Court ordered Mediator for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Court ordered Mediator for the Hamilton County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas.
Mediated litigation cases as a client representative before state and federal courts, the EEOC and the NLRB.
Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Chair, ADR Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association
Program on Mediation, Harvard Law School, 2017
Reported Cases
Gibbs v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 60 F. Supp. 3d 780 (E.D. Mi. 2014) (Partial summary judgment, followed by defense verdict at trial).
Muffley v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 906 F. Supp. 2d 667 (W.D. Ky, 2012) (Obtained dismissal of Section 10(j) action); affirmed No. 12-6628 (6th Cir., 2014).
Schrack v. R+L Carriers, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84171 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Defense verdict at jury trial on claims of FMLA and disability discrimination).
Hearron v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., 2010 US. Dist. LEXIS 125655 (D. Kan., 2011) (Summary Judgment in race, sex and gender discrimination case), affirmed 483 Fed. Appx. 453; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 10486.
Bender v. Newell Window Furnishings, 725 F.Supp. 2nd 642 (W.D. Mich., 2010) (ERISA Class Action).
Meade v. Honda of America Mfg., Inc., et al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17145 (S.D. Ohio) (Feb. 2009) (sexual harassment and COBRA).
Lantech.Com v. Yarbrough, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82970 (W.D. Ky., Oct. 2006) (non-compete/trade secrets), affirmed 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22163 (6th Cir.).
Craig v. Continental P.E.T. Technologies, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70287 (E.D. Ky., Sept. 2006) (age, gender and disability discrimination).
Seiter v. DHL Worldwide Express, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59546 (E.D. Ky., Aug. 2006) (pregnancy discrimination).
Noe v. PolyOne, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92098 (W.D. Ky) (union contract retiree benefits).
Ramsey v. Formica Corporation, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9558, 33 Emp. Ben. Cases (BNA) 1095 (S.D. Ohio 2004), affirmed 398 F.3d 421 (ERISA); cert. denied, 546 U.S. 815 (2005).
D.E.I., Inc. v. Ohio & Vicinity Reg’l Council of Carpenters, 2004 U.S. Dis. LEXIS 886 (N.D. Ohio 2004) (union contract).
Cervantes v. Sugar Creek Packing Co., 210 F.R.D. 611 (S.D. Ohio 2000).
Shepherd v. Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6349 (S.D. Ohio 1998) (age discrimination/ERISA).
“Medical Marijuana Legal in Ohio: What Do Employers Do Now?”, Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, June 2016
“Final Overtime Rule Increases Exempt Salary to $47,476 Effective Dec. 1, 2016,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, May 2016
“DOL Reduces Overtime Threshold to $47,000,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, May 2016
“The Impact of Obergefell on Workers’ Compensation,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work, Summer 2015
“DOL: Most Workers Are Employees Under FLSA,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, July 2015
“New York To Implement Accelerated Adjudication Option,” Thompson Hine Business Litigation Update, May 2014
Quoted, “NSFW: You can’t afford to ignore it,” Cincinnati Business Courier, April 18, 2014
“SOX Protection Expanded to Contractor’s Employees Who “Blow the Whistle” on Contractor’s Publicly Held Clients,” Labor & Employment @lert, March 2014
“NLRB Resurrects ‘Ambush’ Union Election Rules,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, February 2014
“DOL FMLA Changes: For Employers, A Mixed Bag,” Employment Law 360, February 2008
“Employers, Owners Bear Burden of Enforcing Smoking Ban,” Cincinnati Business Courier, December 2006
“Tailor Non-Competes to a T,” HR Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2006
“Survey: How Recent Kentucky Courts are Applying the Retaliation Claim in Employment Cases (with Faith C. Isenhath),” Northern Kentucky Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2006
“Employers’ Responsibilities and Duties to Today’s Citizen Soldier,” Cincinnati Bar Association Report
“Employers’ Responsibilities and Duties to Today’s Citizen Soldier,” Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, Spring 2004
“Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc. v. Ohio Dept. Of Industrial Relations; Judicial Rehearing in the Ohio Supreme Court,” Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1992
“Criminal Background Checks and Other Legal Considerations in Hiring,” Webinar, March 2013
“Online Social Networking: Risks, Benefits and Practical Considerations,” Lorman Educational Services, March 2011
“Discrimination and Harassment,” Formica Executive Committee, March 2011
“Online Social Networking,” Butler/Warren Human Resources Association, March 2010
“Online Social Networking,” Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, November 2009
Online Social Networking,” webinar, September 2009
“Employment Law Update,” Pro Mach HR Conference, October 2008
“Wage & Hour Issues,” Human Resources Assn. of S.W. Ohio, October 2008
“Wage & Hour Update,” Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, September 2008
