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Martin T. Wymer

Martin Wymer serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s National Employment Litigation Practice Team. Mr. Wymer concentrates his practice in the representation of corporations in complex employment litigation (including employee wage and hour class action litigation, executive termination litigation and Sarbanes-Oxley retaliation proceedings) and day-to-day counseling on general labor relations and employment matters.

Mr. Wymer has been named a “Leader in the Field” by Chambers USA Guide, listed in the Best Lawyers in America directory and selected as an Ohio “Super Lawyer.” He has represented businesses throughout the country in a wide range of industries including automotive, financial, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical and manufacturing, with a particular emphasis on the information technology industry.

The majority of Mr. Wymer’s time is dedicated to litigating wage and hour and discrimination class actions, as well as cases involving misappropriation of trade secrets. He also handles executive termination disputes and individual discrimination claims, trying cases in various jurisdictions and representing employers at the appellate level throughout the country.

He has been involved in numerous cases arising under the Sarbanes-Oxley and Employee Retirement Income Security Acts, as well as those involving work-related tort claims and individual employment contracts. Mr. Wymer has negotiated labor agreements for a wide variety of private and public sector employers including urban school systems, transportation companies and large public transportation systems.

Mr. Wymer is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State, Michigan State and Cleveland Bar Associations. He is a frequent lecturer on many topics, including wage and hour and discrimination class action litigation, internal corporate investigations, sexual harassment, corporate workforce reductions, executive termination and electronic discovery issues.

Mr. Wymer has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Easter Seals Northeast Ohio. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. He annually serves on the Event Committee for the Vogel Alcove (a Dallas-based homeless shelter) and leads the firm’s involvement in the Salesmanship Club of Dallas (a nationally recognized nonprofit benefiting underprivileged youth). He is on the Honorary Board of the Cleveland Chapter of the British-American Chamber of Commerce.