Jim’s professional career has been dedicated to handling workers’ compensation matters and employment litigation on behalf of employers throughout Northeast Ohio and statewide.
Jim has practiced extensively before every level of the State of Ohio workers’ compensation tribunals as well as trial and appellate courts. Jim also has defended numerous employment intentional tort claims, workers’ compensation retaliation claims, and alleged violations of specific safety requirements (VSSR).
Jim earned his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University and his law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He is admitted to practice before all Ohio courts and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Jim is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Akron Bar Association, and the Self-Insurer’s Group of Ohio.