Dustin B. Herman

Dustin B. Herman is a partner with Spangenberg Shibley & Liber in Cleveland, OH, where he concentrates his practice on medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, products liability, catastrophic/brain injury cases, and trucking cases.

Dustin is a passionate supporter of local and national justice associations, serving on legal boards and participating in as many professional development opportunities as he can. He also lectures across the country on trial advocacy, Daubert issues, and discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). He is also the author of numerous legal publications.

Recent results include:

• April 2024, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $6 million verdict in a nursing home/wrongful death case.
• February 2023, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $6 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• April 2022, Dustin and Dennis Lansdowne obtained a $6.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• 2013, Dustin was named as one of south Florida’s “Most Effective Lawyers” by the Daily Business Review for his role in obtaining a $28.5 million verdict in a traumatic brain injury case.

Dustin has been or is currently representing clients in the following mass tort cases:

• MDL 2804, In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Law and Briefing Committee);
• MDL 2606, In re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation (Daubert Briefing Committee);
• Anti-Terrorism Litigation, 1:17-cv-08709, O’Sullivan, et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG, et al. (S.D.N.Y) and 1:17-cv-00915, Holladay, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C.) (Co-Chair, Discovery Committee; Law and Briefing Committee);
• Silicone Contaminated Eye Injection Litigation, in state courts in Arizona, New York, and Florida (co-lead counsel);
• MDL 3044, In re: Exactech Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability Litigation
• Camp Lejeune Water Litigation, 7:23-cv-00897
• MDL 2545, In re Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation;
• In re: Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (one of the lead lawyers who litigated cases in Florida state courts);
• MDL 2331, In Re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (Science Committee);
• MDL 2327, In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2299, In re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2244, In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2197, In re: DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Hip Implant Litigation; and
• MDL 2179, In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon.”

• 2015-Present: Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, Partner, Cleveland, Ohio
• 2011-2015: Romano Law Group, Lake Worth, Florida
• 2010-2011: Broad and Cassel, Attorneys at Law, West Palm Beach, Florida
• 2009: Internship, Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s office

• 2010: Juris Doctor, Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida
  • Mock Trial Team: Finalist 2009 Zehmer Mock Trial Competition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 2010 AAJ Mock Trial Competition, Regionals, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Moot Court Team
  • Book Award: Evidence
  • Dean’s List: 2007, 2009
• 2009: Gonzaga University School of Law, Florence, Italy
• 2008: Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
• 2007: Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration; Minor, Agricultural Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • Fraternity: Pi Kappa Alpha
  • Dean’s List
• 2002: High School Diploma, East Lake High School, East Lake, Florida

• 2024-2025: Vice-President, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• 2018-Current: Executive Committee, The National Trial Lawyers
• 2021-Current: Board of Trustees, Ohio Association for Justice
• 2019-Current: Board of Directors, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• 2019-Current: Chair, The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Florida Justice Association
• American Association for Justice
• The National Trial Lawyers
• Federal Bar Association
• 2023-2024: Executive Committee, Ohio Association for Justice
• 2017-2021: Co-Chair of AAJ’s Silicone Contaminated Eye Injection Litigation Group
• 2019: Past-President, The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40
• 2015-2016: Co-Chair of AAJ’s Gas Drilling/Fracking Litigation Group
• 2014-2015: Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, Florida Justice Association

