Law Offices of Thomas Tootle is located in downtown Columbus on the 9th floor of  the Law & Finance Building at the intersection of East Gay Street and Third Streets. 

1. Law Offices of Thomas Tootle

2. Thomas Tootle
Thomas Tootle founded the Law Offices
of Thomas Tootle in 1995 as a firm
dedicated to providing a voice for those
injured in the course of employment. His
experience includes jury trials, over fifty
actions before the Supreme Court of
Ohio, over 150 actions before the 10th
District Court of Appeals, and weekly
appearances on BWC matters before the
Industrial Commission of Ohio. Prior to
founding the firm, Tom was an associate
with the workers' compensation firm of
Schiavoni, Schiavoni and Bush Co., L.P.A.
located in Youngstown, Ohio.

3. Deposition
A deposition is a question and answer session
that takes place under oath, with a
stenographic reporter taking down all that is
said. It may be sometimes be tape recorded
or videotaped. Sometimes it's referred to as
an "examination before trial." A deposition is
not done before a judge or jury, and it is not a
trial. Its purpose is to allow the opposing side
to ask you questions about your case. Your
testimony will be recorded and may be sued
against you at trial, so a deposition should be
taken seriously. You should always meet with
the lawyer representing prior to being
deposed so that you may be prepared for the
types of questions to expect. This preparation
time should take as long as is necessary in
order to prepare you for your testimony, so
you should always be on time for your
appointment.

4. Permanent Partial Disability
Compensation for permanent partial disability
is available to an injured worker has
a permanent impairment that does not result
in a total disability. For instance, if you have
had work injury, but have returned to work,
then you are eligible to apply for permanent
partial disability.
Permanent partial disability is much like a
pain and suffering award in a personal injury
claim. The main distinction, however, is that
permanent partial is designed to compensate
not for “pain and suffering” but rather for
“impairment to earning capacity.” In most
cases, permanent partial disability awards are
paid in a single, lump sum, payment.

5. For more information please visit our website
http://www.ohiobwclaw.com