Michael J. O’Hara
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Michael J. O’Hara
O’Hara, Taylor, Sloan & CassidyTotal Records: 1Biography
Michael J. O'Hara was admitted to practice in 1975 and is currently a Partner with the Firm. Michael has represented both individuals and businesses in a wide range of matters relating to employee and employer rights and responsibilities under State and Federal laws including gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and disability discrimination cases. He also regularly represents survivors of abuse and police misconduct. Michael focuses his practice in the areas of employment discrimination, civil rights, and commercial law.
Michael was born in Lexington, Kentucky and grew up in Northern Kentucky. He is married and has two daughters. Michael currently lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Glenda Harrison, who is also an attorney and currently serves as the Executive Director of Kentucky Access to Justice Commission. He has been actively involved with volunteer lawyer programs in both Kentucky and Ohio.
Bar Admission
Kentucky, 1975
Ohio, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1981
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2006
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Other Affiliations
Federal Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
National Employment Lawyers Association
Kentucky Employment Lawyers Association
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law
Volunteer Lawyer's for the Poor, Northern Kentucky, 1995 - Present (Board of Director)
VLP Board (Former Chair)
Cincinnati Volunteer Lawyers (Volunteer Lawyer)
Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers (Volunteer Lawyer)
Kentucky Bar Association Attorney Advertising Commission (Former Member and Former Chair)
Education
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University of Dayton, May, 1971 B.A.
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University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, December, 1974 J.D.
Honers
- Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, 1997
- Andrew Dennison, Courageous Advocate of the Year, Awarded by the Potter Stewart Inn of Court, Cincinnati Ohio, 2006
- Super Lawyer (Kentucky), Labor and Employment Law, 2008 - 2010
- Martindale-Hubbell AV ® rated attorney
- Donated Legal Services Award, Kentucky Bar Association, 2020 - Present