About Robert DeRose
Robert DeRose II is the Managing Partner and practices in the Complex Litigation Division of Barkan Meizlish DeRose Wentz McInerney Peifer, LLP in Columbus, Ohio. He handles wage and hour/overtime issues, consumer protection issues, election/political issues, and union-side labor matters. A native of Western Pennsylvania, Mr. DeRose graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1988 with a degree in Economics. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1991. He was active in workers' rights issues. Mr. DeRose has been admitted to practice before several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to various U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeals, including the Sixth, Tenth, and Fourth Circuits. Throughout his career, Mr. DeRose has been involved in several significant cases. In 2005, he secured a settlement for 10,000 current and former employees of Lowe's in Ohio and Pennsylvania concerning an overtime issue. He has argued before the Ohio Supreme Court and multiple federal Courts of Appeals, including the Sixth, Tenth, and Seventh Circuits. He has also appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. DeRose has been recognized for his contributions to the legal field. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011 and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Ohio since 2007. He has been listed as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005 and as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. DeRose has been active in various professional associations.
He served as the former president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), a national organization committed to representing workers and their families. He was also the former president of the Ohio Association for Justice and is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He served on the National Finance Council and the AAJ Leaders Forum. Mr. DeRose has contributed to legal education as well. He was an adjunct faculty member at Capital University Law School's Graduate Program and has been a guest lecturer at the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and the University of Dayton School of Law. He co-authored the 2005-2006 Ohio Workers' Compensation Law, a practice guide published by the West Group. Is an editing author of the American Bar Association's treatise, The Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. DeRose continues to represent victims of wage theft throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the nation at Barkan Meizlish DeRose Wentz McInerney Peifer, LLP. He is married to Amy, and they have two children: a son, Nick, who is serving as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. A daughter, Maddie, who plans to study physics at Ohio State University. Mr. DeRose has been involved in the Westerville, Ohio community, where he coached and served on the board of the Junior Football League of Westerville and was a member of the Genoa Township Board of Zoning Appeals. He is a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society, a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. A Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. DeRose was named Columbus' Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 and 2023. He continues to serve clients in complex litigation matters, focusing on wage and hour disputes, consumer protection, and labor issues. Mr. DeRose is fluent in English.
He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005. He has been listed as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011. He has been a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society. He has been a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation — He has been a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was named Columbus' Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 and 2023. He continues to serve clients in complex litigation matters, focusing on wage and hour disputes, consumer protection, and labor issues. He is fluent in English. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005. He has been listed as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011. He has been a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society — He has been a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. He has been a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was named Columbus' Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 and 2023. He continues to serve clients in complex litigation matters, focusing on wage and hour disputes, consumer protection, and labor issues. He is fluent in English. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005. He has been listed as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012.
He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011 — He has been a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society. He has been a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. He has been a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was named Columbus' Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 and 2023. He continues to serve clients in complex litigation matters, focusing on wage and hour disputes, consumer protection, and labor issues. He is fluent in English. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005. He has been listed as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011. He has been a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society. He has been a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation — He has been a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was named Columbus' Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 and 2023. He continues to serve clients in complex litigation matters, focusing on wage and hour disputes, consumer protection, and labor issues. He is fluent in English. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Columbus Monthly Magazine since 2005. He has been listed as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, by Columbus CEO Magazine since 2012. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2011. He has been a member of the prestigious Melvin Belli Society — He has been a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
