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Rubin, Chelsea F.

Chelsea F. Rubin - Columbus, OH

Attorney at Philip J. Fulton Law Office

Workers Compensation Lawyers in Columbus, OH

89 East Nationwide Boulevard Suite 300 Columbus, OH 43215

  • Free Consultation
  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 16 Years 
    Experience

Columbus Workers Compensation Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Workers Compensation
  • Social Security Disability
  • Veterans Disability

Attorney Information

Overview

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.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

  • Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2018 - 2019
  • Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Association for Justice

Other Sources of Feedback About Chelsea F. Rubin

Included on the 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
      J.D.
      Law Journal: Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor, 2008 - 2010
  • Non Legal Education

    • New York University, New York, New York, 2007
      B.A.
      Honors: magna cum laude
      Major: Individualized Study
      Major: Political Theory and European Intellectual History

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Associate

Past Positions

  • Justice Melody Stewart, Supreme Court of Ohio, Senior Judicial Attorney, 2021 - 2022

Classes and Seminars

  • Mandamus Actions, Advanced Workers' Compensation Law Seminar, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation, Ohio AFL-CIO

Representative Cases

  • Ohio ex rel. Tradesman International v. Indus. Comm.
    • Citation: 143 Ohio St. 3d 336, 2015-Ohio-2342
    • Court: Ohio Supreme Court
    • Year: 2015
  • State ex rel. Honda of Am. Mfg. v. Indus. Comm
    • Citation: 2014-Ohio-5245
    • Court: Tenth District Court of Appeals
    • Year: 2014
  • Straley v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
    • Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43424 (N.D. Ohio 2013)
    • Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    • Year: 2013
  • State ex rel. Hart v. Indus. Comm.
    • Citation: 2013-Ohio-1155
    • Court: Tenth District Court of Appeals
    • Year: 2013

Published Works

Articles

  • 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

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 2010
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2012

Other Affiliations

  • Ohio Association for Justice (Board of Trustees, 2015-2019)
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (Member)
  • Ohio Association for Justice , May 3, 2018 - 2019 (Workers' Compensation Section Chair)

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