Mary Lee Schiff

Of Counsel
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    Xavier University – B.S. B.A. – Economics & Marketing,
    University of Cincinnati J.D.
Lee Schiff is a partner with more than 35 years of experience in labor and employment law and civil litigation. She represents corporations and individuals in employment, civil rights, and commercial disputes, and has appeared before the Indiana Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
A native of Cincinnati, Lee earned her undergraduate degree from Xavier University and her law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She is active in civic and charitable work, previously serving on the boards of the Reitz Home Museum, the Evansville Parks Foundation, and the Evansville Children’s Museum.
Professional Organizations
  • Evansville Bar Association
  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
Bar Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
  • United States District Court - Western District of Kentucky
  • State of Indiana
  • State of Ohio

Lee’s litigation and appellate practice is diverse and extensive, including published decisions concerning Title VII, the ADEA, FMLA, ADA, the NLRA, tortious interference with employment agreements, Indiana’s employment at-will laws, and Indiana’s wage payment statutes.

A representative sampling of Lee’s published decisions include:

  • Stevens v. Walts Drive-A-Way, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87639 (S.D. Ind. 2014);
  • Antey v. Donahue, 2013 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 131782 (S.D. Ind. 2013);
  • Tuck v. Clark Sec., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169417 (S.D. Ind. 2012);
  • Columbus Med. Servs. Org., LLC v. Liberty Healthcare Corp., 911 N.E.2d 85 (Ind. App. 2009);
  • Manzon v. Stant Corp., 202 F.Supp. 2d 851 (S.D. Ind. 2002);
  • NLRB v. River City Elevator Company, Inc., 289 F.3d 1029 (7 Cir. 2002);
  • EEOC v. North Gibson School Corporation, 266 F.3d 607 (7 Cir. 2001); EEOC v. North Gibson School Corporation, 2000 U.S. Dist.LEXIS 20549 (S.D. Ind. June 21, 2000)
  • Serio v. Jo Jo’s Bakery Restaurant, 6 WH Cases2d 1446 (S.D. Ind. 2000);
  • Wior v. Anchor Industries, Inc., 669 N.E. 2d 172 (Ind.1996); Wior v. Anchor Industries, 641 N.E.2d 1275 (Ind. App. 1994);
  • Walt’s Drive-A-Way Service v. Powell,638 N.E.2d 857(Ind. App. 1994);
  • Knight v. Parke, 595 N.E.2d 280 (Ind. App. 1992)