Misny has been practicing law in Greater Cleveland for over 32 years and is known locally for his weekly television show on Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO and his television commercials and billboards carrying his trademarked phrase "I'll Make Them Pay.
His paternal grandfather, Janos Mizanyin, changed his surname to Misny after immigrating to the United States from Slovakia (at the time, part of Austria-Hungary).
[4] Misny has told interviewers that when he was seven years old, his maternal grandmother, Vernica Vulich, took him to downtown Cleveland to see the Tower City Center.
On his website, Misny cites his family history as inspiration for his work as a personal injury lawyer.
The family currently lives at their 55-acre woodland estate, "Misnyland," in the Cleveland suburb of Waite Hill.