Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Cleveland, OH

Honors/Awards:

• Ohio Super Lawyers, 2012-2020; selected for inclusion to the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Ohio list, 2013-2020; selected for inclusion to the Top 25 Female Lawyers in Cleveland list, 2013-2018 and 2020

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association and the ABA’s Litigation Section, member, 2020
• Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association, board member, 2020
• Ohio Bar Association, member, 2020
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, member, 2020
• Magnificat High School, Chair, Board of Directors, May 2017 to present, 2020
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Board of Visitors, member, 2020
• Irish American Law Society of Cleveland, founding member, former vice president, 2020
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Supreme Court of Ohio, 1996
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Ohio

Newsletters:

• The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”) goes into effect on April 1, 2020, greatly expanding benefits to employees in the U.S. in these unprecedented times. We previously published information on the paid leave provisions of the FFCRA. To assist with the implementation of these emergency relief measures, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued on March 24, 2020 the following guidance:questions and answers regarding the FFCRA;a poster, which summarizes an employee’s rights under the FFCRA; and“Frequently Asked Questions” which provide guidance on the poster., The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act, Labor And Employment
• On March 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an order tolling the time requirements established by all rules promulgated by the Court, in light of Governor DeWine’s declaration of emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (“Order”). The Order works in conjunction with Am. Sub. H.B. 197, which the Governor also signed on March 27, 2020., Tolling Order Time Requirements in Light of COVID-19, Litigation

Educational Background:

• J.D., magna cum laude, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law., 1996
• B.A. John Carroll University, 1992