Workers’ Compensation Defense

Certified Workers’ Compensation Law Specialist in Ohio

Community Opportunity Committee

• Ohio, 1994
• Kentucky, 1995

• Chase College of Law, J.D., 1994
• Xavier University, B.A., 1991

Joanne is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC. She represents employers in all phases of workers’ compensation matters including administrative hearings and judicial matters before various levels of Ohio state courts. She counsels employers regarding the administration and defense of workers’ compensation claims, claims management and cost containment, accident investigation and reporting, violation of specific safety requirement (VSSR) claims, premium and group ratings, attaining and maintaining self-insured status, subrogation, workers' compensation retaliation and other related matters. She also defends employers in post-administrative litigation in common pleas courts throughout Ohio. Joanne is also admitted in Kentucky. She has counseled Kentucky employers in the administration and defense of its workers' compensation claims and has represented employers at various administrative proceedings in Kentucky.

• CBA 2009 John Warrington Community Service Award recipient
• Nominated for Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, 2005 and 2006
• Cincinnati Magazine's Super Lawyers for 2010
• Cincinnati Magazine Rising Stars, 2005-2007
• Business Courier's "40 under 40" class of 2007
• Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
• Selected for Inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2010 - 2012; and Rising Stars® 2005-2007

• Cincinnati Bar Association, Chair, Workers’ Compensation Committee; Labor & Employment Section; Member, Community Service Committee
• Ohio State Bar Association, Member, Workers’ Compensation Committee; Labor & Employment Section
• Kentucky Bar Association, Workers' Compensation & Labor Section
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Committee
• Southwest Ohio Self-Insured Association, Member
• Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Member; Executive Roundtable, Member

• Hewitt v. L.E. Myers; Ohio Intentional Tort

• St. Francis Soup Kitchen, Volunteer and Firm Coordinator
• Homeward Bound and Transitions, Volunteer
• ProBono Work: Stepping Stones; Ronald McDonald House
• Women's Crisis Center,  Volunteer
• Hoxworth,  Aphresis/Blood Donor

Participates in seminars for various professional groups. Representative presentations include:

• Workers' Compensation Case Law Updates
• Workers' Compensation Overview and Application of Senate Bill 7
• Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation

Recent Business Courier articles