Amy L. DeLuca - Wickens Herzer Panza

Amy L. DeLuca

attorney, Employment & Labor, Litigation

Amy L. DeLuca, Esq.

INTRODUCTION

Ms. DeLuca serves on the Firm's Board of Directors, is the Firm's Chief Human Resources Officer and is Chairperson of the Employment & Labor Practice Area. She focuses her practice on assisting clients with issues related to labor and employment. She ensures her clients comply with both state and federal labor laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and laws addressing sexual harassment. Ms. DeLuca drafts and enforces employee handbooks and employment and non-compete agreements, negotiates labor contracts, conducts workplace investigations and disputes workers' compensation and unemployment claims.

Ms. DeLuca is a founding member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s “Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities” initiative, which educates and mentors Cleveland Public School children.

Contact:
p: 440.695.8062
f: 440.695.8098
ADeLuca@WickensLaw.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT AMY

Tell us a little bit about your history and how you came to be at Wickens Herzer Panza.

I taught chemistry after college and went to law school at night. I clerked at AT&T and worked at a large Cleveland firm for 5 years after law school before coming to Wickens Herzer Panza.

Why did you begin practicing this area of law in the first place?

After participating in the Employment Law Clinic in law school, I was hooked. Labor and Employment Law is always changing, involves interesting situations and allows me to be proactive and help my clients avoid litigation.

Tell us something unique about yourself.

I have a degree in chemistry and a certification in American Sign Language (my foreign language in college). I have completed a fire walk (yes, that means walking on fire) on three occasions.

What one quote resonates with you, either personally or professionally (or both)?

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. - Mother Teresa.

What's in your wallet/purse right this very minute? What do you never leave home without?

My phone, eyeglass cleaner wipes, pens (many pens), gum.

Tell me about your most recent big 'win'.

Working in Labor and Employment, my practice focuses on Human Resource issues. Recently, I helped a client deal with a sexual harassment situation that resulted in terminating an employee. It was rewarding to help guide the client to make the right decision and also be able to provide training to strengthen the client's workforce in the process.

Education

1998 - The University of Akron (B.A. in Chemistry; magna cum laude)

2002 - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)

Professional & Civic Affiliations

Leadership Lorain County, Class of 2008

Leadership Lorain County (Board of Directors, 2008-2013)

Neighborhood Alliance of Lorain County (Board of Directors, 2009-2017)

The United Way of Greater Cleveland, GeneratioNext (2006-2007)

Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools Board of Education (Board Member)

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Lorain County Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Foundation (Fellow)

Admissions

State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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