For over 30 years, David L. Meyerson has been litigating workers’ compensation, personal injury, and wrongful discharge cases.  He is the head of the Workers' Compensation Litigation Department of Seaman & Associates. Dave is board-certified by the Ohio State Bar Association in Ohio Workers' Compensation Law, and is considered one of Ohio’s leading litigators in this area of the law.

For eight years, Dave has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list of the top attorneys in Ohio, an award bestowed upon the top 5% percent of lawyers in Ohio.

My Story

Dave doesn’t like to blow his own horn – but he is actually very good at it. Dave is a gifted trumpet player. He began taking lessons when he was in second grade and by the time he was 11, he packed his bags for the first of many enjoyable summers at the prestigious Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan.

“Playing the trumpet was a wonderfully enriching experience for me,” says Dave. “It fueled my lifelong love of music, and helped me meet and interact with many exceptional people from all walks of life. It also taught me how to be a good team member.”

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1984
United States District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985

Education

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1984)
The Ohio State University (B. A. Criminal Justice, 1981) 

CERTIFICATIONS

Ohio State Bar Association, Board Certified in Ohio Workers' Compensation Law

professional Memberships/Associations

Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Association for Justice
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Cleveland Association of Compensation Attorneys

Honors/Awards

Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017

Community involvement

Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Diversion Program, Volunteer Magistrate
Interlochen Center for the Arts Alumni Board, Board Member

Representative Cases

• $420 million class action settlement in a case against the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation where the Bureau allegedly overcharged workers’ compensation premiums to employers during a seven-year period.
• $2 million settlement in a wrongful death, uninsured motorist case involving a female passenger who was ejected from a vehicle when the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
• $1 million settlement of a workers' compensation claim allowed for aggravation of pre-existing multiple sclerosis.  The employer settled the claim after a jury trial.  This is one of the largest settlements obtained in a workers’ compensation case in Ohio.
• $850,000 settlement of wrongful death case where a 29 year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an uninsured drunk driver who crashed through a crowd barrier at a street fair.  On behalf of his client, David was able to demonstrate that both the municipality and the company who hosted the street fair failed to protect pedestrians.