• The Gatekeeper’s Discretion—Daubert is All About the Judge! Trial School Webinar, February 21, 2025
• DaubertDeep Dive: The Gatekeeper’s Discretion—Daubert is All About the Judge! Florida Justice Associations John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 19, 2025
• Florida Adopted the Federal Proportionality Standard for Discovery—and It’s a Good Thing Too! Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 19, 2025
• 10 Tips for Trial Lawyers I Learned from a Graphic Designer (aka My Wife, Dana), Trial School Webinar, February 14, 2025
• Update on Cleveland Clinic’s Sepsis Alerts, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys Ski-LE, Snowbird, Utah, January 22, 2025
• DIY Trial Technology Checklist—A How-To Guide for Running Your Own Tech at Trial and Depositions, Trial School Webinar, November 21, 2024
• Effectively Trying Low Damages Cases: A DIY Trial Technology Checklist for Under $1,500, Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 8, 2024
• Strategies for Making You a Better Trial Lawyer Today, MTMP Fellows Program, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7, 2024
• Case Analysis: $6 Million Verdict in Nursing Home Case for Death of 79-year-old man, Trial Lawyers University Webinar, June 18, 2024
• Panel: Bellwether Trials, Fed/State Coordination/Selection of Steering Committees, JPML Judicial Summit; Aspen, Colorado; June 4, 2024
• Cutting Edge Discovery Strategies in Medical Malpractice Cases—the Medical Records are Just the Beginning!! Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 2, 2024
• Dancing with Daubert: New, Innovative Approaches and Tactics to Winning Daubert Motions; Connectionology Brain Injury Institute, Nashville, Tennessee; May 6, 2024
• Technology for Trial Depositions—Are You Not Entertained?!, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 5, 2024
• Opening Statement—Visualizing the Story to Frame Your Case and Undermine the Defenses, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 5, 2024
• The Gatekeeper’s Discretion: Daubert is All About the Judge; Florida Justice Association, John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; March 20, 2024
• Cutting Edge Discovery Strategies in Medical Malpractice Cases—the Medical Records are Just the Beginning!! Florida Justice Association, John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; March 18, 2024
• 30(B)(5) Depositions, Ohio Association for Justice Advocates Academy, November 10, 2023
• Conducting a Virtual Inspection of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System During a 30(b)(6) Deposition via ZOOM in a Medical Malpractice Case—A Step-by-Step, How-To Practical Guide, Trial School Webinar, October 27, 2023
• Strategies for Making You a Better Trial Lawyer Today, MTMP Fellows Program, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 9, 2023
• Navigating the Daubert Minefield; Helping the Judge and Helping Your Client, Florida Bar Webinar, October 4, 2023
• E-Discovery Strategies, Ohio Association for Justice Advocates Academy, May 5, 2023
• A Trial Technology Checklist and a Cutting-Edge, How-To Presentation on Using the iPEVO, iPad, Trialpad, and Other Trial Presentation Tech in the Courtroom; Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 4, 2023
• Mixed Method Advocacy in Action: $6.5 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case, Trial School, April 2023
• Cost-Effective, Cutting-Edge Visual Presentations for Trial, Depositions, and Beyond, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; December 13, 2022
• Secret of Medical Records: Following the Hidden Breadcrumbs to Find the Information, Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio; May 5, 2022
• National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair), Denver, Colorado; March 4-6, 2022
• Behind The Scenes With Opioid Attys At Landmark Jury Trial, My Law CLE, March 1, 2022
• The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 3, Trial School, February 25, 2022
• The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 2, Trial School, February 11, 2022
• The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 1, Trial School, January 28, 2022
• E-Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases: Medical Records Are Just the Beginning! Ohio Association for Justice Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 15, 2021
• National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair), Orlando, Florida; August 20-22, 2021
• A New Era—Ohio Adopts the Federal Rules Governing Discovery: What Ohio Attorneys Need to Know About Their Ethical and Professional Obligations Under the New Rules, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; June 16, 2021
• The Legacy of Craig Spangenberg: A Tribute to a Trial Lawyer, Stalwart, and Teacher—and What We Can Learn From His Rules, Analogies, Theories, and Teachings That Are Still Applicable Today, The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida; February 24, 2021
• Recent Changes to Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys; Cleveland, Ohio; September 23, 2020
