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Phone: (419) 241-1200
Fax: (419) 720-3427
Email:
dorner@cooperwalinski.com
Areas of Practice:
Licensed:
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
Education:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988, J.D.
Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, 1985, B.S.
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| Renisa A. Dorner |
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| Renisa practices primarily in the area of civil litigation, with emphasis in employment law, school law, ERISA, risk management, and tort liability. Her diverse clientele includes individuals, small service businesses, large manufacturing corporations, and school districts. Renisa has successfully tried cases involving contract disputes, premises liability, personal injury, employment termination, harassment, workers' compensation, and commercial disputes. Renisa lectures frequently on labor and employment law topics, as well as on dispute resolution and litigation topics.
Before joining Cooper & Walinski in 2007, Renisa was a partner in a boutique employment law and litigation law firm for 11 years. Renisa is also a Master of the Bench in the American Inns of Court, Morrison R. Waite Chapter.
Renisa received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Defiance College in 1985 and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1988.
Professional Memberships:
- Toledo Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Inns of Court - Morrison R. Waite Chapter, Master of the Bench
Representative Clients:
- Ice Industries Inc.
- Root Learning Inc.
- YMCA/JCC of Greater Toledo
- Fiske Brothers Refining Co.
Representative Cases:
- Davies v. Centennial Life Insurance Co. (S.D. Ohio, 1995) – ERISA defense case
- White v. Ace Hardware (Montgomery County, 1996) – workers compensation death case
- Mohler v. Findlay TV (Hancock County, 1996) – gender discrimination case (male)
- Ekholm v. Willis Day Moving & Storage (Wood County, 2001) – personal injury insurance defense
- NLRB v. Acklin Stamping (2006) – employee termination
Presentations:
- Supervisor’s Training – The Employer’s Association
- Legal Update Annually - The Employer's Association
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