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GRIBBLE LAW FIRM
Experienced Employment Law Attorney
Charles Gribble is an attorney with more than 45 years of experience in the practice of law. Mr. Gribble, a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney, has served as chair of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee on three separate occasions. Mr. Gribble focuses his practice on all aspects of employment-related litigation and counseling.
Mr. Gribble’s trial experience includes actions related to non-competition agreements, benefits-related claims, discrimination (age, gender, disability, and sexual harassment), wrongful termination, wage-and-hour disputes, and pension claims. Mr. Gribble regularly appears before administrative agencies in District Court. He has argued more than 75 cases before the Iowa Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
Education:
BA University of St. Thomas 68’
MA University of St. Thomas 70’
JD Drake University 74’
Bar admissions:
· Iowa State Courts (1975)
· U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa (1975)
· U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa (1975)
· U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (1975)
Experience and Representative Cases:
· 75 oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Court of Appeals and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
· AFSCME Counsel 61 v. State, 484 N.W.2d 390 (Iowa). Recovered 40 million dollars in pay increases awarded by arbitrators to employees following a veto by Governor.
· Davenport teachers arbitration. Recovery of more than 1 million dollars for high school teachers who were assigned additional caseload without compensation.
· Simon Seeding & Sod, Inc. v. Dubuque Human Rights Commission, 895 N.W.2d 446 (Iowa 2017). Successfully represented employee who had been discriminated against by his employer on the basis of race. Precedent setting case on the issue of numerosity requirement in civil rights statute.
· UE Local 893/IUP v. State of Iowa, 928 N.W.2d 51 (Iowa 2019). Successful representation of state employees resulting in enforcement of contract covering more than 1,000 employees.
· UE Local 893/IUP v. State of Iowa, 997 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2023). Obtained ruling from Court requiring State to reimburse employees for $1,000,000.00 in backpay and requiring State to pay union approximately $1,000,000.00 for failure to deduct union dues
· Wilkerson-Moore v. State of Iowa, Department of Human Services, 18 PERB 100788. Wrongful termination case. Successfully represented employee who was terminated without just cause after a twenty-year career resulting in $100,000.00 in back pay.
· Wise v. State of Iowa, Department of Human Services, 16 PERB 100005. Wrongful termination case. Successful representation of a long-time employee terminated without just cause resulting in a back pay award of more than $200,000.00.
· Settlement for a Des Moines Public School administrator terminated without cause in the amount of $350,000.00.
· Successful representation of law enforcement official against weapons manufacturer where deputy’s gun malfunctioned and was shot by alleged perpetrator in the amount of $200,000.00.
· Mary Jo Schmerr v. United States of America. Six figure recovery on retaliation claim against United States Department of Agriculture.
· Renee Sneitzer and State of Iowa (Department of Corrections) PERB 102132 & 102064. Successfully challenged the termination of a female African American administrative law judge resulting in back pay award of more than $600,000.00.
· Mari Sue Blacksmith Worker’s Comp matter. Settlement of worker’s comp case resulting in payment of $200,000.00
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