Attorneys

Stephen S. Zashin joined Zashin & Rich Co., L.P.A. in 1997. Stephen is co-managing partner of the firm and head of the firm's Employment and Labor Group. His practice areas include labor relations, equal employment opportunity and employment discrimination. Stephen provides guidance to employers concerning employment discrimination, employee privacy, wrongful discharge and unfair competition matters. He defends employers before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and many other state civil rights commissions. Stephen also defends complex class and collective actions and individual claims involving employment discrimination and all other employment related torts in state and federal court. He advises clients on compliance partnerships with federal and state agencies, and provides counsel on all matters of corporate, labor and employment compliance. In addition, Stephen advises employers on union organizing drives and the administration and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, represents employers in grievance and arbitration proceedings and litigates matters concerning collective bargaining agreements. Stephen is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association ("OSBA") as a Specialist in Labor and Employment law. He was one of the first fifty-one attorneys in Ohio certified in that area of law. Euromoney Legal Media Group has named Stephen as one of the top labor and employment attorneys in the United States.

Stephen is a graduate of University School. He earned his B.S., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business. He earned his law degree (J.D.) from Case Western Reserve University School of Law where he was a member of the Case Western Reserve Law Review. He also earned his M.B.A. from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, where he received the Dean's Academic Achievement Award.

Stephen is admitted to practice law in New York, Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Western and Southern Districts of New York, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the Second, Third and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Stephen lectures frequently on many topics including employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, mandatory arbitration agreements, employment practices liability insurance, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. He also authored numerous articles concerning labor and employment matters and appears as a legal commentator for several media outlets. Stephen is a member of the American, New York State, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association's Board of Governors for the Labor and Employment law section.

Year Joined Organization

• 1997

Areas of Practice

• Labor Relations
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Employment Discrimination

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Ohio, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio
  J.D.
  Law Review: Case Western Reserve Law Review, Member
  
  
• University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business
  B.S.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
  M.B.A
  Honors: Dean's Academic Achievement Award
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Specialist in Labor and Employment law, Ohio State Bar Association ("OSBA")
• Lecturer Frequently, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge, Mandatory Arbitration Agreements, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act

Honors and Awards

• Top Labor and Employment Attorneys in the United States

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• New York State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Ohio State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Ohio State Bar Association's, Labor and Employment Law Section
  Member, Board of Governors
  
  

Birth Information

• 1969