Labor Law

Employment Law

Commercial Litigation

School Law

Ohio Municipal Law

Ohio Township Law

• Ohio, 2000

• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2000
• Miami University, B.A., 1997

Joe spends a majority of his time as general counsel, litigation counsel and labor and employment counsel.  Joe serves clients in both the private and public sectors, including municipalities, townships, and school districts.  Joe represents clients of various sizes with annual budgets exceeding $270 million to less than $5 million.

Joe was selected to the 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers® list and was named to the Cincinnati Business Courier list of Forty under 40, which recognizes professional success and community involvement.  Joe was recently elected to the executive committee of the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.  He was also recently named to the inaugural Multiple Sclerosis Leadership class in the Cincinnati area.  In 2004, Joe was named Volunteer Lawyer of the Year along with two colleagues from Frost Brown Todd.  Joe currently serves as the Chairperson of the Miami University, Middletown Campus, Citizen advisory Council and was recently the Chairperson of LifeSpan, Inc., a charitable non-profit that annually serves the needs of over 10,000 Southwestern Ohio citizens.

Experience

Miami University
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Level School Law (Spring 2006 and Summer 2004)
The course focuses on the First Amendment, Collective Bargaining, Employee and Student Rights, Discrimination, and other issues important to all public employers 

• Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2012 and Rising Stars® 2010
• Cincinnati Business Courier's Forty Under 40 Class of 2010
• Humanitarian of the Year (Legacy Society Members) LifeSpan 2010

• American Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Butler County Bar Association
• Ohio Public Employer Labor Relations Association, Member
• Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys, Member

Past

• Citizen's Advisory Council, Miami University, Council Member, The Citizen's Advisory Council serves as a channel for community interaction with the campus. The Council was formed to represent the community's expectations and needs to the campus, and provides the campus with a direct means of communication to the community
• LifeSpan, Chairman of the Board, LifeSpan is a private, nonprofit organization serving the residents of Butler, Warren and northern Hamilton counties. LifeSpan's mission is to provide support and self-help to people in difficult situations who are seeking to improve the quality of their lives. LifeSpan offers innovative, cost-effective programs for individuals, families, groups and schools serving people from birth to old age
• Butler County Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award, Co-Winner of 2004, Mr. Scholler shared this honor with three other Frost Brown Todd Attorneys
• Ohio Legal Rights Service Commission. Columbus, Ohio, Commissioner, Appointed by President of Ohio Senate to serve as one of seven commissioners responsible for overseeing and directing the Ohio Legal Rights Service. That state agency is responsible for advocating for the rights of disabled Ohio citizens
• Mid-Miami Valley Leadership. Middletown, Ohio, Graduated May 2003 from area leadership seminar focusing on leadership skills and how to effectively use those skills to improve Ohio’s Mid-Miami Valley

Speaker: "Handling Student Records"
National Business Institute, Student Liability Issues Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "Understanding Student Rights"
National Business Institute, Student Liability Issues Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "A Refresher on Due Process”
Public Sector Employees, Public Labor Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "Current issues Regarding Foreign and Migrant Students”
Ohio School Board Association Seminar

Speaker: "Treating Sick Leave Abuse Disorder"
Public Sector Employers, Public Sector Labor Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "Collective Bargaining in the Real World"
Guest Presenter, Master’s Level Collective Bargaining Course, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Speaker: "Introduction to Harassment and What You Should Do If You Witness Harassment"
Middletown Adolescent Achievement Group, Middletown, Ohio

Speaker: "Harassment in the Workplace"
Southwest Ohio Business Teacher Association, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "Using the Consumer Price Index Effectively in Collective Bargaining Negotiations"
Public Sector Employers, Public Sector Labor Seminar, Cincinnati

Speaker: "A Public Employee’s Right to Remain Silent During an Administrative Investigation:  How Should You Handle It?"
Public Sector Employers, Public Sector Labor Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio

Speaker: "Employment Law Considerations: Ten Common Mistakes of Employers"
Medical Practice Management Program, Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

Author: "Classifying Public Safety Administration Under The New Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations"
Ohio Public Employer Labor Relations Association Update

Co-Author: "Desegregation in the 1990’s,” The Principal’s Legal Handbook"
Second Edition, 2000 Education Law Association, co-authored with Dr. Charles J. Russo

Co-Author: "Desegregation in the 1990’s:  The Supreme Court Pulls Back"
School Business Affairs, August 2000, Volume 66, Number 8, co-authored with Dr. Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.

Co-Author: "Court View, Update on School Desegregation"
Updating School Board Policies, July 2000, Volume 31, Number 3, with Dr. Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.