Ulmer & Berne LLP

Natalie M. Hostacky

Associate

Employment & Labor (Litigation)
Banking & Commercial Litigation
Product Liability
Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-Competes
Workers' Compensation

Cleveland Office
p 216.583.7078
f 216.583.7079

nhostacky@ulmer.com

At a Glance

Employment and labor law and business litigation are the focus of Natalie’s practice. She represents companies of all sizes in various aspects of litigation including discovery, motion practice, trial preparation and settlement negotiations. Natalie represents clients with regard to employment discrimination, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation benefits, breach of contract, product liability and premises liability issues.

Practices/Industries

Litigation
Banking & Commercial Litigation
Employment & Labor
Product Liability
Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-Competes
Workers' Compensation

Areas of Concentration

Employment & Labor Law
Business Litigation
Product Liability Litigation

Education

Miami University (B.S., cum laude, 2001)

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005); The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2005; Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Team, 2004-2005; Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2003-2005; Mayhew-Hite Report on Dispute Resolution and the Courts, Editor, 2003-2005; CALI Excellence For The Future Awards for Legal Writing and Defamation

Representative Experience

Represents companies of all sizes, from individual proprietorships to large, national corporations.
Involved with various aspects of litigation, including drafting and responding to written discovery, conducting discovery depositions, drafting and responding to various procedural and substantive motions, participating in settlement negotiations and preparing for trial.
Experience with cases involving allegations of: product defects; intentional, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentations; disability discrimination; race discrimination; age discrimination; national origin discrimination; sexual harassment; intentional infliction of emotional distress; loss of consortium; breach of contract and negligence.
Experience representing employers with respect to unemployment compensation issues.
Experience defending workers' compensation claims.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Community Involvement

Race for the Cure (Team Captain)
Heart Walk (Team Captain)
Junior League of Cleveland

Admissions

State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio