Our Team
Dan Mordarski
Attorney
Dan Mordarski worked for a commercial litigation law firm for 12 years and represented some of the largest international companies. In 2006, he resigned as a partner and started his own firm. Mordarski represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation matters including wrongful death, serious personal injury, sexual abuse, civil rights, employment, legal malpractice, product liability and all types of commercial litigation. His practice also includes attorney ethics and expert witness assistance in legal malpractice and attorney fee matters. As a result of his extensive experience with complex litigation as well as his record of successfully trying cases for both defendants and plaintiffs, Mordarski has become a top choice mediator for sophisticated, complex and high value claims. Mordarski has appeared on the Today Show, Anderson Cooper, Dr. Drew and other local television and radio programs. He also lectures on civil litigation matters, attorney ethics and professionalism.
Dawn Minturn
Paralegal
Dawn grew up in Worthington, Ohio and has lived in and around Columbus her entire life. She first started working in a law firm in 1995. In the Summer of 1999, Dawn began working with Dan at the law firm of Zeiger & Carpenter handling complex commercial litigation matters. In 2006, Dan resigned as a partner at Zeiger & Carpenter to start Mordarski Law, and Dawn went with him. Dawn is well versed in civil litigation from case inception through trial. She also assists with the day to day operations of the firm.
As a paralegal, Dawn finds the fast-paced nature of the work, complexity of cases, and obtaining positive results truly gratifying. She has found a great deal of satisfaction being able to help people during some of the most difficult times of their lives.
Dawn grew up around cars, motorcycles and racing. At the age of 18 she purchased her first motorcycle. From there her passion for motorcycles and racing took her to the professional ranks of the National Hot Rod Association where she raced in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class from 2010 to 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmT4sSfWZg
In her spare time, Dawn enjoys doing home renovations, riding motorcycles and activities outdoors with her family and dogs.
More About Dan
Education
Bowling Green State University, cum laude (B.A., 1991)
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, magna cum laude (J.D., 1994)
Bar Association Activities
Columbus Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee
Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors
Bar Association & Law Related Organizations
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Association of Justice
American Association of Justice
Litigation Background
I have been a lawyer for over 31 years. My first job out of law school was with a newly formed law firm that handled complex commercial litigation, product liability defense and other large loss or complex litigation. After 12 years, I resigned from the partnership and started my firm. Since that time, my practice has shifted to and focused on representing individuals in civil litigation including wrongful death, serious personal injury, sexual abuse, civil rights, employment, legal malpractice and product liability. My practice also includes attorney ethics counseling and representing lawyers in the grievance process as well as providing expert witness assistance for legal malpractice matters.
Currently, more than half of my practice is devoted to serving as a mediator or arbitrator in complex or high value claims as well as conducting focus groups and trial consulting.
Additional Background
Dan Mordarski has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to common individuals who don’t have the means or knowledge to fight for themselves. For most of my clients, we meet them at the lowest point in their lives because they experienced a life-changing event. We often take cases that have been rejected by other lawyers and the client has nowhere else to turn. By taking challenging, underdog cases, we have had many opportunities to do what we love most: helping individuals present their legal issue to a jury for resolution. Very few things in this world are more satisfying than receiving a verdict that demonstrates the jury heard our client and wanted to make things right. When that verdict can both help my client and also make the world safer or change inappropriate conduct, that is when we know justice truly has been served.
Honors, Awards, & Publications
American Board Of Trial Advocates
Ohio Association For Justice—Courage Award (2012) (2017)
Ohio Association For Justice—Distinguished Service Award (2020)
Central Ohio Association For Justice—Louisville Slugger Award (2010) (2016) (2023)
America’s Premier High-Stakes Trial Lawyers—Nine Figure Litigators
Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum
Ohio Super Lawyers
Elite Lawyers of America
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers
America's Top 100 Attorneys
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys
Best of the Best Attorneys Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney
Appeared on the Today Show, Anderson Cooper, Dr. Drew, WBNS 10TV, WSYX Channel 6/Fox 28 News, and WCMH NBC4
What We Do
Mediations
We focus on efficient, results-driven mediations, prioritizing preparation and eliminating unnecessary formalities to move quickly toward settlement. We handle complex, high-stakes cases nationwide, including multi-party and large-loss disputes.
Arbitrations
Our arbitrations are run like court proceedings—structured, efficient, and free from unnecessary delays. We oversee discovery, promptly decide motions, and resolve disputes based on the facts and law across a wide range of contractual and commercial matters.
Death and Catastrophic
Injury Litigation
We partner with counsel in death and catastrophic injury cases, whether leading the litigation, sharing the workload, or stepping in to try a case when needed. We focus on complex, high-risk matters where the case value supports the resources required.