Currently Employed

• May 2019 - Present

Attorney at Law, Owner

• Jan 1988 - Jan 2010

Practice focused on Workers' Compensation, Long and Short Term Disability, Social Security Disability. OWNER Certified specialist in Workers' Compensation by the Ohio State Bar Association. Negotiated with employers and state agencies over employee rights and benefits. Appeared on behalf of workers and employers before all administrative hearings on State and Federal levels. Responsible for hiring and training qualified legal assistants assuring compliance with all employee notifications, qualifying events and applicable insurance. Established leave of absence policies in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws. Authored Employee Manuals for Employers outlining employee compensation and benefits policies as well as procedures for hiring, disciplining and discharging employees. This included proper ways to conduct and preserve investigations. as well as outlining employee compensation and benefits. Counseled employers and employees on their legal rights under state and federal regulations. Represented over 3,500 workers and employers in dispute resolution and labor relations. Presented at seminars for attorneys and human resource managers on the topics of employment law, workers' compensation and social security.

Magistrate

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

Presided over Mayor's Court. Issued Orders and Decisions concerning misdemeanor offenses. Issued Bench Warrants for non-complying offenders. Provided legal advice to the Legal Director on matters affecting laws and public policy for the City of Hilliard. Presided over Mayor's Court. Issued Orders and Decisions concerning misdemeanor offenses. Issued Bench Warrants for non-complying offenders. Provided legal advice to the Legal Director on matters affecting laws and public policy for the City of Hilliard.

Private Practice Attorney

• Apr 1980 - Dec 1988

Represented workers and employers in dispute resolution and labor relations. Appeared on behalf of employers at state and federal administrative hearings. Hired, trained and managed staff of three attorneys, management staff and six secretarial staff. *Developed and implemented a system of referral contacts with other attorneys and physicians. *Teamed with other attorneys to maintain and improve office morale. *Provided counsel to senior partner attorney, serving in the role of right hand man.

Legal Director, Assistant Legal Director, Staff Hearing Officer, District Hearing Officer

• Jan 1976 - Jan 1980

Managed the Legal Department of the Industrial Commission of Ohio which is responsible for all workers' compensation hearings statewide. Negotiated contracts between AFSCME and the employees of the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Drafted policies and procedures for the agency. Assisted the legislature by creating and revising statutes relating to workers' compensation laws. Directly responsible for hiring, training and managing all the Hearing Officers for the State Workers' Compensation System. Responsible for staffing and training of all support personnel for the Agency Statewide. Interfaced with other agencies to facilitate development and implementation of state policies. Conducted or supervised all administrative hearings statewide. Critiqued each hearing officer's performance and ensured compliance with intra-agency rules and regulations. Counseled attorneys to provide continuous improvement. Developed and administered the system used for rating and promoting attorneys to different levels of authority within the agency. Conducted regular personnel evaluations for all staff. Personally visited each local office of the Industrial Commission throughout the state to ensure compliance with state law, agency policies and procedures. Developed and implemented procedures and policy manuals for training attorneys and Hearing Officers throughout the State of Ohio. Developed and implemented the following: System to expedite hearings throughout the State of Ohio, Procedure for standardization of Orders throughout the agency, Improved the system used for analyzing and presenting new court decisions and statutes to the attorney hearing officers.