A well-respected voice for injured workers and disabled Social Security claimants in Ohio, Chelsea Rubin has had success at administrative, trial, and appellate levels throughout her career. She has won numerous cases in the Tenth District Court of Appeals as well as the Ohio Supreme Court. She is relentless in pursuing the benefits her clients deserve, having successfully appealed Social Security claims all the way to federal district court.
Ms. Rubin frequently submits briefs to the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of injured workers, and she received the Amicus Curiae Award from the Ohio Association for Justice for her efforts. From 2021 to 2022, she worked as a Senior Judicial Attorney for Justice Melody Stewart at the Ohio Supreme Court, where she helped draft judicial opinions. Ms. Rubin has been named a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyers and has lectured and taught in both workers’ compensation and Social Security law.
A graduate and former adjunct professor at the Ohio State University, she lives with her husband and two children in Columbus, Ohio.
Areas Of Practice
Workers Compensation
Social Security Disability
Veterans Disability
Education
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
J.D. – 2010
Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor, 2008-2010
New York University, New York, New York
B.A. – 2007
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Individualized Study
Major: Political Theory and European Intellectual History
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 2010
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2012
Published Works
Isn’t It Ironic? How the Courts “Defer” to the Legislature while Continuing to Expand the Judicially Created Voluntary Abandonment Doctrine , Ohio Trial , Summer, 2013
Workers’ Compensation Appeals and Ohio Civ. R. 41(A): Will the Privileges of a Claimant’s Plaintiff Status be Restored with Ferguson v. State?, The Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, January, 2016
The Voluntary Abandonment Doctrine and Judicial Activism by . . . the Ohio Industrial Commission?, Ohio Trial, Summer , 2016
Why Amended R.C. 4123.512(A) Will Save Your Clients Time and Money, The Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, January , 2018
Past Speaking Engagements
Mandamus Actions, Advanced Workers’ Compensation Law Seminar, Ohio State Bar Association
Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation, Ohio AFL-CIO
Honors and Awards
Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers
Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Association for Justice
Professional Associations and Memberships
Ohio Association for Justice, Board of Trustees, 2015-2019
National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, Member
Past Employment
Justice Melody Stewart, Supreme Court of Ohio, Senior Judicial Attorney , 2021 to 2022
