Kevin E. Griffith

Kevin E. Griffith

Columbus, OH recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008
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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Kevin E. Griffith practices primarily in the areas of business competition litigation and employment litigation. He has extensive litigation experience in cases involving corporate raiding and interference with contract claims, and enforcing and defending employment contracts, trade secrets and covenants-not-to-compete. He has defended hundreds of employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, including several seminal cases before the Ohio Supreme Court.

In addition, Kevin counsels large corporate clients concerning mass layoffs, executive officer terminations, protecting business information, and compliance with federal and state employment-related laws, such as:

  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act's whistleblower provisions
  • Economic Espionage Act
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
  • Sexual harassment laws
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • State wrongful termination laws

    Kevin also represents executives on an individual, non-litigation basis, and assists clients throughout the United States develop and implement workplace substance abuse policies. His law practice is enhanced by the legal project management training he received from a former senior director of Microsoft's legal technology and operations department.

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257 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 1986
  • University of Notre Dame, BA

  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association

  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Columbus Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Columbus Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 1986
  • University of Notre Dame, BA

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Employment Law - Individuals
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbus, OH (2019)
  • Employment Law - Individuals, Columbus, OH (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Qui Tam Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Defense
  • Individuals
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • Plaintiffs
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Trade Secrets
  • Whistleblowers
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Workplace Substance Abuse Policies and Testing
  • Wrongful Discharge
Awards:
  • Named, Super Lawyer – Ohio, Super Lawyers
  • Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating
  • Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Chambers USA, 2011, 2012 and 2013

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
  • Ohio Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

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