NRS Injury Law attorneys understand that no one should ever take their rights for granted. That’s why they go above and beyond to ensure Ohioans retain their constitutional rights.
NRS Injury Law’s attorneys are led by Co-Managing Partners Jerald Schneiberg and Daniel Romaine. With six offices representing Ohioans in each of Ohio’s 88 counties, the firm’s primary goal is to defend the constitutional rights of all Ohioans.
In practice, that means NRS Injury Law attorneys do much more than represent the firm’s clients in court rooms and mediation chambers.
From the Desks of Daniel Romaine and Jerry Schneiberg
“A big part of the attorney culture at NRS Injury Law is to engage in trade organizations and legal advocacy groups outside of the firm,” said Daniel Romaine, head of the personal injury and auto accident litigation groups. “Our attorneys know that representing clients in-hearing or at-trial is just one of many ways to defend Ohioans’ rights. That’s why our attorneys join trade organizations like the Ohio Association for Justice and advocacy groups like the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. The goal is to preserve Constitutional Law for all.”[1][2]
“Representing injured Ohioans is our day-to-day work,” said Jerald Schneiberg, head of the workers’ compensation litigation groups. “But preserving state and federal laws that guarantee our rights requires more of us. Legislation affects the laws we must follow, and powerful lobbying groups often try to change the laws for the benefit of their corporate backers, not for the benefit of everyday workers or citizens. That’s why we serve on OAJ’s Advocates Circle and why we organize support for constitutionally-backed legislation and the judges who will defend it.”[3]
The Seventh Amendment and Ohio Law
The Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution states: “In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.”[4]
Ohio Constitution Article I, § 05 states: “The right of trial by jury shall be inviolate, except that, in civil cases, laws may be passed to authorize the rendering of a verdict by the concurrence of not less than three-fourths of the jury.”[5]
NRS Injury Law’s Role is to Represent Clients and Advocate for the Constitution
One of NRS Injury Law’s guiding principles is that attorneys must advocate not only for their clients, but also for the laws and legal frameworks that enable them to pursue justice.
“As attorneys, we must represent our clients within the legal frameworks and laws we are governed by,” said Romaine. “The laws are supposed to be a codification of Ohioans’ constitutional rights, and when the laws are changed in a way that infringes on those rights, it adversely affects our ability to seek justice for our clients.”
“That’s why we go the extra mile at the firm to do what we can outside the office to create a just system for all Ohioans,” Schneiberg added. “What use is the 7th Amendment, an individual’s right to a fair and just civil jury trial, if the laws are set up to severely disadvantage everyday people and significantly favor corporations instead?”
The Advocates Circle for Ohio Association for Justice
NRS Injury Law is deeply involved in many trade organizations, policy institutions, and political action committees, all with the mission and vision of advocating for laws that will enable plaintiff’s attorneys to defend the civil rights of Ohioans.
Most significant of these is the Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ), where both Romaine and Schneiberg serve as members of the Advocates Circle. The OAJ’s mission is to protect and promote Ohioans’ right to a fair and impartial civil justice system (including their constitutional right to trial by jury) through advocacy, education, and training.
At its core, OAJ is a professional association for attorneys that protects and promotes Ohioans’ right to a fair and impartial civil justice system. OAJ advocates for consumer rights, workers’ rights, and the preservation of laws and judicial codes that secure those rights. OAJ also provides continuing legal education (CLE) to attorneys through seminars, conventions, and specialized training.
An Example of NRS Injury Law’s Advocacy: Pushing Back Against Caps on Damages
In its more than a quarter-century of serving Ohio communities across the state, NRS Injury Law has advocated for and taken a stand on a long list of legal subjects and issues. Recently, caps on damages have come to the front once again.
“The 7th Amendment never said anything about putting limits on what you could secure in compensation for an injury, illness, or other wrong you experienced as a result of another’s negligence,” Romaine began. “But powerful lobbying groups acting on behalf of corporations have tried for years to implement caps on damages, and they succeeded a while back by implementing a $250,000 limit as a cap in how much a plaintiff can be awarded in a civil jury verdict.”[6]
Romaine explains that the cap, decided 15 years ago, has not been adjusted for inflation and is, on its face, unconstitutional. He further explained that the legislation did not originate in Ohio. Caps on damages, as a legal theory, was previewed in Arizona legislation in the 2000s and has since migrated across numerous state legislatures at the behest of corporate interests trying to reduce the payouts they are responsible for in civil litigation.
