About Scott Perlmuter
Scott is a lifelong Clevelander who loves this city and treasures his ability to represent people across the Greater Cleveland Area. His mother’s parents were Holocaust survivors and his parents instilled in him the value and need to fight for the little guy. He does this every day in his work. Scott enjoys providing people with some measure of comfort during difficult times and works to be a reliable, trustworthy voice and advocate for his clients. When he’s not in the office, Scott loves spending time with his wife and kids and woodworking.
Experience & Expertise
Scott focuses on Wage & Hour litigation, ERISA claims, personal injury, and medical malpractice. A typical day for Scott might look like serving as counsel for nationwide classes of employees who were deprived of fair wages or vindicating the violations of constitutional rights of deceased inmates. His pragmatic, attentive, and aggressive approach to all cases has helped build his successful reputation, being selected to the Rising Stars list 2012-2017 and Super Lawyers 2019-2024. Scott was awarded the Best Lawyer Award in 2023.
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Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Associations
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012 – 2017
- Best Lawyer 2023
- Super Lawyers 2019-2024
Representative Cases
- Haas v. Univ. of Toledo Med. Ctr., Ct. of Cl. Case No. 2010-11005, 2011-Ohio-7011
- Glover v. Small Bone Innovations, N.D. Ohio 1:2011cv02709, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88130
- Boyd v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 8th Dist. App. No. 97703, 2012-Ohio-2513
- Nicholas v. Lake Cty., Ohio 11th Dist. App. No. 2012-L-140, 2013-Ohio-4294
- Allen v. Cuyahoga County, N.D. Ohio 1:12cv01659, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13622
- Petty v. Russell Cellular, S.D. Ohio 2:2013cv01110, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42185
- Pokorny v. Excavating Building Material And Construction Drivers Union Local No. 436 Pension Fund, N.D. Ohio 1:14cv02821, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62761
