Suellen Oswald focuses her practice on labor law, employment litigation and staffing and contingent workers.  Suellen has represented employers of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, in:

• Numerous employment lawsuits in both federal and state courts
• Union organizing campaigns
• Collective bargaining negotiations
• Contract administration
• Labor arbitration cases

Suellen also has extensive experience  representing employers before various governmental agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Department of Labor, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the State Employment Relations Board.

Suellen also devotes a significant amount of her time to counseling and advising clients on:

• Staffing and contingent workforces
• Sexual harassment prevention
• Workplace violence
• Proper handling of termination and discipline decisions
• Reorganizations and reductions-in-force
• Leaves of absence
• Employee handbooks and policies
• Litigation avoidance

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Steering Committee - Ohio Management Lawyers Association
• Member, Committee on Developing Labor Law - American Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment / Litigation sections - American Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Division - Cleveland Bar Association
• Volunteer, Battered Women’s Shelter
• Member, Cuyahoga Valley Church
   

RECOGNITION

• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
• Named, Employment Law Management / Labor Law Management - Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2012
• Certified Law Specialist, Labor and Employment Law - Ohio State Bar Association
• Named, Woman of Professional Excellence
• Named, Super Lawyer - Ohio