An Example of NRS Injury Law’s Advocacy: Pushing Back Against Rideshare Corporations’ Efforts to Rewrite Employment Law
As technological advancements quickly change how the economy functions and how commerce takes place, legislation and governmental regulation are often slow to keep up. One example is an ongoing series of court cases in which Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare corporations are trying to reduce their liability if an Uber or Lyft driver is found at fault in an auto accident.[7]
“What are the rights of a passenger in the car with an Uber or Lyft driver when the driver is found to be at fault in an auto accident?” asks Schneiberg. “Or the rights of anyone else involved in that accident, or their property? Rideshare corporations have been aggressively litigating up to the point of trying to change employment and injury laws in order to put the burden of liability on the driver they are employing, not themselves. They are trying to distance themselves from their drivers, while at the same time benefiting immensely from the labor of those drivers.”
Schneiberg went on to explain that, unlike a traditional taxi company model, rideshare corporations try to limit their liability by avoiding employer status, shifting the blame to drivers, and lobbying for laws that limit compensation for plaintiffs. This approach, if laws are created to support it, would infringe on people’s rights to seek just compensation for their injuries.
Mastermind Sessions, Advocacy Membership, and Consulting: Organizing with Other Law Firms to Advocate for the Civil Rights of All Ohioans
The attorneys at NRS Injury Law have been deeply involved in continuing legal education, seeking election or appointment to leadership roles in advocacy organizations and board positions in nonprofits, attending seminars and mastermind sessions, conferring with attorneys in other states, and otherwise doing everything they can to shift the legislative and judicial landscape in Ohio in a way that upholds residents’ constitutional rights and their ability to seek redress for wrongs.
Two examples include:
- NRS Injury Law Co-Managing Partner Daniel Romaine is currently a Trustee of OAJ and a member of the Advocates Circle.
- NRS Injury Law Co-Managing Partner Jerald Schneiberg is currently on OAJ’s Advocates Circle. Schneiberg has also been selected as one of the Top 100 attorneys in the U.S. for workers’ compensation by the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG).[8]
The leadership team at NRS Injury Law has also invested significant time getting the firm involved in mastermind workshops and conventions, wherein the firm’s partners and associate attorneys meet with attorneys from other law firms across the nation to discuss legislative lobbying, what’s on the horizon, and how law firms can respond by advocating for laws that benefit the rights of plaintiffs.
Protecting Constitutional Rights for Generations to Come
“A century ago, close to one-third of legislators in state houses across the country were attorneys,” Romaine said in closing. “Today, only about 15% of legislators are attorneys, essentially less than half what it was 100 years ago. That means the people making our laws are not educated on the law, and they are very susceptible to lobbying efforts from monied corporate interests. Outside of our day-to-day client representation, it’s our job to ensure the laws we base our cases on continue to reflect the Ohio Constitution and the U.S. Constitution.”
“Before a plaintiff can even begin to think about winning a claim, they have to have the right to pursue a claim,” Schneiberg said in closing. “Our rules-based system of law and order is not guaranteed. The 7th Amendment guarantees it on paper, but laws could be (and in the past have been) passed that all but defenestrate that right. That’s why we as plaintiff’s attorneys must advocate for the laws, rules, and frameworks that create a judicial system wherein Ohioans can pursue civil litigation for grievances they have suffered.”
NRS Injury Law represents injured Ohioans and injured workers as a leading workers’ compensation and personal injury law firm. With six offices across the state, the firm is well-equipped to handle injury cases in all 88 Ohio counties and to give each case the attention it deserves.
If you have questions about how Ohio law affects your case or your rights, contact NRS Injury Law. We are your legal advocate, inside and outside the law firm.
We are Ohio’s largest workers’ compensation and injury law firm, and we can help.
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Sources:
[1] OAJ. “Ohio Association for Justice.” Ohio Association for Justice, 2026. oajustice.org
[2] LASCLEV. “Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.” Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 2026. lasclev.org
[3] OAJ. “Advocacy.” Ohio Association for Justice, 2026. oajustice.org
[4] CA. “Seventh Amendment.” Constitution Annotated, 2026. constitution.congress.gov
[5] OLAR. “Article 1, Section 5 | Trial by Jury.” Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, 2026. codes.ohio.gov
[6] OLAR. “Section 2315.18 | Compensatory damages in tort actions – factors excluded – findings or interrogatories.” Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, 2026. codes.ohio.gov
[7] NRS. “Car Accidents as a Passenger in an Uber or Lyft Rideshare, What are Your Rights?” nrsinjurylaw.com
[8] WILG. “Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group.” Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, 2026. wilg.org
