Ulmer & Berne LLP

Max W. Thomas

Associate

Class Actions
Banking & Commercial Litigation

Cleveland Office
p 216.583.7214
f 216.583.7215

mthomas@ulmer.com

At a Glance

Business litigation, including trial practice and appellate advocacy, are Max’s areas of concentration. He has experience in representing clients in complex fraud litigation; bankruptcy adversary proceedings, including preferential transfer and equitable subordination litigation; consumer class actions; and general commercial litigation. Max also represents businesses in contractual disputes, UCC matters, non-competition and trade secrets litigation, and class actions, and has represented clients in predatory lending and fraudulent home repair matters.

Practices/Industries

Litigation
Banking & Commercial Litigation
Class Actions

Financial Services
Banking & Commercial Litigation

Areas of Concentration

Business Litigation
Financial Institution Litigation
Class Actions
Appellate Advocacy

Education

Case Western Reserve University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988; M.A., 1989)

University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., English Literature, 1993) National Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities (1989-1993)

Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003) Order of the Coif; Executive Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve University Journal of International Law; CALI Excellence for the Future Awards Global Perspectives; Lawyering Process; Pre-trial Practice; Legislation; Conflict of Laws

Representative Experience

Experience representing financial institutions in litigation involving complex financial fraud, class actions, and other disputes.
Experience in assignment and bankruptcy adversary proceedings.
Experience defending consumer class actions.
Experience in representation of employers in enforcement of non-competition/non-solicitation agreements.
Experience in representing businesses in commercial and business dispute litigation in state and federal courts, and in arbitration.
Experience in appellate practice.
Experience in representation of clients in predatory lending and fraudulent home repair matters.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Community Involvement

Beck Center for the Arts (Member, Board of Directors)

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Brief Advice and Referral Clinic

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Evening Law Clinic

Admissions

State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio