• Employment Law
• Complex Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Non-Competition/Trade Secrets Litigation
• Securities/Broker-Dealer Defense
  

• Representation of a national insurance company in employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation.
• Representation of a national publisher of classified advertising in employment discrimination, wrongful termination and unfair competition litigation.
• Representation of national broker-dealers in non-solicitation, trade secrets and employee raiding litigation.
• Representation of major national companies in non-competition/non-solicitation, trade secrets and employee raiding litigation.
• Counseling of numerous clients with respect to employment agreements, employment policies, termination decisions and compliance with federal and state discrimination laws.

Margulies v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, 2007-Ohio-1601 (class certification)

Rucker v. Everen Securities, Inc., 102 Ohio St.3d 1247, 2004-Ohio-3719 (promissory estoppel)

Rucker v. Everen Securities, Inc., 2003-Ohio-1166 (promissory estoppel)

Century Business Services v. Moore, No. 82378, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2003 Ohio 3809; 2003 Ohio App. Lexis 3438, July 17, 2003

Century Business Services v. Bryant, No. 01-4142, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 69 Fed. Appx. 306; 2003 U.S. App. Lexis 13877, July 8, 2003

Margulies v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, No. 81737, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2003 Ohio 1959; 2003 Ohio App. Lexis 1870, April 17, 2003

Century Business Services v. Bryant, No. 80508, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2002 Ohio 2967; Ohio App. Lexis 2932, June 13, 2002

Ormond v. City of Solon, No. 79223, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2001 Ohio App. Lexis 4654, October 18, 2001

George v. Realty One Property Management, No. 78929, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2001 Ohio App. Lexis 3960, September 6, 2001

Mundell v. Landstyles, No. 78829, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2001 Ohio App. Lexis 3961, September 6, 2001

Ormond v. Rollinbrook Estates Homeowners Association, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2000 Ohio App. Lexis 5731, December 7, 2001

Kassouf v. White, No. 75446, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County, 2000 Ohio App. Lexis 751, March 2, 2000

Fleet Business Credit Corporation v. National City Leasing Corporation, No, 99 C 5501, United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 191 F.R.D. 568; 1999 U.S. Dist. Lexis 19849, December 20, 1999

Metz v. Independent Trust Corporation, 994 F.2d 395 (7th Cir. 1993) (breach of trust agreement)

McNamee v. Federated Equipment & Supply Company, 286 I11.App3d 806 (1st Dist. 1997) (contribution claim in product liability action)

Publications
"How to Select a Business Litigator," Columbus CEO Magazine (August 2004)

"Reference Checks and the Law," Council on Education and Management Newsletter (April 2004)

Employment Discrimination Law, Contributor (1998, 2001)

"Employment Practices Liability Insurance: You Better Shop Around," The Employment Law Strategist (April 1999)

Presentations
"FINRA:  A New Era of Securities Arbitration and Litigation," KeyCorp Law Group Attorneys Meeting (October 2007)

“The Top Ten Legal Developments Affecting HR in the Past Year and What to Watch in 2008,” HRACO Fall Legal Update (September 2007)

“Orientation Essentials” (October 2006)

"Non-Competes: Do They Work?" Rockwell Automation (August 2006)

"FMLA: Intermittent Leaves and Reduced Leave Schedules" (July 2006)

"Winning Trade Secret Cases," PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel  Forum (August 2005)

"What to Do When Employees Leave for a Competitor: Protecting Valuable Business Interests," Council on Education in Management (August 2005)

"The Family and Medical Leave Act: The Basics and Beyond" (July 2005)

"Non-Compete Agreements: Do They Work?" (October 2004)

"Hiring and Firing Guidelines" (June 2004)

"Saying Goodbye & Meaning It - How to Terminate Employees the Right Way" (February 2003)

"Injunctive Relief in Unfair Competition Matters" (December 2002)

"Cross-Examining the Plaintiff's Economic Expert" (May 2002)

"New Developments in State and Federal Employment Law: Business Immigration Issues, HIPAA, OFCCP, NLRB, and More" (March 2002)

"When All Else Fails - Anatomy of a Court Action" (December 2001)

"Employment Agreements" (May 2001)

"What to Do When the Friday Afternoon Call Comes in From the Client Who Wants You to Seek an Injunction Against a Departing Employee First Thing Monday Morning: DON'T PANIC ... PREPARE" (April 2001)

"How to Avoid Discrimination Charges Based on the Latest Title VII Decisions" (Summer 2000)

"Handling Non-Competes in the Insurance Industry" (Spring 2000)

"Safeguarding Your Company's Trade Secrets" (Spring 2000)

"Workplace Violence: Training Managers; Minimizing Supervisor Liability when Implementing Terminations" (Winter 2000)

"Litigating Employee Restrictive Covenants Under Ohio Law" (Spring 1999)

"Protecting the (Trade) Secrets to Your Success" (Winter 1998)

"Raiding or Recruiting; Protecting or Defending: Finding the Balance in Employee Recruiting, Customer Solicitation and Trade Secret Management" (Spring 1996)

"Pirates, Prisoners, and Spies -- Covenants Not To Compete and Trade Secrets" (Fall 1994)

Country Club of Hudson (Member, Board of Trustees)

American Cancer Society - Cuyahoga Area (Member, Board of Trustees)