Lawrence F. Feheley Director (614) 462-5432 •     Download vCard Labor & Employee Relations, chair Litigation Mediation Services Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Focus

Practices primarily in the labor and employment law area, focusing on the representation of management in all aspects of labor and employee relations law. Larry chairs the labor and employee relations practice area at the firm.

Career Highlights

International Recognition

• Selected as one of America's Leading Business Lawyers in Employment Law by Chambers & Partners; United Kingdom
• Recognized in Who's Who Legal USA for Management, Labour & Employment Law (Law Business Research Ltd and International Bar Association; United Kingdom)
• Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in the World

National Recognition

• Elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
• Inducted into the Society of Outstanding Lawyers in America
• Listed as a life member in the National Registry of Who's Who
• Recognized in Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the Midwest

State and Local Recognition

• Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics magazine (5% of Ohio lawyers earn designation as a Super Lawyer)
• Chosen by his peers as one of Columbus' Top Lawyers in The Verdict by Columbus Business First
• Among the first attorneys to be certified as a Specialist in labor and employment law by the Ohio State Bar Assocation
• Board of Governors emeritus, Labor and Employment Law Section, Ohio State Bar Association

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

• Franklin University, Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management, adjunct professor
• Netcare Corporation, board of directors, member
• Ohio State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, member
• American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, member
• Columbus Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section and Fee Arbitration Panel, member
  

Publications and Presentations

Recent Presentations

Belated Removal of Employment Cases on the Basis of ERISA Preemption, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Winter 2003 Newsletter (Vol. 5 No. 1)

Top Ten Ways to Guarantee That One of Your Employees Will Sue You

Planning for Reductions in Force

New Twists on an Old Tale – Workplace Harassment

Managing Employee Performance

The Top Ten FMLA Mistakes Employers Make

Litigating Race, Disability and Other Non-Sexual Harassment Claims

How to Survive an OHSA Inspection

Ten Common But Dangerous Wage-Hour Mistakes

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education

Juris Doctorate (1973)
Cornell University Law School
With Distinction; Order of the Coif

Bachelor of Arts, Government (1969)
Cornell University
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