• Assists and manages the defense of employers in various employment related lawsuits and administrative proceedings regarding alleged illegal discrimination, breach of employment contracts and non-compete agreements, FMLA violations, claims for workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits, and trade secret misappropriation.
• Counsels employers regarding compliance with various employment laws including the FMLA, FLSA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, USERRA, COBRA, and WARN.
• Drafts employment agreements, consulting agreements, separation agreements, and affirmative action plans for employers and counsels executives regarding the same.
• Counsels employers regarding best practices for termination procedures.
• Recognized as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers- Rising Stars^™, in the 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers.

PUBLICATIONS

• “The Employment Law Parade of Horribles - A New Reality in a Post Election World?” M.D. News (September-October 2008)
• “Understanding Your Disclosure Rights and Responsibilities When Hazardous Chemicals are Also Trade Secrets”, The Analyst, the Voice of the Water Treatment Industry (Summer 2008)
• Contributing Editor: The Developing Labor Law (Fifth Edition)
• “The Enforceability of Physician Noncompetes,” MD News (January 2008)
• “Pay Discrimination Charges Must be Filed Promptly After Act Occurs,” Inter ALIA, The Newsletter of the Northern District of Ohio chapter of the Federal Bar Association (July 2007)
• “Implementation of Global Chemical Classification System Creates a Flurry of Regulatory Activity,” The Analyst (January 2007)
• “Beyond the Playground: Workplace Bullies Hurt Your Employees and Your Business,” Smart Business Magazine (November 2005)
• “The Worst-Case Scenario Handbook: Coping With a DOL Compliance Audit,” Smart Business Magazine (March 2005)
• “Contract Validity: Employers Can Rest a Little Easier Regarding the Enforceability of Non-competes,” Smart Business Magazine (May 2004)

PRESENTATIONS

• Annual presentations on labor and employment matters for multiple SHRM organizations (2006-2013)
• Multiple presentations to employers, employer groups, and Chambers of commerce opposing the Ohio Healthy Families Act (Summer 2008)
• “Legislative and Case Law Update,” Stark County Human Resources Association (February 2008)
• “Hiring Issues,” Lorman Education Services (February 2008)
• “Mock OSHA Hearing,” SHRM-Medina County (January 2008)
• “Best Practices for Background Checks: Don’t Get Caught Discriminating as The EEOC Steps Up Enforcement” (August 2007)
• “Electronic Discovery: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Workplace,” SHRM-Medina County Chapter (July 2007)
• “State and Federal Employment Law Update,” North Central Ohio Human Resources Association (March 2007)
• “Trade Secrets: What Are They and How Do You Protect Them?” Water Technologies Convention and Exposition (2006)
• “Employment Law for Small Businesses,” Akron Industrial Incubator (April 2005)

EDUCATION

The University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 2002)
   -Law Review, Dean's List, Dean's Scholarship, Highest Grade
   Award for Legal Research/Writing
The University of Toledo (B.A., 1998)
   -Dean's List

COURTS & BAR ASSOCIATIONS

Ohio (2003);U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Member: Stark County Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

• Board Member: Stark County SHRM
• Board Member: Brookside Country Club, Canton (Former)
• Member: Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church
• Director of Law, City of North Canton (Former)
• Board Member: Stark County Safety Council (Former)
• Vice-Chairman: North Canton Republican Committee (Former)