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Amy Baughman is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Cleveland office. She is a member of the firm’s Healthcare, Tort and Catastrophic Loss, and Professional Liability/E&O Practice Sections. She is also part of the interdisciplinary teams Aging Services & Long-Term Care and Medical Malpractice.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Baughman’s practice focused largely on representing long-term care facilities in matters related to patients’ rights to pursue Medicaid benefits. She has argued at more than 500 administrative appeal hearings before the Ohio Bureau of State Hearings and has presented Medicaid appeals before eight of Ohio’s 12 appellate district courts. In addition, she has represented nursing home clients in Illinois and Maryland federal courts on various due process-related issues.
Ms. Baughman also has litigation experience defending clients in professional liability, medical malpractice and premises liability matters. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in theater performance from Seton Hill College and a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where she was a member of the Mock Trial Team and an Ohio Regional Semi-Finalist in 2003.
Bar Admissions
Ohio
- Ohio State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
FEDERAL – NATIONWIDE
- Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Education
J.D.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
B.A.
Seton Hill College
Publications & Engagements
Representative Cases & Clients
- Argued and received favorable appellate decisions in:
- Grissom (Tiggs) v. ODJFS, 2020 Ohio 1608 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020)
- Fowler v. ODJFS, 2019 Ohio 1238 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019)
- Shell v. ODJFS, 2024 Ohio 160 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024)
- Briefed and received favorable appellate decisions in:
- Kinsey v. ODJFS, unreported, Logan County Court of Common Pleas
- Sexton (Wease) v. ODJFS, unreported, Stark County Court of Common Pleas
- Cowan v. ODJFS, unreported, Butler County Court of Common Pleas
- Swails v. ODJFS, unreported, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
- Chamberlain (Cowan) v. ODJFS, unreported, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
- Brenda Malone, Admr. of the Estate of Winifred Malone, Deceased v. Foundations Health, LLC, et al., Cuyahoga C.P. No. CV 24-997068:
- Defense verdict for skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility clients on medical negligence, violation of Ohio’s Nursing Home Bill of Rights, and wrongful death claims relating to care and treatment provided at Defendants’ skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Marietta, Ohio.
Affiliations
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA)
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Practice Sections
Interdisciplinary Teams
Education
J.D.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
B.A.
Seton Hill College