With previous in-house corporate counsel experience, Kristina is able to recommend proactive strategies to help her clients develop effective workplace policies to minimize Workers' Compensation costs. Kristina has extensive experience handling legal matters involving workers' compensation, and regularly advises clients regarding employment law-related matters. Having previously worked for four years as in-house corporate counsel for a large national direct marketing company, she is able to recommend strategies to help her clients be proactive in developing effective workplace policies to minimize costs associated with workers' compensation claims. When necessary, she aggressively defends employers' rights before The Industrial Commission of Ohio across the state. Kristina also counsels clients regarding state and federal employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the American with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. She has represented companies of all sizes in various industries including manufacturing, home health care, refuse collection and recycling, and food products. She represents Self Insured & State Funded employers in: Claims Administration & Management; Industrial Commission Administrative Hearings & Appeals; Intentional Tort Defense; Legal Counsel to Third-Party Administrators; Mandamus Actions - Litigation; OSHA Defense - On-site Management Training; Retaliation Defense - Subrogation; Third-Party Liability Defense and VSSR Defense. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Kristina was a police officer in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She frequently speaks on workers' compensation and employment issues. Kristina obtained her law degree in 1999 from The University of Akron School Law, and holds a bachelors of arts degree in history from Mary Washington College. She is a member of the Stark County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Stark County Law Library Association, and on the Steering Committees of both the Stark County and Western Stark County Safety Councils.