University Attended:
Syracuse University, A.B., Political Science, 1988; Syracuse University, A.B., cum laude, 1988
Law School Attended:
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1992
Year of First Admission:
1992
Admission:
1992, Ohio; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2014, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Memberships:
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Ohio Woman's Bar Association; Ohio Association for Justice (Member, Board of Trustees; Chair, Employment and Federal Law Section); Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Trustees); National Employment Lawyers' Association; Ohio Employment Lawyers' Association; Cleveland Employment Inns of Court (Founding Member, Master of the Bench).
Reported Cases:
Cehrs v. Northeast Ohio Alzheimer's Research Ctr., 155 F. 3d 775, 4 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1509, 8 A.D. Cases 825, 13 NDLR P 168 (6th Cir. 1998); Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Lockshin, Ohio St.3d (2010); Gliner v. Saint-Gobain Norton Indus. Ceramics Corp., 89 Ohio St.3d 414, 732 N.E.2d 389 (2000) (amicus curiae); Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Feneli, 86 Ohio St.3d 102, 712 N.E.2d 119 (1999); Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Allanson, 83 Ohio St.3d 304, 699 N.E.2d 92(1998); Phillips v. Burt, 77 Ohio St.3d 1229, 673 N.E.2d 1380 (1997); Hyde v. Reynoldsville Casket Co., 68 Ohio St. 3d 240, 626 N.E.2d 75 (1994) (amicus curiae); Hardwick v. Sherwin Williams Co., 91 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 142, (2003)-Ohio-657 (8th Dist. 2003); Johnson v. Univ. Hosp. of Cleveland, 150 Ohio App.3d 256, 780 N.E.2d 619 (8th Dist. 2002); Blanton v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Elections, 150 Ohio App.3d 61, 779 N.E.2d 788, 90 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 600 (8th Dist. 2002); Shalkhauser v. Medina, 148 Ohio App.3d 41, 772 N.E.2d 129 (9th Dist. 2002); Hood v. Diamond Prod., Inc., 137 Ohio App.3d 9, 738 N.E.2d 6 (9th Dist. 2000); Takach v. Am Med. Tech., 128 Ohio App.3d 457, 715 N.E.2d 577 (8th Dist. 1998), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted at 85 Ohio St.3d 1213, 709 N.E.2d 169 (1999); Harmon v. Philip Morris Inc., 120 Ohio App.3d 187, 697 N.E.2d 270 (8th Dist. 1997); Reese v. Euclid Cleaning Contrs., Inc., 103 Ohio App.3d 141, 658 N.E.2d 1096 (8th Dist. 1995); Mathis v. St. Alexis Hosp. Assoc., 99 Ohio App.3d 159, 650 N.E.2d 141 (8th Dist. 1994); Steele v. Auburn Vocational School Dist., 104 Ohio App.3d 204, 661 N.E.2d 767, 107 Ed. Law Rep. 273 (11th Dist. 1994), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted at 74 Ohio St.3d 1280, 658 N.E.2d 304 (1996).
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