JAMES J. McGRATH, IV, ESQ.

Employment:

1989 - Present      James J. McGrath, IV, Esq.
Sole Practitioner in Private Practice

• Litigation of civil matters in areas of real estate, contract, corporation and partnership, personal injury, and probate law
• Counsel to clients relative to the same areas of law

1991 - Present      City of Garfield Heights, Ohio
Chief Municipal Prosecutor

• Supervision of all criminal investigations within the jurisdiction
• Prosecution of all felony cases from the arrest through preliminary hearing stage
• Prosecution of all misdemeanor cases from the arrest through jury trial stage, as well as all appellate stages
• Supervision and direction of office and staff

1999 - Present      Southeast Area Law Enforcement (S.E.A.L.E.)
Task Force Legal Advisor

• Oversight of and counsel to Bomb, Narcotics and SWAT Units within the seven-city jurisdiction
• Preparation of arrest and search warrants within the same jurisdiction

1999 - Present      Southeast Area Law Enforcement (S.E.A.L.E.)
Narcotics Unit Legal Advisor

• Oversight of and counsel to Narcotics Unit within the seven-city jurisdiction
• Preparation of narcotics arrest and search warrants within the same jurisdiction

Education:

1986 - 1989    J.D., Franklin Thomas Bacchus School of Law
                        Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

1982 - 1986    B.A. (History), College of Arts and Sciences
                        Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Associations:

Ohio State Bar Association
Phi Alpha Theta

References:

Available upon request.