Dustin B. Herman is a partner with Spangenberg Shibley & Liber in Cleveland, OH, where he concentrates his practice on medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, product liability, catastrophic/brain injury cases, and trucking cases. Before moving to Ohio in 2015, Dustin practiced law in Florida with the Romano Law Group.
- April 2024, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $6 million verdict in a nursing home/wrongful death case.
- February 2023, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $6 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
- April 2022, Dustin and Dennis Lansdowne obtained a $6.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
- 2013, Dustin was named as one of south Florida’s “Most Effective Lawyers” by the Daily Business Review for his role in obtaining a $28.5 million verdict in a traumatic brain injury case.
- 2024, Best Lawyers®: “Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Product Liability
- 2025, Best Lawyers®: “Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Mass Torts
Dustin lectures across the country on trial advocacy, Daubert issues, and discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). He is the author of numerous publications, including a chapter in the 4th Edition of AAJ’s “Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit,” which was released in March 2015 by Trial Guides and AAJ. Dustin is on the Executive Committee for The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, he is Vice-President of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, and he is on the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association for Justice.
Dustin has been or is currently representing clients in the following mass tort cases:
- MDL 2804, In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Law and Briefing Committee);
- MDL 2606, In re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation (Daubert Briefing Committee);
- Anti-Terrorism Litigation, 1:17-cv-08709, O’Sullivan, et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG, et al. (S.D.N.Y) and 1:17-cv-00915, Holladay, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C.) (Co-Chair, Discovery Committee; Law and Briefing Committee);
- Silicone Contaminated Eye Injection Litigation, pending in state courts in Arizona, New York, and Florida (co-lead counsel);
- MDL 2331, In Re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (Science Committee);
Dustin and his wife, Dana, moved to Ohio from Delray Beach, FL in 2015. They live in Twinsburg, Ohio with their son, Dylan, and daughter, Ava.