Rachelle Zidar is Co-Chairperson of the Litigation Department and serves on the Firm’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Since her admission to the Ohio Bar in 1996, she has practiced regularly before the Federal District Courts, Ohio Appellate District Courts, and Ohio Supreme Court. Her practice includes representing clients in complex business litigation, contract disputes, fiduciary and shareholder litigation, and employment law. She is an accomplished trial lawyer in the areas of eminent domain and defamation law. Rachelle is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (Litigation – Labor and Employment) and has been selected to the 2020-2025 Ohio Super Lawyers© List (Business Litigation).
Rachelle is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Rachelle is also a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan and Lorain County Bar Associations. Rachelle is actively philanthropic. She has worked with several charitable organizations over the years including Second Harvest Food Bank, the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, French Creek Branch and actively serves on the Board of Trustees of the Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation.
Education
- 1996 – Cleveland-Marshall School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
- 1993 – Bowling Green State University (B.A., magna cum laude)
Admissions
- State of Ohio
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
- Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation (Board of Directors, 2003-Present)
- Genesis House (Board of Directors, 2016-2019)
- Holy Trinity Development Team (2016)
- YMCA of Greater Cleveland, French Creek Branch (Community Advisory Board, 2018-Present)
- Lorain County Chamber of Commerce
- Lorain County Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
Recognitions & Awards
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers© List (2020-2025)
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (2025)
- Moot Court Board of Governors; National Order of Barristers
- Benton National Moot Court Competition Championship Team