Denise M. Hasbrook

• Obtained successful results for multiple clients seeking to enforce and defend non-compete agreements
• Extensive experience successfully litigating employment discrimination, trade secret and Lanham Act cases at trial and appellate levels
• Lead counsel in a case that established a bright line test for the age difference of a significantly younger employee in age discrimination; the decision was selected by Ohio Lawyers Weekly and Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of the six most important judicial decisions in Ohio and Michigan that year
• Lead counsel in Ohio Supreme Court decision resulting in an order vacating an injunction against a public utility to permit proper maintenance of its equipment
• Prepared Amicus Brief to Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of employer to successfully urge that the definition of "deliberate removal of equipment safety guard" be narrowly limited in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Company (2012-Ohio-5317)
• Successfully defended a claim from former employee seeking more than $2 million in indemnification for legal fees under the corporate bylaws

• Named to The Best Lawyers in America^®for Employment Law - Management (2012 & 2013)
• Named in "Who's Who in Toledo Area Law" by Toledo Business Journal (2009-2012)
• AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Served as in-house counsel for more than a decade for the nation's sixth largest public utility
• Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2005-2007, 2009-2011)
• Top 12 Superlawyers in Northwest Ohio listed in Corporate Counsel Edition of Top Attorneys in Employment Law (2008)
• Toledo Women's Bar Association, Arabella Babb Mansfield Woman of the Year Award (1999)
• The University of Toledo, Business Technology Department, Adjunct Professor for Business/Employment Law (1985-1989)
• Roetzel Toledo office, Partner-in-Charge (1998-2005)

Education

• Notre Dame High School Board of Trustees (2011-present)
• Mercy Health Partners, Northern Region for Catholic Health Partners
• Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees (2013)
• Chair of Regional Ethics Committee (2008-present)
• Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member overseeing seven hospitals in Northwest Ohio (2007-present)
• Bittersweet Farms Residence for Autistic Adults, Board Member (2003-2009)
• YWCA, Board Member (1995-2001), President (1997-1999)

• "Partnering for Success in Employment Cases: The Attorney's Role" - Inside the Minds: Resolving Employee Disputes & Litigation, Aspatore Books (2006)
• "Indemnity in Construction Agreements: Preserving the Site Owner's Rights" - Tort Law Journal of Ohio, West Publications (2006)
• "Challenging the Economist's Million Dollar Minor in a Wrongful Death Action" - OACTA Quarterly Issue (1999)

• "Restrictive Covenants & Deceptive Trade Practices" - Roetzel Corporate Counsel Forum, Cleveland & Columbus, Ohio (2011)
• "ADA - Two Decades Later" - Lawline, New York, New York (2011)
• "Vital Legal Considerations for Today's Employment Decisions" - Lawline, New York, New York (2009)
• "A Practical Guide to Terminations, Layoffs and Furloughs" - Toledo, Ohio (2009)
• "The Hiring Process" - Ohio Manufacturer's Association Webinar Series (2009)
• "Legislative Changes: ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation" - Sedgwick Claims Seminar Series (2009)
• "A Practical Guide to the Hiring Process" - Ohio Manufacturing Association (2009)