People

David A. Skidmore, Jr.

Member

David Skidmore is a Member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the area of employment law. He represents employers in a variety of employment matters, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, non-compete agreements, and trade secrets. His practice is divided between offering advice and counsel to employers, and litigating on their behalf in court. He has litigated cases in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, New York, Utah and Michigan. He has successfully handled class action employment cases and multiple cases against the EEOC.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer.

Cincinnati

Practice Areas
Concentration
  • Employment law
    Wrongful discharge
    Non-compete agreements
    Trade secrets
Education
  • Duke University
    BA, 1987
    Magna cum laude,
    with distinction in history
    Phi Beta Kappa
    Harry S. Truman Scholar
    Phi Eta Sigma (political science honorary)

    University of Kent at Canterbury
    MA, 1988
    Masters Degree in Modern Literature
    Rotary Scholar

    Northwestern University
    J.D., 1991
    Cum laude
    Northwestern Law Review
    , Associate Editor

Firm Committees

Diversity Committee

Clerk Experience
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Bar Memberships
  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
Courts
  • Ohio, 1991

    United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
    United States Supreme Court