Representative Cases

Representative Cases 

These are examples of the kinds of cases we handle and some of the more successful results we have obtained. Every case is different, and not every case is successful. These examples should not be interpreted as any indication of the value or the likely outcome of any other case.

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  • Administrative Contract Termination Proceedings

    We represented an administrative employee of a local public school in a termination hearing before a neutral referee. The referee agreed with our position that our client’s single minor mistake, in the context of his overall stellar performance, was not sufficient cause to terminate our client’s contract. The school board ignored the referee’s findings and proceeded with termination. Our administrative appeal of the board’s action is currently pending in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. 

  • Female Federal Employee

    We represented a Cincinnati-based federal employee in EEO complaint investigation and mediation proceedings involving allegations of sexual harassment by her male supervisor. We negotiated a confidential settlement agreement prior to filing a lawsuit. (January 2025).

  • Pregnancy Loss in Minor Traffic Crash

    We represented a young mother who tragically lost the life of her unborn baby as a result of a minor car accident. We negotiated a policy-limits settlement with her insurer under an Uninsured Motorist/Underinsured Motorist policy for injuries to our client and her unborn child. (October 2025).

  • Selection Management Systems Inc. v. InfoCheck Solutions, et al.
    We represented an employee and her new employer who were sued by her former employer for alleged violations of a non-compete clause in her employment agreement. The former employer alleged that our client had unlawfully accepted new employment with a competitor, solicited clients and vendors of the former employer, and used the former’s employer’s confidential information. In an expedited case, we successfully argued against a preliminary injunction that would have forced the employee out of her new job. After losing its motion for preliminary injunction, the former employer dismissed all claims against our clients. Selection Management Systems Inc. v. InfoCheck Solutions, et al., Hamilton C.P. No. A-2502052 (May 23, 2025)
  • Valeska v. Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners

    We represented a former fraud investigator with the Hamilton County Department of Human Services in claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. After the plaintiff had taken a leave of absence and been diagnosed with depression and other emotional disorders, she returned to work and was repeatedly harassed and mistreated by her supervisor until she was forced to quit. After a five day jury trial, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff for $700,000, which at that time was the largest verdict in an ADA case in this part of Ohio. Valeska v. Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners, case no. C-1-95-249, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division (June 1996)

  • Barlow v. Hilliard Lyons

    We represented a former stock broker in claims against his brokerage firm for violation of the Americans with Disabilities act and for wrongful termination. The NASD arbitration panel, after hearing many days of testimony, awarded the claimant over $200,000 in lost income. Barlow v. Hilliard Lyons, NASD Arbitration no. 94-00904 (1996)

  • Employees of an Airline

    We represented several employees of an airline in sexual harassment charges against the airline, resulting in settlements totaling over $1.5 million before suit was filed. (1998-1999)

  • Spitz v. HD Bro us & Co.

    In an NASD arbitration against a local broker and his firm, we asserted claims of unauthorized trading on behalf of an unsophisticated investor who’s husband had been instructing the broker on how to invest her funds. The junk bonds lost all of their value. The panel of three arbitrators awarded the claimant over $90,000. Spitz v. HD Bro us & Co., NASD Arbitration no. 98-02315 (2000)

  • Miller, et al. v. Intaglio Vivi-color Alliance, Ltd.

    The firm defended a Chicago based corporation against age discrimination charges filed in federal court by two long term employees who were let go as part of a reduction in force. After a five day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant corporation on all counts. Miller, et al. v. Intaglio Vivi-color Alliance, Ltd., case no. C-1-97-480, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division (October 2000)

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