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Kevin J. Breen has been in the private practice of law for 28 years after graduating from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1986, where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in the law of evidence and served as a judicial extern to The Honorable Alvin I. Krenzler, retired United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland.. After practicing at large firms in both Akron (Roetzel & Andress) and Cleveland (Thompson, Hine), between 1986 and 1994, Mr. Breen started his own practice focusing on the areas of business litigation, contract, employment law and educational law.  His practice has expanded to include additional practices areas.  He has successfully operated his own firm for the past 20 years.  Mr. Breen is a well-known and widely respected trial and appellate lawyer. He appears regularly in both State and Federal Courts in Ohio.  He has served as lead counsel in several reported cases including, Radcliff v. Steen Elec., Inc., 64 Ohio  161, 841 N.E.2d 794 (Ohio App. 9 Dist. 2005); Stipkala v. Bank One, N.A., 2005-Ohio-16, C. A. 21986, 05-LW-0039 (9th App. Dist.) Stan Alan Acceptance Corp. v. Chapman, 2004-Ohio-4330, C.A. 21873, 04-LW-3586 (9th App. Dist.) Holiday Properties, Inc. v. Lowrie, 2003-Ohio-1136, C.A. 21055 & 21133, 03-LW-0838 (9th App. Dist.) Johnson's Janitorial Serv. v. Alltel Corp., 92 Ohio 327, 635 N.E.2d 60 (9th App. Dist. 1993) Lyons v. Cross Roads Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., 61 Ohio 180, 576 N.E.2d 835 (Ohio . 1990); Lee v. Gross Lumber Co., 57 Ohio 52, 566 N.E.2d 696 (Ohio App. 9 Dist. 1989); and Akron Golf Charities, Inc. v. Limbach, Tax Com'r, 34 Ohio St.3d 11, 516 N.E.2d 222 (Ohio 1987). His office is located in Fairlawn.. Mr. Breen is an active and longtime member of the Akron Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association.  He has been a long standing member of the Lawyer Referral Service of the Akron Bar Association and other committees of the bar.  He has served on the Government Affairs Committee of the Akron Regional Development Board as well as the Social Services Advisory Board of Summit County.

Joy Malek Oldfield is an attorney at Hill Hardman Oldfield, LLC. She represents plaintiffs in cases involving medical and other professional malpractice, insurance disputes, automobile collisions, business/contract disputes and employment litigation. Joy has tried cases, argued appeals and successfully handled mediations and arbitrations in both state and federal court.. In 2007, Joy received the Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Association for Justice, the state's largest victim's rights advocacy group. She was also named an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star in Cincinnati Magazine's 2007 and 2010 editions.. Joy currently serves an appointed term on the Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel, created by Governor Ted Strickland to assist in the selection of judges for vacancies in Ohio courts. She has lectured on ethics, insurance law and personal injury before the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Business Institute.. Joy and her husband, Charlie Oldfield (a Youngstown attorney) reside in Cuyahoga Falls with their daughters, Amelia and Alana.

I represent corporate and government whistleblowers who have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of the American taxpayer in the last 20 years.   Beyond that, I have a general practice representing people for employment issues, dealing with local government, injuries, bankruptcy, and criminal defense.

I focus on understanding my clients’ business and strategic goals so that I can aid in their success.  I am driven to help my clients be market leaders.. My practice focuses on all aspects of corporate law, health law, and mergers and acquisitions.  My clients are primarily entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, healthcare providers, tax-exempt organizations, and companies focused on renewable energy. In addition to serving as a lawyer for my clients, I particularly enjoy assisting my clients with strategic planning and business development, and my clients frequently ask me to present issues at Board of Director and other governance meetings.

Christine's Workers' Compensation practice focuses on defense of employers large and small.  She also handles employment cases including wrongful termination, age discrimination, and hostile work environments.  Her practice also focuses on various general civil litigation including personal injury, contracts, and insurance cases.  Christine gained experience in some of the largest firms in Ohio before starting her own law firm.  She built that firm from the ground up before merging her practice with Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A.  As a result, Christine has experience as both an attorney and as an employer, giving her comprehensive insight into her client's concerns.

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As an attorney, maintains areas of expertise in construction law, employment and labor law, litigation, business disputes and ADR.  Has successfully litigated and served as an arbitrator and mediator in cases involving construction disputes, commercial business disputes, and employment disputes.. Construction experience includes the representation of owners, general contractors and subcontractors and serving as a neutral in disputes involving competitive bidding, contract formation, unforseen and differing site conditions, scope of work disputes, changed or extra work disputes, quality of work issues, timeliness of completion, delay, acceleration, liquidated damage claims, completion of work, mechanic’s lien claims, and non-payment issues.. Employment experience includes representation of parties or service as a neutral in disputes under age discrimination, race discrimination, sex harassment, disability discrimination, cases brought under state civil rights statutes, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the ADEA, the ADA, the NLRA, cases alleging wrongful discharge, cases seeking the enforcement of non-competition agreements, small business ownership issues, and disputes between shareholders in closely held corporations.. Extensive experience in alternate dispute resolution.  Member of the ADR Federal Court Panel for the Northern District of Ohio (1996 to present); Member of the panel of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association,  serving as an employment (1996 to present) and construction and commercial arbitrator (1995 to present).  Member and former Chair of the Construction Advisory Council of the AAA (term ending in 2007).  Member of the panel of arbitrators for the NASD and National Arbitration Forum (2000 to present).  Has been an arbitrator and mediator for many employment, construction and business disputes and has been an advocate in numerous ADR proceedings.  Served as Arbitration Panel Chair for several large and complex cases.. Frequent lecturer on issues relating to construction law, ADR, and employment law.. When not practicing law, I enjoy bicycle touring, skiing, farming and other outdoor activities.