Michael J. Duber

Michael J. Duber is a Partner at Bentoff & Duber Co., L.P.A. in Cleveland, Ohio, where his practice focuses on workers’ compensation and Social Security disability law. He has nearly 40 years of experience litigating workers’ compensation matters and has developed extensive knowledge of administrative claims involving injured and disabled clients. He took control of the firm in 1990 and has helped expand its practice while maintaining an emphasis on personal attention. His work centers on guiding clients through personal injury law benefit claims, disputed medical and employment issues, administrative proceedings, and related litigation.

Michael earned a B.S. from The Ohio State University in 1970 and a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1973. While attending law school, he wrote numerous articles for the school newspaper on workers’ compensation issues. He was admitted to practice in Ohio in 1973, the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1974, and Colorado in 2008. His legal education and decades of administrative-law experience provide a strong foundation for handling complicated workers’ compensation and disability matters.

Michael has a workers’ compensation practice that involves representing injured employees through the administrative and litigation stages of their claims. His experience includes evaluating medical and employment evidence, addressing disputed benefit issues, preparing clients for hearings, presenting legal arguments, and pursuing available remedies when claims are challenged. His Social Security disability work similarly requires careful review of medical records, work history, and eligibility requirements. He previously served as Special Counsel to the Office of the Ohio Attorney General and taught administrative law at the Ohio Paralegal Institute, adding further depth to his experience with administrative proceedings.

Michael J. Duber has held several leadership roles within the Ohio legal community. His official biography identifies him as a former President of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Cleveland Bar Association and notes prior service on workers’ compensation and grievance committees. It also lists involvement with the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Association for Justice, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, and other professional groups. He continues to represent injured and disabled clients while drawing on decades of experience in workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, administrative law, and related legal proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Bentoff & Duber Co., L.P.A.
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Former President, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Member, Ohio Association for Justice
• Member, National Association of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives
• Member, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Member, American Civil Liberties Union

Licensed State

• Ohio
• Colorado

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ohio State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)