Jim Grove is part of the firm's litigation practice, specializing in complex commercial law, employment law, and insurance defense matters.
Principal practice areas
- Employment law
- Complex commercial litigation
- Bad faith insurance defense
- Physician and executive contracts
- 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
- Counseling on employment practices, employee handbook preparation and litigation avoidance, including training to prevent harassment and discrimination and training in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
- 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 courts
- Nonsolicitation and noncompetition enforcement litigation
- Employment litigation at trial and appellate levels and administrative claims before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC)
- Professional practices insurance defense
- Class action defense
- Wrongful death litigation
- Personal injury litigation
Bar admissions
Career and educational background
- Hearing Officer, Ohio Lottery Commission
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD, 1988; editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1988)
- Michigan State University (BS, social science, 1984)
Professional activities
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation sections
Publications and interviews
- Author, 'Sexual Harassment Accusations and Recoveries Have Risen Dramatically,' NGC Legal Insights (Fall 2019)
- Author, 'New Cybersecurity Defenses for Data Breach Violations,'NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2019)
- Author, 'Emerging law update: Sexual orientation,' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2017)
- Author, 'Judicial Compass Still Spinning on Sexual Orientation Claims,' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2017)
- Author, 'Is Comp Time for Private Sector Employees on the Horizon?,' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2013-2014)
- Quoted, 'North Collinwood' (online version, 'A Lot of 'Ifs' Surrounds Plans to Redevelop North Collinwood'), Crain's Cleveland Business (July 22, 2013)
- Quoted, “Before You Snoop Online: What Employers Need to Know about Using the Internet in Hiring Process,” nfib.com (National Federation of Independent Business) (May 2013)
- Quoted, “Onward & Upward” (online version, “How to Quit Your Day Job Gracefully”), Entrepreneur (March 2013)
- Author, 'Limiting Exposure to Retaliatory Discharge Claims,' NGC Legal Insights (Fall 2012)
- Author, 'How Background Checks Can Backfire,' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2012)
- Author, 'Independent Contractor or Employee?,' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2011-2012)
- Quoted, “Pitfalls Lurk in IRS Employee Amnesty Plan,” Crain’s Cleveland Business (Nov. 21, 2011)
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