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Amanda S. Smith

Kastner Westman & Wilkins

About

Amanda’s unusual path to becoming a labor and employment attorney began with earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in neuroscience at Allegheny College and Kent State University, respectively.  After determining that a career in science ultimately was not for her, she took a job as a legal assistant following her graduate studies, and immediately fell in love with law.

That first position at a plaintiff’s side labor and employment firm quickly evolved into enrolling in classes at the University of Akron School of Law, where she eventually earned her juris doctor degree, summa cum laude.

Her experience to-date as a management-side labor and employment attorney has led to some lively discussions at the dinner table back home with her father (a police chief) and mother (a former union president).  Amanda has found the work to be both fascinating and fulfilling.  She represents employers in many types of labor and employment matters, including charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission and other state fair employment practice agencies.  She also counsels employers on litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution matters, as well as wage/hour compliance, performance and leave management, discipline, and workplace policies.

OTHER PERSONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND INTERESTS

Amanda is a native of Falconer, N.Y., near Chautauqua Lake.  She and her husband, Brian, recently welcomed their first child, a son.  Amanda likes to stay active and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, friends and two rescue dogs.  She enjoys running half marathons and recently took up golf at the urging of her husband. 

The Akron resident and her husband are self-proclaimed foodies who can often be found sampling the fare at various Northeast Ohio dining establishments.

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Publications

Ohio Human Resources Manual