 Joy Malek Oldfield
Akron, Ohio
Partner
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Joy Malek Oldfield is an attorney at Hill Hardman Oldfield, LLC. She represents plaintiffs in cases involving medical and other professional malpractice, insurance disputes, automobile collisions, business/contract disputes and employment litigation. Joy has tried cases, argued appeals and successfully handled mediations and arbitrations in both state and federal court.
In addition to her practice, Joy is very active in the Ohio Association for Justice, the state's largest victims-rights advocacy association. In 2007, Joy received the organization's Distinguished Service Award and currently serves on its Board of Trustees. She was also named an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star in Cincinnati Magazine's 2007 edition.
Joy currently serves an appointed two-year term on the Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel, created by Governor Ted Strickland to assist in the selection of judges for vacancies in Ohio courts. She has lectured on ethics, insurance law and personal injury before the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Business Institute.
Joy and her husband, Charlie Oldfield (a Youngstown attorney) reside in Cuyahoga Falls with their daughter, Amelia.
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Other Professionals Malpractice
- Insurance Malpractice
- Insurance Law
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Age Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Contracts
- Business & Commercial Law
- Securities Law
- Divorce/Dissolution
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
- Ohio, 2000
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2001
- University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio,
2000
J.D.
- John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio,
1997
B.A.
Major: Sociology
- Current & Former Employees: To Call or Not to Call, Ohio Trial, Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter, 2001
- Chasing Justice: Liability for Injuries Caused by Police Pursuit, Ohio Trial, Volume 16, Issue 2, Summer/Fall, 2006
- Ethics/Professionalism, Ohio State Bar Association,
2004
- Insurance Law, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers,
2005
- Plaintiffs' Personal Injury, National Business Institute,
2006
- Cincinnati Magazine's Super Lawyers Rising Stars, recognition, 2007 edition
- Ohio Association for Justice 2007 Distinguished Service Award
- Ohio Juditional Appointments Recommendation Panel, appointment by Governor Ted Strickland, 2007-2009 term
- 2007 26th Edition Marquis Who's Who of American Women
- 2008 27th Edition Marquis Who's Who of American Women
- 2008 Greater Akron Chamber "30 for the Future" award recipient
- Ohio Association for Justice,
2006
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2007
- Ohio State Bar Association,
2000
- Present
- Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, New Lawyer Newsletter,
2003
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2005
- Editor
- Ohio State Bar Association, New Lawyers Division,
2003
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2005
- Board of Governors
- Ohio Association for Justice,
2000
- Present
- Member
- Ohio Association for Justice,
2006
- Present
- Board of Trustees
- Ohio Association for Justice, Insurance Law Section,
2006
- Present
- Chairperson
- American Association for Justice,
2000
- Present
- Member
- Summit County Association for Justice 2000-2005, 2007-present
- Member
- Summit County Association for Justice,
2003
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2005
- Board of Trustees
- Akron Bar Association,
2000
- Present
- Member
- Akron Bar Association,
2004
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2005
- Vice-Chair, Medical Liaison Committee
- Akron Bar Association,
2001
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2003
- Common Pleas & Appellate Courts Committee
- Akron Bar Association,
2000
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2002
- Scholarship Committee
- Akron Bar Association,
2006
- Present
- Street Law Committee
- Akron Bar Association, Firestone HS,
2001
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2003
- Attorney Advisor
- Akron Bar Association,
2006
- Present
- University of Akron Liaison Committee
- Community Legal Aid Services,
2003
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2005
- Board of Trustees
- Scanlon Inn of Court,
2000
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2002
- Pupil
- Scanlon Inn of Court,
2006
- Present
- Barrister
- Better Business Bureau,
2000
- Present
- Arbitrator
- Summit County Association for Justice,
2007
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2008
- Treasurer
- Summit County Association for Justice,
2008
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2009
- Secretary
- The University of Akron Law Alumni,
2008
- Present
- Board of Trustees
- Scanlon & Gearinger Co., L.P.A., Associate Attorney,
2000
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2006
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