Thomas L. Anastos provides trusted counsel and advice and seasoned legal representation. Drawing from extensive experience successfully assisting corporate and individual clients, Mr. Anastos provides efficient solutions for business and commercial disputes and general civil litigation.
For Businesses And Individuals
Thomas L. Anastos provides trusted counsel and advice and seasoned legal representation. Drawing from extensive experience successfully assisting corporate and individual clients, Mr. Anastos provides efficient solutions for business and commercial disputes and general civil litigation.
A Business Litigation Attorney With More Than Three Decades Of Experience
Yale and Harvard educated, trial lawyer Thomas L. Anastos has been licensed to practice law in Ohio since 1989. He practices before all Ohio state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
The span of his experience includes all types of contract issues, employment law cases, corporate and partnership dissolutions and actions, public law, the defense and enforcement of noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements, antitrust and trade regulation matters, intellectual property disputes, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, and quasi contract disputes, among many other intricate legal problems.
Trusted Business And Commercial Law Litigation For Clients Across Northeast Ohio
Business And Commercial Litigation
Noncompetition And Trade Secrets
General Civil Litigation
Litigation That Works With You And For You
As a small business owner, business disputes will arise from time to time. When disputes appear either on the horizon or at your front door, Mr. Anastos is able to step in to aggressively protect your business and personal interests. He works with you to develop practical resolutions short of the courtroom. He will help to position you for imminent litigation. He collaborates with you to identify the litigation objectives and craft a litigation strategy tailored to achieve those objectives efficiently and expeditiously.
Mr. Anastos knows how stressful it can be to run your business and worry about impending litigation. He will keep you informed every step of the way. He aims to work with you to evaluate and adjust the strategy as the litigation develops. He has extensive experience as a civil litigation and trial attorney representing individual and business clients in routine matters and in complex, multiparty, business, and commercial litigation in state and federal courts, and in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. He is well-positioned to serve as your local counsel in state and federal courts in Ohio.
A Seasoned, Practical Common Sense Approach
Formerly a litigation partner in the Cleveland offices of BakerHostetler and Ulmer & Berne LLP, Thomas L. Anastos has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has spent his career cooperating with other members of a team to develop and achieve solutions for complex business disputes. These disputes have spanned a wide and diverse field of substantive law in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
Qualified Trial Lawyer
For his outstanding contributions to the field of business and commercial law litigation, Thomas L. Anastos has been recognized with several leading-edge accolades. He has been included in Ohio’s 2023 Super Lawyers list of top rated business law attorneys. Fewer than 5% of Ohio’s business law attorneys are subject to inclusion on this list.
Mr. Anastos is AV Preeminent* peer-review rated through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating. He was also rated “Superb” on Avvo and has been recognized as one of Cleveland’s Top Rated Lawyers by The Plain Dealer.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license 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 anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Representative Cases
Groeneveld Transp. Efficiency, Inc. v. Lubecore Int’l, Inc., 730 F.3d 494 (6th Cir. 2013) (represented manufacturer of automated lubrication systems in product configuration trade dress action).
Metz v. Unizan Bank, 649 F.3d 492 (6th Cir. 2011) (represented banks in class action arising out of a Ponzi scheme).
State, ex rel. Plain Dealer Publ’g Co. v. City of Cleveland, 106 Ohio St. 3d 70 (2005) (represented municipality in action to compel production of police officer photographs under Ohio’s Sunshine Act).
Cleveland Constr. Inc. v. Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., 2011-Ohio-1237 (8th Dist. 2011) (represented law firm in an action arising out of a Ponzi scheme).
New England Dairies, Inc. v. Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2596, 47 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d 480 (D. Conn. 2002) (represented convenience store chain in action for breach of a supply agreement).
Put Your Dispute In Good Hands: Contact Anastos Law LLC
Thomas L. Anastos is a sophisticated litigator who takes a collaborative approach with his clients. Put more than 30 years of trial court experience to work for you. Contact him at his office in Independence by calling 216-716-1106 or sending him an email to initiate a free consultation.
With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Anastos sees through litigation issues. He can swiftly get to the heart of resolutions.