Kera Paoff
Kera Paoff graduated cum laude from Carson-Newman College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in French. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Law, and graduated magna cum laude with her Juris Doctor in 2007. While in law school, she was a member and Executive Editor of the University of Toledo Law Review. While in law school, Kera worked in the Domestic Violence clinic aiding victims of domestic violence and a shelter housing domestic violence victims. Since graduating law school, Kera has devoted her practice to protecting the rights of employees in both Ohio and Connecticut. She represents clients in all phases of litigation in various matters related to employment, including discrimination and harassment in the workplace, unequal pay, wrongful discharge, violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, and retaliation. Kera has also successfully obtained compensation for employees whose employers have unlawfully held wages, including overtime wages. Kera has presented on the various issues facing employees and employers in the area of wage and hour disputes.
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Connecticut
- West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States District Court for Connecticut
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Publications
- “Lack of Unity in ADA Decisions Leaves Bipolar Sufferers Unprotected and Employers Confused,” 37 U. TOL. L. REV. 1059 (2006)
Honors
- Ohio Super Lawyers, “Rising Star”