James Arthur Griffith

Background

Griffith, James Arthur was born on February 28, 1933 in Cleveland. Son of Arthur E. and Marguerite (Ellis) Griffith.

Education

Case Western Reserve University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1954. Juris Doctor, 1958). Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta.

Career

Worked at McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber Company, Legal Professional Association (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporate, Taxation, Pension and Profit Sharing, Professional Corporations, Insurance, Securities, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Family Law, Banking, Partnership, Employment and Labor Relations, Equipment Leasing, Bankruptcy, Communications, Computer Law, Health and Hospital Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Ohio.

Omicron Delta Kappa.

Phi Delta Phi. Phi Gamma Delta. Member: Greater Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. McDonald, Hopkins founded in 1936.

Burke, Haber founded in 1921.

McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber formed March 1990 as attorneys from the two firms were combined. The firm serves public and privately held middle market businesses, physicians, professional corporation, financial institutions, universities, athletes, insurance companies and agencies, families, trusts and individuals.

Achievements

• James A. Griffith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member Ohio Assembly on Corporation Governance, 1977. Member visiting committee, board overseers Case Western Reserve University, 1977. Member of Western Reserve College Association (president 1976-1977), Cleveland Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, American Bar Association, Canterbury Golf, Cleveland Athletic (director 1978-1981, president 1982-1983).

Connections

Married Wynette Wisby, July 31, 1976. Children: Carrie Anne, Thomas James, Susan Lee;stepchildren: Howard F. Houk, Andrew H. Houk.

Father:

Arthur E. Griffith

Mother:

Marguerite (Ellis) Griffith

Spouse:

Wynette Wisby

child:

Andrew H. Houk Griffith

child:

Carrie Anne Griffith

child:

Susan Lee;stepchildren: Howard F. Houk Griffith

child:

Thomas James Griffith