Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Office: Hamilton County Common Pleas Court – General Division

Age: 48

Residence: Cincinnati

Website: www.mannforjudge.com  https://www.facebook.com/MannForJudge/ Twitter: @MannforJudge

Occupation: Attorney and partner in Mann & Mann, LLC

Education: J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law; B.A. from Indiana University

Work Experience: Practicing attorney since 2001 in the areas of civil litigation, civil rights, employment and labor issues, personal injury, insurance defense, advising businesses and non-profits and other general practice matters.

Family: Married for 23 years with two children

Affiliation: Board trustee for Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Board trustee for OTR A.D.O.P.T., Inc.; chair of the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law committee; member of Cincinnati Bar Association’s Admissions committee; pro bono attorney for the Volunteer Lawyer Project; mentoring attorney for the Supreme Court of Ohio’s new-lawyer mentoring program; past chair of Local School Decision Making Committee for the School for Creative and Performing Arts; youth soccer coach

Endorsements: Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union Local 48; Hamilton County Democratic Party; Retired Judge Nadine Allen; Cincinnati Federation of Teachers; Laborers’ Local 265; IBEW Local 212; UAW Local 863; UFCW 75; Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local 392 Equality Cincinnati PAC

Bar Association Ratings: None provided

(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)
I have not yet served as a judge.

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

I have enjoyed a very balanced legal practice. I have represented employees on issues such as discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, disabilities, wage theft and retaliation, and have advised employers on similar issues. I have recovered damages on behalf of accident victims, and have represented insurance companies in personal injury and commercial claims. I have counseled for-profit and non-profit corporations. I am particularly proud of the work I have done with neighborhood Community Development Corporations, working to clean up blighted properties, and in turn reducing criminal activity in our communities. I have practiced in a variety of different courts, including the Supreme Court of Ohio, U.S. Federal District Court, several Ohio courts of appeal, common pleas courts in six different counties, and probate, juvenile and municipal courts throughout southern Ohio. I have also represented clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Ohio Unemployment Commission, Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Department of Education, Hamilton County Board of Revisions, and the Clermont County Board of Commissioners. This diversity of legal experience makes me particularly qualified to preside over the variety of cases that come before the Common Pleas court.

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat? 

Judges serve an important civic role. I am grateful to the people who give their time, money and skills to make Hamilton County a great place to live. The police and fire who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. The religious leaders who keep us spiritually sound. The laborers who build the structures and spaces that make up our beautiful county. The civic leaders who run the cities, townships and villages. The creatives, artists and musicians who share their talents with us. The entrepreneurs who take risks and create jobs. And the people who say hello on the street and stop to talk about the Bengals, the Reds or other local interests. I have the experience and skills necessary to serve our great community by being a judge. My judicial goals are to ensure that when people come to the courthouse they are treated with dignity and respect, that cases are managed efficiently and timely, and that justice is administered firmly but in a manner that is fair, equal and without prejudice.