Attorney John McLandrich, Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio

John T. McLandrich
Cleveland, Ohio

President of the corporation and managing partner
phone	(440) 248-7906 (Ext. 122)
fax	(440) 248-8861
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John joined Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. in 1988 and serves as the firm's President and Managing Partner. John has his residence in the Cleveland office, maintaining a diverse practice including Civil Rights defense, public entity defense, appellate work at all court levels, professional defense, and probate litigation.

John has practices in the civil rights area, defending municipalities as well as police and public entities. In his appellate practice, he has argued before the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 5 th, 6 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th, and 11 th Ohio Appellate Districts. Additionally, he has handled over 30 cases as lead counsel in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. His appellate docket contains approximately 25 appeals cases in state and federal courts at any point in time.

Licensed to practice in the State of Ohio since 1983 (0021494) and admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

John's experience includes:

DEFENSE OF POLICE, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES

Over 19 years representing municipalities, including defending cases on behalf of police and public entities alleging violations of civil rights as guaranteed by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution including claims of jail suicide, police pursuit, false arrest, excessive force by police officers and failure to properly train police officers.

Defense of Public Entities in Land Use and Zoning Related Matters - alleged deprivation of plaintiff's Fifth Amendment rights asserting an unconstitutional taking of property without just compensation by virtue of application of zoning laws and ordinances.

Defense of Administrative Appeals to Common Pleas Courts regarding zoning and permit related issues.

DEFENSE OF EMPLOYMENT RELATED CLAIMS

Defense of Employers - (private and public entities) in claims asserted by former or current employees alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act , Family Medical Leave Act and Ohio Civil Rights Act.

TRIAL EXPERIENCE

Representation of civil defendants in federal and state courts throughout Ohio; lead counsel trial experience in both state and federal courts.

OHIO APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

Personally handled appeals in the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Districts.

FEDERAL APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

Handled over 100 Sixth Circuit appeals as lead counsel. Defended successfully against a number of petitions for writs of certiorari.

PROBATE AND PROBATE LITIGATION

Probated numerous estates and guardianships.

Litigated Will contests and trust and guardianship matters.

REPORTED APPELLATE CASES

Radvansky II, _____ F.3d. ______ (6^th Cir. 2007)

David H. Haynes v. City of Circleville, Ohio, et al., 474 F.3d 357, 2007 Fed. App. 0037P (6th Cir.2007)

Portage County Board of Commissioners v. Akron, 109 Ohio St.3d 106, 2006-Ohio-954.

State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Titanium Metals Corp., 108 Ohio St.3d 540, 2006-Ohio-1713.

Radvansky I, 395 F.3d. 219 (6^th Cir. 2005)

Kirkhart v. Keiper, et al., 101 Ohio St.3d 377, 2004-Ohio-1496.

Clark v. Portage County, 281 F.3d 602 (6^th Cir. 2001).

Read v. Fairview Park, 146 Ohio App.3d 15 (2001).

Rehnn v. General Motors, 143 Ohio App.3d 226 (2001).

Carosella v. Conwell, 138 Ohio App.3d 688 (2000).

Wagner v. Heavlin, 136 Ohio App.3d 719 (2000).

Osborne v. Mentor, 133 Ohio App.3d 22, (1999).

Azzano v. O'Malley-Clements, 126 Ohio App.3d 368 (1998).

Feeney v. Eshack, 129 Ohio App.3d 489 (1998).

Morgan v. Fairfield Counseling Center, 77 Ohio St.3d 284 (1997).

Didier v. Johns, 114 Ohio App.3d 746 (1996), appeal dismissed (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 1214.

Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville, 99 F.3d 194 (6th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1251 (1997).

Fabrizio v. Hendricks, 100 Ohio App.3d 352 (1995).

Foy v. City of Berea, 58 F.3d 227 (6th Cir. 1995).

Lindow v. City of North Royalton, 104 Ohio App.3d 152 (1995).

Wigfall v. Society National Bank, 107 Ohio App.3d 667 (1995).

Williams v. Springfield Township, 107 Ohio App.3d 780 (1995).

Woods v. Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc., 106 Ohio App.3d 385 (1995).

McCann v. City of Lakewood, 95 Ohio App.3d 226 (1994).

Rich v. Mayfield Heights, 955 F.2d 1092 (6th Cir. 1992).

Cudlin v. Cudlin, 64 Ohio App.3d 249 (1990).

Smith v. 10th Inning, 49 Ohio St.3d 289 (1990).

Areas of Practice:: Civil Rights Defense; Defending Municipalities; Police and Public Entities; Public Entity Defense; Appellate Work; Professional Defense; Probate Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Ohio, 1983; U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1988; U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1988; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1989; U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Education:: Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983
J.D.; John Carroll University, 1979
B.S.
Major: Economics

Representative Cases:: Clark v. Portage County, 281 F.3d 602 (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 2002); Carosella v. Conwell, 138 Ohio App.3d 688 (Court of Appeals of Ohio Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 2000); Wagner v. Heavlin, 136 Ohio App.3d 719 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Carroll County 2000); Read v. Fairview Park, 146 Ohio App.3d 15 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 2001); Rehnn v. General Motors, 143 Ohio App.3d 226 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Lorain County 2001); Osborne v. Mentor, 133 Ohio App.3d 22 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Lake County 1999); Azzano v. O'Malley-Clements, 126 Ohio App.3d 368 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 1998); Feeney v. Eshack, 129 Ohio App.3d 489 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit County 1998); Morgan v. Fairfield Counseling Center, 77 Ohio St.3d 284 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1997); Didier v. Johns, 114 Ohio App.3d 746 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second District, Montgomery County 1996); Didier v. Johns, 79 Ohio St.3d 1214 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1997); Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville, 99 F.3d 194 (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 1996); Fabrizio v. Hendricks, 100 Ohio App.3d 352 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Trumbull County 1995); Foy v. City of Berea, 58 F.3d 227 (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 1995); Lindow v. City of North Royalton, 104 Ohio App.3d 152 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 1995); Wigfall v. Society National Bank, 107 Ohio App.3d 667 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Lucas County 1995); Williams v. Springfield Township, 107 Ohio App.3d 780 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, Williams County 1995); Woods v. Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc., 106 Ohio App.3d 385 ( 1995); McCann v. City of Lakewood, 95 Ohio App.3d 226 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 1994); Rich v. Mayfield Heights, 955 F.2d 1092 (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 1992); Cudlin v. Cudlin, 64 Ohio App.3d 249 (Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County 1990); Smith v. 10th Inning, 49 Ohio St.3d 289 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1990); Kirkhart v. Keiper, et al., 101 Ohio St.3d 377 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2004); Portage County Board of Commissioners v. Akron, Ohio St.3d ( 2006); State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Titanium Metals Corp., 108 Ohio St.3d 540 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2006)

Past Employment Positions:: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Staff Attorney on General Motors air bag litigation, 1985 - 1988

Contact the attorneys at MAZANEC, RASKIN, RYDER & KELLER Co. L.P.A. regarding any municipal law, insurance defense, or business related matter. The attorneys at our Cleveland office can be reached at (440) 248-7906 and the lawyers at our Columbus office can be reached at (614) 228-5931. Our firm can also be contacted by e-mail or by filling out the intake form on our Contact Us page.