Stephen E. Imm

I am a Cincinnati native, and graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1987. After graduation I began practicing with the Cincinnati firm of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. Before joining Finney Law Firm, I was a Partner at Katz, Greenberger & Norton in Cincinnati, where I was in charge of the firms labor and employment law practice, among other things. I also taught a course in Employment Law at the University of Cincinnati, from 1997 to 2003. I am an experienced trial lawyer who has first-chaired more than 60 jury trials in numerous State and Federal Courts. I have also won several cases at the highest appellate levels that have helped to shape the current state of employment law and landlord/tenant law. In Sabo v. Schott, I argued successfully before the Ohio Supreme Court that employees in Ohio should not be subject to employment termination for giving truthful sworn testimony, even if their testimony is adverse to their employers. This ruling significantly expanded the public policy exception to Ohios employment-at-will doctrine. In CMHA v. Morgan, I successfully argued before the Ohio Supreme Court, this time vindicating the rights of Ohio property owners to promptly re-take possession of rental properties from tenants who had violated their rental agreements. I live in the Mt. Washington section of Cincinnati, and have three children. Education University of Cincinnati, B. A. Summa Cum Laude, 1984 Georgetown Law School, J. D. 1987 Admitted to Practice State of Ohio United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Memberships, Honors and Community Involvement Phi Beta Kappa Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati, 1997 - 2003 Ohio Employment Lawyers Association Cincinnati Employment Lawyers Association Ohio State Bar Association Cincinnati Bar Association Sample of Notable Reported Cases Lange v. Anchor Glass Container Corp., 2023 U. S. App. LEXIS 17453 (7th Circuit 2023) Barger v. United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am., 3 F.4th 254 (6th Cir. 2021) Young v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., 837 F. Supp.2d 758,765 (S. D. Ohio, 2011). Vincent v. The Brewer Co., 574 F.3d 489 (6th Cir. 2007) Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority v. Morgan, 104 Ohio St. 3d 445 (2004) Sabo v. Schott, 70 Ohio St. 3d 527 (1994)