Attorney Bios

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.