Louis E. Grube

Partner

Louis E. Grube joined the firm in 2018 after serving as a Staff Attorney for the Supreme Court of Ohio. He was elevated to partner in 2022. He has also been recognized as a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyers from 2022 through 2025 and was rated AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review by Martindale-Hubbell® in 2024. His years of experience have prepared him to handle all types of civil, criminal, and administrative appeals at all levels in the Ohio judicial system. Since re-entering private practice, Mr. Grube has worked to develop the firm’s criminal appeals practice. Mr. Grube picks up the phone for family members, and he visits his incarcerated clients in prison.

  • Supreme Court of the United States

    United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

    United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

    United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

    United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

    State Courts of Ohio

    State Courts of Colorado

  • Certified Appellate Law Specialist, Ohio State Bar Association, 2026 to present

    Certified for Court-Appointed Capital Appeals in Ohio,

  • AV peer review rated, Martindale Hubbell Directory

    Rated a Rising Star in Appellate Practice, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2022-2024

    Amicus Curiae Award, Ohio Association of Justice, 2021 and 2023

    Professionalism Award, William K. Thomas American Inn of Court, 2021-2022

    Suffolk International Law Moot Court Semi-Finalist and Best Oralist, 2013

    Suffolk University Law School 3L/4L Trial Competition Semi-Finalist, 2012

    Scholar, Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics, 2007-2008

  • Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

    Ohio Association for Justice

    Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers

    Life Member, Judicial Conference of the Eighth District Court of Appeals

  • Flowers & Grube, 2018 to present

    Executive Board, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2023-Present

    Executive Board, William K. Thomas American Inn of Court, 2021-Present

    Board of Directors, Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, 2018-2021

    Law Clerk, Justice William M. O’Neill, Ohio Supreme Court, 2014-2018

    Private Practice, 2013-2014

    Phi Alpha Delta, Frankfurter Chapter, Academic Chair, 2012-2013

    Chief Justice, Suffolk University Law School Student Bar Association, 2012-2013

    Scholar, Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics, 2007-2008

    Oberlin College Student Senate, 2006-2008

  • Graduate, with Honors, Suffolk University Law School, 2013

    Graduate, Oberlin College, 2008