A highly responsive legal team guiding you through complex legal processes with personal service and attention to detail
A highly responsive legal team guiding you through complex legal processes with personal service and attention to detail.
Alissa J. Sammarco
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Practice Areas:
- Workers' Compensation (Ohio)
- Employment Law/Discrimination/Wrongful Termination
- Title IX, other discrimination
- Personal Injury
- Arbitration/Mediation
Arbitration Panels:
- US Postal Service / National Association of Letter Carriers 2021 – present
- Atlantic District Regular Panel
- Atlantic District Expedited Panel
- Southern District (OK/AR) Regular Panel
- Ohio Expedited Panel
Mediation Panels:
- US District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Volunteer Mediator Panel 2021 – present
Biography
Alissa J. Sammarco currently practices law as sole practitioner at The Sammarco Law Firm LLC. Her current practice focuses on employment discrimination, labor law, workers’ compensation, personal injury and health insurance denials. She has litigated a multitude of cases ranging from product liability, auto accidents, dog attacks, slip and falls, nursing home negligence to employment discrimination and more.
Since 2021, Ms. Sammarco has been a neutral arbitrator of disputes between the US Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers. She has rendered over 60 decisions on contractual as well as disciplinary issues. The issues include but are not limited to wage/hour, overtime assignment, bidding rights, unilateral changes, past practices, and just cause. She has decided additional issues of harassment and discrimination as well as application of federal benefits.
In 2023, Ms. Sammarco was added to the Neutral Mediator list for employment matters in the US District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Mediation Program.
Throughout her career, Ms. Sammarco has distinguished herself through service, receiving several awards. In 2012, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Ohio Association for Justice. She has served as Chair of the Women’s Caucus and Chair of the Employment Law Section for the Ohio Association for Justice.
Ms. Sammarco has been a regular presenter of employment law issues for the National Business Institute since 2012, and also with the Ohio Bar Association and AFL-CIO UCAN regarding work injuries. She has been a part of seminars including Personal Injury, Labor Law, Employment Law, Human Resource Practices, ERISA, and Disability Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
Ms. Sammarco is also a poet and has published a number of poetry collections.
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 1990
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- B.A. - 1987
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Economics
- Minor: Creative Writing
Bar Admission
- Ohio, 2004
- North Carolina, 2002
- California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2007
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1990
Honors
- Ohio Association for Justice, Board Member 2014 - 2017
- Ohio Association for Justice, Chair of Employment Section 2014 - 2015
- Ohio Association for Justice, Chair of Women’s Caucus 2012 - 2013
- Ohio Association for Justice, Distinguished Service Award 2012 - 2013
- Guilford County Association of Women Attorneys, Secretary 2003 - 2004
- San Diego Lawyers Club, Chairperson of Membership Committee 1995 - 1996
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Justice (CWRU Chapter) 1989 - 1990
- Student Public Interest Law Fellowship (CWRU) 1989
- Dean’s Literature Writing Contest, 1st Prize (Univ. of Rochester) 1985, ‘86, ‘87
- Pearl Stearling Evans Award for Most Promising Woman Writer 1986
Published Works
- NBI: Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now April 2020
- NBI: Personal Injury Litigation: Secrets and Insider Tips July 2019
- OSBA: Subrogation issues with Medicare, and Fed & State Work Comp Oct. 2018
- NBI Advanced Employment Law: What you Need to Know May 2018
- NBI: Advanced Employment Law: What you Need to Know Dec. 2016
- WVXU Radio: Around Cincinnati with Jane Durrell, Speaking about Nov. 2016 The Gallery Upstairs at The Greenwich
- OAJ: End Distracted Driving, Presentation to Seven Hills High School Oct. 2016
- AFL-CIO UCAN: Protecting the Rights of Disabled and Injured Workers Aug. 2016 Under ADA, FMLA and Workers Compensation Laws
- NBI: Litigating Slip, Trip and Fall Cases in Ohio: Discovery and Evidence Tips for the Plaintiff Attorney. Dec. 2015
- WVXU Radio: Around Cincinnati with Jane Durrell, Speaking about April 2015 The Gallery Upstairs at The Greenwich
