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02/01/2025

The legal profession is often associated with working long hours, handling high-stakes cases and enduring unwavering pressure, leaving many lawyers vulnerable to mental health challenges. Matthew Besser, managing principal at

09/10/2024

Bolek Besser Glesius has obtained a $2.5 million settlement from the City of Ashtabula in an excessive force and wrongful death case on behalf of the parents of David Ward Jr., a young man the police shot and killed during a mental-health crisis.

08/15/2024

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06/28/2024

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06/12/2024

Congratulations Matt Besser! Today he was sworn in as President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

08/17/2023

Congratulations to our attorneys - Cathleen Bolek, Matt Besser and Amy Glesius - for their inclusion in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their work representing employees in workplace disputes. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on the credo, "the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are," and the lawyers rated highest by other lawyers are included. This kind of recognition can only be earned, never bought.

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07/20/2023

Can they ban books in public libraries? Hear Matt Besser discuss intellectual freedom in public libraries at the Columbus Metropolitan Club on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:30. Save the date, and follow the link to listen live.

Public libraries have long been held up as pillars of free speech but have increasingly been caught in the crossfire of America’s ongoing culture wars. Initiatives to take controversial books off library shelves aren’t new to the U.S. or Ohio, but recent years have seen an “unprecedented” ri...