Edward C. Ahlers

Mr. Ahlers is a lifelong resident of the Cincinnati area, now residing in Mason. After attending St. Xavier High School, he attended Xavier University, where he graduated summa cum laude with an Honors Degree in 1979. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1982 and has been practicing law in Cincinnati since that time, first serving as a law clerk to both a U.S. District Judge and a U.S. Magistrate Judge, then working for the Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati for two years. After working for the next two years for the law firm of Wood & Lamping, Mr. Ahlers joined our firm in 1988 and became a name partner several years later. Mr. Ahlers has been a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association his entire career. He is a past Chairman of the Cincinnati Bar Association's Social Security Committee. He has practiced almost exclusively since 1988 in the areas of Ohio workers’ compensation, social security disability, personal injury law, and short and long-term disability. Mr. Ahlers over the years won several workers' compensation appeals in the Ohio Supreme Court. He has also won many Social Security disability appeals in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Ahlers and his wife have three children and 6 grandchildren. He is an avid fan of the Reds, Bengals, and FC Cincinnati and of UC football and UC and XU basketball. When not working, he enjoys spending as much time as possible with his family and friends. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Edward C. Ahlers included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers, 2015 to 2025 (Ohio Super Lawyers for Social Security) Other Sources of Feedback About Edward C. Ahlers Included on the 2026Ohio Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Wood & Lamping, Associate, 1986 - 1988
• Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati, Associate, 1984 - 1986
• References
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 212
• Languages
• French

• Hopkins v. Industrial Commission, 70 Ohio St.3d 36, 1994, Ohio Supreme Court
• Davis v. Industrial Commission, 76 Ohio St.3d 72, 1996, Ohio Supreme Court
• McComas v. Industrial Commission, 77 Ohio St.3d 362, Ohio Supreme Court
• Meece v. Commissioner of Social Security, 192 Fed. Appx. 456 (US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit)
• Shields v. Commissioner of Social Security, 732 Fed. Appx. 430 (US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit)
• Oder v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:21-cv-738, US District Court, S.D. OH (11-7-2022)

• Ohio, 1982
• Rhode Island, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993

• Cincinnati Bar Association, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Cincinnatti Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (Chairperson, Social Security Committee)
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, 1990 - Present (Member)