BIOGRAPHY

Bill Prophater is an experienced litigator who has handled a number of complex and protracted jury trials. Bill has significant experience counseling clients regarding day to day business and employment issues. His trial work includes the successful defense of a law school against allegations of age discrimination, a prominent and upscale restaurant in a case alleging disability discrimination, and a security company faced with allegations of race and national origin discrimination.

Bill has handled countless other jury, non-jury and administrative trials and hearings in respect to all aspects of the employment relationship. He has appeared before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Personnel Board of Review, the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, the Ohio Industrial Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio.

Bill frequently writes and speaks on topics of interest to the business community. His lectures have addressed such subjects as the employer’s obligation in respect to leave for military service, the defense of lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, and the interrelationship of the Americans with Disabilities Act with the Family and Medical Leave Act and workers’ compensation laws

PRACTICE AREAS

Business Litigation

Employment Litigation

EDUCATION

Providence College, B.A., Business Administration (1990)

University of Dayton School of Law, Juris Doctor (1993)

ADMISSIONS

State of Ohio