History
Bremke Law opened its doors in 2014 in Elyria and in 2017 the firm moved to its present location in Avon. Today the firm offers services in a variety of different fields with a practical approach to issues, and family-centric values to individuals, families and businesses. While clients appreciate the ability to work with just one firm to address all matters across life’s spectrum, it's the Bremke Law team's compassionate approach that endears the clients and friendships are created.
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Owner/AttORNEY
Giovanna Scaletta-Bremke
Giovanna founded Bremke Law in 2014. Giovanna has over ten years of experience and has practiced in a variety of legal matters including representing clients in both civil litigation, civil transactional work, probate, business organization, appellate practice, and criminal defense. Giovanna actively represents individuals facing criminal traffic, misdemeanor, and felony charges. She also dedicates a large area of her practice to appellate practice and has argued before the Ohio Supreme Court, Ninth District Court of Appeals, Eighth District Court of Appeals and Sixth District Court of Appeals. Giovanna has had multiple cases accepted to the Ohio Supreme Court after her petition to the Court. She represents individuals in civil litigation and transactional work in the areas of real estate, landlord/tenant disputes and evictions, guardianship, probate, estate planning, and small business matters. In 2018, Giovanna became the Lorain County Recovery Court defense attorney representing individuals in addiction recovery. She has been qualified to testify as a legal expert in the Lorain County Probate Court.
In 2022, Giovanna was appointed as a part-time Magistrate in the Elyria Municipal Court.
Giovanna was selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Star List for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are named to this list after a nomination, research, and evaluation process.
Giovanna is proud to have served on the executive board of the Lorain County Bar Association (LCBA) since 2016. Giovanna is currently the president of the Lorain County Bar Association and is a committee member of the Lorain County Ethics & Grievance Committee. The LCBA is a group comprised of over 500 local attorneys, magistrates, and judges. Giovanna is a frequent speaker for the LCBA at continuing education courses for fellow attorneys and a contributor to the Legal Times, a LCBA publication.
In 2021, Attorney Bremke was selected to serve on the Magnificat High School anti-racism advisory task force.
Giovanna formerly served on the Board of Let's Get Real, an organization that provides peer support to those suffering from addiction.
In 2019, Giovanna was appointed to the Board of the Lorain/Medina CBCF by Judge D. Christopher Cook. She was re-appointed in 2023 by Judge Cook. The mission of the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility is to ensure public safety by reducing recidivism.
Giovanna was an active member of the Stepping Up Initiative, a group focused at diverting individuals with serious mental illness out of correctional facilities.
Giovanna serves as a caregiver mentor through the Fourth Angel Mentoring Program for caregivers with loved ones battling cancer.
Additionally, Giovanna is a supporter of the Lorain County 4-H and FFA programs and is on the Board of Directors of the Livestock Youth Reserve, an organization that encourages youth engagement in livestock and the agriculture industry.
In her spare time, Giovanna loves to spend time with her husband, Myles Bremke, and their three sons.
Education
CLEVELAND-MARSHAL COLLEGE OF LAW Juris Doctor
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI CARL H LINDER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MAGNIFICAT HIGH SCHOOL
Activities & Affiliations
Lorain County Bar Association: President, Ethics & Grievance Committee Member & New/Young Lawyer Committee Chair
West Shore Bar Association
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
Livestock Youth Reserve, Board Member
Let’s Get Real, former Board Member
Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF), Board Member
Fourth Angel Mentoring Program
Lorain County Stepping Up Initiative
Lorain County 4-H, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter
Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars list for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023
Magnificat High School Anti-Racism Advisory Task Force
Lorain Co. Farm Bureau
Court Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Magistrate, Elyria Municipal Court
Certified to accept capital murder cases in the State of Ohio by the Ohio Supreme Court
Certified as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in the State of Ohio