About 1 — Grant Austin, LLC

Ron Austin is a highly regarded attorney who practices in the areas of business litigation, corporate law, employment law, healthcare law, and product liability litigation. Ron’s practice includes representing Fortune 500 companies, financial services companies, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations in employment litigation, business disputes, and corporate transactions. Ron also represents manufacturers in product liability litigation and has extensive experience defending against toxic tort claims. Ron serves as national coordinating counsel for several clients managing all aspects of the litigation, including trial. Additionally, Ron conducts internal investigations and regularly advises clients to help them avoid litigation. Ron is a licensed member of the Illinois Bar and a member of the trial bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ron has been recognized each year since 2019 by the legal industry publication, Super Lawyers Magazine for his accomplishments in business litigation.

Memberships & Affiliations

Ron serves on several non-profit boards and holds leadership positions in numerous bar associations including:

Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Treasurer, Executive Council, Mentor Committee Chair)
Chicago Bar Association (Investigations Chair for the Judicial Evaluation Committee)
DRI (Member)
Illinois Association Healthcare Attorneys (Board of Directors, Membership Chair)
Illinois Defense Counsel (Member)
Illinois Primary Health Care Association (Community Board Member Advisory Panel)
PCC Community Wellness Center (Chairman)
PCC Foundation (Chairman)
University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board (Member)
Victory Apostolic Church (Vice Chairman)

Education

Ron obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1997. Prior to law school, Ron graduated from Florida A&M University, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1993.

Awards & Recognition

Recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine (2019-2024)

Representative Matters

Represented a federally qualified health center and individual defendants against claims of race, national origin, age, and hostile work environment in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. We successfully dismissed the individual defendants and obtained summary judgment in favor of the health center on all claims.
Represented physician against an action seeking a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, declaratory judgment, and damages for an alleged breach of a non-compete provision in physician’s employment contract in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. We successfully defeated the request for injunction and filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which was granted.
Represented an automobile manufacturer against breach warranty and fraudulent concealment claims in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois. The trial court found in favor of plaintiff following a two- day bench trial, but the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the decision and granted judgment in our client’s favor.
Represented a commercial oven manufacturer in an asbestos personal injury lawsuit in Albany County, New York. The court granted our renewed motion summary judgment after the start of trial.
Represented international corporation against claims of negligence, fraudulent concealment, conspiracy, and successor liability related to injuries the plaintiffs allegedly received from inhaling welding fumes in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (MDL Docket). We prevailed on a motion for summary judgment resulting in the dismissal of more than 3,000 complaints.

Presentations

Diversity in Health Law: Challenges and Successes - Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
Recent Developments with Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements – Illinois Primary Health Care Association’s Annual Leadership Conference
Litigating Non-Compete Agreements – Association of Defense Trial Attorneys’ Annual Meeting
Amendments to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act – Illinois Paralegal Association’s Spring Education Conference
Employment Laws Every Business Owner Should Know – Chicago Urban League’s Next Level Business Development Program