Insurance Management

JASON M. BAASTEN

**** **** **** ******, #***, Cleveland, OH 44114 330-***-**** *********@*******.***

Motivated and results oriented Legal Professional with a successful 12 year record in litigation management,

contract negotiations & interpretation, policy/procedure drafting, and government compliance; offers expertise in

labor/employment law and workers’ compensation. Combines business acumen and an aggressive approach to case

management, discovery, and investigation to maximize profits and increase efficiencies with superior customer

service. Accustomed to overseeing 50 60 cases at any one time as well as serving as the main point of contact for a

firm’s largest clients. Highly organized and committed to maintaining professionalism and work ethic in deadline

driven, fast paced environments.

EXPERIENCE

Associate Attorney, FISHER & PHILLIPS Cleveland, OH 2010 2012

Defended employers in all areas of employment law and workers’ compensation, including Employment litigation,

arbitrations, industrial commission hearings, and unemployment hearings. Expertly negotiated labor contracts to

realize necessary cost savings and win concessions from unions on protective contract language. Negotiated and

secured advantageous vendor contracts, insurance agreements, licensing agreements, subcontracting agreements,

confidentiality agreements, and non disclosure agreements on behalf of corporate clients. Greatly reduced client

liability by leading investigations of discrimination, wage/hour, and safety complaints. Drafted effective personnel

policies/handbooks and trained clients on the implementation of enforcement strategies.

Reorganized the entire Workers’ Compensation department upon hire by streamlining and standardizing

claims handling, by creating docketing platform for litigation and by installing investigation procedures.

Managed attorneys and paralegals in litigation section.

Appointed as lead seminar spokesperson within one year of hire.

Negotiated three labor contracts, each with less than 3% cost increases.

Saved clients thousands of dollars in premiums and expenses by managing and controlling workers’

compensation costs.

Crafted thorough and persuasive position statements and briefs, leading to the dismissal of virtually all

charges brought against clients before the EEOC, OSHA, and NLRB.

Attorney at Law, LAW OFFICES OF JASON M. BAASTEN Canton, OH 2007 2010

Represented companies in litigation and provided cost saving advice on corporate formation and

governance, compliance issues, contract review, transactional matters, employee training, and

general business issues. Defended employers in all areas of workers’ compensation and

employment law.

Associate Attorney, KRUGLIAK, WILKINS, GRIFFITHS, & DOUGHERTY CO., L.P – Canton OH

.A. 2004 2007

Associate Attorney, BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE, & BURROUGHS, LLP – Canton, OH 2002 2004

Represented companies in compliance issues, contract review, and regulatory inquiries to reduce liability

and realize cost saving opportunities. Defended employers in all areas of workers’ compensation &

employment law.

Associate General Counsel, FIRSTGROUP AMERICA, INC. Cincinnati, OH 1999 2002

Managed and directed outside legal counsel in civil litigation complaints. Supervised and instructed insurance

claims investigators and retained counsel on claims. Regulated all corporate governance of federal and state

compliance issues. Approved all contracts, leases, rental agreements, and responses to requests for proposals.

First Chair in Negotiations of collective bargaining agreements throughout the U.S.

Litigated the company’s grievance arbitrations and EEOC and NLRB charges, achieving an 80% success rate.

Coordinated efforts in NLRB election campaigns, winning all of them.

CREDENTIALS

Juris Doctor, University of Cincinnati College of Law

Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Classics & Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Ohio Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2006

Ohio State Bar – Admitted, 1999

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