3 Summit Park Drive, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44131
Phone:(216) 503-5055 Fax:(216) 503-5065

Selected in 2012 by Ohio Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in her field, an honor going to only 2.5% of eligible attorneys, Lindsay Ferg Gingo advises clients regarding a variety of school law matters, including general labor and employment issues, student rights and discipline, contract negotiations, labor disputes, public records law, employee benefits, and board policy and administrative guideline changes. She also has significant experience successfully litigating suits filed in both state and federal court, as well as charges filed with state and federal administrative agencies, including the Ohio Civil Rights Commission; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and U.S. Department Education, Office for Civil Rights. Lindsay has represented school boards and private schools in lawsuits regarding state and federal anti-discrimination laws, student and staff injuries, contract claims, voting rights laws, statutory immunity issues, special education, and free speech rights, among numerous other claims.

• Bar Admissions and Memberships
• Admitted to practice law in Ohio, the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Member of the Ohio School Boards Association’s Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys, the National School Boards Association’s Council of School Attorneys, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the Defense Research Institute, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

• Education
• Earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from The Ohio State University (B.A., 2004, cum laude and with honors)
• Graduated with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2008)
• Served as articles editor of the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Report
• Received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Legal Writing and Administrative Law