KISLING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Managing Attorney
Anthony D. Hall joined Kisling, Nestico & Redick in 2014 as a member of the litigation team in Columbus, OH. When KNR decided to open a fully-staffed office in Toledo in the spring of 2015, Anthony jumped at the opportunity to return to Northwest Ohio. Originally from Tiffin, Anthony spent the early years of his career gaining valuable experience as a general practice attorney. He now focuses his practice on the pre-litigation of car accident and semi-truck accident injury claims in Toledo. Here, his goal is to provide his clients with the best legal counsel in times when they need it most. Anthony works hard to ensure his clients get the respect and compensation they deserve from large insurance companies.
Anthony attended The University of Toledo for his undergraduate studies, and received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Corporate Finance in 2006. He then went on to attend The University of Toledo College of Law.
Bradley A. Somogyi began his legal career handling personal injury matters and workers' compensation matters for a small plaintiffs' firm in Beachwood, Ohio. From there, he began to focus his practice in the fields of estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters, helping clients design their wills, trusts, and other documents to establish a comprehensive estate plan. He also worked to help guide his clients through the probate and trust administration process, representing executors and trustees, as well as family members and loved ones as beneficiaries or adverse parties to estates.
In 2010, Bradley took the time to become a skilled mediator, and completed training to qualify to serve as a mediator in the Ohio court system. He worked for Cuyahoga County, and mediated child custody agreements and family law matters in the juvenile and domestic relations courts.
Bradley joined KNR in 2017, where he is able to combine his experience in plaintiffs' personal injury matters with his knowledge of the probate process. He focuses his practice in the areas of wrongful death and survival claims, and minor settlement matters, attending hearings in Probate Courts throughout Ohio.
He lives in Solon, Ohio and enjoys spending time with his children and dog, Mickey. He is an avid supporter of the Cleveland Indians, and coaches youth sports in his free time. He enjoys running, hiking through the ClevelandMetroparks, skiing, and cooking.
Christopher J. Van Blargan grew up in Northeast Ohio, and graduated from John Carroll University in 1990. He began his legal career in 1993 as a full-time law clerk with Allen Schulman & Associates, a highly respected firm in Canton, Ohio, while attending The University of Akron School of Law. After his admission to the Ohio Bar in 1996, Chris stayed on with the firm, representing injured clients in a wide range of civil litigation including medical malpractice, employer intentional tort, product liability, truck and automobile liability, and insurance coverage cases. During his tenure, Chris researched, prepared, and filed amicus briefs on behalf of the Ohio Association of Justice in cases pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio including the landmark case of Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Based upon his experience in insurance coverage litigation, Chris was offered and accepted a position with a Cleveland defense firm in 2003. In addition to representing insurers and insureds in coverage disputes under commercial automobile, commercial general liability, errors and omissions, and directors' and officers' policies, Chris continued representing clients in medical malpractice and personal injury cases. While this experience gave him insight with respect to insurance carriers' evaluation and handling of claims, after nine years with the firm, Chris decided he wanted to help injured individuals and joined Kisling, Nestico & Redick in 2012.
Chris is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has participated in and tried cases throughout Ohio at all levels, including the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Chris lives with his three children in Canal Fulton, Ohio, where he is a member of Saints Philip and James Parish.
Devin J. Oddo joined Kisling, Nestico & Redick in 2012 after spending the majority of his legal career representing insurance companies and large corporations in many types of lawsuits before state and federal courts throughout the country. The valuable insight Devin gained while representing these companies enables him to effectively represent injured victims in various types of claims against insurance companies. Devin now works with clients to obtain the most favorable resolution of their claims.
When away from the office, Devin enjoys spending time with his three children, doing crossword puzzles, reading, and golfing.
Douglas J. Blue joined Kisling, Nestico & Redick in 2019 after representing injury victims throughout the State of Ohio for twenty-seven years. During this time, Doug tried hundreds of cases to juries for his clients including cases involving automobile collisions and medical negligence claims. He has argued in appellate courts across the state and in the Ohio Supreme Court, Risner v. Ohio Dept. of Transp., 145 Ohio St.3d 55, 2015-Ohio-4443 (wrongful death case against ODOT for improper intersection re-design). Doug was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters, and chocolate lab. He is an avid runner having competed in nine marathons and enjoys the outdoors.
Evangelos S. Sisalouis joined KNR in 2018. While still attending law school, Evangelos gained experience with personal injury cases by serving as a law clerk. Upon graduating and passing the bar exam, he became an attorney with the firm.
Evangelos is a native speaker of both English and Greek. He is a parishioner at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Youngstown, as well as Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Campbell.
Gary W. Kisling was born and raised in the countryside of southeastern Iowa. At an early age, he developed a strong sense of justice and anger toward injustice. Gary has now practiced law for over 37 years and is a founding partner of Kisling, Nestico & Redick. His broad legal experience and years of practice give him perspective and insight into helping people.
While in law school, Gary worked for one year as a judicial legal assistant in the Akron Municipal Court, then two years as a judicial legal assistant in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. It was in the Court of Common Pleas that Gary says he received his real legal education. In addition to legal research, writing memorandums, and draft opinions, Gary's judge requested his presence during jury trials to assist with complex evidentiary issues. This gave Gary the opportunity to watch good and bad lawyers try cases and observe jurors' reactions.
