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Joseph Hegedus

Senior Counsel

(614) 888-7901
Joseph is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law with over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of litigation and administrative practice concerning labor and employment related matters. Prior to practicing law, Joseph worked as a fire fighter/paramedic.

Mark Volcheck

Senior Counsel
(614) 888-7901
Mark has been an attorney with OPBA since 1999, representing members in litigation, contract negotiations, mediation, fact-finding, conciliation, disciplinary matters, grievances and arbitration. Mark’s administrative practice includes representation before the State Employment Relations Board and State Personnel Board of Review.

George Gerken

Attorney
(419) 351-7139
George is an independent practitioner working for the OPBA. Prior to practicing law full-time, George served as a police officer in Ohio, where he was a patrol officer, detective and supervisor at the police academy.

Yvonne Wojtas

General Counsel
(419) 242-1400
Yvonne is an attorney in OPBA's Toledo office. Yvonne served as an intern at the Lucas County Common Pleas Court while pursuing her undergraduate degree. While in law school, Yvonne worked as a chief law clerk/bailiff for the Honorable Mary Grace Trimboli (Retired) of the Toledo Municipal Court. In 2005, she entered into private practice and opened her office in downtown Toledo.

Adam Chaloupka

General Counsel
(440) 237-7900
Adam is an OPBA attorney in the Cleveland office.  While in law school, Adam worked as a law clerk at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio.  Additionally, he served as a legal extern for Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.

Dominic Saturday

General Counsel
(440) 237-7900
Dominic has worked only for unions and union-side law firms. Before joining the OPBA, he was awarded a prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship by the United Steelworkers of America. He advised the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA), AFSCME Local 11. He also organized and represented over 1,500 employees on the eastern side of Ohio with AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO.

Danielle Chaffin

General Counsel
(440) 237-7900
Danielle is an OPBA attorney in the North Royalton office. Danielle received her Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Biology from Ohio Northern University, where she studied different forensic techniques, including fingerprinting, DNA processing, toxicology and crime scene analysis.

Amanda Hays-Genetin

General Counsel
(440) 237-7900
Amanda is an OPBA attorney at our North Royalton office. Amanda interned with both the OPBA and American Greetings’ legal department in 2022, joining the OPBA full time in 2024 upon passing her bar exam. While in law school, she competed with the Ault Mock Trial team and was an editor on Case Western Reserve’s Journal of International Law.

Edward Hastings

General Counsel
(440) 237-7900
Edward is an attorney at our North Royalton office. With a background in criminal justice, Edward served as a police officer for 25 years in Perkins Township and Sandusky before retiring in 2025, when he began work as a prosecutor at the Sandusky County Prosecutor’s Office, gaining invaluable experience in employee relations and contract negotiations.

George Sakellakis

General Counsel | Director of Government Relations
(440) 237-7900
George served for over 28 years in public safety, as a paramedic with the Cleveland EMS and then a police officer with the Brook Park Police Department, working as a union representative for much of that time. He was a police patrolman, sergeant, and lieutenant. He is a decorated combat veteran of the U.S. Army. Licensed in Ohio and Washington, D.C.

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Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
10147 Royalton Rd Suite J
North Royalton, OH 44133
  440-237-7900


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