19 Best Cleveland Employment Lawyers

Founded in 1886, Cavitch, Familo & Durkin Co. LPA serves individuals and businesses in Cleveland. The full-service firm assists employers in cases involving EEOC complaints, wrongful termination, wage and hour matters, discipline, hiring and firing, and unemployment. It deals with employee contracts as well as personnel manuals and related items. Additionally, the firm handles workplace safety and injuries and regulatory problems. It has experience with ERISA and employment benefits. Attorneys also cover misappropriation of trade secrets cases.

Cohen, Rosenthal, & Kramer LLP is a legal practice in Cleveland that's focused exclusively on civil litigation and arbitration. It represents the victims of corporate and institutional wrongdoing, as well as those accused of violating contractual and common law. It handles a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and hostile work environment cases. Attorney Jason R. Bristol's work has received coverage in the Wall Street Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

David W. Neel LLC, Attorney-at-Law defends the rights of employees in Cleveland and throughout Ohio. The issues Neel handles include harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and refusal of employers to pay overtime or minimum wages. He also helps protect whistleblowers, reviews the terms of severance agreements, and assists with union and management disputes. Additionally, the legal team handles claims involving ERISA, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Neel has over 20 years of legal experience.

Since 2000, Frantz Ward LLP has been serving business clients in the Cleveland area. The firm's labor and employment attorneys offer counsel and training on preventative measures to all size businesses both locally and nationwide. It works with companies and corporations dealing with work stoppages, mass picketing violence, and illegal strikes. The firm also assists in drafting arbitration policies and agreements to avoid the risk of litigation. Frantz Ward LLP additionally handles business and corporate law.

Founded in 2006, Mangano Law Offices Co. LPA is a Cleveland-based labor law firm that handles employment matters throughout the state. The firm represents public and private sector unions, both locally and throughout Ohio. Its attorneys protect its clients' rights in state and federal courts, before the State Employment Relations Board, and the National Labor Relations Board. The firm also provides legal assistance to clients during IRS and the Department of Labor audits and investigations.

Mansour Gavin LPA is a civil litigation law firm that serves clients from its offices located in Cleveland and Independence. The firm works with both public and private business owners and management, and it counsels its clients on risk management, employment contracts, and compliance with local and federal employment laws. It also defends clients from accusations of OSHA violations, discrimination and harassment, and wrongful termination. The office also practices estate planning and probate law.

Rolf, Goffman, Martin, Lang LLP provides legal representation to healthcare providers in the greater Cleveland metro area. The firm assists clients with the development of personnel policies, HR practices, and employee handbooks and offers advice on employment matters, including FMLA issues, workplace discrimination, and on-the-job harassment. Attorneys can handle disciplinary investigations and represent clients at agency hearings, including EEOC, OSHA, and DOL hearings. Attorney Carol Rolf is a designated Super Lawyer and a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

Romer Law Firm offers legal services to workers in the greater Cleveland metro area. The firm represents employees that are facing workplace discrimination based on age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, and race. Attorney Shawn Romer also provides legal counsel for cases involving harassment, wage disputes, retaliation, and wrongful terminations. He is a skilled negotiator and also provides litigation services for matters pertaining to trade secrets, noncompete clauses, and breaches of contracts. Attorney Romer is a designated Super Lawyer

Sindell and Sindell LLP is a law practice in Cleveland representing clients in a broad spectrum of employment law cases, including discrimination in the workplace based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, separation agreements, and employment contracts. The attorneys focus on advocating for employees, and lead attorney Steven Sindell is a board-certified labor and employment attorney. Other areas of practice include personal injury law and professional license defense.

The Friedmann Firm LLC is a North Royalton employment law firm serving the Cleveland and Columbus areas. The firm assists clients who have been discriminated against by their employers on the basis of sex, age, or disability. Its lawyers handle employee class-action lawsuits by investigating how many employees are affected by the unlawful activity and whether the claims of each employee are similar enough to bring a class-action lawsuit. Additionally, The Friedmann Firm represents wrongfully terminated employees.

The Law Office of Daniel Thiel serves clients throughout the Cleveland metro area. Founded in 2007, it represents employers in employment law matters, including consultations regarding hiring practices, terminations, and the creation and review of employee handbooks. He also handles cases involving landlord law, business law, and provides debt collection services for medical bills, small business contract disputes, and title, small-dollar, and student loans. Attorney Daniel Thiel is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Ohio and New York.

Founded in 1932, Wickens, Herzer, Panza assists Cleveland-area employers with all areas of employment law. Its attorneys provide the guidance needed to navigate matters involving drafting employee handbooks, hiring practices, contracts, workers' compensation, and noncompete and severance agreements. They develop strategies for maximizing benefits for employees and employers. The firm investigates EEOC, OCRC, OSHA, and wage and hour non-compliance charges as well as claims of workplace harassment and discrimination. It is prepared for the advocacy of its clients during litigation.