James A. DeRoche Cleveland, Ohio
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James DeRoche joined Garson & Associates in January, 2001. While attending Case Western, Jim served as an editor of the Law Review and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Legal Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Real Estate Transactions & Finance, and Ethics and Labor Law.
After law school, Mr. DeRoche worked with a large Cleveland law firm, handling a variety of litigation matters including complex business litigation. He has extensive trial experience, having successfully tried cases in both federal and state courts, and argued cases before the Ohio Court of Appeals.
He also has experience representing investors in arbitration matters against brokerage firms. Jim served most recently as general counsel of a Solon company, where he assumed both business and litigation responsibilities, while maintaining an active outside litigation practice.
Jim has been practicing law since 1991, and brings extensive business litigation experience to our Firm.
- Areas of Practice:
- Business Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Contract Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Securities Arbitration
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Partnership Disputes Fraud
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
- Intellectual Property Disputes
- Broker/Investment Advisor Misconduct
- Construction litigation Insurance Disputes
- Bad Faith Claims
- Business Torts Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- Education:
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio,
1991
J.D.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
Law Review: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Articles Editor, 1990 - 1991 - University of Rochester, Rochester, New York,
1988
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Minor: Economics
Major: Political Science
- Honors and Awards:
- American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Legal Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Real Estate Transactions & Finance, Ethics, and Labor Law
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Public Inventors Arbitration Bar Association
- Cleveland Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Stopol, Inc., General Counsel, 1996 - 2000
- Ulmer & Berne, Associate, 1991 - 1996
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Beta Kappa







