After graduating from Washington University School of Law, Judge Strelow Cobb began her legal career with Coburn & Croft (now Thompson Coburn, LLP), in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1997, she moved to Columbus, Ohio and later became a partner with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP, where she practiced for over twenty-six years. Before taking the bench, she chaired the firm’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice group and served on numerous firm committees, including the firm’s management, hiring, and ethics committees. In her practice, she represented unsecured creditors, secured creditors, trustees, creditors’ committees and other parties in interest in chapter 11 reorganization cases, chapter 7 cases and in related litigation on a national basis and acted as co-counsel on an international basis.

Judge Strelow Cobb regularly speaks at national and regional conferences. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America (including the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners. Judge Strelow Cobb is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and served as a cochair of the ABI Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Conference for two years. She also filled leadership roles on the Court’s Attorney Advisory Committee and Mediation Project Committee.