James Stone

About James Stone

With more than 30 years of experience in labor and employment law, Mr. Stone has conducted more than 120 negotiations with unions, handled over 100 labor and employment arbitrations, defended hundreds of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and other claims in court and before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, and Department of Labor. He has defended companies against a broad range of challenges including wrongful discharge claims, wage and hour actions, large multi-plaintiff discrimination claims, as well as counseling large, middle market, and smaller clients in a wide variety of employment and labor law matters. He has also litigated a large number of employment cases through trial or dismissal, including those involving restructuring and reductions in force and restructuring of benefits. He has counseled clients and written on topics as diverse as the ADA, ADEA, WARN Act, the FMLA, sexual harassment, and other forms of discrimination, non-competition agreements, wrongful discharge, and hiring practices. Mr. Stone also has extensive familiarity with certain international employment law issues, especially those of Canada. Mr. Stone is particularly knowledgeable about the manufacturing, gaming, transportation, automotive, health care, and steel industries. He often consults with clients regarding the legal aspects of employment terminations and downsizing. Mr. Stone believes that clients should take a pragmatic approach to their employment relations, combining the best practices from human resource, labor relations, and legal strategies, while aggressively defending themselves against unwarranted attacks on their management rights. Mr. Stone has also provided representation and advice in many labor negotiations, arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges and actions involving neutrality agreements.

Experience

1. Equity Principal Cleveland (and through January 2025 Co-chair Manufacturing Industry Group)

   Jackson Lewis P.C.

   Feb 2020 — Present

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BA, Liberal Arts

  1976

• Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

  JD, summa cum laude, Law

  1986