Daniel L. Lautar
Partner
Cincinnati
513.562.1264
dlautar@pepple-waggoner.com
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Dan Lautar is a Partner at Pepple & Waggoner and head of the firm’s Cincinnati office. Dan advises school boards on a variety of subjects, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitrations, sexual harassment grievance training, and student discipline matters. He also serves as the firm’s primary Board policy author, providing clients with complete Board policy manuals, and continuous updates, to ensure compliance with an ever-changing array of education laws and regulations.
Dan grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Miami University, where he double majored in Political Science and Journalism and graduated magna cum laude. He received his J.D. from The Ohio State University. When not practicing law, Dan is involved with several charitable non-profit organizations in southwest Ohio, and would bat clean-up on a law firm softball team, if Pepple & Waggoner had one.
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Court Admissions
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Ohio local and state courts
Professional & Civic Organizations/Activities
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
Education
J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science/Journalism, Miami University
Selected Presentations & Published Works
2026
“Back to the Future: The Title IX Grievance Process” – Southwest Ohio Education Law Seminar
“Winning Grievances with a Better Procedure” – School Negotiations Workshop
2025
“Let’s Talk About Sex…Maybe” – OSBA Capital Conference
“New Legal Issues Confronting Ohio’s Superintendents” – Ashland University
“Implementing the Parents Bill of Rights” – OME-RESA Spring In-Service
2024
“SERB: Umpires of the Bargaining Table” School Negotiations Workshop
“The Legal Basis for Board Policy” – Ashland University
“Title IX and Transgender Issues Update” – Administrative In-Service
“Don’t Be Hazy on Marijuana Law – What Schools Need to Know” – Administrative In-Service
2023
“Contract Language to Keep and Attract New Employees” – School Negotiations Workshop
“Employee Leave Basics” – Ohio Mid-Eastern Regional Education Service Agency