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About Us
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LAW OFFICES OF
KURT M. YOUNG,
LLC
Park Lane
Apartments
142 23rd Street,
Suite 204
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 244-7885
(877) 244-7885
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ELIZABETH AYALA - FIRM ADMINISTRATOR/PARALEGAL
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Elizabeth (Lisa) is a life long resident of Toledo,
Ohio. She attended and graduated from
Waite High School. She later went on to
graduate from Stautzenberger College as an
Office Specialist. She is the proud parent of one
son and one American Pitbull Terrier (Chico).
She is a cancer survivor and an avid sports fan.
Specifically, she loves the Detroit Pistons and
the Superbowl XLI winning Indianapolis Colts.
When not working her many jobs she enjoys long
walks in the parks, time with friends and family,
and also vacationing. She joined the Law Office
of Kurt M. Young, LLC only one month after it's
inception, as a receptionist. Since that time
Lisa has become the Firm Administrator.
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LeAnne is a graduate of
Stautzenberger College's
Paralegal Program. She did
her internship with our office
and upon graduation was
hired immediately. She and
her son are Toledo residents.
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Stephanie Prater - Paralegal
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Like LeAnne, Stephanie is a
graduate of Stautzenger
College's Paralegal Program
and joined us after
completing her internship
with our office. She, her
husband and children are
residents of Wablridge
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Heather LeMay - Paralegal
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Heather, our latest addition,
began her professional career
as an emergency medical
technician. She has worked
for several years in the legal
profession both on the defense
and plaintiff side. She and her
fiance are residents of Toledo.
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Brian Smith - Law Clerk
Brian is a graduate of Lourdes College for undergraduate
studies. He graduated with a dual Bachelor's degree in
International Business and History. Brian is now a third year
law student at the University of Toledo, College of Law. He
is the Assistant Managing Editor of the University of Toledo
Law Review and is a member of the Ohio State Bar
Association Student Section. He and his wife are long time
Toledo residents.
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Kurt M. Young - Attorney
Kurt Young is a 1990 graduate of the University of Akron with
a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a 1993 Graduate
of Case Western Reserve University's School
of Law.He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and
the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Kurt is one of the first Ohio State Bar Association Board
Certified Specialists in Ohio Workers' Compensation Law.In
2005. 2006 and 2007, Law and Politics Magazine named Kurt
Young as an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star (recognizing him
as one of the Top 2.5 % of Ohio's attorneys in the area of
Ohio Workers' Compensation Law under the age of 40 or with
less than 10 years in the practice of law).
He has argued over 5,000 hearings before all levels of the Industrial Commission of Ohio and
has litigated cases before various Courts of Common Pleas and District Courts of Appeals
throughout Ohio and has over a dozen published Court of Appeals and Ohio Supreme Court
decisions.
Kurt Young is a 1990 graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science and a 1993 Graduate of Case Western Reserve University's School
of Law.He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the Federal District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio.
Kurt is one of the first Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialists in Ohio Workers'
Compensation Law.In 2005. 2006 and 2007, Law and Politics Magazine named Kurt Young as
an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star (recognizing him as one of the Top 2.5 % of Ohio's attorneys
in the area of Ohio Workers' Compensation Law under the age of 40 or with less than 10 years
in the practice of law).
He has argued over 7,000 hearings before all levels of the Industrial Commission of Ohio and
has litigated cases before various Courts of Common Pleas and District Courts of Appeals
throughout Ohio and has over a dozen published Court of Appeals and
Ohio Supreme Court decisions.
Kurt has been an adjunct instructor of Administrative Law (Social Security Disability
and Workers' Compensation) at Stautzenberger College in Toledo and his firm still serves as an
externship site for this program. He also regularly presents to the Legal Assisting Program at
the University of Toledo as well.
He is the President of the Northwest Ohio Claimant's Attorneys, Past Chair of the Ohio
Academy of Trial Lawyers, now known as Ohio Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation
Executive Committee, Past Ohio Captain of the Work Injury Law & Advocacy Group (national
workers' compensation attorneys organization) and a member of the Ohio State Bar
Association Workers' Compensation Committee, American Association for Justice Work Place
Injury Committee, and The Toledo Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee.
Kurt has presented seminar topics to the Toledo Bar Association Yearly Workers' Compensation
Seminar and Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Fall and Summer Seminars, serving as
co-moderator for all 2005-2007
Kurt is also a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International
(where is the former Justice of the John Hay and Cleveland Alumni
Chapters and former District XIV District Justice)), Phi Kappa Psi
(social fraternity), and Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership
honorary).
Kurt is active in Central United Methodist Church, where he serves as the church's general
counsel and Worship Tech Team Co-Director and Outreach Director. He is also Worship
Resource Director of Church Within a Church, an effort to plant progressive, socially active
churches around the United States. He is also active in Toledo Area Jobs With Justice and
Interfaith Worker Justice, an organization that brings together labor unions, the faith
community and others to fight for workplace safety, living wages, and good benefits for
working men and women.
Proverbs 31:8-9: Message - "Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the
down-and-outers. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute!"
Kurt is married and the father of two Children. He and his family are residents of Toledo's Old
West End, a diverse neighborhood in the inner city of Toledo.
LeAnne Evans - Paralegal
