At a Glance
Bari is a certified specialist in employment labor and law. He focuses on employment and labor law, worker’s compensation defense, business litigation, ADR, toxic tort and general tort defense. Bari's extensive experience in labor arbitration includes discharges and contract interpretation disputes. He serves as lead counsel in state and federal discrimination cases and National Labor Relations Board charges. He practices in federal district courts regarding collection issues and in defense of preference claims against creditors by trustees and debtors.
Practices/Industries
Litigation
Construction Litigation
Employment & Labor
Mass Tort/Occupational Exposure
Workers' Compensation

Business
Corporate Restructuring & Creditors' Rights

Real Estate
Construction

Financial Services
Corporate Restructuring & Creditors' Rights

Areas of Concentration
  • Workers' Compensation Defense/Litigation
  • Employment and Labor Law
  • Business Litigation
  • Contract Disputes
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Bankruptcy
  • General Tort Defense
  • OFCCP Audits and Defense
Education
Central State University (B.S., 1972)

Cleveland State University (J.D., 1980)
Representative Experience
  • Extensive experience in labor arbitration including discharges and contract interpretation disputes.
  • Served as lead counsel in state and federal cases involving all forms of discrimination and National Labor Relations Board charges.
  • Served as lead counsel in state cases ranging from death claims to serious personal injury and property damage claims.
  • Has defended workers’ compensation, personal injury and property damage claims.
  • Practiced in numerous Federal District Courts regarding collection issues and in defense of preference claims against creditors by Trustees and Debtors.
  • Practiced before The Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
Certifications
Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law
Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association (Member Labor and Employment Law Board of Governors; Workers' Compensation Committee)

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee)

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, City of Shaker Heights (Volunteer, Juvenile Court, Magistrate)

Community Involvement
United Way Community Investment Fund Distribution Panel

Beech Brook (Board Member, Personnel and Development Services Committees; Vice Chair of Development)

Self Insured Group of Ohio (Past President)

Family Health Association (Past President)

Neighborhood Centers Association (Member, Budget Committee)
Admissions
State of Ohio
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit