Ms. Donovan is an associate in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the labor and employment practice group.  Ms. Donovan is engaged in day-to-day counseling of employers on their employment practices (employment policies, discipline and termination, employment contracts, employee medical leaves and other employee benefits), including audits of these practices.  She represents employers in administrative proceedings and in litigation at the local and national level.  She has represented employers in claims of discrimination and breach of employment contract, as well as assisted them with the proper conduct of a reduction in force.

Her notable experience includes:

• Defending a large government contractor in multiple federal and state law actions involving claims of discrimination following a large-scale reduction in force
• Defending a national campground management company against a nationwide class action involving Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims for failure to pay overtime wages
• Defending a large national retailer in multiple administrative proceedings alleging discrimination and other employment law claims in various states

Ms. Donovan is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Cincinnati Bar Association.

Ms. Donovan has been a presenter for the National Business Institute regarding litigation avoidance techniques for employers in relation to employee discipline and discharge.  She has also been a presenter at an annual in-house Ohio workers' compensation law briefing on the issue of wage loss compensation.

Ms. Donovan received her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Order of the Barrister.  She was also the Director of the College of Law's National Moot Court Competition.  Ms. Donovan received her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati where she was also a Distinguished Honors Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.