Cathleen M. Bolek
Work in Bolek Besser Glesius LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment, Discrimination, Disability, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Same Sex, Mediation, Labor Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Federal, State, Local & Municipal
Monarch Centre Suite 302, 5885 Landerbrook Drive, Cleveland, OH 44124
About Cathleen M. Bolek
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Discrimination
- Disability
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Termination
- Same Sex
- Mediation
- Labor Law
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Federal
- State, Local & Municipal
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992J.D.
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1988A.B.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Cehrs v. Northeast Ohio Alzheimer's Research Center, 155 F.3d 775, 4 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1509, 8 A.D. Cases 825 (U.S. Court of App., Sixth Circuit 1998)
- Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Lockshin, 125 Ohio st.3d 529, 2010-Ohio-2207 (Ohio Supr. Ct. 2010)
- Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Greenberg, 112 Ohio st.3d 138, 858 N.E..2d 400, 2006-Ohio6519 (Ohio Supr. Ct. 2006)
- Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Feneli, 86 Ohio st.3d 102, 712 N.E.2d 119, 1999-Ohio-140 (Ohio Supr. Ct. 1999)
- Phillips v. Burt, 77 Ohio St.3d 1229, 673 N.E..2d 1380, 1997-Ohio-268 (Ohio Supr. Ct. 1997)
- Groening v. Pitney Bowes, Inc., 105 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 938 (Ohio App., 8th Dist. 2009)
- Hardwick v. Sherwin Williams Co., 91 Fair Empl. Prac.Cas. (BNA) 142, 2003-Ohio-657 (Ohio App., 8th Dist. 2003)
- Johnson v. Univ. Hosp. of Cleveland, 150 Ohio App.3d 256, 780 N.E.2d 619, 2002-Ohio-6338 (Ohio App., 8th Dist. 2002)
- Blanton v. Cuyahoga cty. Bd. of Elections, 150 Ohio App.3d 61, 779 N.E.2d 788, 90 Fair Empl. Prac.Cas. (BNA) 600, 2002-Ohio-6044 (Ohio App., 8th Dist. 2002)
- Blatnik v. Avery Dennison Corp., 148 Ohio App.3d 494, 774 N.E.2d 282, 2002-Ohio-1682 (Ohio App. 11th Dist. 2002)
- Hood v. Diamond Prod., Inc., 137 Ohio App.3d 9, 738 N.E.2d 6 (Ohio App. 9th Dist. 2000)
- Harmon v. Phillip Morris Inc., 120 Ohio App. 3d 187, 697 N.E.2d 270 (Ohio App. 8th Dist. 1997)
- Reese v. Euclid Cleaning Contrs., Inc., 103 Ohio App.3d 141, 658 N.E.2d 1096 (Ohio App. 8th Dist. 1995)
- Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Gruttadaurio, 136 Ohio St.3d 283, 2013-Ohio-3662 (Ohio 2013)
Classes and Seminars
- Employment Law Overview: Recognizing the Cause of Action and Protecting the Statute of Limitations, Ohio Association for Justice, 2011
- Ethics Issues in Employment Litigation, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2010
- Trial Tactics and Strategies, Cleveland Employment Lawyers Association, 2009
- Employment Rights of People with Disabilities, Eastern Ohio Rehabilitation Association, 2008
- The Fair Labor Standards Act and the Non-Public Employee, Ohio Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2007
- The Litigating Game; Must Adversaries be Enemies?, Ohio Employment Inns of Court, 2007
- Sanctions, Frivolous Conduct, and the Professional Lawyer, The Cleveland Employment Lawyers' Association, 2005
- Yin & Yang of Trying an Employment Case, The Cleveland Bar Association, 2005
- Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2004
- Employer Mandated Arbitration, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, 2004
- Discovery Hassles, The Cleveland Employment Lawyers' Association, 2002
- Ohio Employment Torts and Employment at Will, The Cleveland Employment Lawyers' Association, 2000
- Mock Sexual Harassment Trial, Cleveland Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Seminar, 2000
- Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse: A Panel Discussion, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1999
- IOLTA Nuts and Bolts, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Ethics Seminar, 2011 - Present
- Civility in Employment Litigation, Federal Bar Association, Cleveland Chapter, Labor and Employment Law Seminar, 2012 - Present
- Expanding Protected Classes, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Northern Ohio Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2012 - Present
- Employment Law for Personal Injury Lawyers, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2013 - Present
- Discovery in Employment Cases: The Duty to Preserve and Collect Evidence, Determining What to Produce and Avoiding Sanctions, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Northern Ohio Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2013 - Present
- IOLTA Dos and Don’ts, Ohio Association for Justice Winter Convention, 2013 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1995
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Ohio Association for Justice, 2009 - 2014 (Member, Board of Trustees)
- Ohio Association for Justice, Employment Law Section, 2009 - 2014 (Chair)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2011 - 2014 (Member, Board of Trustees)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1997 - Present (Trial Counsel to Grievance Committee)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Bar Admissions Committee)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Member, Bar Admissions Appeal Subcommittee)
- Cleveland Employment Inns of Court, 2005 - Present (Founding Member, Master of the Bench)
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2005 - Present (Member, Board of Trustees)
- Ohio Employment Lawyers Associations, 1998 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice, 1993 - Present (Member)
- Cleveland Employment Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 19 years of experienceEmployment, Discrimination, Disability, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Litigation, Appellate, Federal, State, Local & Municipal
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
- Discrimination
- Disability
- Sexual Harassment
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