Jason P. Matthews

Attorney Jason P. Matthews is the founder and owner of his eponymous law firm in Dayton, Ohio. He represents employees in employment law matters by providing practical and cost-effective legal advice to meet their individualized needs. He compliments his service with long years of experience, litigating employment claims in Ohio’s state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. He represents private and public sector employees in cases involving:

·       Wrongful termination

·       Sexual harassment 

·       Discrimination

·       Unlawful retaliation

·       Employment contracts

·       Severance agreements

·       Family and Medical Leave Act violations

During his 21-plus years as an attorney, Mr. Matthews has handled cases for several organizations such as the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition, he has represented clients at public employee disciplinary, pre-disciplinary and civil service hearings, along with those of the State Personnel Board of Review. 

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Matthews has become a recognized authority on employment law in the Dayton area. He is regularly seen discussing a variety of employment law-related subjects on various television news channels such as WHIO-TV and print publications such as the Dayton Daily News.

Before establishing Jason P. Matthews, LLC, Mr. Matthews worked for the Ohio Civil Rights Commission as a civil rights representative. He is an active member of the Dayton Bar Association and the co-chair of its Employment Law Section, as well as a member of the Ohio Employment Lawyers Association.

Mr. Matthews is a 1996 B.A. graduate of Marietta College, where he majored in history and political science. He earned his doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1999. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.