Katie Epperson Appointed to Cleveland SHRM Board of Directors
We are proud to announce that Katie Epperson has been appointed to the Cleveland Society for Human Resource Management (CSHRM) Board of Directors as Legal and Compliance Chair for the 2025–2027 term, effective July 1, 2025. CSHRM is the local affiliate chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), an international organization comprised of over 300,000 human resource professionals in over 165 countries.
In this role, Katie will be responsible for keeping members informed of key changes in employment law and employee relations regulations, hosting a variety of CLE programming for HR professionals, and monitoring legislative developments that impact the HR community. She recently attended the SHRM Leadership Conference in Columbus to prepare for her new role and is excited to contribute to the organization’s mission.
Katie focuses her legal practice on civil litigation, insurance defense, and labor and employment law, with a strong track record of defending clients in courts throughout Ohio, including the Northern and Southern Federal District Courts, the Court of Appeals, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the EEOC. She brings significant experience investigating claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination on behalf of employers and is known for her solutions-oriented, strategic approach.
Katie’s professional involvement includes selection to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s 2024–2025 Leadership Academy, where she participates in leadership development and civic engagement programming.
Mansour Gavin LPA, founded in 1954, is a well-established law firm with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio, providing a wide array of legal services to individuals and successful corporations, both privately held and publicly traded.
