Faculty and Staff

Patty is a labor and employment lawyer, and is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in that area of practice.  She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, teaching in the areas of employment law as well as civil and political rights.  She has been a visiting professor since 2006, and served as a Lecturer in Law from 1999-2006.  In 2006, Patty was appointed by the Supreme Court of Ohio to serve as a member of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.  She served as Special Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General from 2003-2007. 

Patty represents diverse clients of all sizes and from all industries.  She is a former senior vice president and in-house counsel for a billion dollar bank holding company, and continues to serve many financial institution clients.  She is a frequent speaker for state banking associations and serves on the faculty of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. 

Patty trains and speaks extensively on employment law issues and recently completed the 2^nd Edition of her book, Understanding and Preventing Workplace Retaliation, published by the Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. 

 

Published Works

Understanding and Preventing Workplace Retaliation, Thompson Publishing Group, 2000, 2007 (2nd Edition)

Coming Soon to a Court Near You: Changes in Employment Law, Ohio Record, Spring 2008

“Uneven Odds for Employers Attempting to Get Even – The Status of Retaliation Claims After Burlington Northern,” Inter Alia, Federal Bar Association, N.D.O.C., Fall 2007

“Employers Pay for Retaliation,” Ohio Record, Summer 2004

“Fair Labor Standards Act Revisions,” Ohio Record, Summer 2004

“Disabilities Act Compliance Needn’t Disable Your Bank,” ABA Banking Journal, July 1997

“Guidelines on How to Discipline and Discharge Employees Safely and Effectively,” Ohio Banking News, August 1997

“Bridging the Gap from Affirmative Action to Cultural Diversity: The Legal Societal, and Cultural Issues,” 1993

 

Awards and Honors

2007 Public Service Commitment Award, University of Toledo College of Law Alumni (Inaugural Award)

Women of Toledo (2004), St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary 

Outstanding Achievement in Trusteeship (2003), Ohio Association of Community Colleges Excellence Awards

Milestones: A Tribute to Women (2000) Award for Achievements in Business

Outstanding Community Service Award (1999) Ohio State Bar Association, District 4

Alumni Community Service Award (1996) BGSU Alumni Association

“Twenty Under 40” Community Leadership Award (1996) Toledo Jaycees (Inaugural Award)

Ohio State Bar Association, Fellow (Class of 1999)

 

Professional Memberships

Federal Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association 

Toledo Bar Association

Ohio Management Lawyers Association

National Association of College & University Attorneys

 

Community Involvement

Owens Community College, YMCA of Greater Toledo, Toledo Community Foundation, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Maumee Valley Country Day School

 

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