Stephen P. Bond
Steve has served as Chief Assistant Law Director for the City of Parma, as the Solicitor for the Villages of Wellington and New London, and has advised or defended over three dozen public sector clients, in a variety of contexts. In addition, Steve has focused his legal career on representing both private and public entities in all manners of employment law issues, including employment litigation, representing private and public sector clients in matters such as union elections, negotiations, arbitrations, and unfair labor practices. He has handled matters before the EEOC, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, SERB, OSHA, the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, as well as state and federal courts. He has written and lectured extensively on issues of public law and employment law.
Professional/Civic Activities
Member of the Lorain County (Former Chair, Labor & Employment Section) and Ohio State Bar Associations.
Representative Engagements - Litigated the leading Ohio case on the Home Rule powers of non-charter municipalities.
- Litigated the first case in the country on the “Model Drug Paraphernalia Act.”
- Litigated dozens of decisions to the appellate or Supreme Court levels.
Articles/Presentations
"Disciplining and Terminating a Civil Service Employee," Ohio State Bar Association Convention (May 2009)
"Solving Your Continuing Medical Certification Conundrums," Council on Education FMLA Update (August 2007)
"State Employment Relations Board Update," 1993 Labor Law Seminar, Cleveland Bar Association
"R.C. 1533.181: Immunity Continues to Thrive on the Playfield," Ohio Cities & Villages (February, 1993)
"A Check-List of Employers’ Obligations Under Ohio Statutes," Ohio Lawyer (March, 1991)
"R.C. 1533.181: Immunity is Blooming on the Playfield," Ohio Cities & Villages (August, 1987)
"The Pre-Discipline Hearing," Ohio Cities & Villages (December, 1985)
"Home Rule: Recent Developments in the Law," Ohio Cities & Villages (March, 1984)
"When Is an Apartment Not an Apartment?" 10 Current Municipal Problems 320 (Winter, 1984)
"Amusement Machines as the subject of municipal taxation and regulation," Ohio Municipal Attorney (September, 1983)
"Considering the Usefulness of the Use Variance," 55 Ohio Bar Report 798 (May 17, 1982)
"Drug Paraphernalia Ordinances," Ohio Cities & Villages (January, 1982)
"Home Rule — A Revitalized Principle for Noncharter Municipalities," 54 Ohio Bar Report 1 (January 5, 1981)
"Forest City Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Eastlake: Zoning Referenda and Exclusionary Zoning," 24 Cleve. St. L. Rev. 635 (1975)
"Constitutional Authority for Finance and Taxation," Deskbook for Ohio Municipal Attorneys
Admissions
- Ohio State Bar, 1976
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
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