Attorney Profiles

The securities litigation attorneys of Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, in Cleveland, Ohio, are dedicated to helping people who have suffered a financial injury at the hands of a disreputable stockbroker or investment advisor. Our five securities lawyers have more than 100 years of combined experience in securities litigation. To learn about our backgrounds, please review the information below. To schedule an appointment, please contact our office today.

Anthony J. Hartman

Anthony J. Hartman is a 1965 graduate of Ohio State University and received his law degree in 1968 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law where he was elected to Order of the Coif, a law school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa. Since entering the practice of law over 35 years ago with a large Cleveland law firm, Tony has tried hundreds of cases involving all types of business disputes. He has represented every type of client, from individuals to huge corporations. In years past, he has engaged in securities litigation on behalf of both individual investors and large brokerage firms, including Paine Webber, Prudential, and Everen Securities. But today, his securities practice is devoted exclusively to the representation of investors seeking to recover losses caused by the misconduct of stockbrokers, investment advisors, analysts, and other investment professionals. In addition to representing clients, Tony has been a frequent lecturer to other lawyers and to trade groups. He has spoken at securities law seminars and is a member of the Cleveland Bar Association Securities Law Committee. He also is a member of PIABA (Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association) and is co-author (with his partner Jay Salamon) of "The Broker's Duty to Monitor Accounts and Recommend Protective Measures," published in the PIABA Bar Journal, Summer, 2002.

Jay H. Salamon

Jay H. Salamon graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kent State University in 1977 and is a 1980 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Jay researches the law and writes the briefs, memos, and other documents that are filed on the client's behalf. He has been engaged in complex legal research and writing on an exclusive basis for well over twenty-five years and frequently is retained by other lawyers and law firms to assist them with strategy and to prepare memoranda on complicated legal issues. His practice is devoted exclusively to the representation of investors injured by stockbrokers, investment advisors, insurance agents, and other investment professionals. He is a member of PIABA (Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association), formerly served as a member of the Board of Editors of the PIABA Bar Journal, a nationally distributed scholarly law journal, and is a member of PIABA's Amicus and By-Laws Committees. He is the co-author of "The Broker's Duty to Monitor Accounts and Recommend Protective Measures," PIABA Bar Journal, June, 2002 and the author of "Brief Spotlight -- Resisting a Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony in Arbitration," PIABA Bar Journal, September, 2002.

Hugh D. Berkson

Hugh D. Berkson obtained a business degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and is a 1994 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and received both the American Jurisprudence Award, National Mock Trial in 1993 and the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Prize for 1993-1994. Hugh later served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the CWRU School of Law, where he taught trial practice from 1995-2004. After gaining extensive trial experience in both business and personal injury litigation, Hugh decided in 2000 to join Tony and Jay in the representation of injured investors. He tries securities cases, both on his own and in tandem with Tony, and does a significant amount of research and writing. He is an active member of PIABA (Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.)

Jane K. Conrad

Jane K. Conrad is a former stockbroker and has held a Series 7 securities license. She graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University in 1980 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Akron School of Law in 2000. Jane focused her studies in litigation and constitutional law and was the recipient of the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg Prize in Constitutional Law. She also was a published member of the Akron Law Review. Jane joined Hermann, Cahn & Schneider’s securities litigation team in 2001 and has had a wide range of experiences involving research and writing, the management of mass client groups, and the handling of disputes between individual investors and investment professionals.

Henry V. Kerr

Henry Kerr is a 1960 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a 1962 graduate of St. John's University Law School. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Ohio. In 1969, Henry joined the New York Stock Exchange, Division of Enforcement, and prosecuted member firms and registered personnel for infractions of the Exchange's rules and regulations. He successfully prosecuted one of the first administrative proceedings against a senior managing director of a major member firm for failure to supervise. Thereafter, Henry joined Bache & Company (now Wachovia Securities LLC) as regional counsel responsible for its Canadian Division (five branches throughout Canada) and some 20 domestic branches. His duties required a thorough knowledge of Exchange rules and regulations, federal securities laws, and custom and usage in the brokerage industry. From 1973 to 2000, Henry served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of McDonald & Company, charged with overseeing compliance efforts and giving advice on general legal issues affecting a broker-dealer. In 2000, subsequent to the merger of McDonald and KeyCorp, he became associated with Key's litigation management department. Upon Henry’s retirement from Key, he joined our securities arbitration team and now is using his vast expertise exclusively for the benefit of injured investors.