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Jon joined the firm in 2006. Prior to joining KJK, Jon developed a diverse background in innumerable litigation matters. He primarily concentrates his practice in the representation of companies in employment disputes and complex commercial matters, including litigation with terminated employees, disputes over trade secrets and non-competition agreements, and fiduciary and shareholder litigation. His representation extends beyond the courtroom, into various state and federal administrative agencies.
Complementing his litigation practice, Jon also extensively advises individuals and companies on a wide-range of employment, human relations, and litigation issues. This role frequently requires Jon’s service as an author and speaker on myriad employment-related issues. In the last several years, he has written and spoken on topics ranging from preventing and investigating sexual harassment, other forms of employment discrimination, the Family Medical Leave Act, other wage and hour laws, employee background checks, the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, electronic discovery, and corporate document retention.
Jon is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, in addition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio, and Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Jon recently launched the Ohio Employer's Law Blog, where he regularly blogs on areas of interest to employers doing business in the State of Ohio. The blog is located at http://ohioemploymentlaw.blogspot.com.
Jon has also been extensively quoted in the local and national media on employment matters, including in the last year several interviews in the National Law Journal, Business Insurance Magazine, Crain’s Cleveland Business, Inside Counsel, and Lawyer’s USA. He was also named a 2008 Ohio Rising Star Super Lawyer.
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1997
Binghamton University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
Reported Cases
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Clapp v. Mueller Elec. Co., 162 Ohio App. 3d 810, 835 N.E.2d 757 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005)
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Ricco v. Potter, 377 F.3d 599 (6th Cir. 2004)
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Switala v. Schwan’s Sales Enterprise, 231 F. Supp.2d 672 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
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City of Cleveland ex Rel. O’Malley v. White, 148 Ohio App.3d 564, 774 N.E.2d 337 (Ohio Ct. App. 2002)
Publications/Presentations
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Best Practices to Help Effectively Administer FMLA Leave in Your Organization to Avoid Costly Mistakes, Council on Education in Management (2006).
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Avoiding FMLA Retaliation Claims, Council on Education in Management (2006).
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Best Practices for Managing Electronic Information & Records, Reminger & Reminger Electronic Discovery Seminar (2006).
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Best Practices in FMLA Administration, Council on Education in Management, Program Moderator (2004).
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FLSA & State Wage & Hour Update, Case Studies of Your Most Confusing Wage & Hour Dilemmas, Council on Education in Management (2004).
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Investigating Employee Backgrounds: The Fair Credit Reporting Act, Council on Education in Management (2003).
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Protecting the Use of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information: The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine, The Alert (2001).
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Note, Removing the Effect of Disclosures from Federal Employment Discrimination: Stripping Away the Last Vestiges of the After-Acquired Evidence Doctrine, 47 Case W. Reserve L. Rev. 117 (1996).
Memberships/Associations
Cleveland Bar Association
American Bar Association
Martindale-Hubbell Listing
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