Steven E. Seasly

A Partner in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office since 2007 and Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Steven E. Seasly brings nearly 30 years of experience representing and counseling employers nationwide on a broad range of labor and employment matters. He advises clients on complex employment litigation, collective and class action wage and hour disputes, labor arbitrations, union avoidance campaigns, wage and hour audits and investigations, health and safety investigations and hearings, Title IX investigations, workers’ compensation hearings, collective bargaining, employment law training, and day-to-day labor and employment issues.

Steven represents private companies, public corporations, universities, nonprofit organizations, and other entities in internal and external workplace investigations involving harassment claims, whistleblower allegations, fraud claims, and other alleged unlawful conduct. He also has successfully defended management clients in Ohio and across the country in complex employment and labor disputes and investigations before administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Department of Education, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the Department of Labor and OSHA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board.

Steven has represented family-owned businesses as well as large national companies in the technology, manufacturing, transportation, higher education, energy, food services, health care, and nursing home industries. He has deep experience helping employers navigate increasingly complex employment litigation and labor arbitrations, and he brings sophisticated knowledge of federal and state civil litigation, including the defense of management in matters involving Title VII, Title IX, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour claims, trade secrets, health and safety, workers’ compensation, and non-competition issues.

In addition to his national employment litigation practice, Steven advises clients across the country on employee relations, employment law compliance, and risk avoidance initiatives. His counseling includes hiring and termination decisions, discipline, employee handbook drafting, policy implementation and enforcement, litigation avoidance strategies, and proactive compliance with employment laws, rules, and regulations. Steven also has presented more than 250 labor and employment law seminars and training sessions for clients, trade associations, human resources groups, and chamber of commerce organizations.

Steven also maintains a strong union avoidance practice, representing and counseling employers in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Georgia, and Iowa in union organizing drives and secret ballot elections before the National Labor Relations Board. Throughout his career, each of his management-side clients subject to a secret ballot election has remained undefeated and union free.

As the former sole Labor and Employment partner in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office, Steven has led the growth and expansion of a practice group that earned Chambers USA recognition in 2026. In addition to chairing the practice group, Steven has served on the Firm’s Board of Directors since 2023.

Steven is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. He also has been admitted pro hac vice in several state and federal jurisdictions across the country, including Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, to protect his clients’ interests wherever needed.

“If you’re seeking legal representation that feels both competent and genuinely human, look no further than Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP and specifically Steve Seasly and his team. Hahn Loeser & Parks focuses on this top characteristic: speaking in human terms, not legalese. They explain legal matters in plain, easy-to-follow language, breaking down each step. They actively listen and ensure mutual understanding, paraphrasing to confirm what clients have expressed. They build trust with transparency and reliability. They send consistent updates, even when nothing new has happened, to reassure clients they’re remembered and their case is active. They lay out realistic expectations, including potential outcomes, timelines, and costs, without making overpromises. They treat clients as people, not cases. They approach each person with warmth, empathy, and respect, recognizing the emotional toll legal issues can take.”

“Steven Seasly has been the best – he is honest and a true extension of our team.”

“Steven Seasly is a true partner and extension of our company in all legal employment matters.”