About Us

Norchi, Barrett & Forbes LLC (formerly Norchi & Associates LLC), a civil litigation law firm, was founded in 2002 in Cleveland, Ohio. The law firm combines the talents and experiences of its attorneys and staff and continues a tradition of excellence by providing a broad range of litigation-related legal services for clients. This tradition derives from time-tested principles of early assessment of claims, client communication, and the use of experienced and creative trial attorneys. We also provide client counseling for hospital sentinel event analyses, hospital credentialing administrative procedures, and human resources and employment issues. The firm’s practice areas include general and complex civil litigation, employment, health care and medical professional liability, insurance defense, and insurance coverage.

The firm’s commitment to quality service extends from highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff of nurse consultants, paralegals and legal assistants. We believe that client satisfaction is achieved by providing competent and sophisticated legal service. We strive to keep clients informed and actively involved in the decision-making process and emphasize continuity in client-attorney relationships. We measure our success by the loyalty of our clients.

The firm utilizes the latest technology, software and case management systems to assist in providing the most effective and cost-efficient services to our clients. We developed an internet-based litigation management tool which enables clients to have access to file materials and which promotes more effective client-attorney communication.

We are committed to growing steadily in response to the demands and needs of our clients. In addition to our focus on litigation and client counseling, we conduct seminars and in-house training sessions which address “lessons learned” from litigation and sentinel event analyses, and also highlight preventive techniques to enhance clients’ compliance with various laws and regulations. As an extension of our counseling, we also assist clients in root cause analyses.

With a focus on civil litigation, our representative clients include University Hospitals Health System and its affiliated medical facilities, Meridia Health System, Summa Health System, Case Western Reserve University, The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, The Doctors Company, National Guardian Risk Retention, ACE USA Insurance Co., U.S. Liability Insurance Co., Lowes, Inc. and Enviroserve, Inc. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and is a selected member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.