• Every Single Case Involves the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information: What Every Lawyer Must Know and Understand to Successfully Employ E-Discovery in Every Case, Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio; August 14, 2020
• E-Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases: Medical Records are Just the Beginning! Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; August 14, 2020
• Glasgow Coma Scale: Misunderstandings, Misinterpretations, Misleading-Misleads – How and Why the Glasgow Coma Scale Interpretations Continue to Obliterate So Many TBI Cases Simply Because the Plaintiff Attorney Fails to Understand What the GCS Is and Is Not, The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; March 27, 2020
• National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair), Denver, Colorado; March 13-15, 2020
• Cross Examining the DME, The National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida, January 19, 2020
• National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair), Orlando, Florida; November 22-24, 2019
• E-Discovery in Every Case: A Methodology, Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 3, 2019
• 7 Deadly Sins of Cross Examining the Defense Medical Examiner, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 26, 2019
• The Eggshell Theory of Damages, The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 21, 2019
• Employing E-Discovery in Every Case: The Nuts and Bolts, Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 3, 2018
• Daubert Motions and Motions in Limine, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 27, 2018
• Handling, Litigating, and Trying the Product Liability Case in Aquatic Injury/Death Cases Including Scuba Diving and Undersea Adventures, Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Convention; Orlando, Florida; March 22, 2018
• The Pretrial Conference-Understanding How Cases Can Be Won and Lost in and Through the Pretrial Conference and Pretrial Statement-What You Need to Know! What You Need to Avoid!”, National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida; February 4, 2018
• Understanding the Two-Step Process of E-Discovery, Ohio Association for Justice’s Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 3, 2017
• Identifying and Handling Mass Tort Cases for the Single Event Firm, Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 5, 2017
• Strategic Visualization – Not Just At Trial, But Throughout the Entire Case, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 21, 2017
• The “Daubert Report” – Everything You Need to Know But Were Afraid to Ask – How Daubert Reports Can Win Cases and Lose Cases – Beware of the Minefields! Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 28, 2017
• Fundamental Concepts and Principles Which you Need to Know and Understand Regarding “E-discovery,” National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida; February 7, 2017
• 7 Deadly Sins of E-Discovery: Adapting (or Perishing) in the Evolving World of Electronically Stored Information, Ohio Association for Justice’s Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 4, 2016
• New Rules, New Strategies: Owning E-Discovery, Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 15, 2016
• Daubert/Frye University, Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Convention; Orlando, Florida; March 29, 2016
• Daubert Strikes Back: Defending Your Experts, Florida Justice Association’s Annual Convention; Orlando, Florida; June 11, 2015
• The Story of Propecia: It All Started With a Village of Pseudo-hermaphrodites From the Dominican Republic, Med School for Mass Tort Lawyers; Boca Raton, Florida; May 7, 2015
• Dealing With Daubert, Connectionology Seminars of America; Cleveland, Ohio; April 2, 2015
• Damages: Loss of Capacity For Enjoyment of Life, Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 19, 2015
• Daubert Comes to Florida, National Business Institute; West Palm Beach, Florida; December 12, 2014
• Daubert Comes to Florida, National Business Institute; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; December 11, 2014
• Discovery of Electronically Stored Information, National Business Institute; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; December 11, 2014
• Gas Fracking - Takeaways For Case Selection, American Association for Justice's Annual Convention; Baltimore, Maryland; July 28, 2014
• The Science Behind Propecia, Med School for Mass Tort Lawyers; Boca Raton, Florida; May 8, 2014
• Mass Torts Update, Connectionology Seminar; Columbus, Ohio; March 12, 2014
• Demonstrating Your Case to the Judge and Jury through "Strategic Visualization", Connectionology Seminar; Columbus, Ohio; March 12, 2014
• Damages: Loss of Capacity For Enjoyment of Life, Florida Justice Association's Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 20, 2014
• The Legal Side of Social Media, Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce-West; West Palm Beach, Florida; September 27, 2013
• The Neuroscience and Endocrinology Behind Propecia, Propecia Multidistrict Litigation Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Meeting; St. Louis, Missouri; August 1, 2013.
• Negligent Drilling/Fracking Cases, American Association for Justice's 2013 Winter Convention; Miami Beach, Florida; February 12, 2013.

