Stephen A. Watring

As a director of Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry, Steve Watring emphasizes representation of employers in labor and employment matters. Through sound legal counseling, he concentrates on helping businesses prevent discrimination charges, wrongful discharge lawsuits and other employmentrelated claims. An aggressive litigator with over 25 years of experience, Steve has defended numerous employers in a wide range of employment matters. Based on peer review, he has been awarded the highest rating available from the only national attorney rating service.

Steve has chaired the Dayton Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee. In addition to his membership in the Dayton Bar Association, he is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Society for Human Resource Management, and The Federalist Society. He is an Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law. In addition to Ohio courts, he has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and multiple federal appellate courts.

Steve is a frequent speaker on a broad range of employment topics. He is past chair of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Drugs Don’t Work Committee, and a past president of the Southwestern Ohio Chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association.

A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, Steve served on Law Review, and wrote a construction labor law article that has been cited throughout the United States. He is also a cum laude graduate of Wright State University.