Gary Mantkowski

Gary T. Mantkowski is an attorney in Sharon Center, Ohio, with a background in mechanical engineering and a legal career focused on representing injured people. His office, Gary T. Mantkowski Co., L.P.A., is on Ridge Road.

Before entering law school, Mantkowski worked on tires for earth-moving equipment. He was a design engineer in Off-the-Road Tire Development at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Akron, having earned his mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree at Ohio State University in June 1978. He had grown up in Brecksville and finished high school there in 1974.

The move to law came in fall 1979, when he enrolled at the University of Akron. During law school he held the managing editor position on the Akron Law Review; his law degree followed in May 1982. He passed the Ohio bar examination that summer and gained admission to practice in November.

Mantkowski’s professional biography describes using his engineering background in work for people injured through medical malpractice, vehicle collisions and defective products. It places most of his clients in Cuyahoga, Medina and Summit counties, though his representation has also extended to surrounding counties. His professional service has included membership on the Medina County Bar Association’s Certified Grievance Committee and service as its chairman.

The firm also lists services beyond injury claims: wills, powers of attorney, living wills, probate estates and simple contract matters.