About the Firm

Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. founds Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. Co. LPA in the warehouse of Gust Gallucci Co., the family’s Italian import store, while working part-time as Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor under Prosecutor John T. Corrigan.

Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. leaves the County Prosecutor’s office for his own firm full-time, with a specific focus of representing workers who are involved in work-related accidents or personal injury claims.

Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. represents the family of a deceased victim of USAir Flight 405, a Cleveland-bound flight that crashed upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport due to failure to de-ice; in addition to the settlement, the litigation results in changes in how planes are de-iced before takeoff.

Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. passes away; his wife, Jane, and son, Frank L. Gallucci III, a 20-year-old college student in Boston, continue to operate the firm.

Leon Plevin, a Cleveland legal legend who had worked with Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. in the past, becomes a consultant and mentor to Frank L. Gallucci III to help preserve the practice.

Frank L. Gallucci III becomes law clerk for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor William D. Mason, assigned to Sam Sheppard case.

Frank L. Gallucci III becomes a licensed attorney and joins the firm as an attorney full-time.

Leon Plevin formally joins the firm and the firm’s name is changed to Plevin & Gallucci.

Plevin & Gallucci wins first-ever victory under Ohio’s new intentional tort law that was designed to severely restrict injured workers’ rights; despite prevailing before a jury in the trial court and at the 8^th District Court of Appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court subsequently rules that an electrical lineman’s rubber gloves and sleeves are not an equipment safety guard; this case deepens firm’s commitment to securing justice for injured workers.

Leon Plevin passes away.

Frank L. Gallucci III is appointed to the Industrial Commission of Ohio by Governor John Kasich.

Plevin & Gallucci opens Columbus office.

Frank L. Gallucci III is reappointed to the Nominating Council of the Ohio Industrial Commission by Governor John Kasich.

Plevin & Gallucci opens Dayton office.

Frank L. Gallucci III is elected to the Council of Presidents of the American Association for Justice and begins building a national presence for the firm and becoming involved in cases on a nationwide basis.

Plevin & Gallucci is part of a team that successfully negotiates a settlement against DuPont on behalf of property owners who had opted out of an inadequate class action settlement after their trees had been killed by DuPont Imprelis® herbicide.

Frank L. Gallucci III is elected President of Ohio Association for Justice, the youngest president in OAJ history.

Plevin & Gallucci joins practices with Copp Nein, a prominent plaintiffs’ law firm in Columbus.

Frank L. Gallucci III is elected President of the Council of Presidents of the American Association for Justice.

Leon M. Plevin and Frank L. Gallucci, Jr. are both chosen for the Inaugural Class of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame.

Plevin & Gallucci is chosen to represent Cuyahoga County as a bellwether plaintiff in the National Opioid Litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors and retail pharmacies.

Plevin & Gallucci is retained to represent dozens of counties, cities, and hospitals around the U.S. in opioid litigation.

Plevin & Gallucci negotiates the first settlements in the National Opioid Litigation, securing more than $325 million for Cuyahoga and Summit counties.

Plevin & Gallucci represents Michael Palumbo, the firefighter responsible for helping create a new Ohio law – the Michael Louis Palumbo, Jr. Act – that established a presumption of cancer being work related for firefighters. Despite having the law named after him and passing away from his disease, Mr. Palumbo’s employers contested the case. Plevin & Gallucci secured a settlement for his family from one Ohio municipality and successfully prosecuted the case against a second municipality. As a result of this case and the new law, firefighters across Ohio have greater protections when they contract work-related cancer.

Plevin & Gallucci joins practices with Cleveland-based plaintiffs’ firm Sammon & Bolmeyer.

Plevin & Gallucci is a national firm based in Ohio, dedicated to protecting the legal rights of their clients. The firm’s trial lawyers work tirelessly to obtain the largest settlements for their clients and are committed to upholding justice for victims of negligence.