Law Firm Overview

Tony Hartman, Jay Salamon, Hugh Berkson, Henry Kerr and Jane Conrad are attorneys in the law firm of Hermann Cahn & Schneider, a 17-lawyer firm in Cleveland, Ohio. Hermann, Cahn & Schneider specializes in legal representation demanding aggressive advocacy skills and creative approaches to legal problem solving. Our firm's litigation clients range from Fortune 500 companies to individuals who have suffered personal injuries or economic loss. The four of us are lawyers who, aided by a team of skilled assistants, devote our securities practice exclusively to the representation of investors injured by stockbrokers, investment advisors, insurance agents, and other investment professionals.

After representing securities broker-dealers for many years, we decided we'd had enough. We were tired of seeing not only the elderly and vulnerable, but also middle-class investors, professionals, and business executives, losing their hard-earned money at the hands of incompetent, reckless, or dishonest stock brokers. As a consequence, we decided to redirect our efforts by focusing solely on helping investors who have been cheated and defrauded by corrupt or careless brokers, brokerage firms, and investment advisors.

Our years of experience in defending brokerage firms have provided us with valuable insight into the strategies employed by brokers and their counsel. We know how they think and what tactics they'll use. The four of us have over fifty years of combined securities litigation experience.

Just as important, we strongly believe in what we do and we really enjoy doing it. We are devoted to our clients' cause and we consistently put forth the effort our clients deserve and expect from us. We take every conceivable ethical measure to fight for what is right for them, and securities defense lawyers and investment consultants know it. That's why opposing law firms and financial professionals refer their investor clients to us when those clients run afoul of a bad broker or investment advisor.

Each of us also is a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA). PIABA is a national bar association of lawyers dedicated to representing investors in securities disputes. It is an educational and networking organization whose mission is to promote the interests of public investors by protecting them from abuses in the arbitration process. Our involvement in PIABA helps us provide the best legal services to our investor clients.

We are attorneys who are proud of our reputation in the legal community. The most authoritative guide to the American legal profession, a guide that has assigned ratings to lawyers for over 100 years and currently assigns ratings to over 150,000 lawyers each year, has given Tony, Jay, and the law firm of Hermann, Cahn & Schneider its highest possible ratings, designating them individually and the firm collectively as very high to preeminent in professional reputation and very high in ethical standards.

• Broker Misconduct
• Employee Stock Options and Warrants
• ERISA
• Hedge Funds
• Investment Advisor Misconduct
• Margin Trading
• Misleading Illustration
• Misrepresenting or Omitting Facts
• Options
• Outside Money Managers
• Protective Hedge Strategies
• Structured Products
• Things You Should Know
• Unsuitable Investments
• Variable Annuities Sales Misconduct
• Variable Life Insurance Sales Misconduct
• Securities Law FAQ

Our Stockmarketloss.com practice handles securities matters in Ohio statewide, including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, Youngstown, Canton, Lorain, Sandusky, Canfield, Marietta, Zanesville, Mansfield, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Summit County, Montgomery County, Lucas County, Stark County, Butler County, Lorain County, Mahoning County, Medina County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Lake County, Erie County, Ashtabula County, Geauga County, and Wayne County, Ohio. We also handle matters nationwide. From Washington to Florida, from California to Maine, and from anywhere in between, call us toll free at 1-800-789-2389.

Areas of Practice

• Broker Misconduct
• Employee Stock Options and Warrants
• ERISA
• Hedge Funds
• Investment Advisor Misconduct
• Margin Trading
• Misleading Illustration
• Misrepresenting or Omitting Facts
• Options
• Outside Money Managers
• Protective Hedge Strategies
• Structured Products
• Things You Should Know
• Unsuitable Investments
• Variable Annuities Sales Misconduct
• Variable Life Insurance Sales Misconduct
• Wrap Fee Abuse
• Securities Law FAQ
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA