Employment law attorney sees recurring themes due to current economy

Pamela Krivda is a certified employment and labor law attorney in Columbus who represents management in employment and labor matters, and she is seeing some recurring themes due to the current economic climate.

“We are seeing a lot more charges of discrimination as employers are downsizing,” Krivda said. “As more people are let go, they are taking their complaints to an administrative agency. We are also seeing an increase in the number of companies that want employment separation agreements written when they are reducing staff.”

Krivda chairs the Ohio State Bar Association’s (OSBA) Labor and Employment Law Section and frequently presents employment-related continuing legal education programs. She also served as a member of the OSBA Future of the Legal Profession Advisory Committee. She sees her service as an opportunity to give back to the profession while getting to know other lawyers. “This bar association is especially great to be involved with,” she said. “I think it’s the most active bar association in the country, and it has well-thought out programs to assist those in the legal profession.”

Krivda has also helped the Central Ohio community by providing free or reduced-fee legal services to boards and non-profit organizations. “It is good work well done for a constituency that for one reason or another is underserved, and I am grateful to be able to give back.”

She is an active member of the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church and she volunteers for Conestoga, a group that raises funds for the Ohio Historical Society. Krivda lives in the Upper Arlington area with her husband, Pat.

A partner at the Columbus law firm of Chester Willcox & Saxbe, she earned her law degree from Capital University. Having received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University, she is a Buckeye football fanatic. “Don’t think for a minute that I wouldn’t drop everything and run toward campus if Coach Tressel found a spot for me on his staff.”

See the video interview with Krivda.

Check out more feature articles about outstanding OSBA members.

Cincinnati
Michael N. Barnett, Western & Southern Financial Group, E. Richard Oberschmidt, Frost Brown Todd LLC, and W. Russell Wilson, Frost Brown Todd LLC, have each been awarded “Practitioner of the Year” by the Real Property Law Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association.

Charles E. Strain, Charles E Strain Atty at Law, has been sworn in as president and Darrin E. Nye, Mulvey & Muller LLC, has been sworn in as vice president of the Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati.

Cleveland
Deborah A. Coleman, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, has received the designation of IMI certified mediator from the American Arbitration Association.

José C. Feliciano, Baker Hostetler, has received the ORT America Jurisprudence Award.

Stephen H. Gariepy, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, has been elected to the board of directors for the Cleveland International Piano Competition.

Columbus
Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, Supreme Court of Ohio, has been named to the advisory committee of the O'Connor Judicial Selection Initiative.

Jeffrey D. Porter, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter, has been selected to serve on the policy steering committee of the national eHealth Initiative.

Susan D. Rector, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn, has been presented with the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Board Leadership Award.

Carl D. Smallwood, Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP, has been honored by the Columbus Bar Association for his leadership in promoting diversity in the legal profession.

Geoffrey Stern, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter, has been inducted as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

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