Fisher Phillips Welcomes Leading Employment and Workplace Safety Lawyer

Fisher Phillips, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers, is pleased to announce that Bonnie Kristan has joined the firm as a partner in the Cleveland, Ohio office. She joins an expanding bench of partners in Cleveland as the firm continues its strategic growth in the region.

With more than 25 years of employment litigation, counseling and workplace safety experience, Bonnie represents employers in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings throughout the country. She is known for defending employers in harassment and discrimination matters, and is adept in matters having a medical and/or safety component such as workers’ compensation and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA). Bonnie was most recently at one of the big four labor and employment law firms where she served as managing shareholder of its Cleveland office for several years.  

“We are thrilled to welcome a lawyer of Bonnie’s caliber to our strong team in Ohio,” said Rich Millisor, Regional Managing Partner of the firm’s Cleveland office. “She arrives with in-depth experience representing employers in Northeast Ohio and nationally, including in employment counseling, employment litigation, workplace safety as well as workers’ compensation, which will complement our already talented attorneys in this space led by Dan O’Brien here in the Cleveland office.” 

“Workers’ compensation is a unique and complex area of law where financial, legal, and medical disciplines are often intermixed, and the practice requires someone highly adept to protect our clients’ interests,” added Dan. “Having someone with Bonnie’s level of experience on our team will be of great value to the employers we serve both here in Ohio and across the nation.”

A large part of Bonnie’s practice will be providing practical solutions, strategic advice, and compliance counseling as proactive ways to help employers manage their risk exposure. In this capacity, she will partner with clients to conduct in-house training and consulting to help companies avoid employment-related liability and control costs.

“I am excited to be a part of the Fisher Phillips’ approach to assisting clients with compliance as well as effectively defending employers in all aspects of employment law, including workers’ compensation defense, consulting, and risk management,” said Bonnie. “The firm is dedicated to partnering with employers to really understand their business and put together long-term plans to aggressively defend and manage employment and workers’ compensation liabilities. I’m looking forward to using my experience in this space to add to the breadth and depth in the Cleveland office to protect employers throughout the country.”

Bonnie earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. and B.S. from Miami University of Ohio. She is named in Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America and served as Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.