Mr. Molho concentrates his practice in labor and employment law
where he consistently achieves victorious and cost-effective
outcomes. He has successfully served as lead counsel through all
facets of trial and appeal. Mr. Molho is also an experienced
practitioner before a variety of administrative agencies including
the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the EEOC, the NLRB, the
Illinois Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of
Employment Security.
Mr.
Molho defended and won a three-day trial involving claims of breach
of employment contract and retaliation brought in Cook County
Circuit Court. He played a key role in winning summary judgment for
an insurance agent charged with negligence and breach of fiduciary
duty. Recently, he defeated breach of contract and warranty claims
brought against a firm client at an AAA proceeding in New Jersey
and won a counter-claim on behalf of the same client for $129,000.
Mr. Molho received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in
1990 in History from Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr.
Molho attended law school at Case Western Reserve University School
of Law, Cleveland, Ohio in 1993 where he graduated cum laude and
participated on the Case Western Reserve Law Review: Associate
1991-92 Volume 42.
On
the labor front, Mr. Molho has won many labor arbitration cases in a
lead chair capacity. Mr. Molho is often asked to speak on
employment law topics. In 2006 he spoke in Rockford and
Arlington Heights at seminars titled “Advanced Employee Discharge
and Documentation in Illinois” as well as “Common Misconceptions in
Human Resources in Illinois.” He is scheduled to speak in 2008 on
topics involving restrictive covenants and the Fair Labor Standards
Act (“FLSA”).
Mr. Molho is admitted to the Illinois Bar as
well as the United States District Courts, Southern District of Ohio
and Northern District of Illinois including its Trial Bar. He is
also admitted to practice before the United States
Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. He is a member of the
Illinois State Bar Association and acts as a DuPage and Cook County
arbitrator. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Progress
Center for Independent Living located in Forest Park,
Illinois. Mr. Molho was chair of the Labor & Employment Law
Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association in 2005 -06.