• Best Lawyers®: “Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Mass Torts (2025)
• Best Lawyers®: “Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Product Liability (2024)
• Super Lawyers® (2023-2024)
• National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”, Ohio/south Florida (2014–2024)
• Best Lawyers, Product Liability; Plaintiffs and Personal Injury (2022-2024)
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Ohio (2015-2024)
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, Ohio/south Florida (2014-2023)
• “Outstanding Service Award” - Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (2023)
• Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” (2015, 2017-2022)
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, south Florida (2014)
• The Trial Lawyer Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, “Member Spotlight” (2017)
• “Most Effective Lawyers” Personal Injury Category, for the south Florida area by the Daily Business Review for role in obtaining a $28.5 million verdict (2013)

• Over $50 Billion in settlements—MDL 2804; In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation; representing cities and counties against the manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers (i.e., pharmacies) of prescription opioids, which caused the opioid epidemic. Dustin serves on the law and briefing committee for the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee.
• $1 Billion Judgment—Anti-Terrorism Litigation; representing U.S. soldiers and Gold Star families in lawsuits against Iran and some of the largest and most powerful banks in the world. Dustin is Chair of the Discovery Committee and serves on the Law and Briefing Committee.
• $28.5 million verdict for Brain Injury. This two-week brain injury trial involved a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury and developed dystonia after being head-butted by the manager of a used car lot.
• $6.5 million verdict for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. Verdict for a 52-year-old woman went to an emergency room and was misdiagnosed; she died the next day from pneumonia.
• $6 million verdict for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A 68-year-old woman was sent home from an emergency room; hours later the hospital found out the woman had a blood infection, but no one called the woman to tell her; four days later she was found dead at home.
• $6 million verdict for Nursing Home/Wrongful Death. A 79-year-old man who was in a nursing home for short-term rehabilitation after cancer surgery got an infection, and the nursing home delayed in sending the patient to the hospital, and the patient died.
• $6 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A woman died after complications from heart surgery.
• $5 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A mother died after giving birth due to hospital overloading her with fluids.
• $4.9 million settlement for Brain Injury when a woman suffered a traumatic brain injury after a 4-foot section of an iron vent pipe fell on her head while she was sitting at her desk. The building was being remodeled, and the pipe fell after it was left unsecured by the general contractor and the plumbing subcontractor.
• $4.29 million settlement for Re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (MDL 2331). Dustin represented clients who suffered alterations to their hormone system and damage to the histoarchitecture of the penile tissue after taking a drug for hair loss. Dustin served on the Science Committee for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
• $358 million settlement for Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2606) for clients who suffered gastrointestinal damage from blood pressure medication. Dustin served on the Daubert Briefing Committee for the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.
• $3.17 million verdict for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. Dustin was a member of trial team in a month-long medical malpractice trial involving a man who suffocated after having an angioedema reaction to the drug, Lisinopril, and after the rehabilitation clinic that prescribed the drug waited 4 hours to transfer the patient to an emergency room.
• $2.75 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. Dustin represented a man whose doctors discovered a small tumor in his small intestine, but due to bad communication between the doctors, there was a 4-year delay in diagnosing the tumor as cancer. By the time it was discovered, the cancer was terminal.
• $2.3 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death for a delay in diagnosing infection and sepsis.
• $2 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death for a delay in raising a patient’s blood pressure.
• $1.9 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death for a man who had surgery on his throat and died of a heart attack after delay in diagnosis.
• $1.9 million settlement for Product Liability/Defective Hip for a woman who had to undergo multiple hip surgeries and suffered from serious complications from a persistent infection after having surgery to remove the defective hip.
• $1,602,500 settlement for Product Liability/Eye Injections. Dustin represented plaintiffs who were injured by contaminated eye injections.
• $1.25 million settlement for Lower Leg Amputation where a 73-year-old truck driver suffered a below-the-knee amputation after he was run over by a forklift at a delivery site.
• $1.25 million settlement for Car Crash/Wrongful Death where young woman was killed in a head-on crash.
• $1 million settlement for Trucking Crash where two women were injured as a result of a trucking collision on I-80 in Ohio.
• $1 million settlement for Motorcycle Crash where motorcycle repair shop negligently repaired a motorcycle, resulting in a deadly crash a week after the repair.
• $750,000 settlement for Product Liability/Defective Hip where a woman had to undergo a revision surgery after receiving a defective hip implant.
• $725,000 settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A 72-year-old woman died in the hospital after an 11-hour delay in diagnosing and treating a paraesophogeal hernia.
• $675,000 settlement for Medical Malpractice where a man with was severely injured when he was prescribed the wrong dose of his medication.
• $650,000 settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death where a woman died after delay in diagnosing pulmonary embolism.
• $500,000 settlement for Brain Injury/Car Crash. This was a disputed liability case in which a woman suffered a traumatic brain injury in a low-speed collision.
• $500,000 settlement for Assisted Living Facility Malpractice/Wrongful Death. Dustin represented the family of an 82-year-old woman with dementia who died after falling out of an unsecured window on the third floor of an assisted living facility.
• $475,000 settlement for Medical Malpractice where a doctor failed to prescribe correct antibiotics, resulting in an infection in the heart requiring heart valve replacement.
• $400,000 settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A man died of cardiac arrest after being left unattended in front of an MRI machine.
• $322,500 settlement for Car Crash. During a low speed collision, a mother broke her foot and needed surgery, and her adult daughter suffered a mild-traumatic brain injury
• $300,000 settlement for Product Liability/Vaping Device where a man was injured after vaping device exploded in his face.
• $290,000 settlement for Car Crash. Dustin obtained a settlement in excess of the policy limits in a disputed liability case in which our client suffered a concussion and two herniated discs in her neck but had not undergone surgery yet.
• $285,000 settlement for Dog Bite where a woman bit in the face by a rescue dog was left with permanent scarring.
• $250,000 settlement for Product Liability/Defective Hip for a one-off defective hip case involving a prosthetic hip that broke inside of a patient, requiring a revision surgery.

