Protecting And Pursuing Your Rights Against Powerful Interests
Dale A. Bernard
- Sole Practitioner
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Practice Areas:
- Employment Litigation
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Disability Discrimination
- Handicap Discrimination
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- National Origin Discrimination
- Family And Medical Leave Act
- Religious Discrimination
- LGBTQ Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Public Accommodation Discrimination
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Employment Termination
- Employment Civil Rights
- Employment Claims
- Employment Law
- Employment Mediation
- Employment Rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Law
- EEOC Law
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission Law
- OCRC Law
- Employment at Will
- Executive Employment Law
- Executive Severance Contracts
- Harassment
- Title VII Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Severance Packages
- Business Litigation
- Business and Commercial Disputes
- Contract Litigation
- Breach Of Contract
- Real Estate Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Automobile Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Truck Accidents
- Head Injury
- Spinal Injury
- Slip, Trip And Fall
- Dog Bites
- Motorcycle Accidents
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation and Appeals
Bar Admission
- Ohio, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 1984
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- B.A., Journalism - 1981
- Honors: President's Scholar, Ohio Newspaper Fund Award
Representative Cases
- Bryson v. Middlefield Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc., 656 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2011)(reversal of summary judgment in sexual harassment case)
- Carter v. Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, No. 5:10 CV 2230 (N.D. Ohio March 28, 2013 (denial of summary judgment in race discrimination case)
- Lamer v. Metadyne Co. LLC, 240 Fed. Appx. 22 (6th Cir. 2007)(reversal of summary judgment in retaliation case)
- Gorbett v. OS Restaurant Services, Inc., No. 1:07 CV 2448, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128032, 2009 WL 10717142 (N.D. Ohio July 10, 2009)(denial of summary judgment in sexual harassment case)
- Kanakaredes v. Ouidad, Inc., No. 5:03 CV 2451, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58771 (N.D. Ohio June 20, 2005)(right of publicity case)
- Zackaroff v. Koch Transfer Co., 862 F.2d 1263 (6th Cir. 1988)(wrongful death action)
- Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Ameritrust Co., 848 F.2d 674 (6th Cir. 1988)(reversal of dismissal of RICO and fraud claims)
- Aames Capital Corp. v. Wells, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 3521 (Aug. 4, 1999), Summit App. No. 19402 (reversal of default judgment)
- Simpson v. Westview Patio & Home Assoc. #1, 1993 Ohio App. LEXIS 608 (Ohio Ct. App., Cuyahoga County Feb. 4, 1993) (obtained affirmance of judgment obtained)
- Michaels Bldg. Co. v. Cardinal Federal Sav. and Loan Bank, 561 N.E.2d 1015, 1988, Ohio App. 8 Dist., 1990158078
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker: Cleveland Bar Association Annual Northern Ohio Labor and Employment Law Conference
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Member
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America [ATLA]), Member, Employment Rights Section
- Ohio Employment Lawyers Association