Joan C. Szuberla

Joan joined Spengler Nathanson in 1985 following her two year term as a law clerk to the Honorable John W. Potter, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. She appears regularly in federal and state trial and appellate courts. She concentrates in the areas of civil rights, public entity and law enforcement liability, employment law, and complex commercial litigation. Joan represents a number of public sector clients. She also assists clients in complying with complex federal and state laws.

Joan has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2011, 2012 and 2013 Editions), in the practice area of Civil Rights Law. Joan has been selected for inclusion in publication Ohio Super Lawyers 2012 and 2013 in the areas of Civil Rights/First Amendment, Employment & Labor and Civil Litigation Defense.

Representative Matters

• Horner v. Klein, Case No. 11-3442, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18372 (6th Circuit 2012)
• Dyno Construction Co. v. McWane, Inc., 198 F.3d 567 (6th Circuit 1999)
• Walborn v. Erie County Care Facility, 150 F.3d 584 (6th Circuit 1998)
• Ahmed v. University of Toledo, 822 F.2d 26 (6th Circuit 1987)
• Houck v. Bd. of Park Commrs. of the Huron Cty. Park Dist., 116 Ohio St.3d 148 (2007)
• Riehl v. Rossford, 2007-Ohio-3824
• Armaly v. Wapakoneta, 2006-Ohio-3629
• Siebenaler v. Montpelier, 113 Ohio App.3d 120 (1996)
• Picciuto v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 69 Ohio App.3d 789 (1990)