Louis A. Jacobs - Columbus, OH
Attorney at Marshall Forman & Schlein LLC
Civil Rights Violations Lawyers in Columbus, OH
250 Civic Center Drive Suite 480 Columbus, OH 43215
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Columbus Civil Rights Violations Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Civil Rights Violations
- Employment & Labor
Attorney Information
Overview
Lou Jacobs is a professor emeritus at The Ohio State University College of Law, where he taught employment law, constitutional law, and civil rights law from 1978 through 2003. Upon his retirement from teaching, Lou became of counsel to Marshall Forman & Schlein LLC, where he litigates employment, civil rights, and Constitutional cases.
Lou also spent two years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, serving as Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Section. He received his B.A. from Syracuse University, his J.D. from the Washington College of Law at The American University, and his LLM from New York University.
Lou has been elected by his peers to be included in Best Lawyers in America in the field of employment law (1989-2017) and was the recipient of the Legal Education Award from the Ohio State Bar Association in 2002. He has written or co-authored numerous books on evidence, civil rights litigation, age discrimination, and equal employment opportunity law, including the Ohio Rules of Evidence Trial Book (1999) and the Employment Practices Manual (West 1995-2017). Lou is a frequent speaker on employment law at OSBA CLE’s Midwest Labor and Employment Law Seminar.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law, 1989 - 2017
- Legal Education Award, Ohio State Bar Association, 2002
Education
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Legal Education
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American University, Washington College of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia
J.D. -
New York University School of Law,
New York,
New York
LL.M.
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American University, Washington College of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia
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Non Legal Education
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Syracuse University
B.A.
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Syracuse University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- State of Ohio, Assistant Attorney General
- State of Ohio, Civil Rights Section, Senior Trial Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Professor Emeritus, Employment law, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law, Ohio State University College of Law, 1978 - 2003
- Speaker, Employment Law, OSBA CLE, Midwest Labor and Employment Law Seminar
Published Works
Articles
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Co-Author, Ohio Rules of Evidence Trial Book, 1999
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Co-Author, Employment Practices Manual, 1995 - 2017
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Supreme Court of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
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