Gary went into private practice immediately following law school and tried his first jury trial in his second week of practice. He has since tried dozens of jury trials to verdict as lead counsel, and settled multi-million dollar cases. In addition to trying complicated and serious injury cases, he counts a jury verdict of nearly one million dollars in a soft tissue injury case as one of his most satisfying experiences.
Gary has also won cases in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Ohio dealing with various issues including the unconstitutionality of the Ohio Workers' Compensation subrogation statute, defeating sovereign immunity for a county-owned nursing home, lack of customer's prior notice of a defective condition despite previous use in premises liability cases, the admissibility of an expert witness's testimony based partially upon hearsay, and the limitation of the former doctrine of parental immunity in personal injury cases.
In addition to his law school education and other continuing legal education courses, Gary is a graduate of the University of Virginia's Institute of Trial Advocacy in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College at Thunderhead Ranch, Dubois, Wyoming. He has given presentations on personal injury trial practice and cross-examination of expert witnesses to other lawyers.
John J. Reagan's legal experience began after college when he worked full-time as a Senior Claims Adjuster for a national insurance company. At the same time, John attended evening law school and graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1996.
After passing the Ohio Bar exam later that year, John began his law practice defending national insurance companies, product manufacturers, and trucking companies against personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death claims. Just prior to joining the Kisling, Nestico & Redick team, John was a shareholder at one of Ohio's largest regional defense firms, Reminger Co., LPA, where he spent more than a decade. During that time, John took dozens of cases to jury verdict as lead trial counsel. John's trial experience included defending consumer claims against product manufacturers, as well as defending catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from defective products, auto accidents, and truck collisions. John also presented seminars to local and regional legal groups on claims handling and trial practices.
While John was still defending insurance companies, a colleague approached and asked him to serve as lead trial counsel on behalf of a client who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, through no fault of the client. The client's own insurance company denied full payment of the claim and disputed the extent of the injuries. As a result, the client and his wife experienced significant personal and economic hardship. John agreed to handle the case, took it to trial, and obtained a six-figure jury verdict for the clients - well in excess of the insurance policy limits. John and the client subsequently proceeded against the same insurance company in a separate lawsuit, seeking additional damages for the insurance company's failure to properly evaluate, negotiate, and handle the client's claim. John obtained a substantial additional settlement award in favor of his client for the bad faith committed by the insurance company in the handling of their own policyholder's claim. In representing that client, John recognized a new satisfaction in his practice, having helped an individual and his wife obtain a just recovery. Shortly thereafter, John began to expand his practice in an effort to assist individuals whenever possible. John's subsequent successes include obtaining significant six-figure bad faith damages for the family of a woman tragically killed in an auto accident and denied uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits by her auto insurance carrier.
John joined KNR in 2010, and devotes his practice exclusively to the litigation of personal injury, wrongful death, personal and commercial insurance coverage, bad faith, and class-action claims. He finds new personal reward in his practice now - helping consumers, friends, and neighbors who unfortunately need experienced legal representation following unforeseen accidents. Many of John's cases are the result of referrals from other attorneys. John's unique knowledge, perspective, and experience, like that of all members of the KNR team of attorneys, ensure the best possible results for the firm's clients.
John is married and lives with his wife and three children in Broadview Heights, Ohio. He and his family are active parishioners at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville, and enjoy volunteering in local community and parish activities.
Attorney Jonathan C. Breyfogle joined KNR in 2021 after spending over 14 years working across several areas of law including general practice, personal injury, bankruptcy, and social security disability. He works every day to achieve the best results for clients with care and attention. Jonathan obtained his J.D from The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2007.
joined KNR in 2021 after spending over 14 years working across several areas of law including general practice, personal injury, bankruptcy, and social security disability. He works every day to achieve the best results for clients with care and attention. Jonathan obtained his J.D from The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2007.
Jonathan began his legal career with Southeastern Ohio Legal Services helping individuals with a variety of civil legal claims. This provided him with significant litigation experience, as well as the skills to address all of a client's legal needs. He then worked for a small personal injury firm in Pennsylvania where he gained valuable insight.
Jonathan later joined the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in the Clerk's office. Jonathan and his family returned to Ohio where he joined a firm working on social security disability claims. This invaluable experience is put to use at KNR where Attorney Breyfogle works hard to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients. Jonathan is married and lives with his wife, two children, and three dogs in Westlake, Ohio.
Joshua R. Angelotta joined Kisling, Nestico & Redick in 2011 after spending several years as a lawyer defending insurance companies. During that time Josh gained first-chair trial experience in courtrooms throughout Northeast Ohio. However, as his practice grew, Josh realized that his real calling was in representing personal injury victims, not the insurance companies he was tasked to represent.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Founding Partner
- Founders
- Founding Partners
- KNR Founding Partner
Founding partner Rob Nestico understands the havoc that a car accident can cause. At just 15, he was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident that severely injured his arm and put his family in a difficult economic situation. Since then, he has dedicated his life to helping other victims in similar situations. As a result, we will treat your case with the compassion it deserves.
Job Titles:
- Expert Opinions / Testimony