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Stacy Ann Hinners 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Associate
phone (513) 621-8800
fax (513) 621-8833
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Stacy Chubak Hinners focuses her practice on labor, employment and civil rights litigation on behalf of individuals and small businesses.  She is one of the youngest attorneys to be recognized by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law - an honor held by only a small percentage of attorneys statewide.

Ms. Hinners has been involved in all aspects of investigating, litigating and successfully resolving claims on behalf of clients in federal and state courts in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky against.  She has tried over ten jury trials and argued before state and federal courts of appeals against some of the nation's largest corporations, the United States government and the State of Ohio. 

In 2008, Ms. Hinners successfully petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  She has also been intregal in advocating for individuals'  internet privacy rights through class action litigation against government agencies and private businesses, including serving as lead co-counsel in class action litigaiton against the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Ohio Secretary of State and the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts. Ms. Hinners also serves as outside counsel to the Ohio Department of Youth Services Legal Assistance Program.

Prior to joining Mr. Mezibov's practice in 2004, Ms. Hinners served as Law Clerk to Judge John W. Kessler in Dayton, Ohio for three years.  She also served as a hearing officer for Greene County Juvenile Court's innovative teen court program.

Ms. Hinners is a graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, where she was a member of the national Civil Rights Moot Court team and the school's Mock Trial team, where she was named "best overall advocate" at a regional competition. Ms. Hinners earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude, from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she won several national sports writing awards for her work with college's sports information department.

 

Year Joined Organization:
2004
Areas of Practice:
75% Employment Law
20% Civil Rights
5% Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Labor and Employment, Ohio State Bar Association, 2008


Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Education:
University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio, 2003
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court, Mock Trial, Omicron Delta Kappa


Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, USA, 2000
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List, Moot Court
Major:  Politics & Government


Representative Cases:
Jolliff v. NLRB, 513 F.3d 600 (6th Cir. 2008)
Lambert v. Hartmann, 517 F.3d 433 (6th Cir. 2008)
Meyer v. United Parcel Service, 882 N.E.2d. 31 (Ohio 1st Dist 2007)
State v. Rivas, 875 N.E.2d (Ohio 2nd Dist 2007)
Fischer v. Rizzo Brothers Painting Contractors, Inc., 403 F.Supp.2d 593 (E.D. Ky. 2005)
Estep v. Blackwell, 2006 WL 3469569 (S.D. Ohio 2006)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Recent Cases in Employment Law from the Supreme Court, Clermont County Bar Association, 2007 - Present


Honors and Awards:
Who's Who in America, 2008 - 2009


Who's Who in American Women, 2009 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present
Member


Cincinnati Bar Association, 2003 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Judge John W. Kessler, Montgomery County, Law Clerk, 2001 - 2004


Greene County Juvenile Court - Teen Court Program, Hearing Officer, 2001 - 2003


Pro Bono Activities:
Greater Cincinnati Legal Aid Volunteeer Lawyers Project, 2004 - Present