Thomas J. "Tom" Connick

Thomas J. "Tom" Connick

Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP

Recognized since 2020

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Litigation - Construction

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Tom Connick brings years of experience defending multi-million-dollar lawsuits and recovering multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients as a litigator and trial attorney. Tom has expertise in handling both simple and complex matters in the field of, but not limited to, insurance law, construction law and property damage, consumer fraud, mass torts, personal injury, class action law, environmental law, business and commercial litigation, general liability and general corporate law. Tom is listed in the A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. He has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the industry’s leading peer-review ranking system, signifying he exhibits the highest level of professional and ethical standards. He has won numerous awards for his legal work, including being named a 2015 Cleveland Top rated Lawyer (Legal Leader) and is a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Contact & Links
Location
  • One Cleveland Center, Suite 900
    1375 East Ninth Street
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Juris Doctor, graduated 1998
  • The University of Akron, Master of Public Administration, graduated 1994
  • John Carroll University, B.A., Political Science, graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Construction
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®

  • Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys

  • Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list: 2023-present

  • Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list: 2009

  • Cleveland’s Legal Leaders Top-Rated Lawyers
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Consumer Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Real Estate Law

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How A Claim Can Create A ‘Class’ of Its Own

by Justin Smulison

One civil claim can help a victim recover, prevent others from the same harm and even save lives. Tom Connick has experienced this directly, having been at the ground floor of injury claims that have led to high-value class action settlements.

Fire Consuming Paper Money

Protecting Small Business Owners: Trial Experts Connick Law LLC Notoriously Successful with Fire Litigation

by Justin Smulison

When small business owners become the target of insurance companies in fire-related lawsuits, hiring a firm with a reputation for understanding the science of fire suppression trials can save their livelihoods.

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