Patricia A. Wise

Of Counsel

Phone: 419.517.9090
E-mail: Wise@niehausassociates.com
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Patricia A. Wise is a labor and employment lawyer at Niehaus & Associates, Ltd., and is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in that area of practice.  Patty has received Martindale-Hubbell's AV-Preeminent rating for her legal ability and high ethical standards.  She represents clients of all sizes in a variety of businesses, industries, and professions and focuses her practice on the areas of:

• Employment and Labor Law
• Business Litigation and Banking
• Civil Rights

Experience

Patty is a former senior vice president and in-house counsel for a billion dollar bank holding company and continues to serve many financial institution clients.  She is a frequent speaker for state banking associations and serves on the faculty of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. 

In addition to her legal practice, Patty has been a Visiting Professor or Adjunct Professor at The University of Toledo College of Law since 1999, teaching employment law as well as civil and political rights.  Patty trains and speaks extensively on employment law issues. She recently completed the second edition of her book, Understanding and Preventing Workplace Retaliation, published by the Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. and her article "Tweet, Tweet, You're Fired," was published in the ABA's Employment and Labor Relations Law Journal in 2009.

In 2006, Patty was appointed by the Supreme Court of Ohio to serve as a member of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.   In addition, she served as Special Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General from 2003 to 2007.

Areas of Practice

• Employment and Labor Law
• Business Litigation
• Civil Rights

Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1988

Education

• J.D., University of Toledo, 1985
• Graduate Degree, Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Delaware, 1993
• B.A.C., Bowling Green State University, 1982

Professional Involvement

• Federal Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association 
• Toledo Bar Association
• Ohio Management Lawyers Association
• National Association of College and University Attorneys

Civic and Cultural Involvement

• Owens Community College
• YMCA of Greater Toledo
• Toledo Community Foundation
• Hospice of Northwest Ohio
• Maumee Valley Country Day School

Publications:

• "Tweet, Tweet, You're Fired," ABA Employment and Labor Relations Law, Section of Litigation, Vol. 7 No. 4, Summer 2009
• Understanding and Preventing Workplace Retaliation, Thompson Publishing Group, 2000, 2007 (2nd Edition)
• "Coming Soon to a Court Near You: Changes in Employment Law," Ohio Record, Spring 2008
• "Uneven Odds for Employers Attempting to Get Even - The Status of Retaliation Claims After Burlington Northern,"  Inter Alia, Federal Bar Association, N.D.O.C., Fall 2007
• "Employers Pay for Retaliation," Ohio Record, Summer 2004
• "Fair Labor Standards Act Revisions," Ohio Record, Summer 2004
• "Disabilities Act Compliance Needn't Disable Your Bank," ABA Banking Journal, July 1997
• "Guidelines on How to Discipline and Discharge Employees Safely and Effectively," Ohio Banking News, August 1997
• "Bridging the Gap from Affirmative Action to Cultural Diversity: The Legal Societal, and Cultural Issues," 1993

Awards and Honors

• Inaugural Award, Public Service Commitment, University of Toledo College of Law Alumni, 2007
• Women of Toledo, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary, 2004
• Outstanding Achievement in Trusteeship, Ohio Association of Community Colleges Excellence Awards, 2003
• Milestones:  A Tribute to Women, Award for Achievements in Business, 2000
• Outstanding Community Service Award, Ohio State Bar Association, District 4, 1999
• Alumni Community Service Award, BGSU Alumni Association, 1996
• Inaugural Award, "Twenty Under 40" Community Leadership Award, Toledo Jaycees, 1996
• Ohio State Bar Association, Fellow, Class of 1999
• AV rated: Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating awarded for legal ability, ethics, and professionalism