Cara Wright is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Columbus, Tampa and Orlando offices. Cara has had the privilege of representing clients in a diverse array of cases throughout Ohio and Florida and is a member of the firm’s Government, Employment, Professional Liability, Healthcare and Tort Practice Sections.

Cara has successfully defended political subdivisions in a variety of cases, including §1983 cases involving the use of deadly force, in-custody suicides, claims related to medical care provided to inmates and wrongful arrests. Cara has also represented public and private employers in a multitude of claims, including those arising under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the FMLA, the Ohio Civil Rights Act and the Florida Civil Rights Act. Ms. Wright has significant experience handling cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, premises liability, and dram-shop claims brought against business owners, bars, and restaurants. Cara has also had the privilege to represent professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, accountants, and attorneys in claims of professional negligence. Cara has also focused her practice on appellate advocacy, handling appeals before Ohio and Florida state appellate courts and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

 

Florida

• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Ohio

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

U.S. Courts of Appeals

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

• Trimbach v. Bath Township, 175 N.E.3d 605 (2^nd Dist.2021)
• Bressi v. Irwin, 175 N.E.3d 979 (11^th Dist.2021)
• Feucht v. Triad School Board of Education, 425 F.Supp.3d 914 (S.D. Ohio 2019)
• Engler v. Arnold, 209 F.Supp.3d 988 (N.D. Ohio 2016)
• Sunderland v. Liberty Township Board of Zoning Appeals, 5^th Dist. No. 20 CAH 06 0023, 2021-Ohio-353 (Feb 5, 2021)
• O’Donnell v. Ohio Board of Education of Indian Lake Local School District, 3^rd Dist. No. 8-18-048, 2019-Ohio-4521 (Nov. 4, 2019)

• Florida State Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association

 

• Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Star for Local/State Municipal Law by Super Lawyer magazine (2016-2022)
• FMG Trial Academy, Advanced Trial Tactics, Graduate

• “Disability, Reasonable Accommodations and Qualification Standards Under the ADA,” FMG Webinar, June 2025