Nancy M. Bar

Nancy is a litigator with first chair jury trial experience handling a broad range of business litigation and employment-related issues. Nancy has national experience defending companies and individuals in individual and class action consumer cases involving the TCPA ("junk fax" and telemarketing) and FACTA in many jurisdictions, including Ohio, Alabama, California, Georgia, Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Florida. Nancy has significant experience litigating and counseling clients on employment issues including Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, WARN, ERISA and non-competition agreements, as well as related state law tort claims. She frequently assists clients who are planning reductions-in-force or early retirement incentive programs. She also represents clients in a wide variety of contract disputes, business torts, insurance coverage disputes and the enforcement of non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Nancy also frequently consults with companies and individuals in the drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, severance packages, and employment policies including those related to social media. She has second chair trial experience with a successful outcome for a client in an executive severance and retirement benefit dispute.

Prior to joining the firm, Nancy was a law clerk for Judge Patricia A. Seitz, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Nancy is admitted to practice in Ohio, the District of Columbia (inactive) and Pennsylvania (inactive). Nancy is admitted to practice in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for The Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Nancy is an Ohio State Bar Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law.