Mark L. Rodio

Mark L. Rodio


Frantz Ward LLP

Recognized since 2015

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Real Estate

Real Estate Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Real Estate
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For more than 25 years, Mark has focused his practice on commercial, construction and real estate litigation and development. He is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (Commercial and Construction Panels) and a mediator for Cuyahoga County business cases. He also represents real estate brokers and salespersons in contract review, regulatory compliance, and litigation.

Mark prides himself on solving problems and advising clients on how to avoid them altogether. He is both persistent and practical.

Location
  • 200 Public Square, Suite 3000
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania, J.D., graduated 1995
  • Case Western Reserve University, BS, graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio, State of Ohio
  • Ohio, State of Ohio
Affiliations
  • American Arbitration Association - Arbitrator, Commercial and Construction Panels (2015-Present)
  • Cleveland Chapter of SHRM - Member (2019-Present); Legal Affairs Committee (2019-Present)
  • Cleveland Employment American Inn of Court - Member (2017-Present); Programming Committee (2018-Present)
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member (2016-Present); 3Rs Program— Mentor (2016-Present); Young Lawyers Section—Member; Labor Employment Section—Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member (1996-Present)
  • Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas - Business Mediator (2015-Present)
  • FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland Program Committee (2019); Class of 2020 -
  • Magnificat Blue Streak Barristers - Founding Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member (1996-Present)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Frantz Ward LLP
Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio

40 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Real Estate
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Cleveland (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list in the area of Labor & Employment Law-Management (2021)
  • Achievement Award for Outstanding Work in the Field of Labor & Employment Law—Ohio State Bar Association (2016)

  • ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in Labor & Employment Law
  • CALI Award—Employment Discrimination
  • CALI Award—Employment Law
  • Academic Excellence Fellow—Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
  • Cleveland State Law Review
  • Law Justice Scholarship—Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Litigation-Real Estate (2015-2018); Commercial Litigation (2017-2019); and Real Estate Law (2018-2019); and Construction Law (2019)
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated—Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2016-2019)
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2005)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Food and Beverage Law
  • Franchise Law

Publications

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