Matthew Besser
Awarded 2022 Cleveland Employment "Lawyer of the Year" representing individuals.
Matt Besser is a discrimination lawyer in Cleveland, representing employees in employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wrongful termination cases. In addition to his work at Bolek Besser Glesius LLC, Matt is the General Counsel of the ACLU of Ohio.
Matt holds the prestigious “AV Preeminent”® rating from attorney rating service Martindale-Hubbell. U.S. News' Best Lawyers Magazine has repeatedly named him one of the “Best Lawyers” in Cleveland for employment law, and named him the 2022 Cleveland Employment "Lawyer of the Year" for his work representing employees in discrimination cases. For its part, Super Lawyers Magazine has named him to its Cleveland “Super Lawyers” list in the field of employment law representing individuals every year since 2014.
Active in the legal community, is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Board of Directors, a former chair of its certified grievance committee, and a member of its judicial selection committee.
Matt graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law. After law school, he served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He lives with his wife and two sons on the east side, and is an avid Buckeyes fan.
- Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- General Civil
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Ohio
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- 3rd Circuit
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- 6th Circuit
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- General Counsel
- ACLU of Ohio
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- Managing Principal
- Bolek Besser Glesius LLC
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- Law Clerk
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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- The Ohio State University
- J.D
- Michael E. Moritz College of Law, summa cum laude, Order of The Coif
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- The George Washington University
- B.A
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- Cleveland Employment "Lawyer of the Year" representing individuals
- US News' The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Supreme Court Brief Award
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Awarded OSBA's "Best Brief" award for the best brief submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court by a private law firm.
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
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- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
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- Activities: Judicial Selection Committee, Grievance Committee
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