
Matthew Besser Esq
Cleveland employment lawyer; appellate practice professor at CWRU Law School
Matt Besser is a champion for the rights of individuals in employment discrimination, constitutional, and civil rights cases and appeals. In addition to his work at Bolek Besser Glesius LLC, Matt is an Adjunct Law Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he teaches appellate practice.
Matt holds the esteemed “AV Preeminent”® rating from attorney rating service Martindale-Hubbell. U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyers Magazine has twice named him one of its “Best Lawyers” in Cleveland for employment law. 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, Matt serves as Second Vice-Chair of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Certified Grievance Committee. He is also a member of the CMBA’s Judicial Selection Committee, and the Ohio State Bar Association Council of Delegates.
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.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- General Civil
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Ohio
- 3rd Circuit
- 6th Circuit
- The Ohio State University
- J.D
- Michael E. Moritz College of Law, summa cum laude, Order of The Coif
- The George Washington University
- B.A
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
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- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Current
- Activities: Judicial Selection Committee, Grievance Committee
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- Website
- Bolek Besser Glesius LLC
- Blog
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