Sallie Conley Lux
Sallie has over 25 years of experience as a business litigator and has represented clients in litigation matters in a variety of forums, both federal and state. Sallie is a member of the Litigation, Insurance Recovery and Labor and Employment Practice Groups.
Over the years, Sallie's practice has centered on the representation of business in a wide range of business disputes including business torts, fraud, trade secret matters, shareholder disputes, securities claims and products liability. She has worked on matters involving several people to several hundred parties and practices at all trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. In recent years, Sallie's practice has focused primarily on all facets of employment litigation and insurance recovery work on behalf of policyholders.
Professional/Civic Activities
Sallie is a member of the Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations, as well as the Federal and Cincinnati Bar Associations.
Representative Engagements - Participates in successful representation of policyholders to obtain insurance coverage in connection with a wide variety of matters including liability coverage for sophisticated underlying environmental damage claims, directors and officers’ liability coverage for officers' negligent dissipation of corporate assets and in connection with securing defense of underlying employment litigation, among other matters.
- Obtained summary judgments on behalf of high profile clients in lawsuits, including attempted class action litigation, involving claims of racial discrimination, retaliation and handicap discrimination.
- Defended and successfully resolved multiple lawsuits involving claims of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, retaliation and/or handicap discrimination.
- Representation of parties in connection with the enforcement and enforceability of non-competition agreements.
- Representation of clients in shareholder disputes including allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties, usurpation of corporate opportunities and related issues.
Admissions - Ohio Bar, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Pro Hac Vice admissions in various state and federal courts around the country
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