Susan C. Rodgers
Partner
Employment & Workers' Compensation

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Ms. Rodgers currently serves as General Counsel for the Firm and was previously a member of the Firm’s Board of Managers.
  
  
• She is actively involved in advising and educating clients regarding compliance with and handling a variety of employment and labor issues, including Title VII, age discrimination, and disability.
  
  
• Ms. Rodgers has represented employers before state and federal courts as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board
  
  
• She has extensive experience in the development, implementation, and review of corporate personnel policies and procedures.
  
  
• Ms. Rodgers frequently makes presentations regarding employment and discrimination issues.
  
  
• Prior to joining the Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP, Ms. Rodgers was director at Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
  
  
• She served as a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review.

Publications
Prior member of the Board of Contributors for The Repository, Canton, Ohio and prepared a monthly column for the newspaper.

Presentations
“Hot Topics in the Law for Personnel Managers,” Starkjobs.com seminar (October 2008)
“Combating Leave Abuse,” Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Employment & Workers’            Compensation Seminar (October 2008)
“Employee Handbooks and Personnel Policies: Safety is an Important Component,” Akron            Canton Safety Counsel (August 2008)
“The Ohio Healthy Families Act: A Legislative Update,” Akron SHRM seminar (July 2008)
“What is Harassment, and How Should Your Company Respond?,” AkronWorks.com seminar           (January 2008) and Starkjobs.com seminar (April 2008)
“Sexual Harassment – How To Protect Your Business,” Greater Boca Raton Chamber of            Commerce Successful Women in Business (November 2007)
“Employee Handbook Workshop,” Starkjobs.com (September 2007)
“Eight Ways to Protect Your Company from Employment Liability,” Garfield Heights Chamber            of Commerce (July 2007)
“Employment Law Update: New Developments and Legal Trends,” Wayne Area Human            Resource Association (March 2007)
“Top Ten Things Employers Can Do to Avoid Employment Law Liability,” Buckingham,            Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Annual Real Estate & Construction Seminar (February 2007)
“Employee Handbook Workshop,” Starkjobs.com Training Seminar, Canton, OH (September            12, 2007)
“Minimum Wage, Smoking Ban, and Trends in Employment Litigation,” SHRM
           Seminar, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (January 2007)
“Retaliation or Reasonable Management Decision? The Supreme Court Raises the Stakes            for Employers,” Canton Akron Safety Council, Akron, OH (November 2006)
“Representing a Business in Distress,” Stark County Bar Association Corporate Law            Committee (January 2006)
“Trends and Pitfalls- Case Law Update,” Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP            Employment & Workers’ Compensation Seminar, Cleveland, OH (November 2005)

Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.D., 1991)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (B.A., 1988)
University of Oxford – New College, Oxford, England

Courts & Bar Associations
Ohio Bar (1991)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States District Court, Northern District
Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Member: Stark County Bar Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations
Member, Board of Trustees: Stark District Public Library
Trustee, Former President: Board of the Domestic Violence Project
Trustee, Vice President: Hartville Homes, Inc.
Member: 9th Class, Leadership Stark County