International Society of Barristers in 2019 which comprises the best trial lawyers. He has repeatedly been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America. He has repeatedly been voted by his peers into the Top 10 attorneys in Ohio by Superlawyers. He is the President of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorney’s and on the Board and Executive Committee’s of the William K Thomas Inn of Court and the Ohio Association for Justice. He is rated AV Preeminent* by the peer-review service Martindale-Hubbell and was named by Inside Business Magazine to its list of leading lawyers in Northeast Ohio. Mr. Patno is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and received an award from America's Most Honored Professionals, an organization that recognizes individuals for their professional excellence.

In addition to his successful practice, Mr. Patno belongs to several professional organizations, including the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Ohio Association for Justice and the Litigation Counsel of America. He also serves as master of the bench for the William K. Thomas American Inn of Court and a director for the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys.

*AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.