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William J. Wahoff

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Employment Law - Management
    Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.steptoe-johnson.com...
  • Website:
    https://www.steptoe-johnson.co...
  • Phone Number:
    (614) 456.1654
  • Languages:
    Japanese
  • Location:
    Huntington Center, Suite 2200
    41 South High Street
    Columbus, OH 43215
Bill Wahoff’s primary focus is health and safety law, including OSHA on a national basis, Ohio Workers’ Compensation, Ohio VSSR, and intentional tort litigation defense. He has vigorously represented employers at several thousand administrative hearings, in numerous court cases, including jury trials, and mandamus actions.  He also has significant experience representing employers in federal and state court employment litigation and in labor negotiations. He has handled ADA, FMLA, and race, gender- based, Title VII discrimination cases, federal and state wage and hour matters, and has bargained with the UAW, Steelworkers, Glass Molders and Potterers, OEA and OAPSE.  He has been a Member of the American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law, Occupational Safety & Health Law Committee for 24 years, and has been a frequent Moderator and Presenter at that Committee's Midwinter meetings.  He was chosen by the late Chief Judge Irving Sommer to present to the Federal Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) Judicial Conferences in both 2008 and 2010.  An Ohio State Bar Association Board-Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, he is also an OSHA Authorized 10 & 30 Hour General Industry Trainer.
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Bill Wahoff’s primary focus is health and safety law, including OSHA on a national basis, Ohio Workers’ Compensation, Ohio VSSR, and intentional tort litigation defense. He has vigorously represented employers at several thousand administrative hearings, in numerous court cases, including jury trials, and mandamus actions.  He also has significant experience representing employers in federal and state court employment litigation and in labor negotiations. He has handled ADA, FMLA, and race, gender- based, Title VII discrimination cases, federal and state wage and hour matters, and has bargained with the UAW, Steelworkers, Glass Molders and Potterers, OEA and OAPSE.  He has been a Member of the American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law, Occupational Safety & Health Law Committee for 24 years, and has been a frequent Moderator and Presenter at that Committee's Midwinter meetings.  He was chosen by the late Chief Judge Irving Sommer to present to the Federal Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) Judicial Conferences in both 2008 and 2010.  An Ohio State Bar Association Board-Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, he is also an OSHA Authorized 10 & 30 Hour General Industry Trainer.
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Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, 1982
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
 

Awards:

  • Rotary District 6690, Service Above Self, 2006

  • Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver, 2007

Special Focus:

  • OSHA
 

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Firm Details

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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
https://www.steptoe-johnson.co...
 
Headquarters
400 White Oaks Boulevard
Bridgeport, WV 26330
(304) 933.8000
15 Office Locations
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Colorado

Colorado

Denver, CO

600 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2300, South

Denver, CO 80202

United States

(303) 389.4300

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Kentucky

Kentucky

Lexington, KY

One Paragon Centre, Suite 300

2525 Harrodsburg Road

Lexington, KY 40504

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(859) 219.8200

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Louisville, KY

700 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 115

Louisville, KY 40222

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(502) 423.2000

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Whitesburg, KY

127 Main Street, Suite C

Whitesburg, KY 41858

United States

(606) 633.4469

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Ohio

Ohio

Columbus, OH

Huntington Center, Suite 2200

41 South High Street

Columbus, OH 43215

United States

(614) 221.5100

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Canonsburg, PA

11 Grandview Circle, Suite 200

Canonsburg, PA 15317

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(724) 749.3140

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Meadville, PA

201 Chestnut Street, Suite 200

Meadville, PA 16335

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(814) 333.4900

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Pittsburgh, PA

500 Grant Street, Suite 4940

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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(412) 504.8010

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Texas

Texas

The Woodlands, TX

1780 Hughes Landing Boulevard, Suite 750

The Woodlands, TX 77380

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(281) 203.5700

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West Virginia

West Virginia

Charleston, WV

Chase Tower, 17th Floor

707 Virginia Street East

P.O. Box 1588

Charleston, WV 25326-1588

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(304) 353.8000

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Huntington, WV

825 Third Avenue, Suite 400

P.O. Box 2195

Huntington, WV 25722-2195

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(304) 522.8290

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Martinsburg, WV

Edwin Miller Professional Center, Suite 300

1250 Edwin Miller Boulevard

Martinsburg, WV 25404

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(304) 263.6991

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Morgantown, WV

1000 Swiss Pine Way, Suite 200

P.O. Box 1616

Morgantown, WV 26507-1616

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(304) 598.8000

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Wheeling, WV

1233 Main Street, Suite 3000

P.O. Box 751

Wheeling, WV 26003-0751

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(304) 233.0000

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