Mr. Groves has been a litigator in both State and Federal Courts for 32 years. During that time he has conducted over 40 trials to verdict in a wide variety of subject matters, including civil rights, police conduct, employment, constitutional rights and personal injury.
He began his legal career in 1979 at the San Francisco law firm of Eliassen and Postel, eventually rising to partner in 1985. From 1989 until 2011, when he joined the firm of Stubbs and Leone, Mr. Groves was a trial lawyer for the San Jose City Attorney’s Office. In that role he tried many high profile cases involving police shootings, civil rights, alleged reverse discrimination in promotion, claimed dangerous conditions and catastrophic injuries.
Mr. Groves graduated in 1973 from San Francisco State University Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Political Science. He then attended and graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1978.