About Molly R. Gwin

Molly Gwin represents public and private clients on employment, land use, real estate and general litigation matters. She assists both businesses and public bodies, providing guidance and support before, after, and during litigation.

Molly provides advice to employers on compliance with federal, state, and local laws, drafting of employee manuals, sexual harassment and discrimination investigations, non-compete agreements, and has successfully defended employers in Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and related state law litigation.

Additionally, she represents residential and commercial builders and developers in construction defect cases, zoning and land use issues, reviewing and rewriting contracts, drafting HOA documents, assisting with arbitrations, and counseling and litigation support on general business matters.

Articles & Presentations

Articles
•OSHA mandates vaccines for employers with 100 or more employees, November 25, 2021
•Changes to the law on LLCs in Ohio, May 17, 2021
•COVID-19 and the Intersection with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Guidance for Employers, July 19, 2020
•“Recent Developments From Federal Appellate Courts in Zoning Issues”, July 25, 2019
•Employment Law: Making it Official with Love Contracts - Columbus CEO, January 17, 2019
•Address Consensual Work Relationships With ‘Love Contracts’ - Hotel Management, August 21, 2018
•Love Contracts: What Restaurant Owners Should Know About Consensual Relationships Between Employees - Modern Restaurant Management, August 2, 2018
•Employee Romance in the Age of #Metoo - Restaurant Hospitality, May 10, 2018
•FLSA Amendments: Congress Extends Tip Sharing to Back of the House Employees, April 20, 2018
•Columbus moves into Top 10 hottest housing markets in the U.S. - how do we spur more building? - Columbus Business First, April 2, 2018
•Plaintiff Permitted to Sue as Anonymous Jane Doe in $50 Million Sex Discrimination Lawsuit and What it Means for Employers, July 14, 2017
•Start Preparing Now for Paid Family Leave, Employers, April 11, 2017
•“Best Practices for Non-compete Agreements, ” Construction Executive, January 12, 2018
•“Start Preparing Now for Paid Family Leave, Employers, ” Columbus CEO, April 2017
•“Employee Manuals: What You Don’t Have, Can Hurt You,” Builder Update Magazine, Building Industry Association, July 2015
Presentations
•“Leave under the ADA, Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), and FMLA” for HRACO members, Co-presenter, August 30, 2023
•R.C. 4722 Updates and Ohio Right to Cure, Ohio State Bar Association, October 2017
•“Spoliation of Evidence,” Industrial Parkway Association, February 2015
•“Conducting a Debtor’s Exam,” Ohio State Bar Association, October 2012
•“Change in Ohio Law regarding Home Construction Service Suppliers,” Building Industry Association, Annually

Honors

•Ohio Super Lawyers Risings Stars, 2017-2019

 

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Other 4
    • Business
    • Labor & Employment
    • Construction, Zoning & Development
    • Public Sector

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Case Studies: Madej v. Athens County Commissioners
    Date: October 17, 2018
    Outcome: Summary judgment granted, presently pending on appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
    Barnes v. Licking County Commissioners, Charge of Discrimination
    Date: April 6, 2018
    Outcome: Finding of no probable cause upon submittal of position statement
    Gosbin v. Jefferson County Commissioners
    Date: March 29, 2017
    Outcome: Summary Judgment granted, affirmed on appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (February 23, 2018)
    Akakpo v. Ashl
    County Board of Developmental Disabilities
    Date: November 17, 2016
    Outcome: Finding of no probable cause by Ohio Civil Rights Commission upon submitting Respondent's position statement.
    Parr v. Hardin County Sheriff, Case No. CVF 1600038
    Date: September 21, 2016
    Outcome: Summary judgment granted.
    Rice v. Central Ohio Youth Center, et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-01169
    Practice area: Labor & Employment/Public Law
    Date: August 17, 2016
    Outcome: Summary judgment granted for all clients.
    Huffstetler v. Opperman, et al., Case No. 14CIH162
    Practice area: Labor & Employment/Public Law
    Date: July 18, 2016
    Outcome: Summary judgment granted for all defendants.
    Ryncarz v. Belmont County Commissioners
    Date: March 30, 2016
    Outcome: Summary judgment granted
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2011, Ohio
    2012, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
    2015, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships

    professional & community activities

    Professional

    •Ohio State Bar Association
    •Columbus Bar Association

    Community

    •Building Industry Association, Board of Trustees, 2019
    •Glass Axis, Board Member

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
    Class of 2011
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Miami University
    Class of 2008
    B.A.
    English Literature and Mass Communication, cum laude

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Fax: 614-365-9516