Renisa A. Dorner

Renisa practices primarily in the area of civil litigation, with emphasis in employment law, school law, ERISA, risk management, and tort liability. Her diverse clientele includes large manufacturing corporations, large and small non-profits, small service businesses, and school districts. Renisa has successfully tried cases involving contract disputes, premises liability, personal injury, employment termination, harassment, workers’ compensation, and commercial disputes. Renisa lectures frequently on labor and employment law topics, as well as on dispute resolution and litigation topics. She carries the AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Before joining Cooper & Kowalski in 2007, Renisa was a partner in a boutique employment law and litigation law firm for 11 years. At Cooper & Kowalski, Renisa was elected to sit in on the firm's governing board. Renisa is also a Master of the Bench in the American Inns of Court, Morrison R. Waite Chapter.

Renisa received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Defiance College in 1985 and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1988.

Professional Memberships:

  • Toledo Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court - Morrison R. Waite Chapter, Master of the Bench

Representative Cases:

  • Davies v. Centennial Life Insurance Co. (S.D. Ohio, 1995) – ERISA defense case
  • White v. Ace Hardware (Montgomery County, 1996) – workers compensation death case
  • Mohler v. Findlay TV (Hancock County, 1996) – gender discrimination case
  • Ekholm v. Willis Day Moving & Storage (Wood County, 2001) – personal injury insurance defense
  • NLRB v. Acklin Stamping (2006) – employee termination upheld

Presentations:

  • Supervisor’s Training – The Employer’s Association
  • Legal Update Annually – The Employer’s Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association Convention 2010 – Social Media Topic
  • Findlay Area Human Resources – Legal Update

Cooper & Kowalski Involvement:

  • Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Practice Group