- NBI: How Will ACA Reduce Damages Awards? How ACA will affect injured elderly and disabled clients? Ethical Considerations for Personal Injury Attorneys. Dec. 2014
- NBI: Maintaining an Ethical Practice & Aug. 2013 Protecting Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid Eligibility: Special Needs Trusts
- NBI: Auto Litigation from Start to Finish Aug. 2012
- Inns of Court: Cincinnati Chapter 2012
Classes and Seminars
- "Personal Injury Litigation: Secrets and Insider Tips" - Speaking on Medicare & Medicaid subrogation, Valuing Pain & Suffering Damages, and Text and phone evidence., NBI Seminars - July 31, 2019 - Cincinnati, OH
- "Negligence" - I spoke on Subrogation, Medicare, Medicaid, Ohio Workers’ Compensation, Federal Workers Compensation and Pro Rata Recovery., Ohio State Bar Association Seminar - October 2018
- "Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know", NBI Seminars - May 2018
- "Winter Education Seminar", Union Township Professional Firefighters, February 2017
- "Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know", NBI Seminars - December 2016
- "UCAN, Protecting Your Job When Injured: Workers' Compensation & Disability in Employment", AFL-CIO - August 2016
- "Litigating Slip Trip and Fall Cases in Ohio", NBI Seminars - December 2015
- "Affordable Care Act & Impact on Personal Injury Settlements & Ethics", NBI Seminars - December 2014
- "Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Litigation: Ethics; and Special Needs Trusts", NBI Seminars - August 2013
- "Auto Accident Litigation", NBI Seminars - August 2012
- “Ohio Employment Law 2023” – Speaking on ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices. December 13, 2023
- “Ohio Persona Injury Boot Camp: An Attorney’s Guide Through Personal Injury Cases – From A to Z” – Speaking on Conducting Thorough Client Intake and Pre-suite Investigation and Calculating Damages in Personal Injury. December 4, 2023.
- “Ohio Employment Law 2022” – Speaking on Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know and ADA Accommodations 2022: Ensuring Legal Best Practices. June 1, 2022.
- “Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now” – Speaking on Hiring and Recruiting. April 15, 2020.
Past Positions
- The Sammarco Law Firm, LLC, Cincinnati, OH , o Employment Law, FMLA, Wage/Hour Law, Personal Injury o Federal Sector EEO Claims o Workers Compensation, 2012
- Hochman & Plunkett Co., LPA, Cincinnati & Dayton, OH, o Personal Injury, Employment Law, FMLA, Wage/Hour Law, 2011 to 2012
- R. Steve Bowden & Associates, Greensboro, NC, o Personal Injury, 2002 to 2004
- Gerald D. Brody & Associates, San Diego, CA, o Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Employment, 1997 to 2001
- Hendrix & Associates, LLP, San Diego, CA, o Partner in Private Practice o Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Employment, 1996 to 1997
- Alissa J. Magenheim, San Diego, CA, o Solo Practitioner o Workers Compensation, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury , 1995 to 1996
- Mullen, Plummer & Badger, APC, San Diego, CA , o Associate Attorney o Insurance Defense, Workers’ Compensation , 1991 to 1995
- John Lawrence Allen, Esq., San Diego, CA , o Law Clerk/Associate Attorney, Securities Fraud Litigation , 1990 to 1991
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Professional Associations
- Ohio Supreme Court New Lawyer Mentoring Program, 2012 to Present
- Ohio State Bar Association, 2004 to Present
- Cincinnati Bar Association, 2004 to Present
- Inns of Court, Cincinnati Chapter, 2005 to 2019
- Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 to Present
- Ohio Association for Justice, 2004 to Present
- American Association for Justice, 2002 to 2011
- Greensboro Bar Association, 2002 to 2004
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002 to 2004
- North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 2002 to 2004
- Guilford County Association of Women Attorney, Member, 2002 to 2004
- North Carolina State Bar Association, 2002 to 2004
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 1995 to 2001
- Lawyers Club of San Diego, 1990 to 2001
- San Diego County Bar Association, 1990 to 2001
- Lawyer Referral & Information Service, Workers Compensation Panel, 1995 to 2001
- American Bar Association, 1990 – 1997, 2004 – 2011,and 2017 – present.
- Arbitrator for USPS/NALC AFL-CIO
- NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), Arbitration and Mediation Roster, 2025 – present
- The Labor Relations Agency of Alaska – Arbitration Panel, 2025 – present
Current Employment Position
- Owner