Beth received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from The University of Toledo in 1993 and a law degree magna cum laude from The University of Toledo College of Law in 1997.  She was an Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review and is a member of the Order of the Coif.

Publications:

• "Binding Arbitration of Employment Disputes: Opposing Pre-Dispute Agreements," 27 U.Tol. L. Rev. 921, 1996

Professional Memberships:

• Toledo Bar Association
  • Labor and Employment Committee
  • (Chair, June 2007 to present; Secretary, July 2005-June 2007)
• Ohio State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan

Representative Clients:

• First Energy
• Norplas Industries, Inc.
• LaFronteriza

• Ed Schmidt Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors LLC, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.  Co-counsel for plaintiff in action to enforce settlement agreement that required Chrysler to award dealership franchise to plaintiff and to recover damages for spoliation of evidence.
  
• National Fair Housing Alliance et al. v. Prudential Insurance Company, 208 F. Supp. 2d 46 (D.C. 2002)
  
• Toledo Fair Housing Center v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., 94 Ohio Misc.2d 14, 17, 127, 145, 151, 185, 186 (Lucas County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas 1993)
  
• Toledo Fair Housing Center v. Farmers Insurance Companies, 61 F. Supp.2d 681; 64 F. Supp. 2d 703 (N.D. Ohio 1999)

Speaking Engagements:

Speaker on topics including the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; Privacy in Employment; Discovery Skills and Practices; Hiring, Firing and Employee Discipline; the Confidentiality of Medical Records; and the Rights and Responsibilities of Adults in Ohio.

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Former Instructor, LSAT