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Robert S. Gilmore
Robert S. Gilmore
Robert S. Gilmore
Partner

Direct Dial: 216.736.7240
Fax: 216.621.6536
Email: rsg@kjk.com

Litigation, Labor and Employment Law

Rob is head of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz’s Labor and Employment Law Group.  Rob represents employers of all sizes, providing advice and counsel in all areas of labor and employment law.  Rob also represents employers in labor and employment litigation and ERISA (benefits) litigation.  Prior to joining Kohrman Jackson & Krantz in 2000, Rob was Assistant General Counsel – Employment and Human Resources for Verizon Communications, (previously GTE Corporation), a Fortune 50 Telecommunications Company.  In that role, Rob provided advice and counsel to the company’s various business units, and managed the company’s employment and ERISA litigation defense.  Rob’s in-house experience has made him believe in a proactive approach to labor and employment law.  Rob also represents executives in negotiation of employment agreements and severance/separation agreements. Rob has also focused upon the effect of new technology in the workplace, as a charter member of the American Bar Association’s Technology Committee.

Some of Rob’s recent experience includes:

  • Successfully defending our client sued for disability discrimination by a terminated employee
  • Successfully structuring a workforce reduction and negotiating severance arrangements with its employees
  • Negotiations resulting in severance agreements for various executives
  • Obtaining a favorable determination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response to a charge of sex discrimination filed against our client by one of its employees
  • Successfully defending our client against claims that it unlawfully hired an employee in violation of a non-compete agreement
EducationThe Ohio State University School of Law (J.D., 1986) with Honors

University of Cincinnati (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983), Phi Beta Kappa
Professional AssociationsAmerican Bar Association, Charter Member, Technology Committee of ABA Labor & Employment Law Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of ABA Labor & Employment Law Section

Bar for the United States Supreme Court

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Bar of the U.S. District Court-Northern District of Ohio

Bar of the U.S. District Court-Southern District of Ohio

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Awards/HonorsOhio Super Lawyer, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
PresentationsRob has been a frequent speaker on legal-related labor and employment issues, and has been asked to discuss labor and employment issues with various groups and media outlets, including the American Bar Association (Technology and Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committees), Cleveland SHRM, Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), Alexander Hamilton Institute, Western Reserve SHRM, Streetsboro Chamber of Commerce, American Society of Metals, American Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Society of Women Accountants, Crain's Cleveland Business and WCPN-FM among others.
Community InvolvementPresident, Northeast Ohio Human Resource Planning Society (NOHRPS)

Board Member, Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio

Board of Governors, Alumni Association, University of Cincinnati

Board of Directors, Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation

Vice Chairman, The Club at Key Center Board of Governors

John Carroll Entrepreneurs Association, Chair, Program Committee

Ohio Venture Association

B to B Connect, Twinsburg, Ohio

Cleveland Professionals Group

University of Cincinnati, Alumni Membership Committee, Cleveland Leadership Council

Solon, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Committee

Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), HR Steering Committee, HR Referral Network

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