Heather Renée Adams
Shareholder
41 South High Street
Huntington Center, 21st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
P 312.241.9991
F 614.463.9792
P 312.241.9991 | F 614.463.9792
Overview
Heather is a commonsense, driven, traditional labor and employment attorney who provides practical guidance to employers across a spectrum of commercial and employment litigation matters, including single-plaintiff and multi-party cases, high-stakes whistleblower actions, wage and hour disputes, restrictive covenant litigation, and various other areas of employment law. She has practiced before federal and state and appellate courts. She also has a wealth of experience defending employers before civil rights and fair employment administrative agencies and commissions across the country. Heather has represented clients from diverse industries, including: transportation; federal, state and local government; higher education; healthcare; financial services and global retailers. Heather has given numerous presentations on development with the traditional labor and employment law landscape, litigation strategies, and workplace solutions.
Clients call on Heather to provide general counseling services and leadership with respect to implementing preventative measures and resolving disputes using alternative methods. She also has valuable experience representing employers in union disputes, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, fact-findings, conciliations, and hearings. Heather is also a highly sought-after investigator and routinely performs internal investigations and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility assessments.
Services
Education
-
DePaul University College of Law,
J.D.
- Rule of Law Journal, Managing Editor
- West Virginia State University, B.S., Business Administration
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Recognitions
- Presidential Award, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., 2016-2017
- Selected as an "Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine (2017-2021)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2023)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Ohio Women's Bar Foundation
- Vice President
- Leadership Institute Class of 2019-2020
- Just the Beginning Foundation
- 2022 Annual Conference Planning Committee
- 2020 National Conference, Planning Committee
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, National Diversity Committee, Chair
- DePaul University College of Law, Dean's Advisory Council, Member
Insights
Alerts
The NLRB Claims That It Is Returning to Prior Precedent Restricting the Use of Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements, but Is It Really? (Mar 9, 2023)
Proposed OSHA Rule Would Result in Changes to Inspection Procedures (Jan 19, 2023)
FTC Proposed Rule Would Ban Non-Competition Agreements (Jan 5, 2023)
The Speak Out Act Ends the Silencing of Sexual Assault Victims Through Nondisclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements (Jan 4, 2023)
Back Pay Plus: NLRB Permits Employees To Recover “Foreseeable” Damages From Employers for Labor Law Violations (Dec 14, 2022)
Podcast
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Best Practices for Handling Healthcare Employee Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment Claims (Mar 10, 2023)
Firm News
22 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (Dec 29, 2022)
Roetzel Shareholder Heather Renée Adams to Speak at 2022 Annual Legislative Conference (Sep 22, 2022)
Roetzel Welcomes Labor & Employment Shareholder in Columbus (Mar 21, 2022)
Services
- Employment Litigation
- Appellate
- Employment
- Equal Opportunity / Anti-Discrimination Law
- Wage & Hour Compliance
- Labor Relations
Overview
Heather is a commonsense, driven, traditional labor and employment attorney who provides practical guidance to employers across a spectrum of commercial and employment litigation matters, including single-plaintiff and multi-party cases, high-stakes whistleblower actions, wage and hour disputes, restrictive covenant litigation, and various other areas of employment law. She has practiced before federal and state and appellate courts. She also has a wealth of experience defending employers before civil rights and fair employment administrative agencies and commissions across the country. Heather has represented clients from diverse industries, including: transportation; federal, state and local government; higher education; healthcare; financial services and global retailers. Heather has given numerous presentations on development with the traditional labor and employment law landscape, litigation strategies, and workplace solutions.
Clients call on Heather to provide general counseling services and leadership with respect to implementing preventative measures and resolving disputes using alternative methods. She also has valuable experience representing employers in union disputes, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, fact-findings, conciliations, and hearings. Heather is also a highly sought-after investigator and routinely performs internal investigations and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility assessments.
Education
-
DePaul University College of Law,
J.D.
- Rule of Law Journal, Managing Editor
- West Virginia State University, B.S., Business Administration
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Recognitions
- Presidential Award, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., 2016-2017
- Selected as an "Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine (2017-2021)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2023)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Ohio Women's Bar Foundation
- Vice President
- Leadership Institute Class of 2019-2020
- Just the Beginning Foundation
- 2022 Annual Conference Planning Committee
- 2020 National Conference, Planning Committee
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, National Diversity Committee, Chair
- DePaul University College of Law, Dean's Advisory Council, Member
Insights
Alerts
The NLRB Claims That It Is Returning to Prior Precedent Restricting the Use of Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements, but Is It Really? (Mar 9, 2023)
Proposed OSHA Rule Would Result in Changes to Inspection Procedures (Jan 19, 2023)
FTC Proposed Rule Would Ban Non-Competition Agreements (Jan 5, 2023)
The Speak Out Act Ends the Silencing of Sexual Assault Victims Through Nondisclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements (Jan 4, 2023)
Back Pay Plus: NLRB Permits Employees To Recover “Foreseeable” Damages From Employers for Labor Law Violations (Dec 14, 2022)
Podcast
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Best Practices for Handling Healthcare Employee Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment Claims (Mar 10, 2023)
Firm News
22 Roetzel Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (Dec 29, 2022)
Roetzel Shareholder Heather Renée Adams to Speak at 2022 Annual Legislative Conference (Sep 22, 2022)
Roetzel Welcomes Labor & Employment Shareholder in Columbus (Mar 21, 2022)