Matthew John Markling is a partner with the law firm of McGown, Markling & Whalen Co., L.P.A. Mr. Markling serves as the Coordinating Partner of both the Firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation practices, and was recently awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association in recognition of his legal leadership to Ohio Educational Service Centers and their school districts.
Mr. Markling is an elected member of the Lakewood City School District Board of Education and an active member of the Ohio School Boards Association. Mr. Markling has also been elected by his board member colleagues on the Northeast Region Ohio School Boards Association to serve on the Northeast Region Executive Committee.
Throughout his legal career, Mr. Markling has served as an assistant professor for the Bowling Green State University College of Education and Human Development, Division of Educational Administration & Leadership Studies; an adjunct faculty member for Ashland University; and an adjunct faculty member and senior lecturer with the University of Akron School of Law and College of Education.
Mr. Markling is Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated for ethical standards and legal ability.
Mr. Markling has also has been selected by his legal peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Education Law. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers® has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
Educational Background:
- The Ohio State University College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, B.A., economics, summa cum laude, distinction in economics, 1994
- The Ohio State University College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, B.A., political science, summa cum laude, honors in liberal arts, 1994
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., public service fellow, 1997
- The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology/School of Educational Policy and Leadership, M.A., educational administration, John A. Ramseyer fellow, 1998
- Lakewood City School District Board of Education
- Ohio State Bar Association
- 2008-2009 Ohio State Bar Association Task Force on Attorney Advertising and Marketing
- Ohio School Boards Association
- 2009 Ohio Superintendent Evaluation System Focus Group
- Northeast Region Ohio School Boards Association
- 2010-2012 Northeast Region Executive Committee
- Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
- North American Association of Educational Negotiators
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood
Bar Admissions:
- The United States Supreme Court
- The Ohio Supreme Court
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
