Wade M. Fricke

Wade M. Fricke


Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Recognized since 2008

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

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Wade Fricke has practiced management-side labor and employment law since 1989. He was one of three attorneys who founded the Cleveland office of the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Wade was a partner in Cleveland’s oldest law firm, and before that, he worked for the Cleveland office of a national full-service law firm.Wade represents companies of all sizes across the country in virtually all aspects of employee relations in union and non-union settings. In both settings, Wade’s practice focuses on issue avoidance and positive employment practices. In union settings, Wade has extensive experience in contract negotiations and, where necessary, grievance resolution and arbitration, and strike management and resolution. His experience in non-union settings includes extensive employment relations auditing, supervisor training, union representational election work, drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and work rules, sexual harassment and other training, and most aspects of preventative-maintenance labor and employment counseling regarding state and federal regulation of the workplace. Wade’s employment counseling experience includes practice before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. Wade is one of eight attorneys serving on the steering committee of the firm’s 125-plus member Traditional Labor Practice Group.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Key Tower, Suite 4100
    127 Public Square
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • Washington and Lee University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Princeton University, AB, graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Employment Law Council - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • Labor and Employment Relations Association - Member
  • Ohio Bar Association - Member
  • The Court of Nisi Prius - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Cleveland (2022)
  • Labor Law - Management, Cleveland (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
Special Focus:
  • Management
Awards:
  • Ohio Super Lawyers
  • Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • AV rated with Martindale-Hubbell

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