Rob Gilmore

Rob is a partner in 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 and 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 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
Successfully representing our client in a union campaign
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
In 2005, Rob was named an Ohio Super Lawyer, a distinction bestowed on the top 5% of licensed attorneys in the state as determined by their peers.

Education
The Ohio State University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1986
University of Cincinnati, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983

Publications/Presentations
Rob 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 Cleveland SHRM, Ashtabula County SHRM, Springfield SHRM, Western Reserve SHRM, American Society of Metals, American Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Society of Women Accountants, Crain's Cleveland Business and WCPN-FM among others.

Memberships/Associations:

American Bar Association Charter Member, Technology Committee of ABA Labor & Employment Law Section Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity  Employee Benefits and International Labor Law committees of its Labor & Employment Law Section; Member of its Litigation Section
Ohio and Cleveland Bar Associations, Member of Labor & Employment Law Sections
Federal Bar Association Member of the Bar for the U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio and S.D of Ohio, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court Community Involvement

Board of Directors, Northeast Ohio Human Resource Planning Society
Board of Directors, Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation
Member, Civil Rights Committee of the Anti-Defamation League
Member, Community Relations Committee and Ambassadors Council of The Club at Key Center

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