Niki Zola Schwartz
Principal at NZS.ADR LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 57 years of experience
Appellate, Class Actions, Contracts, Discrimination, Education, Employment, Insurance, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Harassment, Civil Rights, Wrongful Death
18405 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122
About Niki Zola Schwartz
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Contracts
- Discrimination
- Education
- Employment
- Insurance
- Legal Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Professional Malpractice
- Sexual Harassment
- Civil Rights
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, OhioJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: <i>summa cum laude</i>
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1960B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Representative Cases
- Ward v. Village of Monroeville, Ohio, 93 S.Ct. 80 (U.S.Ohio 1972)
- Palmer v. City of Euclid, Ohio, 91 S.Ct. 1563 (U.S.Ohio 1971)
- City of Bowling Green v. Lodico, 228 N.E.2d 325 (Ohio 1967)
- Village of Monroeville v. Ward, 409 U.S. 57 (Ohio 1972)
- Taylor v. Perini, 431 F.Supp. 566 (N.D.Ohio 1977)
- State v. Audrey Iacona, 93 Ohio St.3d 83 (2001)
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight Inc., 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
- Routman v. Automatic Data Processing Inc., 873 F. 2nd 970 (6th Cir. 1989)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
Other Affiliations
- University of Toledo (Assistant Professor of Law)
- Berkman, Gordon, Kancelbaum & Schwartz (Associate, Partner)
- American Inns of Court (William K. Thomas Chapter), Master Bencher Emeritus
- Mediator, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution (1992-2003)
- Ohio Department of Education (Impartial Hearing Officer in Education of the Handicapped Cases)
- Referee in Teacher Termination Cases
- Ohio Eighth District Judicial Conference, Life Member
- Ohio Supreme Court, Rules Advisory Committee (1993-1998), Vice Chair (1998)
- Shaker Heights Municipal Court, 1978 - 1979 (Acting Judge)
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Greater Cleveland Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Contracts
- Discrimination
- 1 mile away
- 7.8 miles away
- 7.6 miles away
- 0.6 mile away
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