AMILY A. IMBROGNO

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Civil Rights & Government Liability
• Employment & Labor Law
• Public Sector Law
• School Law

Ms. Imbrogno focuses her practice on civil rights and government liability defense, employment and labor defense, public sector law, and school law. She defends both government and private entities in litigation and advises those entities on best practices to reduce the risk of litigation, while building genuine, long-standing relationships with clients in the process. She has obtained judgment on the pleadings and summary judgment on a variety of Section 1983, tort, and employment discrimination and retaliation matters, and has successfully negotiated cost-saving or equitable settlements.

Ami works closely with clients and governmental entities, anticipating their needs and proactively assisting them with compliance with the federal and Ohio constitutions and applicable labor and employment laws, drafting ordinances, suggesting changes to charters, laws, and policies, and pursuing or defending litigation when necessary.

Additionally, Ami has represented several local health departments in litigation and in interpretation of the Ohio and federal constitutions as they relate to COVID-19 administrative orders.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Federalist Society
• West Shore Bar Association

PRESENTATIONS

• “Employment Law Overview” – Independent Electrical Contractors of Northern Ohio (October 2017 & May 2018)
• “Digital Evidence, Social Media, and Internet Issues” – Municipal Court CLE (2017)
• “2016 OVI Update: Recent Fourth and Fifth Amendment Decisions” (2016)
• “OVI Update: Important Recent Court Decisions” – Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2015)
• “OVI and Driving Under Suspension Update for Mayor’s Courts” – Association of Mayor’s Court Clerks of Ohio Fall Conference (2014)

PUBLICATIONS

• “SCOTUS Goes Digital: How the Third Party Doctrine Could Apply to Emerging Technology Under Carpenter v. United States” – Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (January 2018)
• “The Changing Face of Gender Discrimination” – For the Defense, a publication of the Defense Research Institute (2016)
• “Changing Roles: Transgender Law in Ohio” – Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (2016)
• “When Can a City Be Sued for Personal Injury?” – Law You Can Use – Ohio State Bar Association (2016)
• “Ohio Driver’s License Suspensions and Reinstatement Handbook” – Contributor
• “OVI Handbook” – Co-Authored
  

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

EDUCATION

• J.D., 2014, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
  • magna cum laude
  • Journal of Law and Health, Publications Editor
    • Outstanding Editor of the Year Award (2014)
  • William A. Blair Memorial Service-Before-Self Award (2013)
  • Cali Excellence for the Future Awards in Civil Procedure, HIPAA and Privacy, and First Amendment
• B.A., 2009, Malone University
  • cum laude
  • White House Intern (Spring 2008)