 Marilyn L. Widman
marilynlw@afwlaw.com
Education
Marilyn graduated from Villanova University in Philadelphia,
PA in 1989 with two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in English
Literature and the other in Honors. She graduated magna
cum laude for both degrees. After moving to Ohio and pursuing
other career opportunities, Marilyn attended the University
of Toledo College of Law from 1994-1997, when she graduated
in the top 20% of her class. She received awards in Legal Ethics
and Legal Drafting and was a pupil of the Morrison Waite Chapter
of the American Inns of Court. She was a published member of
the University of Toledo College of Law Review.
Work Experience
While in law school, Marilyn interned at a municipal prosecutor’s
office and also with the Court of Appeals for the 6th District
of Ohio, Judge Peter Handwork. She joined Allotta and Farley
in May 1997 and works exclusively in Labor and Employment Law.
She became Managing Partner in December 2003, at which time
the firm name changed to Allotta, Farley & Widman Co.,
L.P.A.
Area of Practice
Represents private and public sector employees in contract
negotiations, arbitration, mediation, protection of State and
Federal Laws, disciplinary hearings, administrative proceedings,
discrimination issues, separation agreements and covenants
not to compete.
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio, 1997
Sixth District Court of Appeals,
Ohio, 1997
Supreme Court of Indiana, 1998
United States
District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1997
United Stated
District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana,
1998
Legal Publications
"Blazing the Trails of Judicial Tort Reform" The University of Toledo
Law Review, Volume 28, Number 2, Winter 1997.
"To Bargain or Not to Bargain? Identifying Mandatory and Permissive Subjects
of Collective Bargaining in Ohio after SERB v. Youngstown City School District
Board of Education" The University of Toledo Law Review,
Volume 30, Number 2, Winter 1999.
The Developing Labor Law, Cumulative Supplement, 1992
to the present and the annual supplements, Bureau of National
Affairs, Contributing Editor.
Discipline and Discharge in Arbitration,
Bureau of National Affairs (1998), Contributor.
Elkouri and Elkouri: How Arbitration Works, 6th Ed.,
Bureau of National Affairs (2003), Chapter Contributor
Activities, Honors & Professional
Associations
Ohio Super Young Lawyers 2005, 2006 and 2007
Editions
Secretary, Employment & Labor Law Committee,
Toledo Bar Association
Toledo Women’s Bar Association
Indiana
Bar Association, Employment Law Committee
Toledo Area Jobs With
Justice Member
Toledo Read For Literacy, Board Member
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