Nicholas A. Dicello Esq.

Nicholas DiCello joined the Spangenberg firm as an associate attorney in 2004. Nick graduated "magna cum laude" from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2002 where he served as managing editor of the Cleveland State Law Review. While an editor, he authored and published No Pain, No Gain, No Compensation: Exploiting Professional Athletes Through Substandard Medical Care Administered By Team Physicians, 49 Clev. St. L. Rev. 507 (2001). The article focuses on medical malpractice issues in the professional sports industries and earned Nick multiple honors for his work in the field. Prior to joining Spangenberg, Nick served as law clerk to the late Judge John M. Manos of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Ohio. Nick is licensed to practice law in Ohio in both state and federal court and is a member of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Bar Association. He is an active member of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Ohio Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. The publishers of Law & Politics® magazine named Nick a "Rising Star" in 2006, 2007, 2009 and, 2010. Since joining the Spangenberg firm, Nick has successfully litigated and resolved a diverse spectrum of matters on behalf of his clients. In addition to cases involving personal injury, insurance bad faith and civil rights violations, Nick focuses a significant portion of his practice on business litigation... bankruptcy litigation and serving as special litigation co-counsel on behalf of debtors and unsecured creditors and on commercial insurance disputes. Nick also focuses a portion of his practice on serving as counsel in various class actions. Nick hails from the Cleveland area and graduated from Hawken Upper School in 1994. He attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a B.A. in Earth and Environmental Sciences and graduated with honors. As a Division I college soccer player, Nick earned widespread recognition as a goalkeeper, including Academic All-American honors. Upon graduation, he played professional soccer with the Cleveland Crunch for three years and was a member of the 1999 N.P.S.L. championship team. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Nicholas A. Dicello Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Law & Politics Magazine named Nicholas DiCello as a “Rising Start” in 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2006, 2006 - 2010 Other Sources of Feedback About Nicholas A. Dicello Esq. Included on the 2026Ohio Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list

• Partner, since 2004

• Ohio
• U.S. Federal Courts

• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member)
• Ohio Association for Justice (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Cuyahoga Metropolitan Bar Association (Member)