A seasoned civil trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience, Robert M. Wolff has represented large and small companies in the healthcare, energy, transportation, financial and retail industries in issues arising in the increasingly complex world of employment and trade secret litigation. He has handled numerous labor arbitrations and more than 50 jury trials involving matters such as:

• Wrongful death
• Age, race, disability and sexual discrimination
• Commercial and various major civil rights class actions
• Wage and hour class actions

Additionally, Robert is a frequent lecturer on employment discrimination and litigation topics. He is the Co-Chair of the Healthcare Practice Group at Littler Mendelson.

Previously, Robert served as Chairman of the Management Committee at Duvin, Cahn & Hutton, which later merged with Littler. He also was the chief labor and employment lawyer for the City of Cleveland. In law school, he was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Chair and Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Human Resources Commission
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Judicial Qualification Committee - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Chair, Emeritus, Buckeye Chapter - Multiple Sclerosis Society of Northeast Ohio
• Vice Chair, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
• Trustee, Executive Committee Member, Bellefaire JCB
• Master bencher, Cleveland Employment Inns of Court
• Volunteer mediator, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Member, Advisory Committee - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Neurological Institute
• Member, Advisory Board - United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio

RECOGNITION

• Named, Lawyer of the Year, Employment Law - Management, Cleveland - Best Lawyers, 2012
• Named, Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012
• Named, 100 Most Powerful Labor and Employment Attorneys - HRE/Lawdragon, 2010 and 2011
• Named, Chambers USA Directory and Client Guide, 2004-2011
• Named, Ohio Super Lawyers, one of Ohio’s top 100 lawyers (all specialties) 2009 – present
• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
• Harno Scholar
• Illinois Governor's Fellow, 1977