Jared Buker

Senior Associate

Jared focuses his practice on workers’ compensation, employment, labor, and administrative law. He counsels clients ranging from small businesses to national and international companies on issues involving workplace injuries, labor disputes, company policy, retaliation claims, intentional torts, FMLA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, OSHA, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. When working with a client, Jared starts by gaining an understanding of their business, including their short- and long-term goals, and he uses this information to craft a legal strategy that meets the client’s short- and long-term needs.

His experience includes practicing in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies like the Ohio Industrial Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Jared earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Youngstown State University, and J.D., cum laude, from Capital University Law School. While in law school, he was the Executive Articles editor of the Capital University Law Review, Volume 43, and recipient of the Dean’s Excellence Award in 2013. He is a member of the Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Credentials

Education

Capital University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2015)

  • Executive Articles editor, Law Review, Volume 43
  • Student Bar Association
  • Dean's Excellence Award

Youngstown State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2012)

  • Alpha Phi Delta
  • The Jambar

Bar admissions

  • Ohio

Court admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Affiliations and memberships

  • OSBA Workers’ Compensation Section Council, 2021-2024
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Ohio Self-Insured Association
  • Central Ohio Self-Insured Association
  • Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
  • National Business Institute
  • Ohio Health Care Association

Distinctions

  • Go-To Thought Leader of Ohio Labor LawNational Law Review
  • Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2024, 2025)
  • Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” (2025)
  • Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” (2026)

Publications
  • November 27, 2024

    Supreme Court of Ohio Restores Employer-Friendly Voluntary Abandonment Doctrine in AutoZone Decision

  • May 23, 2023

    Sixth Circuit Rejects Two-Step Collective Certification Process in FLSA Suits

  • March 17, 2023

    New Appeals Court Decision Limits Employers’ Ability to Fight Temporary Total Disability Following Termination

  • July 20, 2021

    House Bill 75 Brings Pro-Business Changes to Ohio Workers’ Compensation Law

  • May 11, 2020

    Ohio House Bill 197 Passed: What This Means for Workers’ Compensation

  • March 13, 2020

    COVID-19 and Ohio Workers’ Compensation

News
  • December 17, 2025

    30 Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  • August 21, 2025

    260 Dinsmore Attorneys Listed as 2026 Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch

  • December 17, 2024

    35 Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  • August 15, 2024

    250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

  • December 29, 2023

    Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 30 Dinsmore Attorneys on 2024 List

Events
  • April 1, 2021

    COVID-19 and the Workers’ Compensation Claim