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Karen D. Adinolfi
Partner
Akron
222 South Main Street
Akron OH 44308
Phone: (330) 849-6773
Fax: (330) 376-4577
kadinolfi@ralaw.com
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Ms. Adinolfi focuses her practice on the areas of labor and employment litigation, regulatory compliance and union matters. Her clients have included a diversified energy company, an international tire manufacturer, political subdivisions, a national bank, refining, marketing and transportation companies, public utilities, non-profits, small businesses, and educational institutions. She has represented her clients in matters such as discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation, arbitration proceedings, and appeals and administrative proceedings before the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, and the Department of Labor.

 
Accomplishments
  • Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2005-2011)
  • The Honorable Deborah Cook, Supreme Court of Ohio - Judicial Attorney (2001) and Intern (2000)
Professional Affiliations
  • Akron Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
Admissions
  • Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Publications
Presentations
  • "Employee Medical Records" - Roetzel Employment Law & Workers' Compensation: Legal Update (2011)
  • "Social Media- Dealing with New Challenges in 2011" - Society for Human Resource Management, Akron (May 2011)
  • "Field of Dreams: Social Media" - Roetzel Spring Training Employment Law Seminar (March 2011)
  • "Social Media- Dealing with New Challenges" - Roetzel Seminar: Looking Beyond the Horizon- Adapting to a New Business Climate (November 2010)
  • "Employment Records" - Roetzel Seminar (November 2002; July 2005)
  • "Social Media" - Roetzel Seminar (August 2009)
  • "Effective Administration of Unemployment Claims" (September & October 2009)
Education
  • 2001 J.D., The University of Akron, School of Law
    • summa cum laude
    • Law Review - Citations Editor (2000-2001) and Staff Member (1999-2000)
    • New York Bar Moot Court Competition (1999-2000)
    • American Bar Association Moot Court Competition (2001)
  • 1995 M.A., Kent State University
    • summa cum laude
  • 1992 B.A., The University of Toledo
    • magna cum laude
Languages Spoken
  • Conversant in French