About Lina Girgis

Lina Girgis is a trial lawyer at Michael Hill Trial Law who focuses on nursing home neglect and abuse cases. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ohio State University and her Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University College of Law in 2025. Before law school, she worked as a paralegal at Michael Hill Trial Law, building direct experience in nursing home litigation.

During law school, Girgis served as Mock Trial Team captain for two years and led her first-year team to an 8th-place finish at the national finals of the American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Chicago. She also participated in the Law Pretrial Justice Clinic, advocating for individuals unable to post bail, and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award. She resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Michael Hill Trial Law

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$26 millionVerdictTop 20 in Ohio · #17

A Trumbull County jury awarded $26 million to the estate of Stephen Tate, a blind, brain-injured resident of Signature HealthCARE of Warren who aspirated while eating lunch unsupervised and died after staff waited about 42 minutes to call an ambulance. The award, reported as the largest nursing home verdict in Ohio history, was won by Michael A. Hill, then of Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers and now of Michael Hill Trial Law.

Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio · 2023Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Cleveland State University College of Law
JD, 2025
Ohio State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio

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Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy
Confidential (aggregate >$300 million total litigation) · Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Confidential Settlements for 18 Families in $300 Million-Plus Litigation
Spangenberg Shibley & Liber
Spangenberg Shibley & Liber
$650 million · Lake and Trumbull Counties Win $650 Million Opioid Abatement Against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart
The Becker Law Firm
The Becker Law Firm
$60.7 Million Settlement for Child Left with Brain Injury After Touching Downed FirstEnergy Power Line
Friedman Domiano & Smith
Friedman Domiano & Smith
$3.5 Million Verdict for Chemical Plant Worker Burned by Formic Acid
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
The Law Offices of Tim Misny
Semi Jackknife on Black Ice Kills Ronald Alleman; Misny Wins Settlement Including Trucking Safety Changes

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.