PAMELA S. KRIVDA has over twenty years experience representing and defending public and private employers in all aspects of employment and labor relations matters, including defense in harassment, discrimination and other employment-related lawsuits and administrative proceedings; negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and advice on collective bargaining interpretation and application.

In addition, Ms. Krivda regularly advises clients on day-to-day legal and human resource aspects of managing employees. To assist employers in running an effective operation from a human resource perspective, Ms. Krivda also creates and delivers management training programs specifically designed to teach effective employee management within the confines of the law.

Ms. Krivda has the distinction of being Board Certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the practice of labor and employment law. She has also been recognized by her peers for excellence in the labor and employment law area and is listed in Best Lawyers in America and as an Ohio Super Lawyer.

Achievements and Awards

• Listed as Ohio Super Lawyer, Employment & Labor (2007– 2012)
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law
• OSBA Board certified as a specialist in the practice of labor and employment law
• Ohio State Bar Foundation, 2010 Fellows Class 

Professional Memberships and Community Service

• Columbus Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• Ohio State Bar Association: Labor and Employment Section; Labor-Employment Board of Governors Section Chair (2008 – 2009); Labor-Employment Board of Governors Program Chair (2007– 2008); Arbitration/Mediation Services Committee (2010 – Present); Future of the Profession Advisory Committee (Concluded); CLE Advisory Committee (Concluded)
• Program Chair for Midwest Labor Conference (2007 & 2008); Midwest Labor Law Conference Planning Committee (2006 – Present)
• Ohio Management Lawyers’ Association (2008 – Present)
• EEOC Pro Bono Mediation Panel
• Women for Economic & Leadership Development (2007 – 2009)
• Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, Lector (2005 – Present)
• Conestoga of Ohio Historical Society
• The Ohio Public Employer Labor Relations Association (2011)

Speeches and Publications

• Frequent presenter for the Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE; Columbus Bar Association; trade associations and government, private and social service organizations and clients
• Designs and delivers management training seminars and courses
• Author, “Ohio's Prevailing Wage Law” Ohio Township Association News, July/August 2010
• “A Conversation with CWS Partner, Pamela Krivda” Columbus Business First, February 12, 2010
• Author, “A Tool for Doing Much More with Less: Management Training,” CWS Newsletter, Vol. 2, 2010