Colleen Koehler

Colleen Koehler focuses her practice on defending employers in employment-related litigation before federal and state courts as well as administrative bodies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Commission, and their state-level equivalents. In the safety space, Colleen has experience litigating OSHA citations as well as whistleblower claims.

Colleen has experience with a broad array of laws affecting employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Occupational Safety  and Health Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act and various Ohio laws, including those relating to discrimination, civil service, and trade secrets.

Before joining Littler, Colleen spent five years in the Employment Law Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In that role, she represented state entities, including higher educational institutions, regulatory boards, and elected officials, in employment-related litigation. Prior to her public service, Colleen practiced with two private firms: a defense firm, where she concentrated in traditional labor, and a plaintiff’s firm focused on age discrimination, where she second-chaired three trials.