Others have said . . .

“Dana Corporation knows Dick very well. He has been one of our two principal trial counsel for more than ten years. He and an attorney from a large Washington law firm have handled Dana’s most complex and sensitive litigation. We ask one or the other of them to represent Dana wherever in the country suits of special importance to Dana are filed. Even on matters where Dana has used other counsel, we have often asked Dick to give direction to that counsel and sometimes even to manage the litigation from afar. . . .

“Dana Corporation has had a long relationship with Dick because he is an attorney of superior legal ability and accomplishment. He has a quick, well-ordered mind and uncommonly sound judgment. Most importantly, he is a man of unwavering integrity.”

Letter of January 3, 1992 from Southwood J. Morcott, CEO, Dana Corporation to George Voinovich, Governor of Ohio

“For Dick, the law rises above all else and his high ideals set the standard among his peers. He represents the best of us, and he belongs on the Toledo legal community’s Mt. Rushmore.”

Attorney and former Senator and Representative, General Assembly of Ohio Mark Wagoner, as quoted by Kate Abu-Absi in Honoring a Legal Legacy: Richard Walinski’s Journey from Philosophy to Law and His Lasting Impact on Ohio’s Legal Community, The University of Toledo College of Law TRANSCRIPT, Fall 2024 at 21

“. . . almost certainly our city’s finest legal mind”

Keith Burris, “Robert Kaplan, The director,” Toledo Blade, November 16, 2018

“ . . . a lion of the law.”

Editorial, “Walinski Nails It,” Toledo Blade, August 2, 2023

“The guy who writes the high-minded law review articles and listens to classical music at home — that’s ‘Richard.’ The guy in the courtroom — that’s ‘Dick.’ If you think he doesn’t enjoy being in the trenches, try a case with him sometime. In theory or in practice he always demonstrates how it’s supposed to be done. Our Bar and our community are beyond fortunate to have him. He would be a guide to excellence anywhere in the country. We’re lucky he stayed home.’”

Attorney Jon Richardson, as quoted by Kate Abu-Absi in Honoring a Legal Legacy: Richard Walinski’s Journey from Philosophy to Law and His Lasting Impact on Ohio’s Legal Community, The University of Toledo College of Law TRANSCRIPT, Fall 2024 at 21