Karen Soehnlen McQueen

Karen is a director of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. with a practice that focuses on areas of employment litigation and labor, representing employers in all labor matters throughout widely diversified industries.   

Professional Experience:

• Advocates for employers in State and Federal Courts, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission
• Serves as a mediator or arbitrator in many disputes
• Frequent presenter to business and community groups regarding various labor issues including discrimination, sexual harassment and family medical leave

Education:

• Ohio Northern University, B.S. B.A. Degree in Economics and Management, 1981
• Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude 1984; named to the Order of the Coif, former editor-in-chief of the Law Journal

Notable Presentations and Publications:

• "Family Medical Leave:  Continuing Challenges"
• "New Regulation: GINA & American with Disabilities Act Compliance"
• "Employment Law for Supervisors"
• "Conducting Internal Investigations"
• "Discrimination & Unlawful Sexual Harassment"
• "Employment Issues"
• “Isn’t Showing Up a Requirement of the Job?:  Managing Employee Leaves”
• "Department of Transportation: Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use & Testing
• "Fair Housing and Harassment Issues"
• “Practical Issues in Implementing Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)”
• “Current Issues In FMLA, Equal Pay Act & Intern Rules”
• "What is Workplace Harassment?"
• "Unlawful Harassment and FMLA"
• “GINA RULES  [Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008, Final Rules Effective January 2011]”

Courts and Bar Associations:

• Ohio, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2004
• Stark County Bar Association, Member
• Ohio State Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member

Professional and Community Affiliations:

• Aultman College, Chair and Member, Board of Directors
• Stark Community Foundation, Member, Board of Directors
• United Way of Stark County, Past Board Member
• Holy Cross Academy, Member, Board of Directors
• Aultman Women's Board
• Litigation Council, Fellow
• Former Board Member: Aultman Health Foundation
• Former Board Member: Canton Symphony Orchestra
• Former President and former Board Member: Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio
• Past President & Former Board Member: Junior Achievement of Stark County
• Leadership Stark County, 3^rd Graduating Class

Honors & Awards:

• AV Preeminent® rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers® 2008-current
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2007-current
• Listed as Best Lawyers 2015, 2017, 2020 Employment Law Management "Lawyer of the Year" - Akron area
• Listed as Best Lawyers 2018 Labor Law Management "Lawyer of the Year - Akron Area
• Listed as Best Lawyers 2012 Litigation - Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year” – Akron area
• Listed as one of the Top 50 women in the state - Ohio Super Lawyers® (2010-2012, 2014-2016)
• Listed as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the state - Ohio Super Lawyers® (2016)
• Listed as one of the Top 25 Women Cleveland Lawyers® (2009)
• Selected a Leading Lawyer in the northeast Ohio region by Inside Business Magazine (2010)
• Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
• Recipient of the Canton Jaycees Distinguished Service Award