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Out & About: News and Speaking Engagements * Included as a 2026 Ohio Super Lawyer * Identified as one of Central Ohio's "Top Lawyers" by Columbus CEO Magazine (2009 - 14, 2016-22). * Mentioned in Garden of Hope article in The Columbus Dispatch on June 25, 2013. * Mentioned in Victory Gardens Grow With Pride editorial by The Columbus Dispatch on June 28, 2013.
Out & About: News and Speaking Engagements * Included as a 2026 Ohio Super Lawyer * Identified as one of Central Ohio's "Top Lawyers" by Columbus CEO Magazine (2009 - 14, 2016-22). * Mentioned in Garden of Hope article in The Columbus Dispatch on June 25, 2013. * Mentioned in Victory Gardens Grow With Pride editorial by The Columbus Dispatch on June 28, 2013.
- Selected Speaking Engagements: • “Employment Law Update,” South Central Ohio Human Resources Council, March 15, 2007; February 21, 2008; March 18, 2010, September 13, 2011; August 23, 2012; March 17, 2015; March 3, 2016, April 9, 2019, January 20, 2022, January 18, 2023, January 18, 2024, January 16, 2025, January 15, 2026; Athens County Bar Association, December 2, 2022; Lorman Educational Services webinar, September 25, 2015; Ohio Society of CPAs, May 8, 2008; October 26, 2007; September 21, 2011; and May 16, 2012; Financial Executives Institute, December 4, 2006 and December 12, 2007. • "Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024," National Business Institute, March 6, 2024, • "Ethical Issues in Employment Law," National Business Institute, December 29, 2022 and December 16, 2024. • “Conducting Workplace Investigations,” National Business Institute,, December 16, 2024. • "Conducting Workplace Investigations: The Honest Belief Rule and Avoiding Pretextual Discrimination Claims," August 31, 2022, Strafford webinar • "Employment Law Update and Other Employment Laws," National Business Institute, October 15, 2020. • "Employment Law Update and Hiring & Recruiting," Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now, National Business Institute, February 12, 2020. • "Workplace Investigations and Confidentiality," OSBA Basics of Labor and Employment Law, May 14, 2019. • "Internal Investigations: Attorney-Client Privilege: How is Preserved or Refuted?" National Business Institute, November 8, 2018 • "Navigating the Tricky Intersection of the ADA, FMLA, workers compensation and paid leave," Columbus Bar Association, September 5, 2018 • "Performance Appraisal Fundamentals To Stay Out of Hot Water," National Business Institute, July 18, 2018. • "What's New in Employment Law in 2018," South Central Human Resources Council, January 16, 2018 • "Wage and Hour Basics," OSBA Basics of Employment Law CLE, April 2, 2015. • "Administering the Family and Medical Leave Act," Lorman Educational Services, March 27, 2013 and 2014. • "Workplace Investigations in Ohio," Lorman Educational Services, May 16, 2014. • “Investigations of Current and Prospective Employees,” Lorman Educational Services, December 2012-14, July 2010, October 2007-08, and January 2005. • "Employment Law Update: Things That Go Bump in the Night," Ohio Society of CPAs, May 23, 2012. • "The Do's and Don'ts of Nonprofit Personnel Management," Hands On Central Ohio, April 11, 2012. • "Highlights and Lowlights of Senate Bill 5," Hillsboro Rotary Club, May 17, 2011. • “Managing FMLA Absences,” CareWorks and Jewish Family Services, May 11, 2010. • “Regulatory Update of Employment Law Under the New Obama Administration,” Columbus Bar Association CLE Seminar, June 10, 2009. • "The ADA Amendments Act and Medical Exams," Columbus Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 3, 2008. • “Documenting Disciplinary Actions,” UWCO Management Retreat Series, October 6 and 14, 2008. • “Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble,” Lorman Educational Services, Columbus, Ohio, June 10, 2008. • "Lovers, Liars & Losers," Central Ohio HR Network, February 27, 2008; Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, August 14, 2007. • “Intermittent Leave under the FMLA,” Columbus Bar Association, September 5, 2007. • “Advanced Workplace Investigations,” Lorman Educational Services, February 3, 2006. • “Overview of Federal and State Record Retention Requirements,” Lorman Educational Services, June 2004, June 2005, July 2006; Columbus Bar Association CLE, March 20, 2007. • “The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Regulations,” Human Resources Retirement Community Association, May 2004; Columbus Bar Association, May 2004; Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, August 2004; Hillsboro Rotary Club, September 2004. • “Alternative Dispute Resolution Policies,” Ohio CLE Institute, June 1999. • "When Employees Must Be Terminated," UWCO Supervising Employees 101 -- Management Retreat Series, October 6 and 27, 2008; Ohio Society of Human Resources Management, April 24, 2007.
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