About Cathleen Marie Bolek, Esq.

For more than twenty years, Cathleen Bolek has been advocating for individuals in employment cases.

A respected member of the legal community, Cathleen has been recognized as one of the top 25 Women Lawyers in Cleveland, and one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio, by Ohio Superlawyers Magazine. That publication has consistently named her to its list. In addition, Cathleen has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 2012 and has been given Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating, “AV Preeminent,”® every year since 2005. Avvo.com gives Cathleen its highest rating as well: “Superb.”

Cathleen is a frequent speaker on employment law and legal ethics, and is active in the legal community. She is Vice President/President-Elect of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys and a former member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Board of Trustees Executive Committee. She serves on the Ohio State Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Gay and Lesbian Rights
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
    • Mediation
  • Civil Rights
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Other 32
    • Age Discrimination
    • Disability and Illness Discrimination
    • National Origin Discrimination
    • Race Discrimination
    • Religious Discrimination
    • Sex Discrimination
    • Employment -- Employee
    • Affirmative Action -- Employee
    • Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
    • Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
    • Employee Rights -- Employee
    • Employment Contracts -- Employee
    • Employment Discrimination -- Employee
    • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
    • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee
    • Pensions
    • Benefits and Compensations -- Employee
    • Sexual Harassment -- Employee
    • Wage and Hours -- Employee
    • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee
    • Wrongful Termination -- Employee
    • Ethics and Professional Responsibility
    • Ethics
    • Professional Responsibility
    • Wages and Hours
    • Federal Appellate Practice
    • Federal Trial Practice
    • State Appellate Practice
    • State Trial Practice
    • Whistleblower
    • Qui Tam
    • Product Liability

Practice Details

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    Free initial consultation
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
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    Zoom
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  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    Bolek Besser Glesius LLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Cehrs v. Northeast Ohio Alzheimer's Research Ctr., 155 F. 3d 775, 4 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1509, 8 A.D. Cases 825, 13 NDLR P 168 (6th Cir. 1998)
    Clevel
    Metropolitan Bar Association v. Lockshin, Ohio St.3d (2010)
    Gliner v. Saint-Gobain Norton Indus. Ceramics Corp., 89 Ohio St.3d 414, 732 N.E.2d 389 (2000) (amicus curiae)
    Clevel
    Bar Assn. v. Feneli, 86 Ohio St.3d 102, 712 N.E.2d 119 (1999)
    Clevel
    Bar Assn. v. Allanson, 83 Ohio St.3d 304, 699 N.E.2d 92(1998)
    Phillips v. Burt, 77 Ohio St.3d 1229, 673 N.E.2d 1380 (1997)
    Hyde v. Reynoldsville Casket Co., 68 Ohio St. 3d 240, 626 N.E.2d 75 (1994) (amicus curiae)
    Hardwick v. Sherwin Williams Co., 91 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 142, (2003)-Ohio-657 (8th Dist. 2003)
    Johnson v. Univ. Hosp. of Clevel
    , 150 Ohio App.3d 256, 780 N.E.2d 619 (8th Dist. 2002)
    Blanton v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Elections, 150 Ohio App.3d 61, 779 N.E.2d 788, 90 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 600 (8th Dist. 2002)
    Shalkhauser v. Medina, 148 Ohio App.3d 41, 772 N.E.2d 129 (9th Dist. 2002)
    Hood v. Diamond Prod., Inc., 137 Ohio App.3d 9, 738 N.E.2d 6 (9th Dist. 2000)
    Takach v. Am Med. Tech., 128 Ohio App.3d 457, 715 N.E.2d 577 (8th Dist. 1998), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted at 85 Ohio St.3d 1213, 709 N.E.2d 169 (1999)
    Harmon v. Philip Morris Inc., 120 Ohio App.3d 187, 697 N.E.2d 270 (8th Dist. 1997)
    Reese v. Euclid Cleaning Contrs., Inc., 103 Ohio App.3d 141, 658 N.E.2d 1096 (8th Dist. 1995)
    Mathis v. St. Alexis Hosp. Assoc., 99 Ohio App.3d 159, 650 N.E.2d 141 (8th Dist. 1994)
    Steele v. Auburn Vocational School Dist., 104 Ohio App.3d 204, 661 N.E.2d 767, 107 Ed. Law Rep. 273 (11th Dist. 1994), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted at 74 Ohio St.3d 1280, 658 N.E.2d 304 (1996).
  • Pro Bono Services

    Cathleen Bolek demonstrates her strong commitment to ethics and professionalism in the practice of law through her pro bono activities. She is a volunteer trial counsel to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Grievance Committee, representing the Bar Association in the prosecution of grievances. She has been a member of the Character and Fitness Committee for more than ten years, interviewing candidates for the Ohio Bar to determine their fitness to practice law. In 2005, she was one of four local attorneys who worked together to found the Cleveland Employment Inns of Court, an organization dedicated to promoting collegiality and professionalism in the practice of law.

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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1992, Ohio
    1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
    1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
    2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
    2014, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
    Memberships
    Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
    Ohio Woman's Bar Association
    Ohio Association for Justice (Member, Board of Trustees
    Chair, Employment and Federal Law Section)
    Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Trustees)
    National Employment Lawyers' Association
    Ohio Employment Lawyers' Association
    Cleveland Employment Inns of Court (Founding Member, Master of the Bench).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Case Western Reserve University
    Class of 1992
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Syracuse University
    Class of 1988
    A.B.
    Political Science

    Syracuse University
    Class of 1988
    A.B.
    cum laude

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Monarch Centre, 5885 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 302Cleveland, OH 44124U.S.A.

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  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Cathleen Marie Bolek, Esq. is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
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    Yes, Cathleen Marie Bolek, Esq. has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Bolek Besser Glesius LLC has 3 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Cathleen Marie Bolek, Esq. attended Case Western Reserve University.