Dustin lectures across the country on trial advocacy, Daubert issues, and discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). He is the author of numerous publications, including:

• “Eighth District Upholds Verdict for Direct Claim of Negligence Against Hospital for Inadequate Notification Policies After Hospital Failed to Notify Patient About Blood Infection,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2024-2025
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law: National Edition,” Updated March 2024
• “2022 Ohio Verdicts—a Good Trend, But Watch Out for Tort Reform,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2022
• “10 Things You Must Request in Every Medical Malpractice Case,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition 2022
• “10 Tips for Videotaping the Defense Medical Examination,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition, 2020
• “Authenticating Webpages and Social Media Posts: A Practical Guide,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition, 2020
• “A New Era: Ohio Adopted the Federal Rules Governing Discovery—and It’s a Good Thing Too!” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2020
• “The Best Local Rule You’ve Never Heard of: Cuyahoga County’s Rule 21.3 on Discovery of Electronically Stored Information,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, December 2019
• “Dig Deep for the Data,” Trial Magazine, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 46-49, December 2019
• “Part II – Warning: Federal Preemption may be Getting Worse,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, April 2019
• “Warning: Federal Preemption may be Getting Worse,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, July 2018
• “Tracking Down the Data,” Trial Magazine, Good Counsel Section, Vol. 53, No. 10, p. 24, October 2017
• “Setting the Record Straight: Jones v. Metrohealth, the Affordable Care Act, and Limitations on Damages for Future Medical Expenses", Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition, 2016
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law in Florida,” 2015
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law in Ohio,” 2015
• Co-author, “Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit,” 4th Ed., Trial Guides, 2015
• Co-author, “Drilling Away Defenses in Fracking Cases,” Trial Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 30-36, December 2015
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law: National Edition,” December 2015
• “The Federal Rules They Are a-Changin’: Entering a New Paradigm of E-Discovery,” Ohio Association of Justice’s Quarterly, October 2015
• “Handling Experts and Using Ohio’s Daubert Law to Your Advantage,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, April 2015
• Co-author, “Elements of Damages in Florida,” Florida Justice Association’s Journal, 583, pp. 63-74, March/April 2015
• Co-author, Trial Toolbox®: “Elements of Damages in Florida,” 2014, 2015
• “The Gatekeeper’s Discretion: Daubert Is All About The Judge,” Florida Justice Association’s Journal, 581, pp. 30-37, December 2014
• “Witness Testimony and Reports,” National Business Institute, December 2014, Seminar Materials
• W Co-author, Trial Toolbox®: “Res Ipsa Loquitur,” 2013
• “Gas Drilling/Fracking Cases: What the Frack?,” American Association For Justice, February 2013, Winter Convention Seminar Materials

Dustin and his wife Dana have been married since 2011. They moved to Ohio in 2015 so they could be close to Dana’s (big!) Italian family. They now live in Twinsburg, Ohio with their son Dylan and daughter, Ava.

Dustin was born and raised in Florida and loves doing anything on the water. He especially enjoys fishing, spearfishing, scuba diving, and wakeboarding. He also loves snowboarding and tries to make the best of the long Cleveland winters. "It's not where you're at, but who you're with that counts," he says. "It's why we moved to Cleveland in the first place."

Dustin attended the University of Florida and is a lifelong Gators fan. Now that he is a Clevelander, he has made the transition to becoming a Browns, Cavs, and Guardians fan. He says he will also root for Ohio State (as long as they aren’t playing the Gators).

Even when he is not in the office, Dustin is almost always available to his clients by email or on his cell phone. He says, “If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. And I truly feel that way about being a trial lawyer.”