About Our Firm
At Robert J. Dodd Jr., Co., L.P.A., we understand the challenges you face when dealing with a work injury, a disabling condition that may qualify for SSDI benefits or a personal injury accident. It can be difficult to know where to turn and who can help.
Our attorneys and staff have provided knowledgeable guidance and representation to our clients in Ohio for decades. We can help you determine whether you have a valid claim, and we can take the steps necessary to win workers’ compensation or Social Security Disability benefits for you. We have offices conveniently located in New Lexington, Zanesville, Marietta and The Plains.
For a free consultation, please call us at 740-693-1208 or send us an email. We provide outstanding service to clients throughout Perry, Muskingum, Washington and Athens counties and the surrounding areas. We are here to help you, too.
Our Lead Attorney
Maureen E. Dodd
Maureen Elizabeth Dodd was born in Columbus, Ohio. She was admitted to the bar in 1996 in Ohio and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Her preparatory education was at Clemson University (B.S., 1989), and her legal education was at Capital University Law School (J.D., 1996). She is also a Board-Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law.
Of Counsel:
Attorney Elizabeth C. Leffel has more than 30 years of experience representing individuals dealing with personal injury law and disability law matters. She also has substantial experience with the complex issues surrounding Social Security Disability claims, including bringing thousands of these cases to hearings.
In Memorium — Our Founder:
Robert J. Dodd Jr. (Deceased)
Following his graduation from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and his admission to the Ohio bar in 1965, Robert J. Dodd, Jr. worked as an Ohio assistant attorney general in the workers’ compensation section representing the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Industrial Commission of Ohio in the Common Pleas Courts in the trials of contested cases as well as appearing before the various Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Ohio in cases contested before those courts.
Upon leaving the office of the attorney general of Ohio in 1970, Mr. Dodd joined Walter J. Howdyshell in forming the law firm partnership of Howdyshell & Dodd in New Lexington, Ohio, which engaged in the general practice of law with Mr. Dodd’s primary practice directed toward representing injured workers in workers’ compensation cases and Social Security Disability benefits claims. Satellite offices were opened shortly thereafter in Zanesville and Marietta, Ohio, with representation restricted to workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability applicants.
The law firm of Howdyshell & Dodd was dissolved in 1983 and Robert J. Dodd Jr., Co., L.P.A., was incorporated. A satellite office was opened in Athens, Ohio. The firm focuses its practice on the representation of injured workers before the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation cases, applicants for disability benefits before the Social Security Administration, OPERS, STRS, SERS, and claimants in personal injury and medical negligence actions.
Free Initial Consultations — Call Today
With free consultations, it costs you nothing to contact us to learn more. Please call 740-693-1208 to reach one of our offices in New Lexington, Zanesville, Marietta or The Plains. You can also send us an email to tell us about your injuries, and our lawyers will contact you as soon as possible.