Mr. Langendorf practices primarily in the areas of Employment and Labor Law (unpaid overtime and civil rights claims), Class Action Law, Probate and Administration, whistleblowers in False Claim Act qui tam, and Litigation and Appeals. At Hurley Law, he is the Employment Law leader. For over 23 years, James has been resolving wage claims informally, in state and in federal courts across Ohio, specifically in Dayton, Middletown, and Cincinnati. He has helped class actions settle and has helped corporate and business clients make or save thousands of dollars in various disputes with other businesses and with their employees.
Over the course of his professional career, Mr. Langendorf has done tough work through tough circumstances. He has worked as a dishwasher, line cook, tire changer, delivery clerk, and tugboat deckhand. He knows what it is like to have been shorted wages, which motivates him to challenge cheating companies and wrongful employers to ensure his clients are paid what they deserve.
With his experience, clients can be confident that he will aid you through your time of stress and concern, all while preventing future problems.
- University of Dayton School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- -
- Honors: CALI Award for best Civil Trial Practice student in my section
- Activities: Clerked for a firm in Michigan after my first year, drafted a successful motion for summary judgment in federal court case over that summer. Worked for three law firms at the same time during my second and third years.
-
- Lake Superior State University
- B.S. (1992) | Accounting
- -
-
- Attorney
- Hurley Law, LLC
- - Current
- Principal Attorney
- Langendorf Law Firm
- -
- How to avoid wage and hour lawsuits, Client webinar series
- Super Lawyer
- Ohio Super Lawyers
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
- Current
-
- American Bar Associaton
- Member
- - Current
-
- Dayton Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
-
- Ohio
- Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services
-
- 6th Circuit
-
- Credit Cards Accepted
-
Contingent Fees
Contingent fees vary based on how far the case progresses. A settled case may have a contingency of 25% to 33%. A case that goes to trial will require a contingency of 40% in most cases. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
In employment cases my fees are usually paid by the bad acting employer or corporate defendant.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- General Civil
- Other
- English: Spoken, Written
- Greek: Spoken, Written
- Spanish