Patricia Anne Wise Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Office:  LC2009C wise@cooperwalinski.com

Patricia Anne Wise graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law cum laude (JD), Bowling Green State Universitycum laude (BA), and Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Delaware (MBA).  After graduation from law school, Ms. Wise joined the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick and later became the Senior Vice President/Corporate Development for Mid Am, Inc.  Presently she is a partner in the law firm of Wise & Dorner Ltd. and also provides training to a diverse group of clients through Wise People Management, Inc.

Ms. Wise is the Vice President and Founder of the Chance for Change Foundation.  She is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Toledo Community Foundation and is on the Labor and Employment Law Committee, Toledo Bar Association.  She is a Perpetual Member of the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary and is on the University of Toledo College of Law Dean’s Advisory Council.

Publications include:

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

“Fair Labor Standards Act Revisions,” Ohio Record, Summer 2004; Preventing Employee Retaliation Claims, Thompson Publishing Group, 2000; “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; and

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