Lori A. Ross

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Lori A. Ross

Biography

Lori Ross is a member of the Litigation Department and practices in all aspects of federal and state litigation with an emphasis in complex commercial litigation, class action and consumer law, employment law, and municipal law. She works on behalf of both Plaintiffs and Defendants. Ms. Ross’ employment law practice involves providing counsel and/or advocacy in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including matters involving non-competes or restrictive covenants, participating in proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Ohio and Kentucky Civil Rights Commissions related to claims for discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination.

On large class action cases, she has advocated for the rights of consumers and investors regionally and nationwide.  She has also successfully defended against class certification. In her complex commercial litigation practice, she has litigated and tried cases involving, among other things, Lanham Act violations, deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, and product safety matters. In her municipal practice, Ms. Ross is the Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Wyoming, Ohio.

Ms. Ross is also a professional mediator affiliated with the Center for Resolution of Disputes. As a mediator, she is retained by attorneys and/or corporations to act as a third-party neutral and to assist in compromising disputed claims through a formal mediation process.

Significant Representations

  • Successfully represented large national manufacturer against its competitor in trades secrets action
  • Assisted in certification of a nationwide class of consumers against a prominent cellular service provider
  • Represented national sales companies in employment matters
  • Successfully Represented Brokers and Associated Persons in FINRA arbitrations
  • Represented regional manufacturer in Deceptive Trade Practice and Lanham Act cases
  • Defeated certification of class action on behalf of large pharmaceutical company
  • Successfully mediated personal injury claims and employment and business disputes

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • How to Ensure that Your Company Does Not Become Another Casualty to Rising Employment Litigation (Impact, Volume 12, Issue 1)
  • Northern Kentucky University, Human Resources, Guest Lecturer:  Avoidance of  Common Pitfalls as a Human Resource Director
  • Ohio Labor and Employment Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010: Updates & Alerts on Labor and Employment Law in 2010
  • University of Cincinnati, MBE Program, Guest Lecturer: Use and Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Business

Areas of Concentration

  • Litigating wrongful termination, non-competes, and other employment-related claims.
  • Jury | bench trials
  • Appellate process
  • Consumer class action
  • Securities class action
  • Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
  • Lanham Act violations
  • Products Liability
  • Broker-Associated Person-Investor Disputes
  • Intellectual Property | Trade Secrets Disputes
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • FINRA arbitrations
  • Advertising law

Professional/Community Involvement

  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Northern Kentucky Bar Association
  • Ohio Supreme Court, Character & Fitness Review Committee, CBA
  • Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers Planning Committee
  • Women Helping Women, Secretary of the Board
  • Women Helping Women, Chairperson of Human Resources Committee
  • Cincinnati Public Schools, Volunteer Truancy Mediator
Shareholder

Cincinnati Office

The Federal Reserve Building
150 East Fourth Street
Fourth Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4018
P 513.768.9782
F 513.241.8259

www.strausstroy.com

Admitted to Practice

  • Ohio
  • Kentucky
  • U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Southern District Court of Ohio

Industry Experience

  • Manufacturing
  • Trucking
  • Financial
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Service Businesses
  • Banking and Securities Disputes
  • Consumer Products

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, (J.D.) Order of the Coif
  • Miami University, Magna Cum Laude

Honors & Recognition

Super Lawyers
  • Graduate of Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, 2007
  • Graduate of WE Lead Program, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, 2010
  • Ohio Super Lawyers, Rising Star