James H. Grove
Member Management Committee
grove@nicola.com
Phone: (216) 621-7227
Jim Grove participates in the firm's litigation practice, with a particular focus on complex commercial law, employment law, and insurance defense matters.
Principal Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law
- Discrimination Litigation
- Trade Secrets
- Unfair Trade Practices
- Director and Officer Liability
- Insurance Defense
Representative Experience
- Litigation of harassment, wrongful discharge, and discrimination claims involving race, gender, disability, and age.
- Counsels clients on employment practices, employee handbook preparation, and litigation avoidance, including harassment training, ADA compliance, and prevention of discrimination.
- Physician and Executive employment contract negotiations.
- Complex business litigation in state and federal courts.
- Director and officer liability litigation.
- Trade secret and unfair trade practices litigation in state and federal court.
- Non-solicitation and non-competition enforcement litigation.
- Employment litigation at trial and appellate levels and administrative claims before the EEOC and OCRC.
- Professional Practices insurance defense.
- Class Action defense work.
- Wrongful Death and Personal Injury litigation.
Career/Educational Background
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D. 1988)
- Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review (1988)
- Michigan State University (B.S., Social Sciences, 1984)
Professional and Civic Activities
- Member - Ohio State Bar Association
- Member - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Employment Law and Litigation Sections
- Arbitrator, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
- Hearing Officer, Ohio Lottery Commission
- Admitted to practice: Ohio Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio; United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
