Terrance J. McGonegal

Terrance J. McGonegal


McGonegal & Struhar

Recognized since 2012

New Philadelphia, Ohio

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Terrance J. McGonegal of Dover, Ohio who, with Steven A. Struhar, founded the firm, wants it clear to injured workers and their families that they are with them throughout the administrative and judicial process. McGonegal has been recognized as a top lawyer in workers' compensation and has been listed in the 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 editions of Super Lawyers. To become a "super lawyer" ballots were sent to more than 33,000 attorneys across Ohio. Only 5 percent of the OSBA receive the honor. McGonegal is also listed in the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 editions of Best Lawyers, an honor based on an exhaustive peer-review process. McGonegal has been practicing since 1977. His practice is limited to workers' compensation and he has also been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association and the Ohio Supreme Court as a specialist in workers' compensation law. This board certification makes McGonegal one of a small group of attorneys in Ohio to have earned this distinction. He is the only attorney in Tuscarawas County representing injured workers to have attained this board certification in workers' compensation. McGonegal is a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, received an A.B. in Latin from John Carroll University and received his J.D. degree from Samford University. He is a member of the American, Ohio, Tuscarawas and Stark Counties Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Ohio Association for Justice and is a sustaining member of the Ohio State Bar Association.

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Location
  • 120 North Broadway Street
    New Philadelphia, OH 44663-2636
Education
  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • John Carroll University, AB, graduated 1972
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, 1977
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - member
  • Ohio Academy of Trial Layers - member
  • Ohio Association for Justice - member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - sustaining member
  • Stark County Ohio Bar Association - member
  • Tuscarawas County Ohio Bar Association - member
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, Akron (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Special Focus:
  • Veteran's Disability
Awards:
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law : 1999 - 2024
  • Best Lawyers - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024


  • Named Lawyer of the Year 2012 and 2022 by Best Lawyers - Claimants

    Workers' Compensation Law

  • Super Lawyers - 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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