Amy Berman Hamilton

Representative experience: Defense of employers before the Industrial Commission of Ohio; Representation of employers in appeals to state court from decisions of the Industrial Commission; Representation of employers in mandamus actions seeking relief from decisions of the Industrial Commission; Defense of employers in administrative proceedings before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS); Defense of public and private employers at the trial and appellate levels in wrongful discharge, harassment and discrimination claims involving race, gender, age and disability; Counseling of employers on employment practices; Representation of municipalities in both litigation and non-litigation matters including counseling with respect to legislative and election matters, public sector employment, civil service, workers' compensation, and First Amendment issues; Defense of municipalities in matters involving Section 1983 civil rights actions, nuisance abatement and zoning, employment and workers' compensation, and personal injury claims; Domestic relations litigation including matters involving the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) and the Hague Convention;