Linda C. Ashar, Esq.

Litigation • Labor & Employment Relations • Business Organizations & Tax

Ms. Ashar is Of Counsel with the Firm’s Business Organizations & Tax Department. Her practice focus is all areas of labor law, employment relations, and non-profit law. Ms. Ashar has authored many published articles and books. She is a frequent presenter at law seminars and provides training for employers. She is a member of several nonprofit boards and is a past officer of the Lorain County Bar Association. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor at DeVry University, an Instructor of Legal Writing for The University of Akron School of Law and a member of the Akron Law Review Advisory Board.

Practice Focus:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Fringe Benefits
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Employment Civil Rights
State Employment Relations Board (SERB)
Equine Law
Agriculture Law
National Labor Relations Act & Collective Bargaining
Government Agency Practice
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bar Admissions:
1985 State of Ohio
1985 U.S. Court of Appeals
1985 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1985 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
1993 U.S. Tax Court
2005 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Education:
1969 Muskingum College (B.A.)
1974 Kent State University (M.A.)
1985 Akron University Law School (J.D.)

Professional & Civic Affiliations:
Lorain County Bar Association (Past Service: Governing Board, Treasurer and Ethics Committee)
Ritter Public Library Endowment Fund (Board of Trustees) (2003-2009)
Lorain Civic Center Committee, Inc. (Board of Directors)
American Kerry Bog Pony Association (President and Board of Directors)
National Association of Professional Women (2008-2009)
Akron Law Review (1983-1985)
Adjunct Professor, DeVry University & Keller Graduate School
Seminar Presenter in Law: National Business Institute
Akron Law Review Advisory Board