Attorney at Law

Attorney Thomas Grist graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctorate from The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and has been practicing law for nearly thirty years.

His diverse background includes family, probate and juvenile law, civil and criminal litigation, and mediation and arbitration.  In addition to private practice, he has years of experience as in-house counsel for a large, national corporate conglomeration, and in that role, navigated the companies through challenging matters such as a potentially devastating EPA matter, contentious Teamsters negotiations, and complex litigation.

Current/past affiliations:

Ohio State and Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Portage County Bar Associations

Ohio Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Thomas Grist, Esq.